Legal Question in Intellectual Property in California

Is there a statute of limitations on copyright infringement cases?


Asked on 8/08/12, 1:31 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Bryan Whipple Bryan R. R. Whipple, Attorney at Law

Yes, basically, it's three years: The Copyright Act provides that �No civil action shall be maintained under the provisions of this title unless it is commenced within three years after the claim accrued.� See 17 U.S.C. � 507(b). The trick may be determining when a claim first "accrues" so as to start the running of the limitations period.

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Answered on 8/08/12, 2:48 pm


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