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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?

LexBlog IP

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

LexBlog IP

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. 14/2008, enhances transparency and accountability in financial transactions related to luxury real estate. Article 3 of Dubai Law No.

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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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Time's Up! Warner Chappell Music, Inc. v. Nealy and the Discovery Rule Saga

The IPKat

In 2018, Sherman Nealy, a Miami based producer, sued Atlantic Records, Warner Chappell, and Artist Publishing Group in Florida federal court over the unauthorised interpolation of the 1984s track “ Jam the box ” in Flo Rida’s “ In the Ayer ,” which was released in July 2008 and managed to peak at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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Supreme Court Affirms Availability of Back-Damages Under Copyright Discovery Rule

Patently-O

Nealy was incarcerated from 1989 to 2008 and again from 2012 to 2015 , and consequently was unaware that Butler had licensed their music without proper authorization. It was not until after his release in 2015 that Nealy discovered these unauthorized licenses, a revelation that came too late according to a straight three-year bar.