Milestone A/S is an European company. According to EU-laws I am really wondering how a term in a contract could be legal preventing other competitors from making business with ONSII ?
Milestone / OnSSI OEM Agreement Analyzed and Legal Move
Published May 17, 2016 15:16 PM
OnSSI has withdrawn its lawsuit from US courts, but the fight is far from done.
In this note, we examine what is happening, digging into the 2009 Milestone / ONSSI OEM agreement and how that impacts the market.
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***** ********* ** ****:
“***** **** ******* ** **** *** claims ** ******* *** ********* ******** its ** ****** *********** *** ******* prejudice.***** ******* *** ***** ** **-**** those ****** ** *** ** ****** it ****** ********* ** ** **”.
*** ********* ****** ** ***** ******** to ***** ** ** *****, **** OnSSI *** ***** ********* ***. (*** US **********) *** **** *** ******** with ********* *** *** ********* */* (the ****** ****** *******).
OEM *********
******* ********** ******** *** **************** ********* *** ***** *** *********, as **** ***********'* ********.
***** **** ****** **** ********, ** did **** ***** * ******** ********:
- ****** ***** ***** **** ** **** 15 ****** ****** ** ********* *** agreement.
- ***** *** *** ******* ** ******* or ****** *** ***** ****, ** shown ** *** ******* *****:
Notice **** ***** **** *, ****
* **** ****** ***** ******** ********* acquiring ******, * ********* *** / NVR, **** ********* * ****** ** terminate *** *** ********* **** *********. This **** *****, ** ***** ** Section *.* *****, ***** ********** ***** from ********** ** ********* ***** ***** acquired ***.
15 ****** ** ******* *, ****
*** ** ****** ***** **** *** ** October *, ****, ***** *** *** final **** **** ***** **** ********* licenses. **** *** *********** ** ********* **** **** *** ***** ************** ** ******* *** *** ***** about *** ***** ******, ***** ********* lots ** *********.
Who ***** **?
***** *** **** **** ******* ***** who ****** *** '*******'. ********* *** said **** ***** ***, *** ***** these *********, **** ***** ** ** correct. ** *** ***** ****, ***** was ********* ****** ** ********* ** if **** **** ****** ** ***** ***** own ***.
Dispute ******* - ******** ****** *** *****
*** ************ **** *****, *** ******* issues ***** ******. ***** ****** **** Milestone **** ***** $* ******* *** that ***** ** ******* **** *** software ******* *** ******** ********* ******* OnSSI *******. ******* ***********, **** ****** significant ****** ** ***** *** *** taken*********** *************** ** *** ********** *******.
** *** **** ****, ******* *********** is ****** ** ***** * ********** faster **** * **** ***** *** US ***** ****. ** **** ****** as *** **** ********.
Comments (3)
U
Undisclosed #1
May 19, 2016JH
John Honovich
May 19, 20161, that's an interesting point. We do not know enough about EU law to offer a meaningful comment.
U
Undisclosed #2
May 21, 2016All this over a space bar...