Legal Opinion

MDS (Canada) Inc. v. Rad Source Technologies, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided August 19, 2014No. 11-15145UnpublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Per curiam

On July 1, 2013, this Court certified the following question to the Supreme Court of Florida:

WHEN A LICENSEE ENTERS INTO A CONTRACT TO TRANSFER ALL OF ITS INTERESTS IN A LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR AN ENTIRE TERM OF A LICENSE AGREEMENT, SAVE ONE DAY, BUT REMAINS LIABLE TO THE LICENSOR UNDER THE LICENSE AGREE*701MENT, IS THE CONTRACT AN ASSIGNMENT OF THE LICENSE AGREEMENT, OR IS THE CONTRACT A SUBLICENSE?

MDS (Canada) Inc. v. Rad Source Techs., Inc., 720 F.3d 883 (11th Cir.2013). The Supreme Court of Florida rephrased the question:

DOES FLORIDA RECOGNIZE A “BRIGHT-LINE RULE” TO DISTINGUISH AN ASSIGNMENT…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Waterman v. MacKenzieSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
  2. Vaupel Textilmaschinen Kg and Vaupel North America v. Meccanica Euro Italia S.P.A. And American Trim Products, Inc., Defendants/cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1991
  3. Geoffrey Scimone v. Carnival CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2013
  4. Aspex Eyewear, Inc. v. Miracle Optics, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2006
  5. MDS (Canada) Inc. v. Rad Source Technologies, Inc., etc.Supreme Court of Florida · 2014

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