etc... Intellectual property can be created by you or you can pay someone to create it for you. Intellectual property is protected by trade secrets‚ patents‚ trademarks and copyright laws. Each of these laws covers a specific type of intellectual property. History of Intellectual Property Law Intellectual property law dates at least as far back as medieval Europe. In those times‚ “guilds‚” or associations of artisans in a particular industry‚ were granted authority by the governments to control the
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Charlie is going to rescind the contract. He demands return of his money and compensation for the loss of commission on several high profile sales of his business. He wants to rescind the contract because the package of software recommend by Carmine was obsolete‚ despite Carmine’s assurances. This problem is concerned with the contents of the contract which is term in the contract‚ the misrepresentation and unconscionable conduct. Charlie will claim that Carmine verbal assurances about the
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ever made between the two parties (Brian and EIC)? A contract requires 1) an agreement‚ 2) consideration‚ 3) legality‚ and 4) capacity. An agreement is made when there is an offer with the intent to be bound by the offer‚ reasonably definite terms‚ and communication of offer to offeree by offeror. The offer could be terminated either by revocation‚ rejection‚ expiration‚ or operation of law. Brian can argue that there was no agreement to begin with‚ and thus there was no contract. There was no
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It is a new day at Nanamori Middle School; Akari is sitting happily at her desk. She is obscured by Himawari‚ Sakurako and Chinatsu‚ who sit at their respective desks. The camera pans away from her and focus on Kyōko Toshino‚ who is apparently running late. She frantically runs through the halls and sees the teacher about to open the door to the front of the classroom. Kyōko quickly opens another door leading to the back of the classroom‚ narrowly avoiding being late. It is now 1:00pm; the Amusement
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Chapter 1: Rapid Change of International Business * There is an impact of extensive foreign investments in the United States taking place especially in recent years * Even some of the best known “American” products and brands are now produced by foreign firms * American companies such as Coca-Cola‚ Starbucks‚ McDonalds‚ the Gap and Levi’s are found in Japan‚ Australia‚ Singapore and nearly every European nation * One out of six jobs is tied to international trade and investment
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Chapter 3 Questions 18 September 2013 5. In the 1911 case Flint v. Stone Tray Co. the court held that corporate income tax (which was passed in a law in 1909) was constitutional because it was a special form of excise tax on the privilege of operating in the corporate form‚ using income as its base‚ rather than a direct income tax. 9. A tax treaty is an agreement negotiated between countries concerning the treatment of entities subject to tax in both countries. The main purpose of these treaties
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Chapter 3 Discussion Case “Timberland’s Corporate Social Responsibility- Under New Ownership” 1. How would you characterize Timberland’s exercise of its corporate power in society? Is Timberland using its influence responsibly? If so‚ how? I would characterize Timberland’s exercise of its corporate power in society as “Corporate Social Responsibility”. Timberland is being socially responsible towards society and is acting in a way that enhances society. By exercising its power‚ Timberland is practicing
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Question (a) Identify the principle of law The principles of law relevant to this question are the doctrines of intention and consideration. Explain the rules of law The doctrine of intention is an undertaking by both sides of an agreement to be legally bound either by an informal agreement such as verbal intention to purchase or act‚ or a written document stating intention to purchase or act‚ which could be in the form of a letter or a written statement as compared to a formal agreement
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the common law tradition Contents Introduction 22 2 1 Judging the operation of the legal system 23 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 The common law tradition and its influence upon the English legal system 27 Have we seen the historical rise and fall of the common law tradition? 31 Substantive law and procedure
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Chapter 14 Section 3 Big Business and Labor 1. Terms & Names * Andrew Carnegie- a Scottish-American industrialist‚ businessman‚ entrepreneur and a major philanthropist. * Vertical Integration-a company’s taking over its suppliers and distributors and transportation systems to gain total control over the quality and cost of its product. * Horizontal Integration- the merging of companies that make similar products. * Social Darwinism- an economic and social philosophy—supposedly
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