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  • May 14, 2025

    Alnylam Halts Patent Row Over Pfizer, BioNTech COVID-19 Vax

    Alnylam Pharmaceuticals has decided to end a district court patent case over the COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech, asking a Delaware federal judge Tuesday to rule that the companies do not infringe its mRNA patents, while potentially setting the stage for an appeal.

  • May 14, 2025

    Objectors Give Thumbs-Down To Latest Fix In NIL Settlement

    The exceptions to the roster limits rule added to the NCAA's $2.78 billion settlement over college athlete compensation for name, image and likeness failed to fix the damage the rule causes for several current and prospective athletes, objectors told a California federal judge in demanding that the latest settlement revision be rejected.

  • May 14, 2025

    ExxonMobil Accuses Texas Atty Of Double Repping Company

    Exxon Mobil and XTO Energy have accused a Texas attorney of taking their trade secrets connected to mineral interests and using them to benefit another energy company he is also representing.

  • May 14, 2025

    Stewart Orders PTAB Officials To Review Axed LED Patent

    Acting U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Coke Stewart has ordered a panel of Patent Trial and Appeal Board leaders to review whether a Polaris LED driver patent was properly invalidated.

  • May 14, 2025

    EU Wrong To Deny Dutch Tax Firm's Trademark, Court Says

    A Dutch consultancy was wrongly denied a trademark for "Taxmarc" in the European Union after a German consultancy that controlled a trademark for "X Taxman" opposed its registration, the European General Court said Wednesday.

  • May 14, 2025

    Vape Co. Stopped From Using 'Breeze' Name

    A Michigan federal judge has blocked a New Jersey company from marketing products with the name "Breeze" in a trademark dispute with a competitor in the vaping industry.

  • May 14, 2025

    Walmart Hit With $223M Verdict In Trade Secrets Fight

    An Arkansas federal jury has awarded Zest Labs Inc. nearly $223 million in a suit that had accused Walmart of swiping the startup's trade secrets related to shelf-freshness technology.

  • May 14, 2025

    Biogen Sues Ex-Collaborator Over Rights To Drug Tech

    Biogen said its partner on a since-shelved Alzheimer's drug is trying to claim rights to an unrelated novel therapeutic that the Massachusetts company recently shared with the Swiss partner under a confidentiality agreement, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.

  • May 13, 2025

    PTAB Ramps Up Fintiv Denials After Withdrawal Of Memo

    Weeks after the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office withdrew a memo that limited when patent challenges could be rejected based on parallel litigation, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board has denied dozens of petitions by citing upcoming trials, mostly in the Eastern District of Texas.

  • May 13, 2025

    Atty Sues To Sell NFL Merch Without License

    The NFL is facing another lawsuit from an attorney seeking a court order saying he is allowed to sell unlicensed NFL merchandise and asserting that the league's effective monopoly on its merchandising is not based on trademark law.

  • May 13, 2025

    Brie, Franco's 'Together' Is 'Blatant Rip-Off,' Film Co. Says

    Production company StudioFest alleged in California federal court on Tuesday that the upcoming horror film "Together," starring real-life spouses Alison Brie and Dave Franco, is a "blatant rip-off" of a movie it pitched to the couple's agents in 2020.

  • May 13, 2025

    Becton Dickinson Sues Baxter Over Infusion Pump Patents

    Becton Dickinson has accused Baxter International of willfully infringing six of its patents for infusion pump technologies used to deliver medications to patients, telling a Delaware federal court that marketing materials for a Baxter infusion pump platform touted several Becton inventions.

  • May 13, 2025

    Did AI Co. Anthropic's Expert Cite AI-Hallucinated Study?

    Music publishers claiming artificial intelligence company Anthropic infringed their works to train its AI models told a California federal magistrate judge Tuesday that an Anthropic expert witness cited a "fictitious" AI-generated study in a recently filed declaration, urging the judge to sanction the company's Latham & Watkins attorneys for not catching the issue.

  • May 13, 2025

    Hose Maker Wants Case Over Amazon Patent Program Tossed

    An expandable garden hose maker wants a Delaware federal court to throw out a suit seeking a declaration that a Chinese company isn't infringing a pair of patents, saying it never made any infringement allegation against the Chinese company.

