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  • August 14, 2025

    PTAB Petitions To Get More Scrutiny Under New Policy

    A new Patent Trial and Appeal Board policy limiting the ability of the challengers to argue that "general knowledge" indicates that a patent is invalid will heighten scrutiny of petitions and could lead to more of them being denied if they don't comply with the rule, attorneys say.

  • August 14, 2025

    Dropbox Cleared On 1 Of 2 Cloud-Computing Patents

    A California federal judge has granted Dropbox Inc. a declaration of noninfringement on one cloud-computing patent asserted by a web developer, but said there was a genuine dispute as to whether the company had infringed a second patent.

  • August 14, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Upholds Hoverboard Co.'s Design Patent Loss

    An Illinois federal judge properly followed the Federal Circuit's orders when throwing out an infringement suit over hoverboard designs, the appeals court affirmed Thursday.

  • August 14, 2025

    Cubs, Rooftop Venue Owner Negotiations Stall In IP Rights Suit

    Talks have fallen through between the Chicago Cubs and the owner of a nearby rooftop venue the baseball team has accused of violating its intellectual property rights by selling unlicensed viewing tickets for Cubs games and other events at Wrigley Field.

  • August 14, 2025

    Who Owns A Beat? The Dispute Over Reggaeton's Core Sound

    The origin of the rhythm that underpins much of reggaeton music is at the center of a copyright lawsuit from Jamaican artists who claim a loop from an instrumental song they released in 1989 has become foundational to reggaeton, which thousands of songs have copied without permission.

  • August 14, 2025

    Boston Firm Says Personal Injury Rival Stole 'Secret Sauce'

    A Boston personal injury firm that pioneered the use of television ads in legal marketing in the 1980s is seeking $11 million from a newer Massachusetts competitor that allegedly copied and repeatedly used its "secret sauce" digital operating playbook and other materials.

  • August 14, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Won't Revive RFCyber Mobile Data Patent

    The Federal Circuit on Thursday refused to revive a mobile payment patent owned by RFCyber Corp., backing a Patent Trial and Appeal Board finding that a prior patent application rendered it obvious.

  • August 14, 2025

    Anthropic Asks 9th Circ. To Halt AI Copyright Trial For Appeal

    Artificial intelligence developer Anthropic has urged the Ninth Circuit to overturn a California federal judge's refusal to delay trial in a copyright lawsuit from authors who allege their works were illegally obtained to train the company's large language model, Claude.

  • August 14, 2025

    Judicial Panel Consolidates SAP Patent Suits In Del.

    The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has consolidated four patent infringement cases filed by software firm SAP SE against subsidiaries of Canadian financial services company TMX Group in the District of Delaware, saying this forum will be convenient for the parties and witnesses.

  • August 14, 2025

    Staffing Co. Says Ex-Partner Stole Tech For Rival Product

    A company that connects staffing agencies to temporary workers in real time has accused a onetime business partner of stealing trade secrets to build a competing platform, alleging in a complaint in Seattle federal court that the defendant has filed patents that falsely claim ownership of the technology.

  • August 13, 2025

    What Attys Want To Know About Lutnick's Harvard IP Threat

    After the U.S. Department of Commerce threatened last week to take control of some patents owned by Harvard University, attorneys have been questioning the practicality and legality of doing so.

  • August 13, 2025

    David Protein Tees Up Bid To Toss Ingredient Antitrust Suit

    David Protein told a New York federal judge on Wednesday that a lawsuit accusing the trendy bar maker of violating antitrust law should be tossed, saying in a letter that a group of low-calorie food companies still could not cure legal deficiencies the court previously flagged, despite twice amending their complaint.

