, Ali Saatchi; , omid mohammadinia
Abstract
Applicable rules on Intellectual properties contracts such as innovation licenses is one of the challenging issues of legal systems. The essential question is contractual issues like the formation of contracts, the obligations of parties; methods of dissolution of the contract, etc. are subject to which ...
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Applicable rules on Intellectual properties contracts such as innovation licenses is one of the challenging issues of legal systems. The essential question is contractual issues like the formation of contracts, the obligations of parties; methods of dissolution of the contract, etc. are subject to which rules? US legal system has a problem to answer this question in the legislative, judiciary, and doctrine areas. In the legislative area, there are efforts to specialize applicable rules on license contract and particularly software. Nevertheless, the states do not approve this specialization due to its generalization and similarity to the law of goods contracts. In the judiciary area, the approach of the majority of courts is an inclination to apply laws of goods contracts on information-based contracts. However, contrary to majority’s view and according to practical doctrine, in order to determine appropriate rules, one has to address the particular subject of these contracts and mainly commercial custom of a license contract and macro policies of intellectual properties systems. Thus, in Iranian Law, we must distinguish the complementary rules from mandatory rules. In consideration of complementary rules, one must examine the commercial context of intellectual properties contracts, contractual forms of the license, and nature of subject-matter (Information). In consideration of mandatory legal rules, the legal system of innovations must be identified accurately, and its applicable rules will be analyzed and codified in the light of them.
