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?1999 West Educational pany
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LAW AND ITS ENVIRONMENT, 4E 国际贸易法与其经济环境
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?1999 West Educational pany
Introduction to International Business Law 国际贸易法介绍
Chapter 1
第1章
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Forms of International Business 国际贸易形式
Trade
贸易
International licensing of technology and intellectual property
技术和知识产权国际许可
Foreign direct investment
海外直接投资
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Trade 贸易
Exporting
出口
Importing
进口
Government controls over trade- Tariffs and non tariff barriers
政府控制贸易- 关税和无关税
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Intellectual Property and Licensing 知识产权与许可证
Definitions定义
copyrights- legal rights to an artistic or written work
版权- 对艺术或著作的法律权利
trademarks-the legal right to use a name or symbol; that identifies a firm or its product
商标- 对使用名称或符号;确定一个企业或其产品的法律权利;
patents- governmental grants to inventors assuring them of the legal right to produce, use and sell their invention for a period of years
专利- 政府保护发明人在一定时期内生产,使用和出售其所发明的东西的合法权利,
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International Licensing Agreements 国际许可证协议
International licensing agreements- contracts by which the holder of intellectual property will grant certain rights to use for a period of time under certain conditions in return for a licensing fee
国际许可证协议- 保证在一定条件下以许可证回报的形式,保护持有者的知识产权权利的契约。
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Protecting Intellectual Property 保护知识产权
Difficult, Why?困难,为什么?
First Flight v. Pro. Golf,
Facts: Pro Golf negotiated with Wynn to act as sales representative in Japan. Wynn incorporated FFA in Japan. ProGolf entered into an agreement where FFA could use First Flight trademark. FFA tried to sublicense the trademark.
实情: Pro Golf 与Wynn谈判在日本做销售代表。 Wynn在日本与FFA合作。 ProGolf与FFA达成协议,因为FFA可以使用First Flight 的商标。 FFA想将商标再转让。
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Pro Golf Case案例
Pro Golf terminated the agreement. Pro Golf learned that they had not properly registered their trademark in Japan. FFA sued for breach of contract and Pro Golf counterclaimed for royalties.
Pro Golf终止了协议。 Pro Golf 了解到他们在日本没有注册商标。 FFA诉讼没有履行合同, Pro Golf 对特许权进行反诉。
Holding: Pro Golf was permitted to terminate its Japanese sales agency with