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II PK 209/04 AI generated

Contractual obligation to third parties under Art. 393 § 2 k.c. terminates upon contract dissolution unless extended.

Case Number II PK 209/04
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal against a judgment ordering patent licensees to pay royalties to co-creators after the patent expired and the license contract was terminated. The court found that the contractual reservation of payment obligations to third parties under Article 393 § 2 of the Civil Code ceases to exist upon the effective dissolution of the main agreement, absent a specific extension clause. Since the licensees failed to prove an agreement extending these obligations beyond the contract's end, the court ruled that the statutory rule governs the termination of such reservations.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 393 § 2 k.c.; The contractual reservation of an obligation to perform in favor of a third party terminates upon the effective dissolution of the contract establishing it, unless the contract explicitly provides for a different duration of validity for such reservation.

Keywords

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contractual reservation third party patent license contract royalty obligation termination Civil Code Art 393 dissolution of contract

Cited Legislation

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Art. 393 § 2 k.c.
Art. 98 k.p.c.
art. 393 § 2 k.c
art. 393 k.c
art. 39311 § 1 k.p.c
art. 39312 k.p.c
art. 98 k.p.c

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