Case Briefing #2 Vizcaino v. US Dist. Court for WD of Wash.‚ 173 F. 3d 713 (9th Cir.1999) Material Facts: Donna Vizcaino‚ Jon R. Waite‚ Mark Stout‚ Geoffrey Culbert‚ Lesley Stuart‚ Thomas Morgan‚ Elizabeth Spokoiny‚ and Larry Spokoiny sued on behalf of themselves and a court certified class against Microsoft Corporation and its various pension and welfare plans‚ including its Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)‚ and sought a determination that they were entitled even as independent
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Topic 2 Patents and Computer Software (Part 1) What is a Patent? It is a right granted by law to an individual who has created an invention in a form of product or process‚ which is new. In other words‚ a patent simply means a right to an invention. Darcy v. Allin (1602) Co Rep 84 b Stroud’s Judicial Dictionary of Words And Phrases: letters patent for an invention Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English: a paper from a government office (the Patent Office) giving someone
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then become licensed to practice law‚ one who does not hold this licence and practices law is committing UPL. UPL is the unauthorized practice of law anyone who practices law without a licence may be held to their states disciplinary procedures. Injunction‚ criminal prosecution‚ citations for contempt of court and writs of quo warranto are some of the actions states take for those who commit UPL. Paralegals or legal assistants are “a distinguishable group of persons who assist attorneys in the delivery
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Common law and equity: the reasons behind the creation of equity. What is it and how is it different from common law? What is the present relationship between common law and equity? Methodology In order to provide a broader image of the principles applied by equity and the common law‚ secondary research was carried out. The process involved both gathering information from the internet websites and Business Law textbooks. Findings The development of English
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SUMMARY OF ADVICE Lydia can probably claim a beneficial interest under proprietary estoppel where she can claim for damages from Cynthia. Lydia may also have a contractual licence with Cynthia which Cynthia cannot revoke at will. Lydia Barnet’s (Client) Objectives Lydia does not want to vacate the cottage which she has lived in and maintained for ten years. Lydia is looking for a solution which will enable her to make this possible. She knows there has not been a formal agreement between
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CooperVision (CVI) is an established contact lens maker. As one of the world ’s largest makers CooperVision make soft lenses and "crazy" lenses. The contacts can change the color of your eyes or make them look like cat eyes or several other shapes with their "crazy" lenses. They are in 12 countries across five continents. CVI markets a broad range of lenses that create common and complicated eye defects‚ such as nearsightedness‚ astigmatism‚ myopia‚ and presbyopia. (CooperVision 2006) CIBA Vision
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Table of Contents Introduction 2 Violation of Freedom of Expression on the Internet 3 Violation of Freedom of Expression in Blogs 6 How Censorship of the Media Would Affect Businesses. 8 Conclusion 10 Introduction The freedom of expression is provided in the Federal Constitution of Malaysia. However‚ although the freedom of expression is provided‚ any materials deemed offensive‚ sensitive‚ hostile or more would be filtered out which further results in the censorship of media. With
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to gain equality lasted for many years. As Mexicans fought for their rights the government looked for ways to curtail any progress that would be made. One of the methods the government used to try and stop future strikers was by legal injunctions. Legal injunctions are defined as a
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Commerce Law and Society Laws: * A rule that governs the way you live‚ with minimal standards. * Protects people and keeps peace. * Have freedoms‚ resolve disputes‚ protection. Anarchy: Without order. Mediation: a third person that ultimately decides‚ outside of court * * Registered person. * Two parties and mediator. * A compromise is made. * Mediations cheaper and voluntary. Matrimonial: property of marriage‚ everything is shared * * Matrimonial assets. *
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Journal of Competition Law & Economics‚ 4(3)‚ 609–638 doi:10.1093/joclec/nhn021 Advance Access publication 16 July 2008 INDIA’S NEW COMPETITION LAW: A COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT Aditya Bhattacharjea à ABSTRACT This paper critically examines India’s new Competition Act. I begin by examining the working of its predecessor‚ the 1969 Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act. Earlier studies‚ as well as a survey of recent cases undertaken for this paper‚ show that most cases under that Act involved
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