“Linear will defend Customer and its Users, officers, directors, and employees against any third-party claim or action...based on the allegation that the Service infringes such third party's intellectual property rights...”
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This obligation places the legal defense burden for IP infringement claims about the Service on Linear rather than on Customer.
If a third party alleges that Linear's Service infringes their intellectual property rights, Linear is required to defend you and your users, officers, directors, and employees in that action.
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"Linear will defend Customer and its Users, officers, directors, and employees against any third-party claim or action...based on the allegation that the Service infringes such third party's intellectual property rights...Excerpt from Linear's Terms of Service
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This obligation places the legal defense burden for IP infringement claims about the Service on Linear rather than on Customer.
If a third party alleges that Linear's Service infringes their intellectual property rights, Linear is required to defend you and your users, officers, directors, and employees in that action.
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