Buch(elektronisch)2012

Business law in Japan: cases and comments ; intellectual property, civil, commercial and international private law ; writings in honour of Harald Baum

Bälz, Moritz; Baum, Harald; Dernauer, Marc; Heath, Christopher

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Preface --Dedication --List of Authors and Editors --Civil Law --Civil Law – Contract Law – Nullity of Contracts (Juristic Acts) due to a Violation of Mandatory Public Law Provisions --Civil Law – Contract Law – Doctrine of Frustration – Change of Circumstances --Civil Law – M&A – Binding Nature of Letter of Intent – Obligation to Negotiate in Good Faith – Confidentiality Clause – Injunctive Relief --Civil Law – Contract Law – Breach of Contract – Damages – Liability for Acts of the Assistant --Civil Law – Contract Law – Purchase Contract – Extinctive Prescription for Damage Claims Under the Warranty against Defects --Civil Law – Case to Seek Return of Money Equivalent to Unjust Enrichment – Actio de in rem verso --Civil Law – Tort Law/Contract Law – Liability for a Breach of Pre-contractual, Contractual and Non-contractual Information Duties – Liability of Experts – Claim for Damages --Civil Law – Tort Law – Joint Tort Liability --Civil Law – Tort Law – Product Liability Law – Claim for Damages --Civil Law – Contract Law – Improper Solicitation Transaction – Improperness of Solicitation of Transactions with Elderly People --Civil Law – Consumer Contract Act – Case That Decided whether Gold Futures Prices Are 'Important Matters' under the Consumer Contract Act --Civil Law – Contract Law – Consumer Credit – Documentation Requirements – Return of Unjust Enrichment --Civil Law – State Compensation Law – State Liability – Extinctive Prescription --Labour Law --Labour Law – Freedom Related to Hiring – Length of Probation Period --Labor and Employment Law – Duty to Work Overtime –Termination for Cause – Abuse of Right – Section 36 Agreements – Collective Bargaining Agreements – Work Rules --Labor Law – Abuse of Employer's Right to Transfer Employees --Labor Law – Succession to Labor Contracts upon Company Split – Section 5 Consultations --Corporate Law, Financial Regulation, Insurance Law --Corporate Law – Book-Entry Transfer System for Shares – Minority Shareholders' Appraisal Right – Requirementto Make Individual Shareholder Notice --Corporate Law – Duty of Care – Greenmailing – Benefits Granted to Shareholders --Corporate Law – Business Judgment Rule – Derivative Action --Corporate Law – Financial Assistance by Stock Corporation to Associated Corporation – Directors' Duty of Care and Duty of Loyalty --Corporate Law – Director's Remuneration – Pension-Type Remuneration after Retirement – Unilateral Cancellationby the Company --Corporate Law – Absorption-type Merger – Fairness of Merger Ratio – Action Seeking the Invalidation of a Merger --Corporate Law – Fraudulent Incorporation-type Company Split – Right of Creditors to Seek Avoidance and Request Compensation from the New Company --Corporate Law – Company Split – Continued Use of Trade Name – Liability of Succeeding Company for Obligations of Splitting Company --Corporate Law – Absorption-type Merger, etc. – Appraisal Remedy – Determination of Fair Value --Corporate Law – MBO – Squeeze-out – MinorityShareholders' Appraisal Right --Corporate Law – Takeovers – Issuance of Share Options as Defence Measure – Principal Purpose Rule --Corporate Law – Takeovers – Defensive Measures –Equality of Shareholders --Corporate Law – Constitutional Law – Political Donations by Companies – Legal Capacity of Companies – Purpose of Companies --Banking Law – Definition of Banking – Meaning of 'Funds Transfer' – Legality of Money Transmittance Service on Behalf of Customer --Insider Trading – Decision Regarding Carrying Out a Tender Offer – Decision-Making Organ --Insurance Law – Non-Life Insurance – Accidental Nature of the Insured Event – Burden of Proof --Insurance Law – Life Insurance – Claim for Payment –Exemption due to Intentional Cause of Death --Intellectual Property and Competition Law --Patent Law – Limits of Patent Rights – National andInternational Exhaustion --Intellectual Property – Patent Law – Patent Infringement – Defence of Patent Exhaustion and Exceptions --Intellectual Property – Patent Law – Clinical Trials –Research Exception --Intellectual Property Law – Patent Law – Requirements for a Patent Term Extension of Pharmaceutical Patents --Intellectual Property – Patent Law – Interpretation of Patent Claims – Doctrine of Equivalents --Intellectual Property – Patent Law – Employees' Inventions – Company Rules – Reasonable Remuneration --Intellectual Property – Patent Law – Employees' Inventions – Reasonable Remuneration --Intellectual Property – Patent Law – Patent Infringement – Counterclaim of Invalidity --Copyright Law – Time- and Space-Shifting Broadcast –Right of Reproduction --Copyright Law – Re-Broadcasting of TV Programmes –Public Transmission --Copyright Law – Parodistical use – Right of Quotation – Fair Use --Copyright Law – Cinematographic Works – DistributionRight – Exhaustion --Copyright Law – Future Works – Injunctive Relief –Enforcement of Copyright --Trade Marks – Registrability – Secondary Meaning –Three-Dimensional Marks --Trade Mark Law – Similarity – Confusion --Trade Marks – Trade Mark Use – Confusion – Comparative Advertising – Well-Known Marks --Trade Mark Law – Abusive Registration of Well-KnownMarks – Foreign Marks --Trade Mark Law – Parallel Imports – Identity of Goods –Licensing Agreement – Counterfeit Goods --Protection of Legal Interests Not Explicitly Recognized by Statute – Tort and Intellectual Property Law --Copyright – Works of Applied Art – Law of Torts – Slavish Imitation – Unfair Competition Prevention – Designs --Publicity Rights – Personality Rights --Patent Law – Licensing Law – Exclusive Registered Licensee – Standing to Sue --Antitrust Law – Price Fixing – Administrative Guidance – Fair Trade Commission --Antitrust Law – Concerted Behaviour – Cartels – Patent Pools --Antitrust Law – Unfair Trade Practices – Resale PriceMaintenance – Private Enforcement --Part V: Conflict of Laws, Arbitration and Civil Procedure --Infringement of a US Patent – Patent Law – Applicable Law --Claim for the Interdiction of an Arbitration Procedure: Law Applicable to the Legal Capacity of a Company –Adoption of an Arbitration Agreement – Doctrineof Separability of the Arbitration Agreement fromthe Main Contract --Law Applicable to Maritime Lien --Calculation of Lost Income of Foreign Victim becauseof Accident in Japan --International Civil Procedure Law – State Immunity from Civil Jurisdiction – Restrictive Immunity Theory – Waiverfrom Immunity --International Civil Procedure Law – Jurisdiction – Place of Business of Corporations --International Civil Procedure Law, Recognition of Foreign Judgments, Punitive Damages --Recognition – Enforcement – Foreign Judgment – Indirect Jurisdiction – Service – Public Policy – Mutual Guarantee --Arbitration Law – Governing Law – Scope of Arbitration Agreement --Arbitral Award – Setting Aside – Appropriateness of Arbitral Tribunal's Reasons not Examinable by State Court – Impactof New Arbitration Law --Arbitration Law – Separability and Arbitrability –Terminated Contract --Disclosure of Documents for Internal Use --Table of Cases.