Patents & Contracts
Information
I. Patents & Copyrights;
What is a patent?
A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for detailed public disclosure of an invention.
What is copyright?
Copyright is a legal right created by the law of a country that grants the creator of an original work exclusive rights for its use and distribution for a specified amount of time.
- Post a new topic for requesting a copyright using the format below:
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[b]Name of business:[/b] [b]Holder of the copyright:[/b] [b]Terms you wish to protect:[/b] [b]Acronyms you wish to protect:[/b] [b]Other subjects of protection: [/b]
Do note that the Court will impose an expiration date for your patent or copyright, you must renew it once it expires, if your business is still active and you still wish to hold the patent and copyright.
II. Contracts;
1. What are contracts?
Contracts are written or spoken legal binding agreements that may be enforced in the District Court. Usually used for employments in Government branches or in sales, rents and trades.
2. What kind of contracts have to be approved by the Court?
All contracts that are signed between a public authority (SAPD, SASD, SAFD etc...) and a private citizen are presented in their respective board within the San Andreas Government website (forum.sagov.us), and are taking effect once the citizen fills an application. In general, the contracts must be presented with full disclosure of all terms and parties that are expected to sign and agree with the contract. Official State Agencies such as the San Andreas Police, Sheriff and Fire Departments, National Guard & Highway Patrol are not required to submit the contract to the Court in order to approve a contract, the citizens signing a contract are pre-approved once the application has been filled.
The freedom of contract principle applies to all private contracts. Contracts that are aimed for sales, rents or trades can be signed without the Court's approval or presenting them to the Court beforehand. You may sign them verbally or in writing privately. However, the burden of proof that the contract was accepted by both parties will lie with the plaintiff, so make sure you have copies of everything. It is advised you do not proceed until the contract has been presented to the District Court or otherwise, if the term is breached while the contract wasn't acknowledged, you will have difficulties if you decide to fill case against the person.
In case the contract was breached by either party, a case may be submitted to the District Court with full description of the incident or incidents in which the terms were breached. Additionally, do not forget that the Court only acts on proven submissions, therefore, ensure that you can prove the breach of terms as otherwise it will be considered mere allegation.
3. What if I don't agree with District Court's conclusion?
You may submit a case to the Supreme Court for review and reconsideration. Do note that all cases brought to Supreme Court cost additional and higher fees.
