WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO FILE A COPYRIGHT CASE?

A perplexing question for litigators is whether copyright owners need to receive their registration before suing. In certain jurisdictions, they could file as long as they had an application on file. In others, they had to wait until a registration issued or action was taken on the application. Finally, the Supreme Court will resolve this looming issue as it agreed to hear the issue in the case of Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.com LLC.

Scott R. Bialecki

Scott Bialecki, a former FTC attorney and IP litigator, is the co-Chair of Sheridan Ross P.C.'s Litigation Group.