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Termination

On a breach of this Agreement by the other provided that the party not in breach may, in lieu of terminating this agreement, call upon the other party to remedy the said breach within a specified time and should the said breach be remedied then this Agreement shall continue in force upon the same terms...

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Steps After Termination

Upon the termination of this Agreement in any manner provided herein, Licensee shall stop the use of the Patents and return to Licensor all Know-How and other technical Information furnished by Licensor to Licensee and shall thereafter make no further use of the same nor of any knowledge, skill or other data as to any and all of the Licensed Product covered by this Agreement, whether acquired from Licensor or directly by Licensee nor divulge nor disclose the same to any one, and Licensee shall cease and desist from continuing the manufacture, use and sale of any and all of...

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Incontestability

Licensee shall, during the term of this Agreement, admit the validity of the Patents and/or Trademarks and agree that, if admissible under the existing laws and regulations of the Territory, Licensee shall not, either directly or indirectly, contest nor assist others in contesting the validity of the Patents and/or Trademarks....

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Competitive Products

Licensee undertakes not to manufacture, use, sell or otherwise deal in any products competitive in price and quality with the Licensed Product without the previous consent in writing of Company. Licensee represents and Company admits, however, that at the present time it is, through an affiliated company, (…), involved in the manufacture and distribution in (…) of (…) and (…), which are not in direct competition with those of Company....

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Disputes

All disputes, controversies, or different which may arise between the parties hereto, out of or in relation to or in connection with this Agreement, or for the breach thereof, shall be finally settled by arbitration pursuant to the Japan-American Arbitration Agreement, of September 16, 1952, by which each party hereto is bound....

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Grant of license

Company hereby grants to Licensee, during the life of this Agreement, an exclusive, non-transferable and non-assignable license to manufacture, use and sell the Licensed Product under the Patents, Know-How and other technical furnished by Company hereunder in Territory. Licensee shall manufacture the Licensed Product only at the factory in (…) owned or controlled by Licensee and approved in advance by Company....

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Definitions

Example 2-1: Definitions For the purpose of this Agreement, the words and terms listed below shall have the following meaning: a) The term "Licensed Product" shall mean the finished (…) composite and any other composites containing the chemical compound covered by the Patents, Know-How (these are hereinafter defined) and/or other technical technical furnished by Company, which are manufactured by Licensee. b) The term "Territory" shall mean (…). c) The term "Patents" shall mean those patents and patent applications covering Licensed Product or any process of making it which Company owns or controls, the application date of which is on or before the Effective Date...

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Typical competition restriction cases in Vietnam

Abusing dominant position in the market: Case 1: In 2007 THP filed a complaint with the Vietnam Competition Authority (VCA) against Vietnam Brewery Limited (VBL) – a producer of Tiger and Heineken beer. THP alleged that VBL had abused its dominant position in the premium beer market in some big cities in Vietnam to deter new competitors. The VCA’s investigation mainly focused on identifying the relevant market, determining if VBL had a dominant position in that market and collecting evidence to prove the exclusive dealing conduct. The relevant market in this case was identified by the VCA as the beer market...

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