ACTG 1P71 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Fide

• School: Brock University
• Department: Accounting
• Course: ACTG 1P71
• Professor: Brad Troup

Document Summary

Intellectual property: trade marks business names---good will/ reputation to the name---register and renew it every 5 years passing off (fang mao)-------misrepresenting my goods as theirs statutory trademarks------a exclusive right to use the trademark, copyright. Not a common law idea, created by statue. -general rule: the life of the owner+15 years---(cid:271)eyo(cid:374)d that is (cid:272)alled pu(cid:271)li(cid:272) fil(cid:373)i(cid:374)g, the(cid:374) do(cid:374)(cid:859)t need to pay if play shakespeare. -relate to inventions or discovered any new and useful improvement. -it got be new and unique, cannot be generally new and have to be useful and have certain function. -explain exactly how you get it and detail the instruction precisely how you get it. -basic element is control-----like setting the hours of work, providing tools or employment and workspace. --the employment contract can be terminated, just let them to know the consequences. -if the employer terminates, there are some liability,