Mutual Non-disclosure Agreement Template
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NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT
THIS NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of [date] between [Your Company name] having its place of business at [ address] (“Company”) and [company 2], having its place of business at [Address]
Purpose:Company and [company 2] wish to explore a business opportunity of mutual interest and in connection with this opportunity wishes to execute this Non Disclosure Agreement (“Agreement”).
Read More..>>Making A Slip And Fall Case Work
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Usually, the premise liability law, which states that an individual who owns a land or a property can be held responsible for the injuries suffered by any person who visited his or her premises, covers slip and fall injuries. However, the victims must prove that the property owner is very much aware of the hazardous condition of his or her premises and that condition indeed caused the injuries. More so, the plaintiff must establish that the owner did not exercise any acts to correct the dangerous condition or did not put up sufficient signs to warn the people of the possible risks in the area. Otherwise, a slip and fall claim case may not progress in courts.
Read More..>>New York Real Estate Lawyers
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A New York real estate lawyer practices in accordance with New York law. A New York real estate lawyer handles purchases and sales of condominium apartments, co-operative apartments and homes, commercial and residential real estate transactions, assignments of sub-leases and leases, and more. A New York real estate lawyer also handles litigation involving real estate with banks, architects, building contractors, insurance companies and landlord-tenant litigation. A real estate lawyer handles building and remodeling agreements, and works to settle disputes regarding budget, materials, craftsmanship and other issues.
Read More..>>Keys To Dismantling An Expert Witness
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Television and movies have colored the opinions of millions of people regarding the inner workings of a trial and the techniques routinely used by lawyers. In truth, a director of a television show has a limited amount of time to hold an audience captive and keep viewers tuned in. Although many attorneys would do well to abridge their own, often long-winded presentations, it’s just not possible to perform meaningfully in a few short minutes.
Usually, a lawyer in a movie comes out breathing hellfire from the opening salvo of a cross-examination to the moment he sits down four minutes later. This just isn’t practical in the real world.
Read More..>>Patent Search
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Getting a patent is one of the most necessary things to be accomplished once you have conceptualized an innovative idea. A patent confirms that the idea is original, and also secures that the creator’s idea will not be infringed in any manner. However, before acquiring a patent, the creator has to find out whether the concept has been patented before.
Read More..>>Common Pitfalls Committed In Intellectual Property Due Diligence
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1. TOO LATE TO START FILING US AND INTERNATIONAL PATENT
APPLICATIONS.
Unfortunately, for many good technology companies, it may be too late to file for patent protection. The current U.S. rule generally provides applicants with a 1-year grace period during which a patent application must be filed after certain public or private disclosure of the invention. Such disclosure may arise, for example, from a mere “offer for sale” of the technology, even if the product has not yet been built or prototyped. In comparison, the foreign rule, which applies to many industrialized jurisdictions, such as Japan and various European countries, do not give applicants the benefit of any grace period after a public disclosure has occurred. Thus, it is legally compelling for applicants to consider filing for patent protection sooner than later. Although in some situations, there may be some special exception, which still allows for late filings; it is not advisable for applicants to count on those exceptions.
Read More..>>Identity Theft- A Real Or Imagined Threat?
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These days, you can hardly open the paper or turn on the TV without seeing articles and documentaries warning about the imminent danger of identity theft. And, even though journalists are currently having a feeding frenzy on the subject, most will be hard pressed to publish case studies, or report cases coming before the courts.
However, despite the apparent boom in identity theft crime, less than a handful of cases have been followed up by police action. From the cases recorded at the National Identity Theft Assistance Centre, only one has been pursued to the point of prosecution, and none has ever reached the courts. Losses reported from more common credit card fraud and card thefts are much bigger than from identity theft. So, is it as big a threat as it would seem, or is it just another example of media hysteria?
The hype surrounding the growth of identity theft has caused an explosion in the availability of protection products in the UK. Some credit card companies provide help services as a free part of their care package, while others have been quick to exploit the commercial benefit of selling subscriptions to various products that offer protection. Typically these are sold as opt-ins on application forms or by outbound telemarketing, with companies charging as much as £84 per annum for identity theft insurance, advice and credit file monitoring.
However, there are easier and more economic ways of protecting yourself against identity theft, which isn’t a big a problem as the media would have you believe. In the US consumers regularly check their credit reports as they are aware that this is where you would see the first indication of any identity theft activity. Every credit application leaves a search footprint and most loans and cards are reported, providing an audit trail for a consumer to spot anything unusual against their name. This practice is now catching on the UK where in 1974 the Consumer Credit Act gave everyone the right to obtain a copy of their credit report by sending £1 to a credit reference agency. In 2007, this sum has now risen to £2 and last year, over 1.8 million people applied in writing to one of the three UK credit reference agencies for their credit file, with most receiving a paper based report within 7 working days.
With the advent of the internet, online credit file reporting is on the increase. The benefits of online presentation of data over paper files are numerous. Online credit reports are delivered more quickly; leave a better audit trail; are more secure; can be stored and compared more easily. Moreover, information can be presented to the consumer with appropriate and consistent explanatory messages alongside each element of the report. So any consumer who finds errors on their credit file will find it easier to correct them and help improve the overall data quality of their records. The more accurate their records the better the consistency of lending decisions for credit.
But, the real benefit for all of us is that by regularly checking our own credit files, not only can we correct erroneous information against our name, we will be quickly alerted to any attempt of identity fraud. That is certainly a more pro-active and cheaper alternative to expensive protection offered by many credit card companies. Plus, if we all regularly checked our own credit files all the horror stories about identity theft would be just that – stories.
5 Steps To Winning Child Custody
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Child custody cases have become much more scrutinized by the courts in recent years. What used to be an easy win for the mother or primary bread winner has turned into to an intense deliberation process with no certain outcome. Because of this, it has become important for parents to put a focus on preparation before their custody hearing. Here are some basic steps to get started in the right direction.
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Read More..>>Supreme Court To Review Controversial Patent Ruling
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It is deja vu all over again, as the Supreme Court once again has agreed to review a controversial patent ruling of the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. The issue this time: whether a patent owner’s rights were exhausted by a license agreement and subsequent sale of product pursuant to the license.
With the Supreme Court’s 2007 decisions in KSR v. Teleflex and MedImmune v. Genentech and its 2006 decision in eBay v. MercExchange, it has reshaped the landscape of patent law by rejecting the views of the Federal Circuit - the very court that was established to help bring uniformity to patent law. Now the nation’s highest court has an opportunity to do that again.
Read More..>>Deceptive Advertising: Who Is Worse, The Scam Artists Or The Regulators?
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Many folks believe that food and drug company’s use deceptive advertising and we are constantly hearing of online scams and trickery in advertising these days. But did you know that the Government Regulators are culprits themselves of false and misleading advertising, press releases and even have bogus information on their websites. Indeed they often sue companies and file false declarations and complaints in Federal Courts.
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