Legal Question in Intellectual Property in Tennessee

Re: Billing Data

The answer to your question is a resounding IT DEPENDS (totally unsatisfactory, I know). The questions involve ownership of the database, "work made for hire" agreements, and other such things that you didn't clue us in to.

You should speak with your INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (not general) attorney about this matter. If you need a referral, check with your local bar association, or select a local lawyer from the roster of attorneys that you can find at https://oedci.uspto.gov/OEDCI/ (registered patent attorneys and agents; make sure the person you contact is an ATTORNEY; agents are not allowed to handle copyright and trademark matters, which your question calls for).

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