License in Bankruptcy
am 06.01.2008 von http://www.recht.us/amlawCK - Washington. A bill of December 5, 2007 seeks improved protection for executory license contracts in bankruptcy under German law. The new language in proposed §108a of the federal insolvency statute governs principal and ancillary obligations in license agreements. The principal norm states that [a] license agreement concluded by the insolvent party with respect to intellectual property continues in force with effect for the bankruptcy estate. The rule for ancillary obligations is less strict; the continued validity of the agreement is contingent on the need of the licensee to retain rights to use the IP. The administrator of the insolvent estate may impose financial adjustments in the event that the contract should display an unusual disparity between license and consideration. The bill is …
Open Source-Lizenz einklagbar
German American Law Journal :: US-Recht auf Deutsch / CK - Washington. Modellbahnsteuersoftware mit einer Open Source-Lizenz fand den Weg in ein kommerzielles Produkt. Welche Rechte hat der Programmierer, dessen Artistic License der Nutzung entgegensteht in den USA? Das Bundesberufungsgericht de…
Open Source Courage
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / CK - Washington. Stephan Meyer shows courage and creativity. He created a wiki application and plans to publish the source code. He shares his displeasure with the OSI-approved licenses with others, including this author, and developed his ow…
Constructive GmbH Bankruptcy
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / CK - Washington. It takes a law professor to summarize a complex supreme court decision in a few lines: A German GmbH-style corporation files for bankruptcy in May but is illiquid in January. From January through May, the manager, Geschä…
German Contract in English
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / CK - Washington. German managers live under the Damocles sword of jail time for a failure to act timely when insolvency looms. Knowing the managers rights and responsibilities is important. Therefore, a dual-language employment agreement for…
Ein Brötchen für 0 Euro
RA-Blog / Für den Fall, dass mal jemand ein Brötchenfoto braucht, stelle ich hier vorsorglich eins zur Verfügung. Dieser Inhalt ist unter einer Creative Commons-Lizenz lizenziert. Vorher in diesem Blog: Ein Brötchen für 6.000 Euro…
The Indonesian “GmbH”
Law-Blog / Foreign investment in Indonesia requires a legal entity incorporated under Indonesian law. This legal entity can either be established as a legally independent subsidiary of the foreign company or as a joint venture between the foreign investor and a…
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