Handout 1 - Contract Drafting Workshop外文

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1、ContractDraftingWorkshop8March2008WorkshoponContractDraftingandPatentLicensing1.IntroductoryThoughtsaboutContractDrafting1.1WhatistheGoalofContractDrafting?1.2ContractualPrecision1.3TheLawyerastheClient’sGuide1.4WhichSideShouldDraft?1.5RoleoftheNon-DraftingLawyer2.ContractLangu

2、age2.1Whatmakescontractuallanguagespecial?2.2DoubletsandTriplets2.3Deeming2.4Here-,there-,andwhere-words2.5Othertroublesome,old-fashionedlanguage2.6Obligations,authorisations,andconditions2.7SpecialIssuesforChinesewriters2.8ThePlainEnglishMovement2.8.1WhatisPlainEnglish?2.8.2Be

3、nefitsofDraftinginPlainEnglish2.8.3ControversyofPlainEnglish3.PrinciplesofContractInterpretation3.1TheLiteralApproach3.2NinePrinciplesofContractInterpretation4.ContractDraftingBasics4.1StructureofaContract4.2Title4.3IntroductoryParagraph4.4Preamble/Recitals4.5Definitions4.6Sign

4、atureBlock5.ContractElementsinDetail5.1RepresentationsandWarranties5.2Covenants5.3ConditionsPrecedent5.4RemedyProvisions5.4.1Termination5.4.2Acceleration5.4.3Indemnification5.4.4LiquidatedDamages5.4.5SofteningRemedies5.5SofteningContractProvisions6.BoilerplateProvisions6.1Arbit

5、ration6.2ChoiceofLaw6.2.1WhatLawShouldGovernaContract?6.3ConsenttoJurisdiction6.4WaiverofTrialbyJury-29-ContractDraftingWorkshop8March20086.5Counterparts6.6Headings6.7Severability6.8Integration(MergerClause)6.9NoImpliedWaivers6.10Amendments6.11Assignment6.12CostsandExpenses6.13

6、FurtherAssurances7.PatentLicensing7.1WhatisaLicense?7.2StructureofaLicenseAgreement7.3Definitions7.4PatentMarkingProvisions7.5PatentEnforcement7.6RepresentationsandWarranties7.7Improvements7.8Indemnification7.9RoyaltyRates8.ASolutiontothePatentLicensingScenario9.FinalThoughts:S

7、uggestedAidstoContractDraftinginEnglish9.1PrecedentDocuments9.2OtherDraftingAids-29-ContractDraftingWorkshop8March20081.IntroductoryThoughtstoDraftingContracts1.1WhatisthegoalofContractdrafting?“Thegoalofacontractistodescribewithprecisionthesubstanceofthemeetingoftwominds,inlan

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