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Forfeiture vs Cancellation - What's the difference?

forfeiture | cancellation |

In lang=en terms the difference between forfeiture and cancellation

is that forfeiture is the property lost as a forfeit while cancellation is in United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to cancel the registration of a trademark or patent.

forfeiture

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (legal) A legal action whereby a person loses all interest in the forfeit property.
  • (legal) The loss of forfeit property.
  • (legal) The property lost as a forfeit.
  • Any loss occasioned by one's own actions.

    • cancellation

    English

    (cancellation)

    Alternative forms

    * cancelation (US)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.
  • (mathematics) The operation of striking out common factors, in both the dividend and divisor.
  • (philately) A postmark that marks a postage stamp so as to prevent its reuse.
  • (legal) In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to cancel the registration of a trademark or patent.

    • Related terms

    * cancel * killer cancel