Intellectual Property Law - 'Passing Off'
A discussion on how the law of 'passing off' protects the descriptive and the functional.
Essay # 103741 |
1,894 words (
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MLA | 2006
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This paper examines the intellectual property law of 'passing off'. The paper explains that the law of 'passing off' is a common law right of action in the law of tort and is based on the premise that 'nobody has any right to represent his goods as the goods of somebody else'. The paper looks at how the action is effectively one of unfair competition, and applies generally to situations where there is no registered trademark or any other intellectual property right. The paper then points out that a typical scenario would be when a defendant uses an unregistered trademark normally used by a claimant, and in so doing, represents the goods or services in such a way that the public is deceived into thinking that they are being offered by the claimant. The paper also explores how protection under the law of passing off is very much dependent on how much importance consumers place on the part when purchasing the product in question. In conclusion, the paper shows that the courts generally adopt a restrictive approach towards protecting the descriptive and the functional because granting such protection will have a negative effect on the market, and ultimately this is a question of fact, and the courts will look at all the circumstances of each case before making a decision.
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"So long as these criteria are fulfilled, the claimant would have successfully established 'goodwill' for his goods or services, but a descriptive mark runs the greatest risk of becoming too distinctive over time that it is deemed generic. By losing its ability to indicate source, the claimant can no longer rely on the law of passing off to protect the mark. This danger has been highlighted by the case of Linoleum Manufacturing v Nairn [1878], where the public began using the term 'Linoleum' to refer to the product generally, without connoting the source of manufacture. As such, the courts will be reluctant to allow monopoly over such terms so as to promote healthy competition in the marketplace."
Tags:intellectual, property, copyright, patent, trade, mark
The paper examines unemployment in Kenya in order to determine the different causes and suggests policies that could be implemented to alleviate the problem.
Research Paper # 145083 |
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APA | 2010
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The paper begins by defining and relating the effects of unemployment in general before taking a closer look at the unemployment situation in Kenya. Using available literature and with the use of graphs and tables, the paper examines the causes of unemployment in Kenya and the effects unemployment has on the unemployed and their families as well as on Kenyan society. The final section of the paper outlines some possible solutions to alleviate and solve the problems of high unemployment in Kenya.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Background Information
Statement of The Problem
Objectives of The Study
General Objectives
Specific Objectives
The Significance Of The Study
Literature Review
Introduction
General Literature
Equilibrium and Disequilibrium Unemployment
Specific Literature
Overview of Literature
Conceptual Framework
Introduction
The Theoretical Model
Claimant Count
Three-Monthly Labor Force Survey
Empirical Model
Summary and Policy Implications To Unemployment
Bibliography
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"In developing countries, Kenya being one of them, unemployment rates are very high and they lead to poverty as there is no payment of unemployment benefits for upkeep. The number of people unemployed currently in Kenya stands at over 2 Million or 14.6% of the labour force, 45% of the sum comprising the youths. In 1978, the urban unemployment rate was 7%.By 1986,it had increased to 16% and continued to increase to 25% in 1999.Unemployment has led to creation of slums where there are very low standards of living making people vulnerable to ailments due to poor health conditions.
"Causes of unemployment are majorly due to very few job opportunities compared to the number of students who clear tertiary education. Another cause can be lack of information of where the jobs are."
Tags:unemployment, HIV, Kenya, labor, welfare, economics, economy, society
The Norman Conquest
A discussion on how and why the Normans sought to justify their conquest of England.
Essay # 51701 |
1,915 words (
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APA | 2003
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This paper explores the concept of nationalism in England in 1066, English unity, social make-up and the ferocity of their opposition to the invaders. It looks at how the Normans attempted to justify their conquest of England and, in particular, why. It examines how the ?rightful claimant to the throne? needed to put such an emphasis on the justification of the conquest. It looks at how William of Normandy held a strong claim to the English throne and how the Norman use of propaganda and their emphasis on the ?will of God? suggests there was a seed of doubt somewhere in the Norman establishment concerning legitimacy.
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"To understand the Norman efforts to justify the conquest it is important to understand the nature of Anglo-Saxon England. How was Duke William of Normandy received? Did he face opposition because he was a foreigner or was it purely political? Anne Williams? provides an insight into English society much earlier than 1066, suggesting that the "emergence of Englishness" began as early as the 7th century . However, such an expression gives little more than a hint as to how developed and patriotic a society England was in the 11th century. The existence of patriotism in England is hard to identify in this period. Overseas invasions were not uncommon and it was only twenty-four years earlier that the Danish dynasty of Cnut had ruled."
Tags:castles, conquest, resistance, unity, william, edward, confessor
A look at tort law's varying levels of duty of care, depending on the type of defendant in question.
Analytical Essay # 136853 |
2,500 words (
approx. 10 pages ) |
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The paper discusses how tort law appears to discriminate between different types of defendants such as public entities, rescuers, children, manufacturers, etc. when establishing a duty of care and to whom. The paper explains that this is because the law of torts is a specialized area of the law that seeks to account for damages in a civil setting that may occur because of a breach of that duty. Further, the paper notes that much of tort law has been developed randomly, many times to fill in gaps that exist in the law, and at other times, it is influenced by public policy. The paper explains that therefore, depending upon various factors, the duty of care can be high or non-existent depending upon the type of claimant and what type of duty of care a defendant breached.
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"Tort law appears to discriminate between different types of defendants such as public entities, rescuers, children, manufacturers, etc. when establishing a duty of care and to whom. This is because the law of torts is a specialized area of the law that seeks to account for damages in a..."
