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May 01, 2025
BBB National Programs Division VP Joins Simpson Thacher
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced Thursday that it has hired the former vice president of BBB National Programs Inc.'s National Advertising Division to lead its advertising advisory and litigation practice.
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May 01, 2025
Baking Co. Burned For Revealing Recipe After IP Trial Loss
A Pennsylvania federal judge had strong words of warning Wednesday for Bundy Baking Solutions, a baking products company that lost a jury trial over a rival's trade secrets and responded to a motion for a permanent ban by allegedly disclosing some of those same secrets on a public docket.
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April 30, 2025
Netflix Hits Broadcom With Another Cloud Patent Suit
Netflix expanded its patent infringement dispute with Broadcom and one of its recently acquired entities in California federal court, accusing them of selling products that leverage patented technology for keeping online services running smoothly, managing computer networks and syncing time between devices.
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April 30, 2025
Wheeling & Appealing: The Latest Must-Know Appellate Action
Spring has sprung for appellate arguments over the White House's pruning and shearing of agencies, part of a bountiful circuit calendar in May, when appeals courts will also tend to defamation drama involving a pro golfer, antitrust suits against drugmakers and hotels, and a nine-figure patent verdict against Apple Inc.
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April 30, 2025
Judge Keeps Pfizer Foe's COVID Vaccine Patent Case Alive
The chief judge for the Delaware federal court has turned down a bid from Pfizer and BioNTech to invalidate patent claims asserted against their blockbuster COVID-19 vaccine, in a case set to go before a jury later this year.
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April 30, 2025
Del. Judge Won't Let MSN Fight Entresto Orange Book Entry
A Delaware federal judge has shot down MSN Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s attempt to get its generic version of Novartis' blockbuster cardiovascular drug Entresto on the market immediately by removing the branded-drug maker's patent from a federal database.
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April 30, 2025
Fed. Circ. Upholds PayPal, Apple Patent Wins Over Fintiv Inc.
PayPal Holdings Inc. successfully persuaded the Federal Circuit on Wednesday to uphold the invalidation of聽Fintiv Inc. mobile wallet patents it's accused of infringing, which then led to Apple Inc. beating a related appeal.聽
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April 30, 2025
SC Judge Tosses Suit In Bed Trademark Dispute
A South Carolina federal judge has thrown out a suit from American Serleep seeking a declaration that it never infringed any trademark of rival Purple Innovation, saying the Palmetto State isn't the right place for the case.
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April 30, 2025
Google's Sanctions Bid In Patent Case Rejected By Judge
A New York federal judge has shot down Google's bid for sanctions of a location tracking patent owner in litigation accusing the search engine giant of infringement, calling the request "unnecessary."
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April 30, 2025
Akoustis Gets OK For $30M Sale To SpaceX Subsidiary
A Delaware bankruptcy judge has approved a $30 million sale of some of the assets of radio frequency filter maker Akoustis Technologies to a SpaceX subsidiary after the debtor reached an agreement with a competitor that had concerns about trade secrets possibly being sold.
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April 30, 2025
Space Org. Avoids Charges After Helping In China Export Case
The U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday it won't prosecute a NASA contractor research firm whose former employee was sentenced to prison for smuggling aeronautics software to a sanctioned Chinese university, lauding the organization's "exceptional and proactive cooperation" and timely and voluntary self-disclosures of the ex-employee's conduct.聽
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April 30, 2025
Google Cements Win In Image Data Patent Fight At Fed. Circ.
A patent licensing company suing Google over patents covering image quality data failed to convince Federal Circuit judges on Wednesday that those claims do more than "organize, alter, or manipulate data."
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April 30, 2025
DraftKings Wants MLB Players' IP Case Sent To 3rd Circ.
Sports betting company DraftKings Inc. told a Pennsylvania federal judge Wednesday that she was wrong to allow an MLB players organization's suit over unlicensed use of athletes' likenesses to proceed, arguing that the Third Circuit should weigh in on potentially novel legal issues that could quickly end the case.
