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  • April 23, 2025

    Pryor Cashman Atty, Telebrands Beat RICO Suit Over Hose IP

    A Florida federal judge tossed Tristar Products' lawsuit claiming a Pryor Cashman LLP lawyer and his client Telebrands schemed to usurp a hose company's rights to a patent portfolio while also defrauding the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, finding none of the conduct alleged "comes even close to racketeering."

  • April 23, 2025

    Disney Seeks $532K Atty Sanctions In Artist's 'Moana' Suit

    Disney asked a California federal judge to issue $532,815 in sanctions against attorneys for an animator who alleged "Moana" lifted his Polynesian adventure story, arguing Tuesday that the plaintiff's lawyers vexatiously prolonged litigation with "sanctionable misconduct" by pursuing "baseless" trade secret misappropriation claims that were untimely and premised on a forged document.

  • April 23, 2025

    Curaleaf Sues Ex-VP For Alleged Breach Of Noncompete

    Cannabis company Curaleaf sued a former executive in Florida federal court Wednesday, alleging she breached her employment agreement and may have shared confidential information when she jumped ship to competitor Jushi.

  • April 23, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Agrees MS Generic Drug Didn't Infringe Metacel IP

    The Federal Circuit on Wednesday backed a New Jersey federal judge's finding that Rubicon Research's generic version of Metacel's drug Ozobax does not induce doctors and patients to infringe a Metacel patent.

  • April 23, 2025

    MediaTek Gets PTAB To Review Microchip Patent

    Taiwanese chipmaker MediaTek has persuaded judges on the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to take up its challenge of a microchip patent issued to engineers at Intel and that is now being asserted by a patent-holding company in an infringement lawsuit in Marshall, Texas.

  • April 23, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Passes Game Controller Patent Case Back To PTAB

    Video game developer Valve on Wednesday won yet another chance to convince patent board judges to look at its challenge to claims in a rival's video game controller patent asserted in litigation in Washington federal court.

  • April 23, 2025

    Pool Co. Wants Rival's CEO Arrested For Unpaid $17M Verdict

    A U.S. pool parts supplier wants the owner of a rival Chinese business arrested after months of allegedly dodging court orders demanding information on company assets to satisfy a $17 million false advertising and deceptive business practices judgment.

  • April 23, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Won't Revive Web Patent Suit Against Meta, Others

    The Federal Circuit on Wednesday backed a district court's denial of an inventor's bid to undo a finding that a website hot spot patent he accused Meta, Microsoft and others of infringing was invalid, rejecting his argument he didn't get a fair shot when he was at the Federal Circuit before because U.S. Circuit Judge Pauline Newman was on an earlier panel.

  • April 23, 2025

    Judge Lifts Biocon Eye Med Biosimilar Ban After Settlement

    A West Virginia federal judge has vacated a permanent injunction that had blocked Biocon Biologics Inc. from selling a biosimilar to Regeneron's blockbuster eye medication Eylea in the U.S., citing a settlement agreement in the patent litigation allowing sales of the biosimilar in 2026.

  • April 23, 2025

    Texas Senate OKs Bill Granting Property Rights In AI Images

    A bill that would block the use of an individual's voice or image in artificial intelligence without their consent has made its way through the Texas Senate, now advancing to the state's House of Representatives.

  • April 23, 2025

    No Trade Secret Trial Do-Overs In Chocolate Moonshine Suit

    A Pennsylvania chocolatier and her company can't get second chances in a lawsuit accusing them of stealing a rival and former spouse's recipe for Chocolate Moonshine fudge, after a federal judge ruled Tuesday that her ex had proved the value of his secret recipe and the court had not harmed the defense's case by blocking discussion of their divorce.

  • April 23, 2025

    Algorithm To Detect TM Application Fraud Coming To USPTO

    The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office said Wednesday it is developing a fraud detection algorithm to flag suspicious trademark applications, and it aims to reduce the time it takes to start processing filings over the next three years.

  • April 23, 2025

    Ex-Olympian Says QVC Stole Idea For 50+ Lifestyle Brand

    A former Olympian and broadcaster who created a platform centered around women over 50 alleged in New Jersey federal court on Tuesday that QVC strung her along with the opportunity to partner and develop the platform into a lifestyle brand for the company, only to steal the idea without payment.