  • May 13, 2025

    10x Genomics, Bruker Strike Deal After $31M Patent Verdict

    Gene sequencing technology firm 10x Genomics and scientific instrument maker Bruker Corp. have reached a settlement in a patent infringement lawsuit that previously led biotechnology company NanoString to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy relief.

  • May 13, 2025

    Split PTAB Cites SAS To Reject Samsung Petition

    The Patent Trial and Appeal Board will not review whether a real-time interpretation patent for those hard of hearing is invalid after finding that only a quarter of Samsung's challenge could be successful, which isn't worth the full trial mandated by the U.S. Supreme Court.

  • May 13, 2025

    Cancer Centers Want Fed. Circ. To Rehear Antibody IP Fight

    The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center say the full Federal Circuit should review a decision rejecting Xencor's application for an antibody patent, arguing that the decision wrongly created a new precedent that could be harmful to other patents.

  • May 13, 2025

    Investment Firm Drops 2 Counts From $70M Client Poach Suit

    Connecticut investment firm TJT Capital Group LLC has agreed to drop a Computer Fraud and Abuse Act count and a common-law trade secrets misappropriation claim from a lawsuit accusing a chief compliance officer of taking $70 million in assets under management with him when he left for a new job.

  • May 13, 2025

    Betting Cos. Feud Over Stay As Discovery Sanctions Loom

    A sportsbook technology company being sued by a former collaborator for allegedly stealing trade secrets has asked a Nevada federal court to reject efforts to stay the case as it pursues sanctions against the plaintiff for allegedly withholding key evidence.

  • May 13, 2025

    Albright Scraps $26M Video Patent Verdict Against Google

    U.S. District Judge Alan Albright has overruled a jury's $26 million verdict against Google LLC and its YouTube LLC subsidiary for infringing VideoShare LLC's video sharing patent, finding that as a matter of law "the only reasonable interpretation of the claim language" shows no infringement.

  • May 13, 2025

    MoFo DQ Sought In IP Case After Perkins Coie Ouster

    A software developer pursuing intellectual property claims against another technology company in San Francisco federal court has followed through with its threat to seek removal of Morrison & Foerster LLP after it succeeded in disqualifying Perkins Coie LLP, arguing the firms worked closely together and new counsel is necessary to avoid prejudice.

  • May 12, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Erases MIT, Broad CRISPR Win In Conception Fight

    The Nobel Prize-winning scientists who lost their interference proceeding on a key use of the gene-editing technology CRISPR persuaded the Federal Circuit on Monday to​ give them another chance, with the court providing clarity on how to analyze conception.

  • May 12, 2025

    Mariah Carey's $186K Fee Bid Is BigLaw Fantasy, Atty Says

    An attorney for two songwriters who unsuccessfully sued Mariah Carey encouraged a California federal judge Monday not to impose the full amount of a nearly $186,000 sanctions bid against him and his clients who had alleged Carey's hit "All I Want for Christmas Is You" was stolen from their song.

  • May 12, 2025

    Epic Infringed IP For 'Wicked' Star Fortnite Concerts, Jury Told

    Epic Games should be made to pay for allegedly infringing a pair of inventors' patent that allowed tens of millions of fans to interact in virtual-world concerts staged in Fortnite involving "Wicked" star Ariana Grande and rapper Travis Scott, a Washington federal jury heard Monday.

  • May 12, 2025

    UTC Again Seeks To Stave Off Lung Drug Competitor In IP Suit

    United Therapeutics Corp. has lodged another challenge trying to block Liquidia Technologies Inc. from selling its own version of the blockbuster lung disease treatment Tyvaso, filing a patent infringement suit in North Carolina federal court.

Expert Analysis

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    Documentary Filmmaking Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Becoming a documentary filmmaker has allowed me to merge my legal expertise with my passion for storytelling, and has helped me to hone negotiation, critical thinking and problem-solving skills that are important to both endeavors, says Robert Darwell at Sheppard Mullin.

