Jie Tan

Florida Choice of law may not be enforceable in New York in Employment Agreement 雇佣合同中的非竞争条款

Choice of law provisions in contracts are generally enforced by the courts. However, recent Brown & Brown, Inc. v. Johnson, 25 N.Y.3d 364 (2015) New York Appeals Court decision makes people think again. This case concerns an employment agreement that includes a Florida choice of law provision. It contains a non-solicitation provision prohibiting the employee …

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India Government Creates Database of Yoga Poses to Protect Their Traditional Knowledge 印度政府创立瑜伽动作数据库以免他们的传统知识被西方专利

India creates database of 1,500 YOGA poses  The Indian government has decided to create a database of over 1,500 asanas in an effort to protect traditional Indian yoga techniques from being patented in the West, Classifying the yoga positions, known as asanas, as part of the “traditional knowledge” of the country, the Council for Scientific and …

India Government Creates Database of Yoga Poses to Protect Their Traditional Knowledge 印度政府创立瑜伽动作数据库以免他们的传统知识被西方专利 Read More »