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Fed. Circ. Digs Into Domestic Industry For Apple Watch Appeal

By Dani Kass

A Federal Circuit panel on Monday struggled with how to meet domestic industry requirements needed for the U.S. International Trade Commission to issue import bans, as it evaluated the agency's high-profile decision to keep certain Apple Watches out of the U.S.

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Annoyed Fed. Circ. Judge Unsure Where To Land In Drug Row

By Nadia Dreid

An irascible Federal Circuit judge chewed out both sides of the aisle Monday morning during arguments over a generic endocrine disorder drug, and although she accused one attorney of "beating a straw man to death," the judge said she still wasn't sure how she would decide the appeal.

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Fed. Circ. Ponders If PTAB Developments Save 'Veto' Rule Suit

By Theresa Schliep

A Federal Circuit judge wondered Monday if developments concerning the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office director's discretionary denial process could breathe new life into advocacy groups' fight for a "veto" for small business patent owners defending themselves at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. 

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Fed. Circ. Affirms Cisco's Defeat Of $371M Patent Suit

By Adam Lidgett

The Federal Circuit on Monday declined to revive software company Egenera's $371 million patent lawsuit against Cisco, affirming lower court findings that the communications giant didn't infringe.

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Ioengine Wants Fed. Circ. To Rethink IPR Estoppel Ruling

By Adam Lidgett

Ioengine LLC on Monday urged the Federal Circuit to rethink a panel's decision backing a jury's invalidation of its flash drive patents for being publicly available, saying the decision would upend a balance meant to protect patent owners against repetitive legal attacks.

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6th Circ. Affirms Toss Of 'Que Sera, Sera' Writer's Family Spat

By Rae Ann Varona

The Sixth Circuit Monday refused to revive a royalties spat between the granddaughter and daughter of Jay Livingston, the late Oscar-winning co-songwriter of "Que Sera, Sera," saying in a published opinion that the granddaughter failed to plausibly allege that her mom's bids to terminate copyright grants were invalid.

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USPTO Ups Number Of Prioritized Patent Applications

By Elliot Weld

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is raising the number of applications it can accept each year for a prioritized patent examination to 20,000.

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As New Era Dawns For College Athletes, Repairs Still Needed

By David Steele

As far back as late 2023, when a broad cross-section of former college athletes was certified as a class to sue the NCAA for unpaid name, image and likeness compensation, all parties involved have known that the eventual settlement of its claims would repair just one specific broken part of the college sports ecosystem. With the $2.78 billion settlement designed to provide money to past, present and future athletes going into effect on Tuesday, legal experts still wonder how and when enough will be done to set right the scales that went unbalanced for decades.

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Fitch Even Fights Bid To Toss Prenatal Test Patent Suit

By Adam Lidgett

Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery LLP is urging an Illinois federal court not to toss its suit seeking a declaration that the co-founder of a former client isn't the inventor behind a prenatal test patent, contesting her argument that the firm lacks standing to sue.

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George Clinton Faces Sanctions Bid In IP Suit

By Elliot Weld

Music executive Armen Boladian has asked a Florida federal court to sanction funk legend George Clinton, saying he was raising issues already adjudicated in their decades-long series of legal disputes.

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Chicago Cubs Deride Rooftop Biz's 'Sights And Sounds' Claim

By Elaine Brise帽o

The Chicago Cubs scoffed at the assertion that they're trying to control the sounds and smells that escape from Wrigley Field as argued in a dismissal bid by a nearby rooftop owner the club is suing for violating its intellectual property rights.

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AI Weather Startup Claims Rival Used Trade Secrets

By Elliot Weld

An artificial intelligence-powered weather simulation startup has sued a rival company in California federal court, claiming a consultant took its source code and used it to found the competitor.

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ESPN, NFL Skewer Jets Legend's Suit Over Doc Portrayal

By Alex Lawson

ESPN and NFL Films are looking to escape a lawsuit that Mark Gastineau, a former New York Jets defensive end, brought against them over their portrayal of him in a "30 for 30" documentary, telling a New York federal court the onetime defensive player of the year granted the companies full access to his image and likeness and surrendered any right to approve its use.

