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DraftKings Wants Damages In NFLPA's Licensing Suit Axed
DraftKings Inc. wants partially tossed a suit launched by the NFL Players Association alleging the sports betting giant failed to make good on a licensing [...]
False USPTO Narratives and the Urgent Need for PTAB Reform
On the heels of this win in the Senate for those in favor of PTAB reform, the very next day USPTO Director Kathi Vidal wrote [...]
Gibson Dunn Treated Crypto Client Like 'Hot Potato,' Suit Says
Crypto trading firm Swan Bitcoin hit Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP with a malpractice lawsuit in California court Friday, alleging Gibson Dunn dumped Swan "like [...]
Samsung Inks Deal In Suit Nixed Over Rival's Atty Misconduct
Samsung has reached a settlement with former in-house attorneys seeking more than $300 million for alleged patent infringement, a deal that comes after Samsung defeated [...]
SCOTUS Invites SG to Weigh in on Cox/ Sony Cases, Denies Petition Charging Newman’s Removal Harms Patent Owners
The U.S. Supreme Court today invited the Solicitor General (SG) to weigh in on a case about internet service provider (ISP) liability for infringement and [...]
Calif. Jury Delivers $35M Verdict In Eyedrop Trademark Row
A Tennessee pharmaceutical company convinced a California federal jury that a rival owes it about $35 million for infringing its trademarks on brands of post-surgical [...]
Amici Back Island IP’s Argument That Federal Courts Are Improperly Using Procedural Rules
On Friday, November 22, the U.S. Supreme Court received several amicus briefs as well as the respondent’s brief in Island Intellectual Property LLC v. TD [...]
Credit Bureaus Freed From VantageScore Antitrust Suit
An Illinois federal judge has ruled there is no evidence the three major credit bureaus conspired with the Fair Isaac Corporation to engage in a [...]
Amazon Settles Co.'s Patent Infringement Suit Over Alexa
Two Amazon companies have reached a settlement with a company that accused them of patent infringement over the voice processing technology used in the Amazon [...]
Judge Bemoans 'Chaotic' Contracts In Jack Nicklaus IP Case
The New York state judge presiding over golf legend Jack Nicklaus' intellectual property lawsuit on Monday signaled he may not be able to untangle a [...]
Hormone Therapy Co. Jilted Actress Over Image Use, Suit Says
A commercial actress has accused a hormone treatment company and its affiliates of improperly using her image and likeness in promotional materials touting its therapies, [...]
ITC Bans Imports Of Nortek Garage Door Openers In IP Case
The U.S. International Trade Commission has agreed with an administrative law judge's finding that Nortek Inc. violated U.S. trade law by importing products that infringe [...]
Calif. Panel Scraps Ex-Medical Supply Exec's $533K Fee Win
A California appeals court has found that an Orange County judge was wrong to order a medical supply company to pay out half a million [...]
Tesla Nears Deal In Trade Secret Suit Against EV Rival Rivian
Tesla said in a notice filed in California state court that it would be settling its lawsuit accusing rival electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian Automotive of [...]
'Sham' Patent Charges Bog Down Holiday Light Fight
Amid a multi-front intellectual property fight between a China-based holiday light manufacturer and a so-called "patent troll," the company told a Georgia judge Monday that [...]
Stolen Hitler Question Suit Barred By Immunity, MSU Says
Michigan State University said it's immune from claims that it used a trivia quiz containing a question about Adolf Hitler without the creator's permission during [...]
SCOTUS Invites SG to Weigh in on Cox/ Sony Cases, Denies Petition Charging Newman’s Removal from CAFC Harms Patent Owners
The U.S. Supreme Court today invited the Solicitor General (SG) to weigh in on a case about internet service provider (ISP) liability for infringement and [...]
Solicitor General's Input Sought On Music Cos., ISP Petitions
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday asked the solicitor general to weigh in on a copyright dispute involving Cox Communications and a group of music [...]
TD Ameritrade Urges High Court To Reject Patent Case
TD Ameritrade said there is no reason for the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Federal Circuit decision in its favor in high-stakes litigation over [...]
Trump Patent Policy May Be Headed In Unexpected Direction
While commentators have assumed that the patent policy of President-elect Donald Trump's second administration will largely mirror the pro-patent policy of his first, these predictions [...]
Best Practices For Influencer Trademark Protection
Though the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board recently decided that an influencer couldn't qualify for a retail services trademark registration for posting affiliate links to [...]
Ninth Circuit Decision on NIL Statute of Limitations Risks Havoc and Needs to Be Reheard
On November 21, 2024, Cody Allen Easterday filed a Petition for Rehearing En Banc in Cody Allen Easterday v. Tyson Fresh Meats Inc., No. 23-3836, (link here). [...]
Ex-Epstein Becker Healthcare Ace Joins Polsinelli Team
Polsinelli has added a former Epstein Becker Green partner to its healthcare litigation team as a shareholder, where he'll bring experience in managed care, payor [...]
What Trump's Next Term May Mean For Biz Immigration
Leonard D'Arrigo at Harris Beach discusses the employment-based immigration policies businesses can potentially expect during President-elect Donald Trump’s second term, based on policies enacted during [...]
