Re: IP transfer question
On Sat, 2 Apr 2005 15:20:33 -0800, "Walter Harley"
<walterh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>If I manufacture a product under license from its designer, I unavoidably
>learn aspects of its design which I may then, intentionally or not, use in
>my own subsequent designs.
>
>Suppose that over time, I evolve the product's design, perhaps to the point
>that it is no longer recognizably derivative. Typically, how is the
>question of "when do I stop paying royalties" addressed in contracts?
>
>That is, what contractual terms are generally used to protect the other guy
>from me just tweaking his design, calling it my own, and selling it without
>paying royalties; and, on the other hand, to protect me from him claiming
>that any vaguely-related product I ever subsequently design is really his
>and I owe royalties on it?
IANAL, but I understand they make huge amounts of money for
answering such questions, and even more once one party contacts
another with a claim of infringement.
What's the best law school in the Atlanta area?
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