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Law Firm Partners United Co-Founder Joins King & Spalding

By Bonnie Eslinger

A Goodwin Procter LLP intellectual property partner who earlier this year co-founded a coalition of BigLaw attorneys challenging the Trump administration's attacks on law firms has jumped to King & Spalding LLP.

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Dupes Boom Spurs IP Risks, Opportunities For Investors

The rising popularity of dupe products has created a dynamic marketplace where both dupes-based businesses and established branded companies can thrive, but investors must consider a host of legal implications, especially when the dupes straddle a fine line between imitation and intellectual property infringement, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.

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Grieving Texas Legal Community Steps Up After Flood Losses

By Lynn LaRowe

Texas lawyers are rallying around colleagues whose children were killed in the Guadalupe River's floodwaters last weekend, as attorneys around the Lone Star State organize widespread efforts to assist victims and hard-hit communities.

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Trump Tariff Fights Put Spotlight On Major Questions Doctrine

By Natalie Olivo

Challenges to President Donald Trump's global tariffs have brought renewed attention to the U.S. Supreme Court's major questions doctrine, including observations that lower courts have so far inconsistently applied this approach when scrutinizing a range of agency actions.

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Calif. Bar Seeks 30-Day Suspension For Ex-Exec's Misconduct

By Emily Sawicki

The California State Bar Court has recommended a 30-day "actual" suspension for its onetime executive director, who last year was found culpable for a "significant ethical violation" in making misrepresentations to the State Bar Board of Trustees regarding his 2014 visit to Mongolia, which allegedly cost thousands of dollars in bar funds.

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'Practice Better Judgment,' Judge Tells Comscore Foe

By Bryan Koenig

A California federal judge "strongly" admonished a film distribution and data company for filing an amended monopolization complaint against Comscore on the Fourth of July, while also concluding that the filing mooted, for now, a bid to force the box office giant to continue sharing data.

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Ex-DC Prosecutors Rip Pick Of Emil Bove For 3rd Circ.

By Jake Maher

A group of former federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., panned Emil Bove as a "dangerous" pick for the Third Circuit and criticized his record as a prosecutor as that of a loyal follower of President Donald Trump, in a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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Jackson Walker, US Trustee Have A Week To Finish Mediation

By Catherine Marfin

A Texas federal judge has given Jackson Walker LLP and the federal government's bankruptcy watchdog a week to finish mediation in a fee dispute stemming from a former bankruptcy judge's secret relationship with a former firm partner.

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The Biggest Copyright Rulings Of 2025: A Midyear Report

By Ivan Moreno

Two California judges were the first to deliver crucial rulings about what constitutes fair use in training generative artificial intelligence models — a question expected to test the boundaries of the copyright doctrine amid the emergence of the groundbreaking technology. Here is Law360's list of the biggest copyright decisions so far this year.

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PE Attorneys Remain Optimistic Despite First-Half Slump

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

While many private equity attorneys predicted a booming environment heading into 2025 with President Donald Trump's incoming pro-business administration, uncertainty surrounding tariffs and antitrust regulations has been a hurdle for dealmaking and fundraising, causing an unanticipated slowdown in private equity activity.

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Trade Court Judge Sworn In As USDA Deputy Secretary

By Courtney Bubl茅

Judge Stephen A. Vaden of the U.S. Court of International Trade has resigned from his judgeship to join the U.S. Department of Agriculture as the second-in-command.

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Approach The Bench: Judge Biery Has Fun Writing

By Cara Bayles and Steven Trader

U.S. District Judge Fred Biery is now famous for the quirky written opinions he's produced during three decades as a trial judge for the Western District of Texas, but he was on the federal bench for a few years before he started to experiment in his opinion writing.

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US Supreme Court Term In Review: What You Need To Know

The U.S. Supreme Court considered many significant legal issues this term, including the proper venue for challenging agency actions and the level of scrutiny courts should apply to bans on gender-affirming care for transgender minors. But the emergency docket and a decision limiting nationwide injunctions loomed large. Here, Law360 takes a look at the cases and those who litigated them, as well as the sharpest writings from the justices.

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