How to Use infringe in a Sentence

infringe

verb
  • They claim that his use of the name infringes their copyright.
  • Her rights must not be infringed.
  • Users will be on the hook if their work is found to have infringed upon any copyrights.
    Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Talk to a lawyer if your rights have been infringed, or reach out to the regulator.
    Sophie Morgan, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The suit also alleges that the law infringes on Smiley’s free-speech rights.
    The Indianapolis Star, 9 June 2023
  • Critics argue the law goes too far, and infringes on people’s rights.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2023
  • Both practices would infringe on Article 102 of the E.U.
    K.j. Yossman, Variety, 19 Dec. 2022
  • The government is just infringing on it in the state of Indiana by not allowing it.
    Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Jan. 2024
  • VIP Products refused and filed a claim in September 2014 stating that the dog toy does not infringe on any trademark rights.
    Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 24 Mar. 2023
  • The primary effect of the law must not infringe on or promote religion.
    Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 3 July 2023
  • In order to get the ball rolling, patent searches need to be carried out to ensure that your invention does not infringe on someone else’s patent.
    Jon Stojan, Journal Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2023
  • And this indictment is not infringing on any First Amendment rights.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Google has been ordered to pay Sonos $32.5 million for infringing on the company’s smart speaker patent.
    Emma Roth, The Verge, 26 May 2023
  • The city said in the complaint that as long as the toxic chemicals remain at the site, Dallas’ property rights are being infringed upon.
    Everton Bailey Jr., Dallas News, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Add an Evening Glow Come fall, the sun sets earlier, which can seriously infringe on your outdoor hang time.
    Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 12 June 2023
  • Universal firearm background checks, red flag laws, bump stock bans and raising the age for most long-gun purchases to 21 will not infringe on the rights of law-abiding gun owners.
    CNN, 12 Oct. 2022
  • The trade groups representing the social media companies say that these laws would infringe on their First Amendment rights of free speech.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The court had already held that the federal government could not infringe on an individual’s right to keep and bear arms.
    Rosalind S. Helderman, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2022
  • Tribes across the region contend that the oil pipeline is infringing on tribal sovereignty and treaty rights, and have urged the Biden administration to speak out against the pipeline.
    Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2024
  • If applying the particular statute will not infringe on the agency’s power to govern itself, the statute will apply to the agency.
    Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2023
  • In a lawsuit, parents are claiming that the schools denying the option to opt out of engaging with books infringes on their religious beliefs.
    Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2023
  • In fact, copies that could arguably infringe on someone’s copyright are produced all the time as the result of merely downloading an ebook from the web or reading it online.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2022
  • The Order threatens the States' interests by infringing on President Trump's free speech rights.
    Robert Legare, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Democrats said the bill would infringe on the rights of states that want to voluntarily adopt stricter air pollution standards to protect their residents.
    Sabrina Eaton, cleveland, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Tarantino argued that the publication of the NFTs are within his reserved rights since they are based on his copyrights to the screenplay and do not infringe on Miramax’s copyrights to the movie.
    Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2022
  • All of that infringes on our personal freedom without our knowledge.
    Bradley Brownell / Jalopnik, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2024
  • But legal journalists say these measures infringe on their rights.
    Matt Ford, The New Republic, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Also of note, in June a jury verdict found that Redemption did not infringe on the Bulleit trademark to create consumer confusion or act in bad faith.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Parents of transgender children testified that the bill infringed on their parental rights to seek medical care for their children.
    Amy Beth Hanson, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Latitude’s position appears to be much like Stability AI’s: what the tool produces does not infringe copyright, so the user is the owner of what comes out of it.
    Will Bedingfield, WIRED, 4 July 2023

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