Intellectual Property Law
New Matter SUMMER 2019, Volume 44, Number 2
Content
- 2019 New Matter Author Submission Guidelines
- Case Comments
- Contents
- Copyright News
- Editorial Board
- Federal Circuit Report
- Intellectual Property Section Executive Committee 2018-2019
- Intellectual Property Section Interest Group Representatives 2018-2019
- Ip and Art: An International Perspective
- Letter from the Chair
- Letter from the Editor-in-Chief
- MCLE Self-Study Article
- Online Cle For Participatory Credit
- Quarterly International Ip Law Update
- The California Lawyers Association Intellectual Property Alumni
- The Licensing Corner
- Ttab Decisions and Developments
- World Ip Day
- Ninth Circuit Report
Ninth Circuit Report
Anne-Marie Dao
Mintz Levin
Hello Ninth Circuit column readers! I hope you are enjoying a fabulous summer thus far. This issue’s Report brings resolution of a circuit split from the United States Supreme Court about copyrights, and discusses trademarks, and hamburgers.
COPYRIGHTS NEED TO BE REGISTERED BEFORE INFRINGEMENT SUITS CAN BE FILED
On March 5, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court held that bringing a suit for copyright infringement requires the infringed work to actually be registered with the U.S. Copyright Office ("Copyright Office"). Specifically, having a pending application for registration with the Copyright Office will not suice.