| 21-7532 |
Palani Karupaiyan v. International SOS, et al. |
Third Circuit |
2022-04-04 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
civil-rights conley-v-gibson copyright-ownership federal-courts federal-procedure federal-statute joint-employment pleading-standards remedies software-engineering sullivan-v-little-hunting-park |
whether-the-plaintiff's-allegation-of-joint-employers-not-paying-is-enough-for-fcp-rule-8(a)'s-short-and-plain-statement-requirement |
| 21-711 |
Markham Concepts, Inc., et al. v. Hasbro, Inc., et al. |
First Circuit |
2021-11-15 |
Denied |
Amici (5)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) |
1909-act 1976-act copyright copyright-law copyright-ownership employer-employee independent-contractor statutory-interpretation work-for-hire |
Whether a party that commissions a work from an independent contractor qualifies as the creator's 'employer' within the meaning of the Copyright Act o… |
| 20-661 |
Christian Charles v. Jerry Seinfeld, et al. |
Second Circuit |
2020-11-13 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
authorship authorship-claim circuit-split civil-procedure copyright-infringement copyright-ownership ownership-dispute statute-of-limitations work-for-hire |
Does a repudiation of copyright ownership in a work by one who is not an author of the work and has obtained no authorship interest in the work cause … |
| 19-894 |
Michael Yamashita, et al. v. Scholastic Inc. |
Second Circuit |
2020-01-17 |
Denied |
|
circuit-split copyright-infringement copyright-ownership feist-publication feist-publications pleading-standard prima-facie-case second-circuit seventh-circuit third-circuit unauthorized-copying |
Did the Second Circuit err in holding that a complaint for copyright infringement must be dismissed unless it alleges particular facts showing specifi… |
| 19-708 |
Gold Value International Textile, Inc. v. Sanctuary Clothing, LLC, et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-12-04 |
Denied |
Amici (1)Response Waived |
17-usc-411 attorneys-fees copyright-infringement copyright-law copyright-ownership copyright-procedure copyright-registration copyright-validity good-faith publication publication-status statutory-interpretation |
Can a court invalidate a copyright registration and terminate a pending case based on a good-faith inclusion of inaccurate information on a copyright … |
| 19-297 |
H&M Hennes & Mauritz, LP v. Malibu Textiles, Inc. |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-09-04 |
Denied |
|
access access-requirement copyright-infringement copyright-ownership copyright-registration copyright-validity plausibility-standard pleading-standard striking-similarity |
Whether conclusory statements of 'striking similarity' are sufficient to plead copyright infringement under the 'plausibility' standard |
| 19-259 |
Maron Pictures Ltd. v. Sam Eigen, et al. |
California |
2019-08-28 |
Denied |
|
berne-convention contributory-copyright-infringement copyright-act copyright-infringement copyright-law copyright-ownership federal-jurisdiction federal-preemption motion-picture motion-picture-rights preemption state-court state-court-jurisdiction statutory-interpretation |
How can any state court make conclusions in relation to motion picture rights without referring to the Copyright Act to make a determination? |
| 19-5299 |
Samuel Rivera Rosado v. Lucid Energy, Inc. |
Eleventh Circuit |
2019-07-24 |
Dismissed |
Relisted (2)IFP |
civil-rights constitutional-rights copyright-infringement copyright-ownership copyright-protection design-theft due-process intellectual-property patent patent-infringement patent-registration standing takings |
Whether the U.S. Supreme Court can allow a company to steal a person's copyright ownership, design, drawing and blueprints and secure a patent for the… |
| 18-494 |
Thomas S. Ross v. Apple, Inc. |
Eleventh Circuit |
2018-10-17 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
17-usc-106 17-usc-501 copyright-infringement copyright-ownership eleventh-circuit exclusive-rights motion-to-dismiss standard-of-review statutory-interpretation |
Whether the Eleventh Circuit correctly held that granting defendant's Motion for Dismissal was justified even though a) plaintiff proved ownership of … |
| 18-72 |
DRK Photo v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. |
Second Circuit |
2018-07-13 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
17-usc-501b beneficial-ownership circuit-split copyright-act copyright-infringement copyright-ownership copyright-ownership-transfer infringement-claims standing statutory-construction statutory-standing |
Whether an unequivocal transfer of copyright ownership, together with accrued claims, is effective to give the transferee the statutory right to sue a… |