Legal Opinion
LGS Architects, Inc. v. Concordia Homes of Nevada
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 11, 2006No. 04-16677PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
We must decide whether an architectural firm is entitled to a preliminary injunction prohibiting a client from using its copyrighted designs on projects that fall outside the scope of their licensing agreement.
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In November 2001, LGS Architects, Inc. (“LGS”) and Concordia Homes of Nevada (“Concordia”) entered into a licensing agreement that authorized Concordia to use two of LGS’s architectural plans to construct Arbor Glen I, a master-planned community of eighty houses in northwestern Las Vegas. The parties later signed two “Additional Service” agreements, each of…
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