Intellectual Property Law
New Matter WINTER 2020, Volume 45, Number 4
Content
- 2021 New Matter Author Submission Guidelines
- California Supreme Court the Independent Wrong in Tortious Interference Claims and the Reasonableness of Non-Compete Provisions in Business Contracts
- Cla Staff
- Contents
- Intellectual Property Section Executive Committee 2019-2021
- Intellectual Property Section Interest Group Representatives 2019–2021
- Ip and Art: An International Perspective
- Letter from the Chair
- Letter from the Editor-in-Chief
- MCLE Self-Study Article
- Ninth Circuit Report
- Online Cle For Participatory Credit
- Patent Eligibility Dangerous Driving on Highway 35 U.S.C. 101
- Quarterly International Ip Law Update
- Supreme Court To Review Arthrex Decision
- The California Lawyers Association Intellectual Property Alumni
- The Licensing Corner
- Trade Secret Report
- Ttab Decisions and Developments
- Copyright News
Copyright News
Jonathan Ballard
One LLP
THE NINTH CIRCUIT APPLIES THE COPYRIGHT ACT’S FEE-SHIFTING PROVISION TO DECLARATORY ACTIONS
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that requests for declaratory judgments in copyright cases can give rise to attorneys’ fees awards under Section 505 of the Copyright Act. In so ruling, the Ninth Circuit has raised the stakes for copyright litigants contemplating requests for declaratory judgment, as they may be held liable for attorneys’ fees should their requests prove unsuccessful.