Meaning of takesy backsies | Babel Free

Definitions

Noun. [B2]

Examples

“Hey! I said "no rationalizations". Called it! No takesy backsies...”

“LISTEN⟳. THIS IS CRAZY. BUT I… …I WANT⟳ TO ACCEPT⟳ YOUR OFFER⟳. LET⟳ ME STUDY⟳ AT YOUR SIDE. PROVE⟳ MYSELF…WORTHY. SO I CAN HELP⟳ YOU FIGHT⟳. / NO TAKESY BACKSIES.”

“Yes, that's very mature. You said something irrelevant, but I was "wrong". What's next--no takesy backsies?”

“The position following Edwards v Cook⟳ [2009] FSR 27 is this: When an applicant claims priority from a patent filed by a third party they must, at the time of their patent filing, own⟳ the substantive right to make⟳ that priority claim⟳. The red tape comes in partly because nobody except patent lawyers cares about this right, but significantly also because there’s no takesy backsies: you can’t make⟳ good on it afterwards by subsequently acquiring the rights. Either you have⟳ the substantive right at the relevant date⟳, or you’ve lost the priority claim⟳.”

““I’m sorry I made you cry⟳. Pretend⟳ I didn’t propose⟳ to you.” / He tried to snap⟳ the ring⟳ box close⟳, but she grabbed it. / “There is no takesy backsies.””

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