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April 30, 2025
PTAB Axes AbbVie Unit's Cancer Drug Patent As Invalid
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has found claims in a patent owned by AbbVie's Pharmacyclics unit related to its cancer drug Imbruvica were invalid, the latest in a larger intellectual property fight with BeiGene.
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April 30, 2025
Lego Says Toy Co.'s Tiny Figurines Are Big IP Infringement
Lego sued Veux Toys LLC in Connecticut federal court Tuesday, seeking to block the California-based toy retailer from selling figurines that are "substantially similar" to its copyrighted products, such as Spider-Man toy men.
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April 30, 2025
Cahill Gordon Adds King & Spalding IP Litigation Trio In DC
Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP has added a three-partner intellectual property group from King & Spalding LLP for its new technology IP litigation practice in Washington, D.C., the firm said Wednesday.
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April 30, 2025
Foley & Lardner Adds 5 IP Attys From Perkins Coie, K&L Gates
Foley & Lardner LLP is expanding its intellectual property team in California, announcing Wednesday the addition of five IP attorneys 鈥 four from Perkins Coie LLP in San Diego and one from K&L Gates LLP in San Francisco.
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April 30, 2025
NBA Looks To Keep Knockoff Sales At Bay Amid IP Suit
The NBA's licensing arm has asked an Illinois federal judge to extend聽a ban on the illicit sales of counterfeit goods while freezing the assets of alleged culprits, saying without this, defendants in a copyright infringement suit聽may attempt to move their money to offshore accounts.
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April 30, 2025
Boston Lab Says Exec Took Trade Secrets To Rival
An executive departing a Boston contract research lab allegedly downloaded confidential and proprietary documents before he left to join a competing business in a move that breached his noncompete contract, according to a trade secrets lawsuit filed Tuesday in Massachusetts federal court.
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April 30, 2025
NJ Panel Declines To Revive Tobacco Co.'s Tax Refund Claim
A tobacco company cannot revive its claim for a tax refund, a New Jersey appeals court found,聽agreeing with the state's tax court that 2020 amendments to a regulation limiting a royalty add-back deduction must be applied retroactively.
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April 29, 2025
5th Circ. Hints Exclusivity Could End Tata's $168M Woe
A Fifth Circuit panel asked whether Tata Consultancy Services had taken trade secrets to solely build a product for a specific customer, questioning Tuesday whether to keep intact a $168 million judgment finding Tata stole an IT company's technology concerning source code and life insurance software documentation.
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April 29, 2025
9th Circ. Revives Copyright Fight Over Sam Smith Tune
The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday resurrected a copyright lawsuit over pop stars Sam Smith and Normani's 2019 hit "Dancing With a Stranger," saying a reasonable jury could find that the song's hook shares protectable lyrics, pitches and rhythm with that of a 2015 track called "Dancing With Strangers."
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April 29, 2025
Apple Settles Harvard Profs' IPhone Night Vision Patent Suit
Apple has agreed in principle to settle a suit brought by a startup company owned by two Harvard professors who claimed the tech giant infringed patents related to cameras that can render night vision images.
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April 29, 2025
Mercedes-Benz Wins Remand From Top PTAB Judges
A panel of the top judges at the patent board has agreed that Mercedes-Benz deserves another chance to invalidate a processor patent issued over a decade ago to engineers at Intel Corp. and聽later assigned to a company that's asserting it against the automaker and others.
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April 29, 2025
Meta Seeks Punitives For NSO WhatsApp Hack As Trial Opens
Meta's counsel told a California federal jury during trial openings Tuesday that Israeli spyware-maker NSO Group owes nearly $445,000 plus punitive damages for its "despicable" conduct hacking 1,400 WhatsApp users' devices, while NSO's counsel denied owing Meta anything and criticized Meta's case as a PR attempt to "own the narrative."
