Intellectual Property Law
New Matter WINTER 2020, Volume 45, Number 4
Content
- Online Cle For Participatory Credit
- California Supreme Court the Independent Wrong in Tortious Interference Claims and the Reasonableness of Non-Compete Provisions in Business Contracts
- Cla Staff
- Supreme Court To Review Arthrex Decision
- The California Lawyers Association Intellectual Property Alumni
- Intellectual Property Section Executive Committee 2019-2021
- Quarterly International Ip Law Update
- Ip and Art: An International Perspective
- Contents
- Intellectual Property Section Interest Group Representatives 2019–2021
- Patent Eligibility Dangerous Driving on Highway 35 U.S.C. 101
- MCLE Self-Study Article
- Trade Secret Report
- Letter from the Chair
- Letter from the Editor-in-Chief
- 2021 New Matter Author Submission Guidelines
- Ninth Circuit Report
- Ttab Decisions and Developments
- The Licensing Corner
- 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.