Designed exclusively for purchasing professionals, Purchasing Contract Law, UCC and Patents is a comprehensive guide that teaches the fundamentals of Purchasing Law, covering all aspects of contracts including negotiations, contract basics, laws affecting contracts and what to do if something goes wrong. This book can be used as a primer for a new purchasing agent or as a reference guide for a more established Purchasing Manager. Purchasing Contract Law, UCC and Patents focuses on a crucial element of the purchasing process. Everything you do in Purchasing is only worth what is written in the contract. And anything can be written into a contract. But what the courts will or will not uphold is another matter. How will a purchasing professional know what is enforceable without checking with the courts each time he or she signs an agreement? That is where Purchasing Contract Law, UCC and Patents comes in. Mark Grieco, a licensed attorney specializing in contract law, cuts through the legal mumbo jumbo and introduces you to contracts and the basic requirements that make the agreement enforceable. Along the way he covers everything from purchase orders to purchasing "credit" cards to negotiating, taking you step by step through the entire contract process, from defining the elements in a contract to the problems you may encounter when performing under a contract. Mr. Grieco also examines what to do if something goes wrong. Additionally, the author devotes and entire chapter to the explanation of common contract clauses and includes sample language for these clauses.