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Linear indemnifies Customer against IP infringement claims

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This obligation places the legal defense burden for IP infringement claims about the Service on Linear rather than on Customer.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

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.

How other platforms handle this

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Customer must provide us with prompt written notice of any Claim Against Customer and allow us the right to assume the exclusive defense and control...

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DeepL shall not settle or recognise claims of third parties without Customer's consent which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

Google Cloud Medium

To the extent permitted by applicable law, this Section 13 (Indemnification) states the parties' sole and exclusive remedy under this Agreement for any third-party allegations of Intellectual Property Rights infringement...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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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 Linear Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Linear Terms of Service
Entity
Linear
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 12, 2026
Last verified
July 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-071579
Document ID
CA-D-00549
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
9cca26e0a660105ad1c14c40d507c56845e5f2be3994628be16f6f9a072e318f
Analysis generated
July 12, 2026 14:58 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Linear
Document: Linear Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-071579
Captured: 2026-07-12 14:58:38 UTC
SHA-256: 9cca26e0a660105a…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/linear/linear-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-071579/linear-indemnifies-customer-against-ip-infringement-claims/
Accessed: July 12, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Linear's Linear indemnifies Customer against IP infringement claims clause do?

This obligation places the legal defense burden for IP infringement claims about the Service on Linear rather than on Customer.

How does this clause affect you?

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.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 222 platforms. See the full comparison.

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