Re: copyright notice on contract

On 8/27/99, Peter D. Junger <junger[_at_]samsara.law.cwru.edu> wrote:
>
> On Thu, 26 Aug 1999, Bruce E. Hayden <bhayden[_at_]ieee.org> wrote:
> >
> > I would think that there would be an implied license to create
> > a derivative work when a copyright marked contract is submitted
> > for negotiations.
>
> Would that also apply if the firm that submitted the form of contract
> had a patent on it?

I recall a case a while back that involved a form of merger or acquisition that produced significant tax benefits that the "inventor" claimed a patent on. Does anyone else recall that, or know what happened with the case?

John Noble
<jnoble[_at_]dgsys.com> Received on Sat Aug 28 1999 - 17:44:17 GMT