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 (1) The seller must deliver goods which are free from any right or claim of a third party based on industrial property or other intellectual property, of which at the time of the conclusion of the contract the seller knew or could not have been unaware, provided that the right or claim is based on industrial property or other intellectual property:

(a) under the law of the State where the goods will be resold or otherwise used, if it was contemplated by the parties at the time of the conclusion of the contract that the goods were to be resold or otherwise used in that State; or

(b) in any other case, under the law of the State where the buyer has his place of business.

(2) The obligation of the seller under the preceding paragraph does not extend to cases where:

(a) at the time of the conclusion of the contract the buyer knew or could not have been unaware of the right or claim, or

(b) the right or claim results from the seller's compliance with technical drawings, designs, formulae or other such specifications furnished by the buyer.


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BEN ABDERRAHMANE, D. La conformité des marchandises dans la Convention du 11 avril 1980 sur les contrats de vente internationale de marchandises (Dossier/Symposium: La Convention de Vienne) DROIT ET PRATIQUE DU COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL, 1989, 551-563
BIN, M. La non conformità dei beni nella Convenzione di Vienna sulla vendita internazionale RIVISTA TRIMESTRALE DI DIRITTO E PROCEDURA CIVILE, 1990, 755-768
DATE-BAH S.K. Art. 41-42 CISG in: BIANCA C.M. / BONELL M.J. (eds.), Commentary on the International Sales Law, Giuffrè, Milano 1987, 316-321
ENDERLEIN, F., Rights and Obligations of the Seller Under the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods SARCEVIC, P. / VOLKEN, P. (eds.), INTERNATIONAL SALE OF GOODS, DUBROVNIK LECTURES (NEW YORK, OCEANA), 1986, 133-201
FLECHTNER, H.M. Conformity Of Goods, Third Party Claims, and Buyer’s Notice of Breach Under the United Nations Convention (“CISG”), with Comments on the “Mussles Case,” The “Stolen Automobile Case,” and The “Ugandan Used Shoes Case”. University of Pittsburgh School of Law Paper Series, Paper 64, 2007.
KREMER, R. B. Das Persönlichkeitsrecht - Geistiges Eigentum im Sinne des Art. 42 CISG? [The Legal Personality: Intellectual property within the meaning of Art. 42 CISG?] Thesis, Bielefeld Univ., Sellier Eurpean Law Publishers (2009)
PRAGER, M., Verkäuferhaftung und ausländische gewerbliche Schutzrechte (Thèse, Bremen), 1987
RAYNARD, J. Champ d’application de la garantie du vendeur dans la vente internationale de marchandises [Cov. Vienne, 11 avr. 1980, art. 42, & 2°a)] La Semaine juridique. Edition générale, 2003, II, 10 016, 193-197.
SAMPSON, H.M. III, The Title-Passage Rule: Applicable Law Under the CISG 16 INTERNATIONAL TAX JOURNAL 137-152 (1990)
SCHLECHTRIEM, P., The Seller's Obligations under the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods GALSTON, N.M. / SMIT, H. (eds.), INTERNATIONAL SALES (CONFERENCE AT PARKER SHOOL) (NEW YORK - MATTHEW BENDER), 1984, ch. 6
SCHWENZER I. Arts. 35-43 CISG n: Schlechtriem P. / Schwenzer I. (eds.), Commentary on the UN Convention on the International Sale of Goods (CISG), 2nd ed., Oxford University Press, Oxford 2005, 410-510
SCHWENZER I. Artt. 35-43 CISG in: SCHLECHTRIEM P. / SCHWENZER I. (eds.), Kommentar zum Einheitlichen UN-Kaufrecht, 4th ed., C.H. Beck, München 2004in: SCHLECHTRIEM P. / SCHWENZER I. (eds.), Kommentar zum Einheitlichen UN-Kaufrecht, 4th ed., C.H. Beck, München 2004, 414-495
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THOMAS, B., Le point de vue de l'acheteur: propos d'un praticien (Dossier/Symposium: La Convention de Vienne sur la vente internationale) DROIT ET PRATIQUE DU COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL, 1989, 573-780
VAN HOUTTE H. / WAUTELET P., Obligations des parties et sanctions des obligations dans la CVIM Revue de Droit des Affaires Internationales / International Business Law Journal, n. 3/4, 2001, 293-352
VIDA, A., Garantie du vendeur et propriété industrielle: les 'vices juridiques' dans la vente internationale de marchandises (convention de vienne) REVUE TRIMESTRELLE DE DROIT COMMERCIAL ET DE DROIT ECONOMIQUE, 1994, 21-36
WOLF, E., Die Rechtsmängelhaftung nach dem Uniform Commercial Code und dem UN-Kaufrecht Bonn, 1990
ZHANG, X., Die Rechtsmängelhaftung des Verkäufers nach UN-Kaufrecht im Vergleich mit deutschem, englischem, US-amerikanischem und Haager Einheitlichem Kaufrecht (Starnberg, Druckerei V. Novotny), 1994