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June 26, 2025
Kirkland Stops Repping Novartis After Regeneron Sought DQ
A New York federal judge accepted the withdrawal Thursday of the entire Kirkland & Ellis LLP team that recently joined Novartis Pharma's legal team battling antitrust allegations over the eye medication Eylea, just a week after plaintiff Regeneron Pharmaceuticals sought their disqualification over an "unthinkable" conflict of interest聽by the lawyers, whose firm previously represented Regeneron.
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June 26, 2025
College Apparel Co. Forever Barred From Using Penn St. TMs
A federal court has permanently barred a Washington-based print-on-demand company from selling merchandise with Pennsylvania State University's name or certain trademarked logos, though it stopped short of banning anything "substantially similar" or making the company pay the school's attorney fees.
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June 26, 2025
Stewart Issues Guidance For Rejecting Parallel IPR Petitions
The acting head of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has thrown out the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's decisions to start two reviews of a patent on protecting computers from malicious activity, saying the board needs to decide whether to take on just one of the challenges.
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June 26, 2025
Lawmakers Object To USPTO Reneging On Atlanta Hub Plan
A group of federal lawmakers from Georgia has written to the acting director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to ask why it no longer plans to launch an outreach office in Atlanta and instead plans to open one at its current headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia.
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June 26, 2025
Judge Tosses Biogen MS Drug Antitrust Suit, For Now
An Illinois federal court tossed a proposed class action accusing Biogen of reducing competition for its multiple sclerosis drug Tecfidera through payments to pharmacy benefit managers, after finding that only some drug pricing lists would have been affected.
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June 26, 2025
Calif. Judge Rejects CoStar, CREXi's Early Win Bids In IP Row
A California federal judge has rejected cross partial summary judgment bids made by property listing rivals CoStar Group Inc. and Commercial Real Estate Exchange Inc. in CoStar's copyright infringement suit against CREXi, which is accused of stealing nearly 50,000 CoStar commercial real estate images.
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June 26, 2025
Garmin Seeks Escape From Fitness Tracker IP Suit
Garmin International Inc. has asked a Michigan federal judge to throw out a patent infringement suit brought by Israeli wearable tech firm CardiacSense Ltd. or at least pause the case while the Patent Trial and Appeal Board reviews the patents-in-suit.
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June 26, 2025
Fed. Circ. Pushed To Rethink Part Of Samsung Win In IP Row
The owner of a patent on stylus detection technology wants the Federal Circuit to rethink part of a May panel decision handing Samsung a win in a challenge to the patent, saying the court should instead affirm part of a Patent Trial and Appeal Board in its favor.
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June 26, 2025
Marketing Co. Fights For TM Case As X Corp. Seeks Sanctions
Legal marketing firm X Social Media LLC told a Florida federal judge that its claims that Elon Musk's decision to rebrand the social media platform he owns from Twitter to X poses a risk of consumer confusion should be left to a jury, while Musk's company accused the marketing firm of case delays worthy of sanctions.
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June 26, 2025
Craft Co. Brings IP, Defamation Suit After Facebook Comment
A Wisconsin crafting company filed infringement claims against a competing firm over three patents on magnetic hoops used to hold fabric taut while it is being embroidered and accused its owner of defamation after he allegedly told people those patents had not actually been granted.
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June 25, 2025
Stewart, APJ Leader Discretionarily Deny 33 More Petitions
The acting U.S. Patent and Trademark Office director rejected 21 petitions for Patent Trial and Appeal Board reviews on Wednesday, and the board's acting deputy chief judge denied another 12 where the acting director recused herself for the first time.
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June 25, 2025
Fed. Circ. Keeps Qualcomm, Apple IP Suit In Texas
The Federal Circuit rejected a petition from Qualcomm and Apple challenging U.S. District Judge Alan Albright's refusal to transfer patent litigation against the two tech giants from Texas to California, saying the companies hadn't met the "demanding standard" to show a "clear abuse" of discretion by the judge.
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June 25, 2025
Full Fed. Circ. Won't Review ITC Marketing Decision
The full Federal Circuit on Wednesday rejected the U.S. International Trade Commission's call to reconsider a panel's holding that sales, marketing and similar expenditures can satisfy domestic industry requirements.
