Legal Opinion · Concurring in part, dissenting in part
TD Bank NA v. Vernon Hill, II
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 1, 2019No. 16-2897Published
1Concurring in part, dissenting in part
COWEN, concurring in part and dissenting in part.
I join in full Parts II and Parts III.A.1, III.A.3, III.B, and III.C of the majority opinion, and I agree that we must vacate the District Court's permanent injunction. I also join Part III.A.2 insofar as the majority determines that "the District Court was mistaken in concluding that the letter agreement vested ownership in the Bank by deeming the manuscript a work for hire." (Majority Opinion at 273.) However, I must respectfully dissent from Part III.A.2's assignment analysis. TD Bank has waived this assignment issue, and, in any event,…
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