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The Risks of Dual Licensing in The Pioneering Landscape of Contemporary Open Source

Traverse Legal Blog

As more and more projects in these fields adopt open-source licensing, the legal complexities tied to these licenses are becoming increasingly relevant, with dual licensing being a case in point. Our attorneys have been at the forefront of open source project representation since 2008. The challenges are significant.

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The Risks of Dual Licensing in The Pioneering Landscape of Contemporary Open Source

LexBlog IP

As more and more projects in these fields adopt open-source licensing, the legal complexities tied to these licenses are becoming increasingly relevant, with dual licensing being a case in point. Our attorneys have been at the forefront of open source project representation since 2008. The challenges are significant.

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A present assignment of future continuation applications

Patently-O

The decision is lacking though because the court does not ground its decision in any particular contract or property tradition. Although it did not state directly, the court appears to have based its contract interpretation on federal patent law as it has done in prior cases. The quote above comes from the employment agreement.

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Boat Rental Marketplace Defeats Lawsuit Over Offline Boating Accident–In re Chaves

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MySpace case from 2008 and its progeny (assuming the Doe case is still good law in the Fifth Circuit, which isn’t guaranteed ). It isn’t clear if the estate tried some of the more modern Section 230 workarounds, such as negligent design. .'” Publisher/Speaker Claim. LEXIS 23688 (S.D.

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Guest Post by Prof. Contreras: HTC v. Ericsson – Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fifth Circuit Doesn’t Know What FRAND Means Either

Patently-O

The decision is significant as it is the first by the Fifth Circuit to address the licensing of standards-essential patents and the meaning of “fair, reasonable and nondiscriminatory” (FRAND) licensing terms, adding to the growing body of jurisprudence already issued by the Third, Ninth and Federal Circuits in this area. Background.

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Fifth Circuit Affirms That Ericsson’s Offers to HTC Complied With ETSI FRAND Commitment (HTC v. Ericsson)

LexBlog IP

The decision rejected HTC’s argument that the non-discrimination portion of the FRAND commitment required Ericsson to give HTC the same licensing terms as given larger mobile device manufacturers, because that would convert the ETSI FRAND commitment into a most-favored-licensee approach that ETSI had refused to adopt. per 4G device.

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The Battle Over Poker NFTs

Plagiarism Today

In 2009, the Associated Press filed a lawsuit against artist Shepherd Fairey over the famous Obama “Hope” poster that he designed. According to Cariou, Prince’s 2008 series Canal Zone took images from a collection of photographs by Cariou and used them with only slight modifications. 1: The Shepard Fairey Dispute.

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