Work For Hire Doctrine Cases

Explore 2 court opinions on Work For Hire Doctrine. AI-powered plain English summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.

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Recent Work For Hire Doctrine Opinions (2)

Lesko v. United States

CAFC: Government control over software specs not enough for work-for-hire

cafc · 2026-01-30 · Defendant Win · Impact: 40/100

Lesko v. United States, decided by Federal Circuit on January 30, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the interpretation of the "control" prong of the "work for hire" doctrine...

Off. Create Corp. v. Planet Ent., LLC

ca2 · 2025-06-10 · Defendant Win · Impact: 25/100

Off. Create Corp. v. Planet Ent., LLC, decided by Second Circuit on June 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a copyright infrin...

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