context: Under this section, registration is a jurisdictional prerequisite to the initiation of an infringement action in federal court. E.g., M.G.B.
citation_a.signal: cf.
citation_a.identifier: 683 F.Supp. 1234, 1242
citation_a.parenthetical: accepting jurisdiction over infringement claim where plaintiff amended complaint to reference certificates of registration obtained after suit was filed
citation_a.sentence: Homes, Inc. v. Ameron Homes, Inc., 903 F.2d 1486, 1488 (11th Cir.1990); Dodd v. Fort Smith Special School Dist. No. 100, 666 F.Supp. 1278, 1282 (W.D.Ark.1987); see International Trade Management, Inc. v. United States, 553 F.Supp. 402, 403 (Cl.Ct. 1982) (“A suit for copyright infringement is conditioned on obtaining (or being denied) a certificate of registration”); cf. Haan Crafts Corp. Craft Masters, Inc., 683 F.Supp. 1234, 1242 (N.D.Ind.1988) (accepting jurisdiction over infringement claim where plaintiff amended complaint to reference certificates of registration obtained after suit was filed).
citation_b.signal: see
citation_b.identifier: 553 F.Supp. 402, 403
citation_b.parenthetical: "A suit for copyright infringement is conditioned on obtaining (or being denied) a certificate of registration"
citation_b.sentence: Homes, Inc. v. Ameron Homes, Inc., 903 F.2d 1486, 1488 (11th Cir.1990); Dodd v. Fort Smith Special School Dist. No. 100, 666 F.Supp. 1278, 1282 (W.D.Ark.1987); see International Trade Management, Inc. v. United States, 553 F.Supp. 402, 403 (Cl.Ct. 1982) (“A suit for copyright infringement is conditioned on obtaining (or being denied) a certificate of registration”); cf. Haan Crafts Corp. Craft Masters, Inc., 683 F.Supp. 1234, 1242 (N.D.Ind.1988) (accepting jurisdiction over infringement claim where plaintiff amended complaint to reference certificates of registration obtained after suit was filed).