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June 20, 2025
Patent Suit Against Alibaba Dropped After Sanctions Bid
Cooperative Entertainment Inc. has ended its patent lawsuit against Alibaba Cloud US LLC after the latter company sought to have the case thrown out earlier this month as a sanction for what it said was "extreme" conduct by opposing counsel.
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June 20, 2025
Artist Accuses Hachette Of AI-Created Copyright Violations
A freelance artist accused Hachette Book Group of using artificial intelligence to create derivative book covers of copyrighted artwork he created for books authored by romance and thriller novelist Sandra Brown.
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June 18, 2025
Rapid-Fire Gun Trigger Maker Accuses Rival Of Infringing IP
Patent holder ABC IP LLP and gun trigger maker Rare Breed sued a gun company in Ohio federal court, accusing it of selling a "super safety" device that's infringing a patent related to a forced-reset trigger that speeds the rate of fire for AR-15-style firearms.
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June 18, 2025
Kumho Tire Says NC Seller Is Ripping Off Trademarks
Georgia-based tire maker Kumho Tire USA Inc. is going after an Amazon seller for alleged Lanham Act violations, saying North Carolina-based GE Tires Online Inc. is selling tires using its trademarks and branding them as new when they are "used, closed-out, liquidated, counterfeit, and/or nongenuine."
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June 18, 2025
Apple Gets PTAB To Ax All Claims Of Biometric Patent
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has found that Apple proved that claims across a Proxense patent on biometric verification technology are invalid, holding that they were obvious.
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June 18, 2025
Fed. Circ. Blocks ITC Sanctions Appeal Without Import Tie
The Federal Circuit does not have jurisdiction to review whether the U.S. International Trade Commission properly denied Realtek's request for sanctions based on a third-party licensing agreement, as it has no bearing on the question of illegal imports, the court concluded Wednesday.
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June 18, 2025
Split 9th Circ. Partly Undoes Walmart Copyright Verdict
The Ninth Circuit on Wednesday reversed part of a jury's verdict that found Walmart had violated a sculptor's copyrights by selling knockoffs of her lamps, allowing the retail giant to escape paying her attorney fees for now.
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June 18, 2025
Chicago Trading Firm Accuses Rival Of Trademark Infringment
A Chicago-based futures prop trading firm filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against a competitor in Illinois federal court Tuesday, claiming its rival has adopted a nearly identical name and has used it to advertise very similar services "with the intention of deceiving and misleading the public."
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June 18, 2025
FDA Dodges Suit Over Ozempic, Wegovy Listing
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration was able to escape allegations that it catered to Big Pharma by nixing cheaper versions of the miracle weight loss drug Ozempic, after a Texas federal judge tossed a lawsuit from two compounding pharmacies.
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June 18, 2025
Judge Warns Overeager Samsung, ZTE Attys Not To Bug Staff
A California federal judge has issued a short, stern warning to counsel in Samsung's antitrust fight against ZTE over its standard essential patents' licensing practices, telling counsel not to contact court staff again about the status of their pending stipulation and noting "future improper communications to court staff may result in sanctions."
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June 18, 2025
Netflix Gets Fed. Circ.'s Backing In Streaming Patent Fight
The Federal Circuit on Wednesday affirmed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board finding that invalidated claims in a streaming patent challenged by Netflix while also vacating the board's decision to decline to scrub other claims.
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June 18, 2025
News Orgs Urge Court To Stick With OpenAI Evidence Order
A group of news organizations has asked a Manhattan federal judge to reject OpenAI's request to terminate an order for it to retain output log data for user conversations with ChatGPT, saying the order is necessary to prevent the company from deleting further evidence in a case alleging news articles were improperly used to train the generative artificial intelligence model.
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June 18, 2025
Dorsey & Whitney Adds Patent Partner From Perkins Coie
Dorsey & Whitney LLP has grown its intellectual property offerings in Washington state with the addition of an experienced patent attorney from Perkins Coie LLP.