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June 25, 2025
Cigna Says Bristol-Myers Delayed Cancer Drug Generic
Cigna has launched an antitrust suit in New York federal court accusing Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and its Celgene subsidiary of fraudulently obtaining patents, filing sham litigation and paying off generic-drug makers to maintain a monopoly on their blockbuster blood-cancer drug Pomalyst.
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June 25, 2025
Fed. Circ. Backs HP Unit's Alice Win In California
The Federal Circuit refused to revive a lawsuit accusing HP unit Polycom of infringing a multimedia communication patent, backing a California federal judge's finding that the patent wasn't valid to begin with.
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June 25, 2025
Fed. Circ. Won't Revive Inventor's Patent Suit Against Google
The Federal Circuit on Wednesday denied a bid to revive a patent infringement case from a man who says Google's products use aspects of his threat-detection technology.
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June 25, 2025
Copyright Office Won't Collapse Sans Perlmutter, Trump Says
The Trump administration has said the fired leader of the U.S. Copyright Office has not shown that the agency's operations "will grind to a halt" if she is not immediately reinstated and asked a D.C. federal judge to reject her motion for a preliminary injunction.
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June 25, 2025
Meta Beats 'Half-Hearted' Harm Args In AI Fair Use Suit
A California federal judge concluded Wednesday that it was fair for Meta Platforms Inc. to train its Llama large language models with 13 bestselling authors' copyrighted material without their permission, calling their arguments that the tech giant's use of their works would harm the market for their books "half-hearted."
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June 25, 2025
Ex-Google Engineer Nixes Evidence Over Miranda Violation
A California federal judge has ordered that statements a former Google engineer made to federal agents investigating him for espionage and trade secret theft must be suppressed because they violated the Chinese national's Miranda rights.
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June 25, 2025
Stroller Maker Can't Escape Rival's Patent Suit
A Massachusetts federal judge has denied a bid from a baby products company to escape patent infringement claims from a rival, saying the eight years of inaction between the case being filed and when the parties last corresponded about the patent was not enough to reasonably assume that the patent wouldn't be enforced.
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June 25, 2025
Atty's Ex-Wife Tells NC Justices She's Owed Half Firm's Worth
The ex-wife of an intellectual property lawyer in North Carolina has asked the state's highest court to affirm an order awarding her half the value of his law firm in their divorce, arguing the practice's goodwill is marital property subject to equal distribution.
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June 25, 2025
Feds Remark On Injunction Bid In IP Suit Against Samsung
Nonpracticing entities are allowed to get preliminary injunctions in patent cases in situations where a patent owner can show that it would be irreversibly harmed without one, the federal government has said in an infringement case against Samsung.
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June 25, 2025
Farm Products Co. Sues Ex-Owner Over Trade Secrets Theft
Agricultural products company AgXplore sued a former owner claiming that after a $100 million buyout he continued to compete with the company and misappropriated its trade secrets.
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June 24, 2025
Wash. Smoke Shop Settles Store Name TM Suit
A Washington smoke chain has agreed to end claims against several rivals it accused of trademark infringement after they allegedly engaged in unauthorized use of its name, Smoke City, so they could trade on the goodwill it had developed with customers.
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June 24, 2025
Anthropic Copyright Ruling May Spur More AI Licensing Deals
The first federal court decision on the fairness of taking copyrighted material to train generative artificial intelligence is a mixed outcome for tech companies and content creators that could prompt both parties to seek coexistence, according to attorneys, with the judge concluding that while the technology is "spectacularly" transformative, using pirated material is inexcusable.
Expert Analysis
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Opinion
Congress Must Reform The PTAB To Protect Small Innovators
Lawmakers must reintroduce the Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership Act or similar legislation to prevent larger companies from leveraging the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to target smaller patent holders, says Schwegman Lundberg's Russell Slifer, former deputy director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
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Series
Baseball Fantasy Camp Makes Me A Better Lawyer
With six baseball fantasy experiences under my belt, I've learned time and again that I didn't make the wrong career choice, but I've also learned that baseball lessons are life lessons, and I'm a better lawyer for my time at St. Louis Cardinals fantasy camp, says Scott Felder at聽Wiley.