  • April 23, 2025

    O'Melveny Brings On Former Lenovo IP Litigation Leader

    O'Melveny & Myers LLP announced Wednesday it has bolstered its intellectual property and technology practice with the addition of an experienced litigator who most recently oversaw global IP litigation for technology company Lenovo.

  • April 23, 2025

    EU Appeals To Revive WTO Fight Over China SEP Rate-Setting

    The European Union has appealed a decision by the World Trade Organization to dismiss the bloc's complaint that a Chinese court engaged in unfair trade practices by setting royalty rates for European-owned 5G technology.

  • April 22, 2025

    Maxell Sues Samsung Again In Ongoing Smart Devices Fight

    Maxell Ltd. on Monday added another patent infringement suit to its sprawling dispute with Samsung Devices Co. over smart devices, claiming that Samsung is still refusing to license Maxell's global patent portfolio even after Maxell filed a slew of suits in Germany, Japan and the U.S.

  • April 22, 2025

    Apple Should Prevail In Heartbeat Patent Suit, Judge Says

    Apple should not have to face a New York University cardiologist's lawsuit alleging an Apple Watch feature that monitors and detects irregular heartbeats infringes his patent, a New York federal judge recommended Monday, saying the physician does not have standing to sue and that the patent is invalid.

  • April 22, 2025

    All He Wants For Christmas Is To Not Pay $186K Fine To Carey

    Telling a California federal court that he was an "elderly man now without vast resources," one of the co-writers of a minor 1989 hit is pointing to his modest means in fighting off $186,000 in legal fines surrounding a poorly argued motion from his failed copyright case against Mariah Carey.

  • April 22, 2025

    11th Circ. Not Likely To Snuff Smoke Shop's $1.1M Trial Loss

    The Eleventh Circuit signaled Tuesday that it was likely to uphold a $1.1 million verdict entered against a Georgia-based tobacco importer for selling counterfeit rolling papers, throwing cold water on the importer's claims that the verdict constituted a windfall that was prohibited in a 2023 trial.

  • April 22, 2025

    Jury Issues Mixed Verdict In Surgeon's NuVasive Patent Fight

    A Delaware federal jury delivered a mixed patent infringement verdict late Monday in a surgeon's case against NuVasive over spinal implant products, although damages are up in the air because the judge already rejected his $61.8 million damages bid before the trial began.

  • April 22, 2025

    Judge Boosts Damages To $35M In Fuel Tank Sensor IP Row

    A Wisconsin federal judge has enhanced the amount of damages KUS Technology Corp. must pay rival sensor company SSI Technologies LLC to more than $35 million, after a jury last year found it willfully infringed a patent for a fuel tank sensor.

  • April 22, 2025

    J&J Ends Trade Secrets Suit Against Now Deceased Ex-Exec

    Johnson & Johnson has reached a settlement with the estate of a former executive that it accused of stealing confidential files when he left the company to work for Pfizer, but who died in the middle of the litigation, the parties told a New Jersey federal court.

  • April 22, 2025

    Tech Co. Says Audi Infringed Vehicle-Tracking Patent

    A patent-holding company accused Audi of infringing a patent for location-tracking technology in a Monday complaint, the latest in a flurry of suits the company has filed against auto and technology companies.

  • April 22, 2025

    Hogan Lovells Adds Ex-HHS Atty To Health Practice

    Hogan Lovells on Tuesday announced the arrival of a former U.S. Department of Health and Human Services attorney to the firm's global regulatory and intellectual property practice group.

  • April 22, 2025

    Tarter Krinsky Draws On Art Law Expert For New Practice

    Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP launched an art law practice Tuesday, drawing on the expertise of a new partner who handles complex litigation and transactional matters related to the market.

Expert Analysis

  • Declaring Unexpected Results: Pitfalls For Rule 132 At PTAB

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    Rule 132 declarations are frequently used in life sciences patent prosecution for rebutting obviousness rejections by establishing that an applicant's invention produces unexpected results, and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's Eidschun ruling highlights when this important tool may be ineffective, say attorneys at Morrison Foerster.

  • IP Ruling Likely To Limit Arguments Against Qualified Experts

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    The Federal Circuit's recent decision in Osseo v. Planmeca, clarifying when experts may offer testimony from the perspective of a skilled artisan, provides helpful guidance on expert qualifications and could quash future timing arguments regarding declarants' expertise, says Whitney Jenkins at Marshall Gerstein.

