Sentence examples for lost its right from inspiring English sources

Under South African law as it stood at the time, a company lost its right to the trademark if it languished unused on the books for five years, unless there was a good reason.Again, the judge was unconvinced.

Not only that, Poundland asserted, Toblerone had lost its right to exclusivity since it had ceased to be distinctive enough to claim a valid trademark.

Haim Ramon, a former Kadima Parliament member who has promised to birth a new party, on Tuesday said Kadima "is now a party that has lost its right to exist" because it had joined a conservative government only to fail to deliver on its promises.

The corporation, whose website says it was set up primarily to help union members obtain affordable housing, did not receive the tax-exempt status it sought and had lost its right to do business in California.

Western officials say Serbia lost its right to rule Kosovo when it committed wartime atrocities against ethnic Albanians there; they also contend that Bosnian Serbs lost their right to secede when they committed atrocities during the war in Bosnia.

But the consortium lost its right to negotiate exclusively for Wessex Water when it asked for more time to examine the utility's books, people close to the discussions said.

In the past week it seems to have lost its rights to Pong while producing both Le Pong and Le Best News Ever.

The ministry also said that one company previously receiving quotas, not identified as foreign or domestic, had temporarily lost its rights to quotas because it was replacing equipment.

Last night occasioned the 42nd running of the American Music Awards, the "of the people" awards show that Dick Clark launched in 1973 because ABC lost its rights to air the Grammys.

The government of Colombia "keeps repeating the Big Lie (which is unfortunately repeated by the press) that [it] 'won the case' in federal district court and SSA had lost its rights to the treasure.

MGA lost its rights to drawings and models of the trendy, lollipop-silhouetted dolls.