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Intellectual Property Royalty Allocation Dispute

Numéro de cause ATAS/447/2005
Autorité / Tribunal
Juridiction Suisse · Canton de Genève (CH-GE)
Date de la décision
Issue du litige Admis (Allowed)
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A party challenged a ruling regarding the allocation of royalties for intellectual property, asserting that the trial court erred in interpreting the governing agreement concerning the percentage owed upon specific forms of exploitation. The appellate court reasoned that the contract language, when read in its entirety, clearly dictated a lower royalty rate for the disputed exploitation method than what the lower court had determined, necessitating a recalculation of the amounts due under the contract's unambiguous terms.

Regeste Legislator

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Art. 66 al. 1 LTF; Intellectual Property Royalty Allocation Dispute: The appellate court reasoned that the contract language, when read in its entirety, clearly dictated a lower royalty rate for the disputed exploitation method than what the lower court had determined, necessitating a recalculation of the amounts due under the contract's unambiguous terms.

Mots-clés

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propriété intellectuelle partie au contrat recours en manquement redevances impayées droit de suite objet du litige

Dispositions légales citées

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Art. 66 al. 1 LTF
Cited in order 1* for deciding on the costs of the federal court proceedings.
Généré par l'IA
A/1047/2005
Contract Royalty Calculation Dispute
A/3372/2005
Royalty Distribution Contract Interpretation Dispute
A/2989/2006
Intellectual Property Rights Allocation Dispute Over Derivative Works
A/2313/2006
Royalty Calculation and Enforcement in Technical Information Licensing Dispute
A/1767/2003
Intellectual Property Royalty Dispute and Contractual Estoppel

Questions juridiques clés extraites par Legislator

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Art. 66 al. 1 LTF

Cited in order 1* for deciding on the costs of the federal court proceedings.

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