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Series
Adapting To Private Practice: From Fed. Prosecutor To BigLaw
Making the jump from government to private practice is no small feat, but, based on my experience transitioning to a business-driven environment after 15 years as an assistant U.S. attorney, it can be incredibly rewarding and help you become a more versatile lawyer, says Michael Beckwith at Dickinson Wright.
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Fed. Circ. In Feb.: Lessons On Cases With Many Patent Claims
The Federal Circuit's decision in Kroy IP v. Groupon last month establishes that inter partes review petitioners cannot rely on collateral estoppel to invalidate patent claims after challenging a smaller subset, highlighting the benefit that patent owners may gain from seeking patents with many claims, say attorneys at Knobbe Martens.
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Firms Still Have Lateral Market Advantage, But Risks Persist
Partner and associate mobility data from the fourth quarter of 2024 shows that we鈥檙e in a new, stable era of lateral hiring where firms have the edge, but leaders should proceed cautiously, looking beyond expected revenue and compensation analyses for potential risks, say Julie Henson and Greg Hamman at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.
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The New Playbook For Managing Athlete-Controlled IP
Comparing Luka Don膷i膰's and Lebron James' approaches to establishing and managing their brands highlights a shift toward athlete-controlled IP and some lessons on how players and teams can collaborate to capitalize on athletes' star power, say attorneys at Debevoise.
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Opinion
We Must Allow Judges To Use Their Independent Judgment
As two recent cases show, the ability of judges to access their independent judgment crucially enables courts to exercise the discretion needed to reach the right outcome based on the unique facts within the law, says John Siffert at聽Lankler Siffert & Wohl.
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The Central Issues Facing Fed. Circ. In Patent Damages Case
The en banc Federal Circuit's pending review of EcoFactor v. Google could reshape how expert damages opinions are argued, and could have ripple effects that limit jury awards, say attorneys at McAndrews Held.
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Series
Performing Stand-Up Comedy Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Whether I鈥檓 delivering a punchline on stage or a closing argument in court, balancing stand-up comedy performances and my legal career has demonstrated that the keys to success in both endeavors include reading the room, landing the right timing and making an impact, says attorney Rebecca Palmer.
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Adapting To Private Practice: From SEC To BigLaw
As I adjusted to the multifaceted workflow of a BigLaw firm after leaving the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, working side by side with new colleagues on complex matters proved the fastest way to build a deep rapport and demonstrate my value, says Jennifer Lee at Jenner & Block.
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China High Court Ruling Could Encourage Antitrust Litigation
Practitioners defending U.S. companies in China should take note of a Chinese Supreme Court ruling that plaintiffs can file suits based on either where the alleged action, or where the result of such action, occurred 鈥 which will promote civil litigation by minimizing procedural battles over forum selection, says Yang Yang at Leaqual Law Firm.
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How Fed. Circ. Ruling Complicates Patent Infringement Cases
The Federal Circuit's decision last month in Kroy IP Holdings v. Groupon may make defending patent infringement claims more challenging, time-consuming and expensive 鈥 but it has also complicated similar patent infringement proceedings involving the same patents and their appeals, say attorneys at Norton Rose.
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Making The Case For Rest In The Legal Profession
For too long, a culture of overwork has plagued the legal profession, but research shows that attorneys need rest to perform optimally and sustainably, so legal organizations and individuals must implement strategies that allow for restoration, says Marissa Alert at MDA Wellness, Carol Ross-Burnett at CRB Global, and Denise Robinson at The Still Center.
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How Amended Rule 702 Affects Testimony In Patent Litigation
In 2023, Federal Rule of Evidence 702 was amended to address the apparent failure of some courts to prevent unreliable expert evidence from reaching a jury, but a statistical analysis of Daubert decisions in 2022 and 2024 shows that courts remain divided about how to apply consistent evidence standards, say attorneys at Perkins Coie.
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4 Ways Women Attorneys Can Build A Legal Legacy
This Women鈥檚 History Month, women attorneys should consider what small, day-to-day actions they can take to help leave a lasting impact for future generations, even if it means mentoring one person or taking 10 minutes to make a plan, says Jackie Prester, a former shareholder at Baker Donelson.