  • Dissecting The Obviousness-Type Double Patenting Debate

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    The Federal Circuit's recent decision in Allergan v. MSN highlights the ongoing evolution of the obviousness-type double patenting doctrine, revealing increasing tension between expiration-based interpretations and procedural flexibility, says Jeremy Lowe at Leydig Voit.

  • Series

    Flying Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Achieving my childhood dream of flying airplanes made me a better lawyer — and a better person — because it taught me I can conquer difficult goals when I leave my comfort zone, focus on the demands of the moment and commit to honing my skills, says Ivy Cadle at Baker Donelson.

  • 9th Circ.'s High Bar May Limit Keyword Confusion TM Claims

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    A recent Ninth Circuit ruling that a law firm did not infringe upon a competitor’s trademarks by paying Google to promote its website when users searched for the rival’s name signals that plaintiffs likely can no longer win infringement suits by claiming competitive keyword advertising confuses internet-savvy consumers, say attorneys at Mitchell Silberberg.

  • Trump Patent Policy May Be Headed In Unexpected Direction

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    While commentators have assumed that the patent policy of President-elect Donald Trump's second administration will largely mirror the pro-patent policy of his first, these predictions fail to take into account the likely oversized influence of Elon Musk, says Jorge Contreras at the University of Utah.

  • Best Practices For Influencer Trademark Protection

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    Though the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board recently decided that an influencer couldn't qualify for a retail services trademark registration for posting affiliate links to a third-party website, there are other trademark protections that influencers can pursue for their branding and marketing services, say attorneys at Nixon Peabody.

  • What Trump's Next Term May Mean For Biz Immigration

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    Leonard D'Arrigo at Harris Beach discusses the employment-based immigration policies businesses can potentially expect during President-elect Donald Trump’s second term, based on policies enacted during his first administration, statements made during his campaign and proposals in Project 2025.

  • Racing Patents To The Fed. Circ.: Collateral Estoppel Lessons

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    As more and more parties find themselves in two different forums addressing the same issues and then competing in a race to the Federal Circuit, certain strategies can help despite unanswered questions on when Patent Trial and Appeal Board determinations trigger collateral estoppel, say attorneys at Akin.

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    Circus Arts Make Me A Better Lawyer

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    Performing circus arts has strengthened my ability to be more thoughtful, confident and grounded, all of which has enhanced my legal practice and allowed me to serve clients in a more meaningful way, says Bailey McGowan at Stinson.

  • Purse-Case Scenarios: 'MetaBirkin' Appeal Tests TM Rights

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    A federal court's finding that "MetaBirkin" nonfungible tokens infringed on Hermes' iconic Birkin bag imagery is now on appeal in the Second Circuit, and the order will have a lasting effect on how courts balance trademark rights and the First Amendment, say attorneys at Venable.

  • OpenAI's Patent Pledge Is Not All It Seems

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    A recent statement that OpenAI won't assert its own patents is more of an aspiration than an obligation, and should prompt practitioners to think deeply about the underlying legal mechanisms of patent and contract law when determining the effectiveness of similar nonassertion pledges, say attorneys at McDonnell Boehnen.

  • 3 Ways To Train Junior Lawyers In 30 Minutes Or Less

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    Today’s junior lawyers are experiencing a skills gap due to pandemic-era disruptions, but firms can help bring them up to speed by offering high-impact skill building content in bite-sized, interactive training sessions, say Stacey Schwartz at Katten, Diane Costigan at Winston & Strawn and Lauren Tierney at Freshfields.

  • 8 Tech Tips For Stress-Free Remote Depositions

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    Court reporter Kelly D’Amico shares practical strategies for attorneys to conduct remote depositions with ease and troubleshoot any issues that arise, as it seems deposition-by-Zoom is here to stay after the pandemic.

  • How AstraZeneca Ruling Could Change Dosage Patent Claims

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    If affirmed on appeal, the rationale employed by the Delaware federal court in Wyeth v. AstraZeneca to find "unit dosage"-related patent claims invalid could lead to a significant paradigm shift in how active-ingredient-focused patent applications are drafted and litigated, say Matthew Zapadka and John Schneible at Arnall Golden.

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