No. 23A958

Ronald Ragan, Jr. v. Berkshire Hathaway Automotive, Inc.

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-04-25
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: blank-form-rule circuit-split copyright-law copyrightability creative-works feist-standard
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Copyright Act and Supreme Court precedent permit copyright protection for functional forms and documents with minimal creative elements, resolving an acknowledged circuit split on the 'Blank Form Rule'

Docket Entries

2024-04-25
Application (23A958) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until July 1, 2024.
2024-04-22
Application (23A958) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 2, 2024 to July 1, 2024, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.

Attorneys

Ronald Ragan
Andrew Benedict GrimmDigital Justice Foundation, Inc., Petitioner