Tags:tort, law, duty of care
An analysis of a hypothetical ethical dilemma.
Analytical Essay # 121841 |
750 words (
approx. 3 pages ) |
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APA | 2008
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This paper answers questions on an ethical dilemma worksheet concerning a hypothetical legal situation. It looks at the facts, claimants, obligations, and courses of action. It examines the consequences of three alternative courses of action.
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"The ethical issue is whether it is legal to arrest the man for either DUI or domestic violence. The officers responded to a domestic violence call. There is evidence the man is intoxicated, that his car was driven recently and that he dropped his car keys on approaching the front door, suggesting he had been driving. Claimants: husband, wife. Police obligation to wife is justice since she claimed violence by the husband. The obligation to the husband is beneficence but he does not deserve it. Three alternatives for..."
Tags:ethical dilemma, claimants, obligations, moral agent, legal
This paper discusses the challenge facing older workers and the actions they can take to prove age discrimination.
Essay # 52202 |
765 words (
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APA | 2004
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This paper explains that older employees and job applicants, who are 40 years of age or older, are protected under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). The author states that claimants can use time-consuming and costly processes of litigation, mediation, or dispute resolution to reach a settlement or decision on their complaints. The paper states that age discrimination claims continue to be the fastest-rising claims with the EEOC because American workers are living and working longer, sometimes into their 70s.
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"The EEOC recently settled a major age discrimination suit against Foot Locker. In any discrimination case, the following qualifications must be met: the claimant must be a member of a protected class, adverse employment action has occurred, legitimate reasons exist for the cause of action. When an employee feels that he has been discriminated against, he can file a claim with the EEOC who will investigate. In the case against Foot Locker (who owned Woolworth Inc.), employees 40 years old or over were laid off. But immediately after these layoffs, younger workers were hired from the outside and filled the vacant positions that were left by the older workers (EEOC)."
Tags:locker, eeoc, disparate, suit, forty
A case summary of a case involving disputes over petroleum and natural gas.
Essay # 87552 |
1,350 words (
approx. 5.4 pages ) |
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2005
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This is a case summary of a case before an Arbitral Tribunal arising from a dispute over rights to explore for, drill for and store petroleum and natural gas in economic quantities on a contract area. The dispute is between the Claimants and the Government of Qatar who are the Respondents. The paper includes a sample case write up with the information and this case write up is modelled as close to the actual case summary as possible.
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"ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL WINTERSHALL, A.G., INTERNATIONAL OCEAN RESOURCES, INC., VESA OEL A.G., DEUTSE SCHACHTBAU-und TIEFBOHRGESELLSCHAFT MBH, GULFSTREAM RESOURCES CANADA LTD. V. THE GOVERNMENT OF QATAR Arbitrators: 1. J.R. Stevenson (President) 2. I. Brownlie 3. B. Cremades I: OVERVIEW * EPSA Ag reement entered into between Claimants (WINTERSHALL, A.G., INTERNATIONAL OCEAN RESOURCES, INC., VESA OEL A.G., DEUTSE SCHACHTBAU-und TIEFBOHRGESELLSCHAFT MBH, GULFSTREAM RESOURCES CANADA LTD.) and Respondents (The Government of Qatar) for Claimants to have the right to drill for and store commercially usable amounts of petroleum and natural gas in economic amounts in contracted area. * Claimants did not find crude oil for petroleum in suitable amount. * Due to boundary dispute.."
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A professional manual for employees regarding issues of administrative law as they would apply to an administrative agency.
Term Paper # 103819 |
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APA | 2008
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This paper presents a professional manual for employees of a specific administrative agency. It briefly looks at administrative law and the procedures the department should avoid to ensure that no legal problems arise. Specifically, the paper outlines the concepts of discretion, credibility (and how applicant credibility is to be determined), standards with regards to bias (that is to say, what will henceforth be expected of subordinate decision-makers) and the extent of duty that will now be expected from all employees.
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"Before leaving the issue of credibility, I wish also to point out the manner in which concerns about an applicant's credibility are to be spelled out. Henceforth, if there is a suspicion of deceit, precise instances of deception and contradiction must be noted in the final judgment. As well, particulars and context must be provided whenever a claimant cannot answer a question; in other words, if the client was unable to provide certain information because of extenuating circumstances, that needs to be highlighted. Finally, all decisions rendered by an adjudicator must be carefully examined by that adjudicator to ensure that logical fallacies, inconsistencies and contradictions are not present in the text of the decision - and that there is a complete apprehension of all the facts of the case by the adjudicator. For a good example of precisely the sort of thorough, post-mortem examination of their decisions that I want my adjudicators to undertake (especially with regards to decisions about the credibility of an applicant), please see the court decision in Hilo v. Canada (1991)."
Tags:claimant, judgement, discretion, credibility, standards
A paper examines the types of car insurance fraud typically committed.
Essay # 71817 |
2,025 words (
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APA | 2005
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T|his paper explains the way to detect automobile insurance fraud and points out methods of investigating. The author relates sentencing for convicted fraud offenders. The paper reports the increasingly costly problem of auto insurance fraud.
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"Americans pay an exorbitant amount of money each year to insure their vehicles for which they have also paid handsomely. ... Americans paid an estimated ... billion for auto insurance. Why are costs so high? One factor that plays into the soaring rates of automobile insurance is the dramatic increase in car insurance fraud. Consider this scenario. A typical driver is driving through town innocently minding their own business on the way to ..."
Tags:automobile insurance fraud, car insurance, fraud, schemes, fraudulent, identity theft, claimants, insured, insurance company