Focus (Forum & Focus)
Aug. 5, 2008
The Meaning of 'Life'
In practice and to create legal certainty, a product's warranty terms should make clear whose life is relevant and how 'lifetime’ is defined, write Lothar Determann and Andreas Splittgerber. - Focus Column
By Lothar Determann and Andreas Splittgerber
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Many things are expected to last for a lifetime, such as a real friendship, a good knife or a Bavarian Lederhosen. This expectation also extends to some goods used in our daily life such as backpacks, sunglasses, pens or computer switches. Many manufacturers of these products even explicitly warrant this. A more in-depth lo...
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