  • Litigation Funding Disclosure Debate: Strategy Considerations

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    In the ongoing debate over whether courts should require disclosure of litigation funding, funders and plaintiffs tend to argue against such mandates, but voluntarily disclosing limited details about a funding arrangement can actually confer certain benefits to plaintiffs in some scenarios, say Andrew Stulce and Marc Cavan at Longford Capital.

  • FDA's Red No. 3 Ban Reshapes Food Safety Legal Landscape

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    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's recent ban on Red No. 3 represents more than the end of a controversial dye — it signals a shift in regulatory priorities, consumer expectations, intellectual property strategy, compliance considerations and litigation risk, says Dino Haloulos at Foley Mansfield.

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    Adventure Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Photographing nature everywhere from Siberia to Cuba and Iceland to Rwanda provides me with a constant reminder to refresh, refocus and rethink the legal issues that my clients face, says Richard Birmingham at Davis Wright.

  • Fed. Circ. Inherency Ruling Refines Obviousness Framework

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    The Federal Circuit's December decision in Cytiva v. JSR has definitively eliminated the requirement of "reasonable expectation of success" analysis for inherent properties in obviousness determinations, while providing some key clarifications for patent practitioners, says Lawrence Kass at Steptoe.

  • 5 Ways To Create Effective Mock Assignments For Associates

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    In order to effectively develop associates’ critical thinking skills, firms should design mock assignments that contain a few key ingredients, from messy fact patterns to actionable feedback, says Abdi Shayesteh at AltaClaro.

  • And Now A Word From The Panel: How MDLs Fared In 2024

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    A significant highlight of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation's practice during 2024 was the increase in the percentage of new MDL petitions granted by the panel, with 25 granted and only eight denied — one of the highest grant rates in years, says Alan Rothman at Sidley.

  • What Public View Of CEO's Killing Means For Corporate Trials

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    Given the proliferation of anti-corporate sentiments following recent charges against Luigi Mangione in connection with the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO, attorneys who represent corporate clients and executives will need to adapt their trial strategy to account for juror anger, says Clint Townson at Townson Litigation Consulting.

  • Private-Bidding Compliance Lessons From Siemens Plea Deal

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    Siemens Energy’s recent wire fraud conspiracy guilty plea shows that U.S. prosecutors are willing and able to police the private, domestic bidding market to protect the integrity of the competitive marketplace, and companies will need a robust compliance program to mitigate these risks, say attorneys at Foley Hoag.

  • Lessons From The Pharma Industry On Patent Cliffs

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    In the next five years, patents for drugs that have generated billions in global sales are set to expire, and companies that view this imminent patent cliff as an opportunity for strategic renewal rather than a challenge will be best positioned to maintain market leadership, says Keegan Caldwell at Caldwell Law.

  • FTC Report On AI Sector Illuminates Future Enforcement

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    The Federal Trade Commission's report on cloud service providers and their partnerships with developers of artificial intelligence's large language models suggests that the agency will move to rein in Big Tech with antitrust enforcement to protect startups, say attorneys at Squire Patton.

  • Artfully Conceding Liability Can Offer Defendants 3 Benefits

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    In the rare case that a company makes the strategic decision to admit liability, it’s important to do so clearly and consistently in order to benefit from the various forms of armor that come from an honest acknowledgment, says Ken Broda-Bahm at Persuasion Strategies.

  • Mentorship Resolutions For The New Year

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    Attorneys tend to focus on personal achievements or career milestones when they set yearly goals, but one important area often gets overlooked in this process — mentoring relationships, which are some of the most effective tools for professional growth, say Kelly Galligan at Rutan & Tucker and Andra Greene at Phillips ADR.

  • What Nearshoring Growth In Americas Means For Patents

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    With the new U.S. administration potentially focused on implementing draconian trade restrictions, nearshoring in the Americas is expected to grow, and patent prosecution attorneys will be kept on their toes as the patent landscape from country to country continues to evolve, says Ernest Huang at Procopio.

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    Coaching Little League Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    While coaching poorly played Little League Baseball early in the morning doesn't sound like a good time, I love it — and the experience has taught me valuable lessons about imperfection, compassion and acceptance that have helped me grow as a person and as a lawyer, says Alex Barnett at DiCello Levitt.

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