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Law (common categories of litigation (antitrust, product liability,…
Law
common categories of litigation
antitrust
product liability
intelectual property
employee conduct
contactual failure
shareholders actions
participants of lawsuit
judge
jury
plaintiff
defendant
lawyer
How laws are made in England and Wales ( excduding Europe ) the
subordinate legislation
some supervision by Parlament
made by a personal body to whom Parliament has given the power to make laws
three main types
oerders in council
by-laws
statutory instruments
common but criticised for lack of democratic ivolvement
reasons
lack of Parliamentary time
detailed technical expertise needed
local knowledge needed
Common law
Comes from case law,decisions in similar cases before
Known as the system of judicial precedent
Has roots in history produced by 1250
Statutory interpretation
Used when words in an act are not dear and there is no time to go back to Parliament
Courts must determine what the intentions of Parliament were and put into practice
Members of Parliament
Must be over 18
Must be authorized if to stand for a specific party
Must pay £500 deposit if wishing to stand
Must be citizen of Britain , the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland
Acts of Parliament
Begin as a bill
Stages of a bill in House of Commons and House of Lords
Take precedence over any other laws
intelectual property
What the intellectual property is
Types of copying
Copy right
Patent
Trademark
Organizations related to trademark laws
Europe’an Union Intelectual Property Office
Benelux office for Intellectual property
Intelectual Trademark Association
USPTO official Gazette
Ways to protect intellectual property
Educate yourself and team on the basics
Keep it close
Cover your legal base and encrypt your iIP
Protect your IP early as registrattion takes time
Conduct and audit
Be prepare to take legal actions over IP infringement
Advantages and disadvantages of protection under copyright act 1987
Advantages
It acts 2000 attempts to change outdated law and provides ways to deal with cyber crimes
The act has proposed a legal framework for the authentication and origin of electronic records
E-mail would be a legal and valid form of communication in context of e-business
Digital signature have been given legal validity and sanction in the act
Dis advantages
Copyright registration takes time and costs. Some may think that copyright protection stifle people make new idea