Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

markman hearing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables: mark-man -hear-ing
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A judicial hearing in which a judge interprets the meaning of words and phrases in a patent.

Etymology

From the 1996 case of Markman v. Westview Instruments, Inc., from the name of Herbert Markman.

Inflected Forms

Markman hearings (plural)

Questions

What does markman hearing mean?: A judicial hearing in which a judge interprets the meaning of words and phrases in a patent.
Where does markman hearing come from?: From the 1996 case of Markman v. Westview Instruments, Inc., from the name of Herbert Markman.

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