Major League Baseball, the N.B.A. and the N.H.L. filed court papers supporting the N.F.L.'s position, saying it affected their ability to enforce their rules against steroids and other drugs.
"Some of the Parliament's amendments could deprive existing patent holders of their ability to enforce their property rights," he said, adding that such a law might well violate international intellectual property agreements.
Great players have the ability to enforce their will on the big game.
Finally, despite the pressure exerted by the WTO agreements, countries continue to differ markedly in their willingness and ability to enforce their copyright laws.
After intense lobbying, the House passed a reform bill that sets up an independent agency, but with loopholes, including a restriction on states' ability to enforce their own stricter consumer laws, in addition to federal rules.
Nevertheless, despite its intriguing properties, enterprises are reluctant to fully adopt it, since they are concerned among other things–about losing the governance of their outsourced assets, i.e., losing the ability to enforce their own, enterprise-specific, security policies.
The New York Times reported on Sept. 19 that the ruling could hamper the leagues' abilities to enforce their drug-testing programs because players may now turn to state courts to challenge their suspensions.
The ruling significantly limits the ability of plaintiffs to enforce their rights under the Fair Housing Act.
The talks focus on the ability of patients to enforce their rights by suing health plans, insurance companies and employers who have promised various health benefits.
She said Stanley Works' statements to shareholders about their ability to enforce court orders were different from Accenture's.
