as in delegate
a person who acts or does business for another
you are hereby authorized as my assignee for the duration of the case
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Recent Examples of assignee
After all, Qualcomm recently surpassed IBM as the number-two patent assignee in the U.S..
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Anshel Sag, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
The data looks at the assignees for both regular utility and design patents and was limited to assignees that received at least 10 patents within the year.
—al, 22 June 2023
Kraft Foods Global Brands LLC, assignee.
—Eunice Liu, Discover Magazine, 7 July 2015
The licenses safeguarded Arm's rights and expectations by prohibiting assignment without Arm's consent, regardless of whether a contemplated assignee had its own Arm licenses.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 1 Sep. 2022
The trust claims to be the assignee of a litigation financing company that was owed millions of dollars by Rittenhouse's first attorney, John Pierce of Los Angeles, and had obtained judgments against him.
—Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2022
The company also becomes the assignee of the invention.
—Nisha Talagala, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2021
The evolving adversity in the case between principals of the assignor, Penn Dutch, and its assignee, and Von Kahle and company, is unusual, Jeffries said.
—Ron Hurtibise, sun-sentinel.com, 7 Aug. 2020
If Lone Star doesn’t receive a minimum cash bid of $13.5 million or doesn’t pay taxes owed on the property, the court will hold a hearing in April to consider approving the sale of the complex to BridgeInvest or its assignee.
—Madison Iszler, ExpressNews.com, 5 Mar. 2020
Anshel Sag, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
The data looks at the assignees for both regular utility and design patents and was limited to assignees that received at least 10 patents within the year.
—al, 22 June 2023
Kraft Foods Global Brands LLC, assignee.
—Eunice Liu, Discover Magazine, 7 July 2015
The licenses safeguarded Arm's rights and expectations by prohibiting assignment without Arm's consent, regardless of whether a contemplated assignee had its own Arm licenses.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 1 Sep. 2022
The trust claims to be the assignee of a litigation financing company that was owed millions of dollars by Rittenhouse's first attorney, John Pierce of Los Angeles, and had obtained judgments against him.
—Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2022
The company also becomes the assignee of the invention.
—Nisha Talagala, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2021
The evolving adversity in the case between principals of the assignor, Penn Dutch, and its assignee, and Von Kahle and company, is unusual, Jeffries said.
—Ron Hurtibise, sun-sentinel.com, 7 Aug. 2020
If Lone Star doesn’t receive a minimum cash bid of $13.5 million or doesn’t pay taxes owed on the property, the court will hold a hearing in April to consider approving the sale of the complex to BridgeInvest or its assignee.
—Madison Iszler, ExpressNews.com, 5 Mar. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assignee
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More than 40 people have been removed, mostly on corruption allegations, as National People’s Congress delegates since the current term began in 2023, according to CNBC calculations of official figures.—
Anniek Bao,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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The Democratic delegates even voted down an amendment that would have kept these vending machines out of elementary schools, kindergartens and nursery schools!—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Feb. 2025
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Newsweek has reached out to a representative for the Philadelphia Eagles outside of regular working hours via email for comment.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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Some in the industry — from studio managers to representatives — believe that the company’s senior leadership has done a poor job in training and elevating a next generation of Padawan executives from which to potentially tap a replacement.—
James Hibberd,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Feb. 2025
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Srinivas Phatak, Unilever’s current deputy CFO and group controller, will take over as interim CFO.—
Karen Gilchrist,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2025
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Before the announcement, Patel shared with allies that Robert Kissane, the acting FBI deputy director, was expected to remain in the position, CNN reported.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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Caro Quintero was released when a court overturned his 40-year sentence for the 1985 kidnapping and killing of DEA agent Camarena.—
Greg Wehner,
Fox News,
28 Feb. 2025
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The former leader of a Mexican cartel, thought responsible for the 1985 death of a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent in the 1980s, was among 29 defendants extradited to the United States Thursday.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Also present were Sigmon's attorney and spiritual adviser, a representative from the prosecuting solicitor's office, a sheriff's investigator and three members of the news media.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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Initially slated to begin Aug. 1, 2024, Lori's attorneys were granted a delay until Feb. 24, 2025, with her lawyers citing an overwhelming amount of evidence to sort through before proceedings begin.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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The Supreme Court’s ruling Tuesday stemmed directly from Sneed’s testimony, the sole evidence linking Glossip, the motel’s manager, to the killing.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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Other alternative manager companies also struggled amid the economic uncertainty.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Assignee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assignee. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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