/ip?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ Copyright 2025 ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ. en-US Fri, 16 May 2025 22:48:08 +0000 /ip/articles/2341513?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ip/articles/2341513 Music publishers suing Anthropic for copyright infringement accused the artificial intelligence company on Friday of downplaying the seriousness of errors in a filing caused by Anthropic's own Claude AI tool, saying the company's counsel violated a judge's standing order and arguing that the filing at issue should be tossed. Fri, 16 May 2025 22:37:21 +0000 /ip/articles/2341603?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ip/articles/2341603 Acting U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Coke Morgan Stewart on Friday denied two petitions challenging patents due to upcoming trials but said two others do not warrant denial, in the first orders under a new process whereby she will make all discretionary denial decisions. Fri, 16 May 2025 21:41:58 +0000 /ip/articles/2341440?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ip/articles/2341440 Epic Games urged a Seattle jury on Friday to reject allegations that it committed patent infringement when it staged interactive concerts in the Fortnite virtual world starring pop artist Ariana Grande and rapper Travis Scott, contending the accuser has mischaracterized the technology used in the events. Fri, 16 May 2025 20:50:08 +0000 /ip/articles/2341407?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ip/articles/2341407 In a Federal Register notice set to be published Monday, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office said it is seeking comments about how it collects information on complaints about invention promoters, which are companies that promise to help people develop or market their inventions. Fri, 16 May 2025 20:49:23 +0000 /ip/articles/2341350?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ip/articles/2341350 The Federal Circuit has backed a series of Patent Trial and Appeal Board decisions that found a trio of beacon technology patents were invalid, handing a win to challenger Apple. Fri, 16 May 2025 19:59:43 +0000 /ip/articles/2341337?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ip/articles/2341337 The Federal Circuit revived Fintiv Inc.'s infringement suit against Apple Inc. over contactless payments Friday, saying the Texas federal judge who freed Apple viewed what evidence is acceptable too narrowly. Fri, 16 May 2025 18:53:41 +0000 /ip/articles/2341541?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ip/articles/2341541 The Ninth Circuit upheld the dismissal of a model's lawsuit accusing Lil Nas X of copying his Instagram photos, ruling Friday that the model didn't plausibly allege the musician had "access" to the pictures, as defined by court doctrine. Fri, 16 May 2025 18:42:18 +0000 /ip/articles/2341401?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ip/articles/2341401 Biotechnology giant Illumina Inc. filed a lawsuit Thursday against Element Biosciences in Delaware federal court, accusing the company founded by former Illumina employees of infringing five patents related to automated gene sequencing technology. Fri, 16 May 2025 18:23:46 +0000 /ip/articles/2341499?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ip/articles/2341499 Data storage giant Western Digital and MR Technologies told a California federal judge Friday they agreed to end a patent dispute that last summer had put Western Digital on the hook for $262.4 million in damages to MR Technologies for infringing patents for increasing storage capacity on disk drives. Fri, 16 May 2025 18:14:48 +0000 /ip/articles/2341492?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ip/articles/2341492 Ed Sheeran urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject an appeal to a decision concluding that his hit song "Thinking Out Loud" did not copy Marvin Gaye's classic "Let's Get it On," arguing the plaintiff wrongly contends that the Second Circuit improperly relied on the U.S. Copyright Office's administrative guidance after justices overturned the Chevron deference. Fri, 16 May 2025 17:53:25 +0000 /ip/articles/2341311?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ip/articles/2341311 Though recent firings have thrown the U.S. Copyright Office into turmoil, the latest entry in its report on artificial intelligence can serve as a road map for litigants, persuasive authority for courts and input on the legislative process, say attorneys at Epstein Becker. Fri, 16 May 2025 17:52:08 +0000 /ip/articles/2341378?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ip/articles/2341378 In this week's Off The Bench, the NCAA's pending $2.78 billion name, image and likeness rights settlement faces another round of objections, the NFL shreds an antitrust suit accusing it of boycotting Bluesky and retail giant Dick's Sporting Goods makes a 10-figure splurge for Foot Locker. Fri, 16 May 2025 17:36:29 +0000 /ip/articles/2335672?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ip/articles/2335672 In this month's bid protest roundup, Alissandra McCann at MoFo examines three recent decisions, two of which offer helpful reminders for U.S. General Services Administration schedule holders drafting blanket purchase agreement proposals, and one for small-business joint ventures to avoid running afoul of the U.S. Small Business Administration's two-year rule. Fri, 16 May 2025 16:59:57 +0000 /ip/articles/2340961?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ip/articles/2340961 A business consulting services company sued a software development company in Colorado federal court Thursday for allegedly ripping off the trademarked name for its artificial intelligence "change management" tool for its own AI software solutions. Fri, 16 May 2025 16:50:56 +0000 /ip/articles/2341390?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ip/articles/2341390 A San Francisco-based attorney representing Magpul Industries in patent litigation has been effectively removed from the case after admitting that the claim construction chart he submitted was nearly all fabricated by artificial intelligence. Fri, 16 May 2025 16:37:15 +0000 /ip/articles/2341315?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ip/articles/2341315 A merchandising company has dropped its lawsuit against a former executive it accused of exploiting trade secrets to sabotage a $47 million deal with home improvement giant Lowe's, according to a stipulation of dismissal filed Thursday. Fri, 16 May 2025 14:46:53 +0000 /ip/articles/2341018?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ip/articles/2341018 The owner of a pair of invalidated patents covering medical machinery pushed the U.S. Supreme Court to take up its fight over the patents' eligibility since the government said it planned to argue the patents shouldn't have been invalidated as abstract if the company's petition was granted. Fri, 16 May 2025 13:40:03 +0000 /ip/articles/2340809?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ip/articles/2340809 The Trump administration has reached a $10,000 settlement with a consumer advocacy group over allegedly withholding information about the government's billion-dollar contracts with companies that developed and manufactured the COVID-19 vaccine, including Pfizer and Moderna. Fri, 16 May 2025 11:22:21 +0000 /ip/articles/2339525?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ip/articles/2339525 A recent settlement of claims against law firm Eckert Seamans for allegedly abetting a Ponzi scheme underscores the continuing threat of clients who seek to exploit their lawyers in perpetrating fraud, and the critical importance of preemptive measures to avoid these clients, say attorneys at Lockton Companies. Thu, 15 May 2025 21:59:23 +0000 /ip/articles/2340760?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ip/articles/2340760 Google is outpacing other Big Tech companies like Microsoft and IBM in filing patent applications in the artificial intelligence space, both globally and in the U.S., according to a new report.