Worden Entered into an Agreement That Allowed Yazdianpour to Be

question 205

Multiple Choice

Worden entered into an agreement that allowed Yazdianpour to be the exclusive seller of Safebood Technologies patented products outside of the United States. Worden knew that the patents were only valid in the United States, but did not tell Yazdianpour who learned that fact when he tried to sell licenses for the products. He sued Worden for fraud. The appeals court held that Worden could:​

• A) ​be liable for misrepresentation but not for intentional fraud.
• B) ​be liable for breach of contract but not for fraud or misrepresentation.
• C) ​not be liable for fraud as the technology had no protection rights outside of the United States.
• D) ​not be liable for fraud or misrepresentation because Yazdianpour did not make any up-front payment for the rights.
• E) ​none of the other choices are correct.

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