A November 8, 2013 decision by the
United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a $3.2
million damages award for copyright infringement in favor of an architectural
firm against a home-building firm in which a jury determined that Design Homes,
L.P had infringed the copyrighted architectural drawings of Kipp Flores
Architects, L.L.C.
For
more on the ruling, check out attorney Harriet Thomas Ivy’s article on JDSupra
Law News at http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/builder-beware-does-your-project-infrin-66896/?utm_source=LU_Emails.
Mr. Baker is
head of the Intellectual Property Law Department and a partner at Hart, King
& Coldren, a full service law firm located in Orange County,
California. If you would like to contact
him, send an e-mail to dbaker@hkclaw.com or call him at (714) 432-8700.
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