infringe
verb (used with object)
to commit a breach or infraction of; violate or transgress.
are infringing
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present progressiveof infringe.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Yet Novo Nordisk argued that even the Hims & Hers injected versions of its drugs are infringing on a patent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
The case awaits a decision from a San Francisco federal judge, who has voiced some doubt about whether AI companies are infringing on copyrights when they analyze billions of images and spit out something different.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2023
Shopify president Harley Finkelstein has previously said that if the company sees storefronts that are infringing on a copyright or trademark, it’s removed.
From The Verge ● Dec. 1, 2021
Facebook officials now say they are reviewing posts more stringently and using legal opinions and language experts to determine whether users’ comments are infringing on German law.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 6, 2016
Some brethren are infringing on the trades of others: resolutions are passed against such conduct.
From The Influence and Development of English Gilds As Illustrated by the History of the Craft Gilds of Shrewsbury by Francis Aiden Hibbert
