Legal Question in Construction Law in Iowa

Copying Architectual Plans

My father is an architect and drew up some plans for us to build a new home. We gave the plans to a contractor to spec out the plans. We have since found out that he has shown the plans to someone else who wants to build a home with him. What kind of legal recourse do we have if he builds this home? Or my father?


Asked on 2/12/04, 10:37 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Daniel Press Chung & Press, P.C.

Re: Copying Architectual Plans

Your father should register his copyright in the plans with the U.S. Copyright Office and then assert a claim for copyright infringement. You would want to be sure to put the putative infringers on notice of the existence of the copyright.

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Answered on 2/12/04, 11:28 am


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