1 Trademarks 2 Foreign Treaties 4 Types of Marks 4 Infringement (Polaroid Test) 9 Defenses 10 Internet/UDRP 12 Dilution 13 Remedies 14 Copyrights 16 Derivative Works 19 Moral Rights 21 Renewal/Termination 23 Infringement (tests) 24 Fair Use/Defenses 15 DMCA 27 Remedies 29 Publicity/Misappropriation 32 Patents 34
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Contracts, Fall 2012, Dr. Adams Introduction Contract law is a promise or set of promises for the breach of which the law gives remedy * Sources of Contract Law & Authority (primarily state law, not federal) * Common Law -Judicial opinions * Restatements – produced by the ALI to bring clarity & consistency to CL * Statutory law- always supersedes CL; UCC only applied to the same of goods * International commercial law & the CISG- applies mainly to international
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The role of NGOs in economics and politics NGO’s are non government organizations. They work for welfare of people without any greed of money or profit. · Politicians barely do anything for the country. NGO’s are there to fill those gaps. · They are well known as building blocks of the global community and as contributors to economic production, employment, institutional innovation, and technology. · They work for the people and enjoy support of a lot of people. They support people and work
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states. Secondary sources of law have no independent authority of legally binding effect. The categories of law are as follows: Civil laws are designed to compensate parties for losses as a result of another's conduct. Criminal laws are a protection of society, and the violation of criminal laws results in penalties to the violator such as fines and imprisonment. Substantive laws provide individuals with the rights to create certain duties. s Public laws are those derived by some public entity
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duress-like situation b. Consideration as Motive (§ 81) i. The fact that what is bargained for does not of itself induce the making of a promise does not prevent it from being consideration for the promise. A offers B a book for a promise of $10. Still valid consideration even if A intends to give B $10 whether or not he gets the book. ii. The fact that a promise does not of itself induce a performance or return promise does not prevent the performance or return promise from being consideration for the
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Arbitration Arbitration, a form of alternative dispute resolution (ADR), is a technique for the resolution of disputes outside the courts. The parties to a dispute refer it to arbitration by one or more persons (the "arbitrators", "arbiters" or "arbitral tribunal"), and agree to be bound by the arbitration decision (the "award"). A third party reviews the evidence in the case and imposes a decision that is legally binding on both sides and enforceable in the courts.[1] Other forms of ADR include
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M UM B A I S I L I C O N VA L L E Y BANGALORE S I NG A P ORE M UM BA I -BK C NEW DELH I M UNI CH Intellectual Property Law in India December 2013 © Copyright 2013 Nishith Desai Associates www.nishithdesai.com Intellectual Property Law in India About NDA Nishith Desai Associates (NDA) is a research based international law firm with offices in Mumbai, Bangalore, Silicon Valley, Singapore, New Delhi, Munich. We specialize in strategic legal, regulatory and tax advice
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SCPA 2103 Discovery Proceedings By: Gary B. Freidman, Esq.1 The Procedural Law Persons Entitled to Institute the Proceeding. Only a fiduciary. SCPA 2103(1). Since the only permissible petitioner is a fiduciary defined in SCPA 103 (21), the proceeding cannot be brought prior to the issuance of letters - either preliminary, temporary or permanent. If there are multiple fiduciaries, any of them is empowered to commence the proceeding, even if out-voted by the majority. Matter of Levine, 189 Misc
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This week's graded topics relate to the following Terminal Course Objectives (TCOs): A | Given an organizational requirement to conform business practices to both the law and best ethical practices, apply appropriate ethical theories to shape a business decision. | I | Given specified circumstances of a business decision to expand to international markets, determine what international legal requirements or regulatory controls apply. | Topics for This Week's Discussion * Introduce yourself
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electric bills which was dismissed for prescription of the offense may not be charged again for theft of electric power under the RPC Reasons: 13 The second sentence of Art. IV Sec. 22 embodies an exception to the gen. Proposition: the consti protection, against double jeopardy is available although the prior offense charged under an ordinance be different from the offense charged subsequently under a national statute such as the RPC, provided that both offenses spring from the same act or set
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