United States Ninth Circuit

The California Uniform Commercial Code governs perfection and priority of security interests in a debtor's unregistered copyrights, and is not preempted by federal law.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/07/2001
• Decided 09/11/2002
• Published 09/11/2002

Judges

• Before BRUNETTI, KLEINFELD and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jerrold K. Guben (argued), Reinwald O'Connor & Playdon, Honolulu, Hawaii, and Steven N. Kurtz (briefed), Greenberg & Bass, Encino, California, for the appellant., Robert L. Eisenbach III (briefed), Cooley Godward LLP, San Francisco, California, for amici curiae California Bankers Association, GATX Capital Corporation, Greater Bay Bancorp, and Imperial Bank.


• For Appellees:
  
• Shawn M. Christianson, Buchalter, Nemer, Fields & Younger, San Francisco, California, for appellee Silicon Valley Bank., Craig K. Welch, Welch & Olrich, Petaluma, California, for appellees Advanced Aerospace LLC, Airweld, Inc., and Michael Gilsen.