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Licensing vs. Franchising: Are You Accidentally Creating a Franchise?

IP Intelligence

A trademark license may seem straightforward. Since a license is like any other contract, the licensor can add any number of conditions to the agreement, right? How does a license differ from a franchise? Finally, a franchise is subject to many more regulations than a license because it involves much more than a trademark.

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Licensing vs. Franchising: Are You Accidentally Creating a Franchise?

IP Intelligence

A trademark license may seem straightforward. Since a license is like any other contract, the licensor can add any number of conditions to the agreement, right? How does a license differ from a franchise? Finally, a franchise is subject to many more regulations than a license because it involves much more than a trademark.

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Licensing vs. Franchising: Are You Accidentally Creating a Franchise?

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A trademark license may seem straightforward. Since a license is like any other contract, the licensor can add any number of conditions to the agreement, right? How does a license differ from a franchise? Finally, a franchise is subject to many more regulations than a license because it involves much more than a trademark.

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Luxury Real Estate Market Boom in Dubai: Legal Considerations

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This requirement ensures transparency, accountability, and legal recognition of property transactions in the luxury real estate market. 13/2008, as amended, mandates that developers register all dispositions of off-plan properties in the Interim Register (Oqood), maintained by the Dubai Land Department.

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U.S. Supreme Court Grants Certiorari to Decide Damages Period Under Copyright Act

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. (“Warner”), for copyright infringement in the Southern District of Florida, alleging that Warner was using Nealy’s musical works based on invalid third-party licenses in violation of 17 U.S.C. § Less than three years later, in December 2018, Nealy filed suit, seeking relief for the infringement dating back to 2008.

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Fish & Richardson Elevates 15 Attorneys to Principal in Class Distinguished by Diversity of Background and Experience

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

Newly promoted principals for 2023 are: Ashley Bolt has experience handling complex patent and intellectual property litigation in U.S. from the University of Georgia School of Law and was the senior notes editor of the Journal of Intellectual Property Law. District Court, before the U.S. Sara received her J.D.

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Warner Chappell Music, Inc. v. Nealy: Supreme Court Allows Retrospective Copyright Damages Beyond 3 Years Based on Discovery Rule

IP Intelligence

Nealy was incarcerated for drug-related offenses from 1989 to 2008 and from 2012 to 2015. In 2008, unbeknownst to Nealy, Butler entered into an agreement with Warner Chappell Music Inc. Nealy sought damages for alleged copyright infringement dating back to 2008 – 10 years before he filed suit.

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