The Copyright Act provides that an action for copyright infringement must be commenced “within three years after the claim accrued.” 

Below we predict what 2023 will bring, ranging from the continued explosion of the creator economy to advancement of novel technologies such as NFTs and the metaverse.

On April 7, 2017, the Ninth Circuit revived a copyright infringement case filed by a paparazzi group against social media platform LiveJournal that the district court had dismissed on summary judgment.

The Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA) was signed into law on May 11, 2016 and gives trade secret owners a federal cause of action for injunctive relief and monetary damages for the misappropriation of trade secrets, while also providing employee protections.

Manatt Entertainment Litigation Leader Robert Jacobs, Litigation Partner Prana Topper and Entertainment Litigation Associate Andrea Del-Carmen Gonzalez wrote an article for Law360 about how existing case precedent might inform how the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on a fundamental issue under the ...

 Manatt’s Maura Gierl, a litigation associate, and Robert Jacobs, leader of the entertainment litigation group, wrote a piece for the Daily Journal on the potential legal recourse that television producers can take against those who spoil television shows.  

Eleven Manatt attorneys were named to Lawdragon’s 2025 list of the 500 Leading Litigators in America

Manatt received top rankings in the Legal 500 United States 2024 guide recognizing leading attorneys and practices across the nation.

Manatt has once again been ranked among the nation’s leading law firms in Chambers’ 2024 USA Guide across 18 categories with 42 individual rankings.

Manatt’s Robert Jacobs and Nathaniel Bach were recognized on Daily Journal’s 2024 Top Intellectual Property Lawyers list. 

Manatt Venture Capital and Emerging Companies Partner Michel Narganes, Entertainment Litigation Leader Robert Jacobs and Digital and Technology Counsel and Director Matthew Reece will speak in a webinar titled “Unpacking The NFT Boom: Essentials, Opportunities, and Pitfalls of the NFT Marketplace.”