The IP Law Blog

MARCH 17, 2022

When entering into contracts, parties commonly include forum selection clauses to govern future litigation between the parties. The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has generally recognized that parties can bargain away these rights, including through forum selection clauses in contracts. emphasis added).

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Law 360

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Elon Musk must scale a mountain of "contractarian" jurisprudence in Delaware to escape his $44 billion commitment to buy Twitter Inc., experts say, as only one case has ever had a party successfully claim that conduct, fraud or disclosure failures justified a "material adverse effect" walkaway.

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Contract Law Contract Laws 40

Patently O

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Recent Headlines in the IP World: Blake Brittain: Tesla, GM, Ford Supplier Beats Display Patent Claims in Delaware Trial (Source: Reuters). Curt Dodd: Interpreting, Performing and Discharging the ETSI Licensing Declaration’s Obligation for Patent Holders Under French and California Contract Law (Source: SSRN).

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Contract Law Contract Laws 49