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The Paris Convention allows for the issuance of compulsory license.

Gray market goods are different from counterfeited goods because the gray market goods are produced under a legal license.

A clause in a licensing contract that allows the licensor to terminate the agreement when the licensee fails to satisfy certain obligations under the contract is called:

The European Union provides a sui generis protection for databases that are the result of a substantial investment.

The test for determining the scope of a license when a new use of the licensed products comes in to being is whether the unforeseen use comes within the spirit of the license grant.

In Russia, the failure to register a licensing agreement with the government invalidates the agreement.

A __________________ clause in a licensing contract describes the rights being transferred , along with restrictions, to the licensee:

If the creator and owner of a patent gives consent for someone else to use the patented invention it is implied that the user will pay compensation.

In Mallinckrodt, Inc. v. Medipart, Inc, a hospital entered into a single use license for a device provided the licensor but after the first use the hospital sent the device to a third-party for refurbishing in order to use it a second time. The third-party can best be described as a:

The owner of IP may seek a cease and desist order from the International Trade Commission to prevent the importation of gray market goods.