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U.S. Supreme Court,
Intellectual Property,
Civil Litigation

Mar. 18, 2020

Inaccuracies in copyright registration

Copyright claimants beware, accused infringers be aware.

Josepher Li

Associate
Knobbe Martens

Email: josepher.li@knobbe.com

Josepher focuses his practice on intellectual property litigation, with an emphasis on patent matters, and he represents both patentees and accused infringers in cases involving a wide range of technologies.

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[THIS COLUMN APPEARED IN THE 2020 TOP IP LAWYER SUPPLEMENT]

Although copyright registration is not a precondition to copyright protection, a copyright registration is required to bring an action for copyright infringement. Indeed, a unanimous Supreme Court held in Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corporation v. Wall-Street.com, LLC, 139 ...

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