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Darrell Issa Doesn’t Understand That He is the Problem
US Inventor is publicly opposing the appointment of Representative Darrell Issa (R – CA) to Chair the IP Subcommittee due to Issa’s record of IP [...]
Judge Put On 'Blinders' In Merck Patent Fight, Fed. Circ. Told
Viatris has urged the Federal Circuit to overturn a West Virginia district judge's finding that its planned diabetes drug generics would infringe two patents held [...]
Evaluating The Legal Ethics Of A ChatGPT-Authored Motion
Aimee Furness and Sam Mallick at Haynes Boone asked ChatGPT to draft a motion to dismiss, and then scrutinized the resulting work product in light [...]
After Catalyst Case, FDA Won't Stop Approving Orphan Drugs
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has said a loss in litigation involving a treatment for a rare autoimmune disease won't stop it from approving [...]
Developments To Watch In Trade Secret Practice This Year
We will likely continue to see an increase in the importance of trade secret law this year, and attention should be paid to three trends [...]
Fed. Circ. Says Judge Albright Can Keep GM Patent Suit
The Federal Circuit on Monday decided that U.S. District Judge Alan Albright correctly held that multiple General Motors dealerships as well as an IT center [...]
Federal Circuit Upholds Albright’s Ruling on Denial of Transfer for GM
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) today denied General Motors’ petition for a writ of mandamus seeking to compel Judge Alan [...]
Cellspin Wants Patent Loss Erased Over Judge's Google Ties
Cellspin Soft Inc. wants to undo its recent defeat in sprawling patent litigation against Nike Inc., Fitbit Inc., Under Armour Inc. and others, arguing the [...]
US CEO Of Japan Legal Tech Co. Must Testify, Suit Argues
California-based intellectual property firm LegalForce RAPC Worldwide PC argued in a filing Monday that the Japanese company it is suing for trademark infringement must allow [...]
Kratom Co. Asks 11th Circ. To Nix 'Naked License' Ruling
Supplement maker Blue Mountain Holdings Ltd. asked the Eleventh Circuit to overturn a judgment against it in a trademark dispute, saying the Georgia federal trial [...]
3 BigLaw Firms Partner On Southern U. Litigation Workshop
Kirkland & Ellis LLP, DLA Piper and Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC recently held a three-day mock trial session for students at the Southern [...]
Litigation, Compliance And Enforcement In The 'Crypto Winter'
In 2022, cryptocurrency valuations plummeted, litigation proliferated and the "crypto winter" led to several high-profile bankruptcies, resulting in novel factual and legal questions being raised [...]
Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
Shareholders pushed for accountability in Delaware's Court of Chancery last week, with new cases that frowned upon sketchy bylaw amendments, raised questions about a pending [...]
IP Group Of The Year: Debevoise
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP's intellectual property team last year smacked down a preliminary injunction preventing Grubhub from using its new logo — convincing a district judge [...]
This Week in Washington IP: FTC’s Non-compete Proposal, Competition in Ticketing Services, and the Effectiveness of AI in Content Moderation
This week in Washington IP news, Congress is back in session with a light week of hearings including a Senate Judiciary hearing on competition in [...]
Record Label Hits Back At Punjabi Singer's Copyright Claim
A record label boss has fired back at a Punjabi singer's copyright claim, arguing that his companies own the rights to the artist's music and [...]
Amici Urge SCOTUS to Reverse Overly Broad Definition of ‘Expressive Work’ in Jack Daniel’s v. VIP Products
Last November, the U.S. Supreme Court granted a petition for writ of certiorari filed by famed whiskey brand owner Jack Daniel’s Properties. The petition filed [...]
New USPTO Tool Aims to Help IP Newbies Identify Their Rights
At the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) Women’s Entrepreneurship (WE) event in Naples, Florida, on Wednesday, January 18, USPTO Director Kathi Vidal announced that [...]
How Big Tech's Section 230 Liability Shield Got Wider In NY
A New York model's attempt to hold Amazon, Walmart and Ulta Beauty liable for using her image online to promote a French skincare product without [...]
Tiny Harris On Stand Walks Back Claim MGA Sought Doll Deal
During her second day on the witness stand in California federal court over her intellectual property dispute with MGA Entertainment Inc., singer-songwriter Tameka "Tiny" Harris [...]
Samsung Can't Stay Caltech Patent Suit Amid PTAB Challenge
A Texas federal judge has declined Samsung's bid to stay a lawsuit alleging its Galaxy smartphones infringe California Institute of Technology patents, rejecting its argument [...]
J&J Unit Says Rival Is Still Flooding Market Despite Verdict
A Johnson & Johnson division asked a Florida federal court to immediately stop a Swedish rival from flooding the market with infringing canine implant products, [...]
Reggae Band Fights Dua Lipa's Exit Bid in Copyright Suit
A Florida reggae band is asking a California federal court to deny British pop superstar Dua Lipa's request to escape a copyright lawsuit that claims [...]
PNC Strikes Blow Against Patent Tied To $218M Loss
PNC Bank says that a $218.5 million verdict the banking giant lost last year in Texas federal court "cannot stand" after a Patent Trial and [...]
