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LAW
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Who can be sued
An Individual or Group
If you are discriminated against by an individual (e.g. you are the victim of a hate crime), the starting point is to bring civil or criminal proceedings against the person who have threatened/assaulted you.
Corporations, Companies
a company or Corporation can be sued if, for example, it does not fulfill its obligations to pay salaries to employees.
the employee can also sue the company if he is subjected to forced labor , file a claim against the company and receive compensation
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Litigation process
Getting an Attorney
Both sides typically have attorneys. Litigation attorneys (trial lawyers) specialize in this kind of work; you can find a trial lawyer in any medium- to the large-sized legal firm.
Some individuals and small businesses may decide to go into a lawsuit without an attorney. This is called "pro se" (literally, by self), and you should consider carefully if you want to present your own case.
Process
The process of bringing a lawsuit to court begins with the plaintiff filing a complaint, and usually, a summons is also filed, giving the defendant notice of the lawsuit and setting a deadline for a response.
Motions are filed with the court by both parties, some requesting information and some procedural.
Finally, the lawsuit comes to court at an appointed date. A judge or jury hears the case and renders a decision. If either party has a good reason for questioning the verdict, they can appeal. The appeals process goes up through higher courts.
Burden of Proof
In most cases, the plaintiff has the responsibility to prove that the case is valid, as he or she is the one who starts the process.
Intellectual property
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main areas of IP
Copyright
Copyright is concerned with the rights of authors, artists, musicians, film-makers and other creators of artistic works.
Trade Mark
Trade marks give exclusive rights to use a particular sign within a particular range of products or services - they generally do not prevent others from using the same sign in unrelated industries, and they do not prevent members of the public from using trademarks.
Patent
They give rights to prevent others from making or using an invention. To be patentable, an invention has to pass a series of tests, such as novelty, originality, usefulness and non-obviousness.