Posts Tagged: copyright registration
Senators Tillis and Coons Express Concerns with Fourth Estate in Letter to Copyright Office
On March 14, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Chris Coons (D-DE), respectively the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, sent …
Supreme Court Mulls Circuit Split on When a Copyright is Registered in Fourth Estate v. Wall-Street.com
On January 8th, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corporation v. Wall-Street.com [Case No. 17-571 (Jan. 8, 2019)] to settle a longstanding circuit …
Copyrights: Intellectual Property Considerations for Start-Ups
Copyrights protect original works of authorship. This gives a copyright holder exclusive rights to modify, distribute, perform, display, and copy the work. However, as with other forms …
Western Tennessee Judge Denies Spotify’s Motions to Dismiss Copyright Infringement Claims Brought by Bluewater Music
U.S. District Judge Jon McCalla of the Western District of Tennessee recently issued an order denying motions made by interactive streaming music provider Spotify to dismiss …
The Chinese “Super Trademark”: A Creative Strategy for Overseas IP Protection
Enforcement of trademark rights in China is an ongoing issue faced by numerous corporations. Invalidating or canceling a trademark registration in the Chinese market is time-consuming and …
Litigating Copyrights: Is Registration required to get into Court?
While registration is required in order to file a lawsuit for copyright in federal court, there is currently a circuit split with regard to what part of …
US Supreme Court Tackles Copyright Registration Circuit Split
Some circuit courts have held that a work is “registered” and the copyright owner can sue an infringer as soon as the applicant files the application, deposits …
Northern Florida District Judge Decides That Dentist’s Copyright Claims Have No Bite
On June 20th, U.S. District Judge Mark Walker of the Northern District of Florida issued an order on summary judgment which terminated Pohl v. Officite, a …
Supreme Court to Resolve Copyright Registration Circuit Split
On Thursday, June 28, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case that should resolve the long-standing question of whether a copyright plaintiff must have a …
Seinfeld Moves to Dismiss Copyright Claims over ‘Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee’
In early February, a copyright complaint was filed in the Southern District of New York against comedian Jerry Seinfeld and a series of companies involved with the …
Leveraging copyright protection for design aspects of useful products
Instead of using claims of trademark infringement and more expensive design patent infringement (if a design patent is even obtained), one can expect manufacturers of useful articles …
The Most Famous Song in the World Set Free: Impacts of the Happy Birthday to You Settlement
On June 30th, Judge George King of the Central District of California entered the Final Order and Judgment in the matter of Good Morning to You Productions …
NYIPLA Proposes Supreme Court Adopt a New Test for Copyright Protection in Cheerleader Uniform Case
This case concerns Star Athletica’s alleged infringement of Varsity Brands’ purported copyrights in the design of certain cheerleading uniforms. Under the Copyright Act, because clothing possesses …
Target, Walmart Win Copyright Litigation Over Zebra Pattern
Meridian Textiles filed a copyright claim against Topson Downs, Target and Wal-Mart (collectively called Defendant in court documents), claimed the used fabric designs that are solely theirs. …
How to Copyright One or More Photographs
Recently I enrolled in a basic photography class and I am loving it! Of course, I didn't have anywhere to go but up. Still, my photographs are …
