Congratulations to my colleague Angelique McCall. She recently published two articles on Amazon’s Neutral Patent Evaluation in The Tipsheet, the newsletter of the Intellectual Property Section of the Texas State Bar. You can also find the articles on IP Watchdog.
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If you make your living from selling or performing your original works of authorship, it is good practice to register that work of authorship with the United States Copyright Office. Registration creates a public record of your ownership, and if done within 3 months of publication or prior to infringement, it gives the author the right to seek statutory damages and attorneys’ fees from an infringer in a lawsuit. Most importantly, though, registration is prerequisite to bringing a copyright infringement lawsuit in federal court.
Many authors, however, don’t bother to register their works until after an infringement occurs.
Continue Reading Do You Have to Register Your Copyright Before Filing Suit? The US Supreme Court Will Soon Decide.