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June 18, 2025
Union Praises NY Bills On AI In Advertisements, Digital Rights
Entertainment labor union SAG-AFTRA has applauded the passage of two bills by the New York State Legislature that would require the disclosure of advertisements' use of artificial intelligence-generated performers and for permission to be obtained to use digital renderings of deceased performers in expressive works.
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June 18, 2025
NY Exterminator Says Its 'Black Widow' TM Is 'Incontestable'
A downstate New York pest exterminator on Wednesday urged a Connecticut federal judge to rule that a Constitution State competitor infringed its logo and confused customers, arguing it owns "valid, incontestable" trademarks that have been in use since 2003.
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June 18, 2025
Fed. Circ. OKs Google's PTAB Win In Sonos Patent Fight
The Federal Circuit on Wednesday backed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board finding that claims in a Sonos music playback patent were invalid, handing a win to Google in a larger fight between the companies.
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June 18, 2025
Flaster Greenberg The Latest To Launch AI Services
Flaster Greenberg PC has announced the firm expanded its privacy and cybersecurity group to include artificial intelligence matters, becoming the latest firm to formalize its legal services related to the technology.
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June 17, 2025
Mass. Judge Temporarily Blocks DOD Research Funding Cuts
A Massachusetts federal judge on Tuesday issued a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration's planned cuts to U.S. Department of Defense-funded research, granting the injunction just a day after a slew of institutions sued on allegations that the move would "stop critical research in its tracks."
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June 17, 2025
Novo Nordisk Settles TM Suit Against Clinic Over Compounds
Novo Nordisk, the company behind drugs Ozempic, Rybelsus and Wegovy, struck a deal with an Ohio clinic to end its federal trademark infringement case, one of a slew of suits the pharmaceutical giant has filed against health facilities offering custom-made compounded drugs purporting to yield similar results to its blockbuster products used for weight loss.
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June 17, 2025
Samsung Says Jurors Lied In Netlist IP Trial, Seeks Do-Over
Samsung told a California federal judge it needs a fourth trial against Netlist Inc. after losing a suit over a deal to license computer memory patents, saying three jurors lied during voir dire in a case that bolsters Netlist's position regarding $421 million worth of related verdicts in Texas.
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June 17, 2025
Fed. Circ. Affirms PTAB Ax Of Roku Patent Claims
The Federal Circuit affirmed Tuesday a Patent Trial and Appeal Board ruling that invalidated claims in a Roku Inc. remote control patent and ordered the board to look back at one claim it upheld, neutralizing the company's bid to renew its case against Universal Electronics at the U.S. International Trade Commission.
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June 17, 2025
AgTech Co. Can Block Rival's Weeding Tool In Patent Fight
A California federal judge has sided with agriculture technology company Carbon Autonomous Robotic Systems to block a rival from selling a laser-based weeding tool that Carbon claims infringes its patents.
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June 17, 2025
Novartis Narrows Entresto Fight With MSN, Noratech Deals
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. has come closer to fully keeping a generic version of its blockbuster drug Entresto off the market, with MSN Pharmaceuticals Inc. backing down on its most contentious appeal and Noratech Pharmaceutical settling.
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June 17, 2025
SoundExchange Targets Sonos, Napster In $3M Royalties Suit
Nonprofit royalty collector SoundExchange has sued Sonos Inc. and Napster for failing to pay more than $3.4 million in royalties, interest and other costs related to the operation of Sonos Radio.
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June 17, 2025
Dexcom Faces TM Suit Over 'Stelo' Glucose Monitor Product
Software company StarQuest Ventures Inc., which does business as Stelo, has hit Dexcom with a trademark infringement suit alleging the use of the 'Stelo' name for Dexcom's glucose monitoring system has caused significant consumer confusion and damaged Stelo's brand.
Expert Analysis
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7 Tips For Associates To Thrive In Hybrid Work Environments
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As the vast majority of law firms have embraced some type of hybrid work policy, associates should consider a few strategies to get the most out of both their in-person and remote workdays, says James Argionis at Cozen O’Connor.
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Series
Playing Beach Volleyball Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My commitment to beach volleyball has become integral to my performance as an attorney, with the sport continually reminding me that teamwork, perseverance, professionalism and stress management are essential to both undertakings, says Amy Drushal at Trenam.