  • August 13, 2025

    Va. Judge Dismisses VLSI Suit Over PTAB Conduct

    Patent Quality Assurance took home another win against semiconductor patent company VLSI Technology on Wednesday, as a Virginia state court dismissed the abuse of process and conspiracy claims VLSI brought against PQA after the latter got VLSI's microchip patent invalidated at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

  • August 13, 2025

    Edible Arrangements Asks 11th Circ. To Revive Trademark Suit

    Attorneys for Edible Arrangements on Wednesday urged the Eleventh Circuit to overturn the dismissal of its trademark infringement suit against 1-800-Flowers, arguing a lower court wrongly found the action was barred by a prior settlement between the parties related to similar conduct.

  • August 13, 2025

    Carmen Electra, Other Models End Suit With Strip Clubs

    A group of models including Carmen Electra have officially dropped their lawsuit claiming that a trio of Philadelphia strip clubs misappropriated their likenesses for advertisements, according to filings in Pennsylvania federal court Wednesday.

  • August 13, 2025

    High Court Asked To Review Marking Tape Patent Fight

    The inventor of a patent covering a type of marking tape wants the U.S. Supreme Court to take up his challenge to a Federal Circuit ruling that the patent is invalid, saying issues related to jurisdiction need the high court's attention.

  • August 13, 2025

    Oil Co. Calls Partner's Field Tech Misuse 'Catastrophic'

    A Houston oilfield equipment company has told a state court that Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC has continually ignored its warnings about how to safely use its drilling equipment, setting the company up for a "catastrophic event" in the field.

  • August 13, 2025

    USPTO Caps Briefs At 20 Pages For Discretionary Reviews

    Patent owners and challengers will be limited to 20-page briefs when arguing over whether a Patent Trial and Appeal Board petition should be discretionarily denied, board leaders announced Wednesday in a webinar.

  • August 13, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Says Apple Must Face Vibration Patent Suit

    The Federal Circuit on Wednesday revived claims from Taction Technology Inc. against Apple Inc. of alleged infringement of vibration technology patents, saying a district judge was wrong to disqualify testimony from Taction's expert.

  • August 13, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Throws Out $4.7M Verdict In DNA Patent Suit

    The Federal Circuit reversed a Delaware federal jury's verdict from 2021 that found biotechnology company Qiagen Sciences LLC owed $4.7 million for infringing genetic testing patents, saying the jury's findings weren't sufficiently backed by evidence.

  • August 13, 2025

    USPTO Officially Ends Expedited Exams For Design Patents

    The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will terminate a program that allowed for faster examinations of design patents, saying there had been a 560% increase in requests for expedited reviews as a result of fraudulent applications.

  • August 13, 2025

    Cardi B Should Have To Drop Song From Album, Musicians Say

    Two music creators who claim Cardi B's song "Enough (Miami)" infringed a song they wrote in 2021 want a Texas federal court to force her to leave the hit off her upcoming album, saying there would be more harm to them than her if the song went on the record.

  • August 13, 2025

    Garmin, Fitness Tracker Co. Reach Resolution In IP Suit

    Garmin International Inc. and Israeli wearable tech firm CardiacSense Ltd. have reached a resolution in a case in a suit over a patent covering devices that measure bodily data.

  • August 12, 2025

    Parker-Hannifin Seeks Toss Of $900M Trade Theft, Antitrust Suit

    Parker-Hannifin Corp. wants a Texas federal judge to dismiss a fiber optics companies' $900 million trade secrets theft and antitrust lawsuit, arguing in a filing made public Monday the case amounts to a contract dispute that should be handled in New York and the claimed trade secrets had been publicly disclosed.

  • August 12, 2025

    Reynolds Asks Justices To Eye Patent Damages In $95M Case

    R.J. Reynolds has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a $95 million verdict against it for infringing Altria vape patents, saying the Federal Circuit is flouting high court precedent that patent damages can only be based on the value of the patented features.

