tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12505562.post114778900720944817..comments2024-03-15T11:42:21.265-04:00Comments on The Patry Copyright Blog: Cancellation of RegistrationsWilliam Patryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12987498082479617363noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12505562.post-30778010359608366932009-10-30T02:25:09.378-04:002009-10-30T02:25:09.378-04:00In my experience, a request to cancel a valid regi...In my experience, a request to cancel a valid registration is tantamount to a request for the court to grant a "license to steal"<br /><br />This case was settled with an undisclosed amount being paid to the plaintiffs. <br /><br />The plaintiffs law firms accrued fees in excess of 1.5 million dollars for their services.<br /><br />Sincerely.<br /><br />Michele M. Rogers<br />M. M. Rogers Design<br />Albuquerque NMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12505562.post-1147803696956247732006-05-16T14:21:00.000-04:002006-05-16T14:21:00.000-04:00But the Office is typically only a party when ther...But the Office is typically only a party when there has been a refusal. When a registration has issued (and this is the only circumstance when cancellation could be an issue), it isn't a party. If there was an issue of great policy concern, I can imagine the Office might seek to intervene, in which your scenario might play out, but even then, I also imagine the Office would wait until all appeals have been exhausted, a step I believe it takes even when there has been an "order" to cancel a regiatration.William Patryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12987498082479617363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12505562.post-1147801095203459232006-05-16T13:38:00.000-04:002006-05-16T13:38:00.000-04:00In cases where the Office or the Register is a par...In cases where the Office or the Register is a party, do you think courts have jurisdiction to order the cancellation of registrations?<BR/><BR/>One could imagine a plaintiff requesting such a remedy in, for example, a case seeking to invalidate an entire class of copyrights, such as those "restored" pursuant to the URAA, or those in their last 20 years of protection after term extension.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com