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Patent Prosecution Length Has Surprising Impact On Invalidity
Though practitioners might hypothesize that patents with longer prosecution histories are less likely to have inherent validity problems, a statistical analysis of over 89,000 patents involved in litigation suggests otherwise, say attorneys at Baker Botts.
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Managing Anti-Corporate Juror Views Revealed By CEO Killing
After the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson laid bare deep-seated anti-corporate sentiments among the public, companies in numerous industries will have to navigate the influence of related juror biases on litigation dynamics, say Jorge Monroy and Keith Pounds at IMS Legal Strategies.
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Opinion
2 Errors Limit The Potential Influence Of AI Fair Use Case
The recent opinion in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence may have little predictive value for artificial intelligence litigation, because the decision failed to engage with an important line of case law on intermediate copying, and misapplied the concepts of commercial substitution and superseding use, says Brandon Butler at Jaszi Butler PLLC.
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How Law Firms Can Counteract The Loneliness Epidemic
The legal industry is facing an urgent epidemic of loneliness, affecting lawyer well-being, productivity, retention and profitability, and law firm leaders should take concrete steps to encourage the development of genuine workplace connections, says Michelle Gomez at Littler and Gwen Mellor Romans at Herald Talent.
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Patent Eligibility Insights From Fed. Circ.'s Drill Bit Ruling
The Federal Circuit's recent decision in US Synthetic Corp. v. ITC addresses critical issues in patent eligibility jurisprudence, especially regarding composition-of-matter claims and Section 101 challenges, says Daniel Yannuzzi at Sheppard Mullin.
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5 Keys To Building Stronger Attorney-Client Relationships
Attorneys are often focused on being seen as the expert, but bonding with clients and prospects by sharing a few key personal details provides the basis for a caring, trusted and profoundly deeper business relationship, says Deb Feder at Feder Development.
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What Reuters Ruling Means For AI Fair Use And Copyright
A Delaware federal court's recent decision in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence is not likely to have lasting effect in view of the avalanche of artificial intelligence decisions to come, but the court made two points that will resonate with copyright owners who are disputing technology companies' unlicensed use of copyright-protected materials to train generative AI models, says David Ben-Meir at Ben-Meir Law Group.
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Evidence Rule May Expand Use Of Out-Of-Court Statements
A proposed amendment to Federal Rule of Evidence 801(d)(1)(A) would broaden the definition of nonhearsay, reflects a more pragmatic approach to regulating the admissibility of out-of-court statements by declarant-witnesses, and could help level the playing field between prosecutors and criminal defendants, say attorneys at Hangley Aronchick.
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Racing Corvettes Makes Me A Better Lawyer
The skills I use when racing Corvettes have enhanced my legal practice in several ways, because driving, like practicing law, requires precision, awareness and a good set of brakes — complete with the wisdom to know how and when to use them, says Kat Mateo at Olshan Frome.
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Opinion
Attorneys Must Act Now To Protect Judicial Independence
Given the Trump administration's recent moves threatening the independence of the judiciary, including efforts to impeach judges who ruled against executive actions, lawyers must protect the rule of law and resist attempts to dilute the judicial branch’s authority, says attorney Bhavleen Sabharwal.
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The Math Of Cross-Examination: Less Is More, More Is Less
When conducting cross-examination at trial, attorneys should remember that “less is more, and more is less” — limiting both the scope of questioning and the length of each query in order to control the witness’s testimony and keep the factfinders’ attention, says Thomas Innes at the Defender Association of Philadelphia.
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Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises
“No comment” is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public communications strategy for companies in crisis, and counsel must tailor their guidance based on a variety of competing factors to help clients emerge successfully, says Robert Bowers at Moore & Van Allen.
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9th Circ. Draws The Line On Software As A Derivative Work
The Ninth Circuit's recent decision in Oracle International v. Rimini Street clarifies the meaning of derivative work under the Copyright Act, and when a work based upon a preexisting item doesn't constitute a derivative, says John Poulos at Norton Rose.