Expert Analysis

  • Unpacking USPTO Foreign Fraudulent Trademark Crackdown

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    The recent show cause order issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to Shenzhen Seller Growth Network Technology Co. Ltd. and its affiliates could lead to the cancellation of approximately 42,000 trademark registrations, highlighting the necessity of heightened vigilance in vetting foreign trademark filings, says Judy Yen at Omnus Law.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: The Perils Of Digital Data Protocols

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    Though stipulated protocols governing the treatment of electronically stored information in litigation are meant to streamline discovery, recent disputes demonstrate that certain missteps in the process can lead to significant inefficiencies, say attorneys at Sidley.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Preparing For Corporate Work

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    Law school often doesn't cover the business strategy, financial fluency and negotiation skills needed for a successful corporate or transactional law practice, but there are practical ways to gain relevant experience and achieve the mindset shifts critical to a thriving career in this space, says Dakota Forsyth at Olshan Frome.

  • How Patent Prosecution Length Affects Infringement Findings

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    A statistical analysis of patent litigation shows an inverse correlation between the number of office actions a patent application receives before allowance and the likelihood that a patent will be found infringing, though this trend varies based on examiner toughness, say attorneys at Baker Botts.

  • Takeaways From Gov't Report On AI Copyrightability

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    A recent report from the U.S. Copyright Office is a critical step toward establishing a framework for determining the copyrightability of work created in whole or in part by artificial intelligence systems, solidifying the office's positions on AI tools and advanced prompt techniques, say attorneys at Skadden.

  • Strategies To Help Witnesses Manage Deposition Anxiety

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    During and leading up to deposition, witnesses may experience anxiety stemming from numerous sources and manifesting in a variety of ways, but attorneys can help them mitigate their stress using a few key methods, say consultants at Courtroom Sciences.

  • 3 Red Flags To Watch For When Valuing Patent Portfolios

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    As forward-looking intellectual property valuations become increasingly popular, recognizing potential concerns during the due diligence process can help develop a more accurate understanding of a portfolio's true value and potential risk, says Keegan Caldwell at Caldwell Law.

  • A Cold War-Era History Lesson On Due Process

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    The landmark Harry Bridges case from the mid-20th century Red Scare offers important insights on why lawyers must be free of government reprisal, no matter who their client is, says Peter Afrasiabi at One LLP.

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    Improv Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Improv keeps me grounded and connected to what matters most, including in my legal career where it has helped me to maintain a balance between being analytical, precise and professional, and creative, authentic and open-minded, says Justine Gottshall at InfoLawGroup.

  • How BigLaw Executive Orders May Affect Smaller Firms

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    Because of the types of cases they take on, solo practitioners, small law firms and public interest attorneys may find themselves more dramatically affected by the collective impact of recent government action involving the legal industry than even the BigLaw firms named in the executive orders, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.

  • Opinion

    Lawsuits Shouldn't Be Shadow Assets For Foreign Capital

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    Third-party litigation financing amplifies inefficiencies from litigation and facilitates national exposure to foreign influence in the U.S. justice system, so full disclosure of financing arrangements should be required as a matter of institutional integrity, says Roland Eisenhuth at the American Property Casualty Insurance Association.

  • How To Accelerate Your Post-Attorney Career Transition

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    Professionals seeking to transition to nonattorney careers may encounter skepticism as nontraditional candidates, but there are opportunities for thought leadership and to leverage speaking and writing to accelerate a post-attorney career transition, say Janet Falk at Falk Communications and Evgeny Efremkin at Toronto Metropolitan University.

  • 5 Key Licensing Considerations For AI Innovations

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    As businesses increasingly integrate artificial intelligence technology into their operations, they must prepare to address complex intellectual property challenges and questions surrounding licensing AI-based innovations, which require careful consideration of ownership, usage rights and regulatory compliance, says Lestin Kenton at Sterne Kessler.

  • A Higher Bar For Expert Witnesses In Drug Patent Litigation

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    With recent decisions emphasizing courts' growing insistence on robust methodologies in pharmaceutical patent disputes, litigators must be strategic in how they utilize expert testimony and adapt to venue-specific expectations, says Jeremy Scholem at WIT Legal.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Be An Indispensable Associate

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    While law school teaches you to research, write and think critically, it often overlooks the professional skills you will need to make yourself an essential team player when transitioning from a summer to full-time associate, say attorneys at Stinson.

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