Expert Analysis
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What Nearshoring Growth In Americas Means For Patents
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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Series
Coaching Little League Makes Me A Better Lawyer
While coaching poorly played Little League Baseball early in the morning doesn't sound like a good time, I love it 鈥 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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Influencer IP Case Risks Judges Becoming Arbiters Of 'Vibes'
The case of Gifford v. Sheil, pending in Texas federal court, involves an influencer alleging that distinctive social media aesthetics constitute protectable property, and reflects a troubling trend: the overreach of intellectual property law in areas better left for creative freedom, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.
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5 Litigation Funding Trends To Note In 2025
Lawyers and their clients must be prepared to navigate an evolving litigation funding market in 2025, made more complicated by a new administration and the increasing overall cost of litigation, says Jeffery Lula at GLS Capital.
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A Look At FDA's Plans To Establish New OTC Drug Category
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's recently finalized rule, creating a new over-the-counter pathway for drugs when patients satisfy certain conditions, may be useful for off-patent drugs with established safety records, though switching to OTC comes with additional costs and considerations, say attorneys at Skadden.
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The Fed. Circ. In 2024: 5 Major Rulings To Know
In 2024, the Federal Circuit provided a number of important clarifications to distinct areas of patent law 鈥 including design patent obviousness, expert testimony admissions and patent term adjustments 鈥 all of which are poised to have an influence going forward, say attorneys at Knobbe Martens.
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Rethinking Litigation Risk And What It Really Means To Win
Attorneys have a tendency to overestimate litigation risk before summary judgment and underestimate risk after it, but an eight-stage litigation framework can clarify risk at different points and help litigators reassess what true success looks like in any particular case, says Joshua Libling at Arcadia Finance.
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Patent Ruling Sheds Light On Printed Matter Doctrine
Patent attorneys should pay attention to the claim language highlighted in Ioengine v. Ingenico, where the Federal Circuit held that program code was not printed matter, but essentially instructions or content, and therefore not subject to the printed matter doctrine for patent challenges, says Irah Donner at Manatt.
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How DOGE's Bite Can Live Up To Its Bark
All signs suggest that the Department of Government Efficiency will be an important part of the new Trump administration, with ample tools at its disposal to effectuate change, particularly with an attentive Republican-controlled Congress, say attorneys at K&L Gates.
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US-China Deal Considerations Amid Cross-Border Uncertainty
With China seemingly set to respond to the incoming U.S. administration's call for strategic decoupling and tariffs, companies on both sides of the Pacific should explore deals and internal changes to mitigate risks and overcome hurdles to their strategic plans, say attorneys at Covington.
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Considering The Status Of The US Doctrine Of Patent Misuse
A recent Ninth Circuit decision and a U.K. Court of Appeal decision demonstrate the impact that the U.S. Supreme Court's 2015 decision in Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment has had on the principle that post-patent-expiration royalty payments amount to patent misuse, not only in the U.S. but in English courts as well, say attorneys at Covington.
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Series
Playing Rugby Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My experience playing rugby, including a near-fatal accident, has influenced my legal practice on a professional, organizational and personal level by showing me the importance of maintaining empathy, fostering team empowerment and embracing the art of preparation, says James Gillenwater at Greenberg Traurig.
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Opinion
No, Litigation Funders Are Not 'Fleeing' The District Of Del.
A recent study claimed that litigation funders have 鈥渇led鈥 Delaware federal court due to a standing order requiring disclosure of third-party financing, but responsible funders have no problem litigating in this jurisdiction, and many other factors could explain the decline in filings, say Will Freeman and Sarah Tsou at Omni Bridgeway.
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Patent Policy Changes To Track Under New Gov't Leadership
The new federal government will likely bring pivotal shifts in U.S. patent policy through legislation and initiatives that reflect a renewed focus on strengthening intellectual property rights, fostering innovation and enhancing the nation's competitive edge, says PK Chakrabarti at Butzel Long.
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Opinion
Congress Should Finally Add Clarity To Section 101
With both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate introducing bills to provide guidance on what qualifies as patentable subject matter under the Patent Act, Congress will hopefully put an end at last to 10 years of uncertainty surrounding the question, says David Carstens at Carstens Allen.