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Fed. Circ. Urged To OK Contempt Order In Patent Fraud Probe
A federal district court judge properly ordered the owner of a patent enforcement company to travel from Texas to answer questions about potential fraud and [...]
TTAB Finds Men's Wearhouse Apparel Mark Case Moot
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board has thrown out a bid from The Men's Wearhouse to cancel a trademark on a design related to various [...]
Sanctions Loom As Del. Judge Probes Patent Suit Origins
A Delaware federal judge said Wednesday he would refer one attorney to the state bar's disciplinary counsel and give an Illinois lawyer 30 days to [...]
Justices Seem Split Down Party Lines as Chevron Nears Chopping Block
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in two cases that are challenging the so-called Chevron deference doctrine, which says courts should defer to [...]
Health Co. Says Ex-CEO Sought 'Loyalty Oaths,' Revenge
Summit Orthopedic Home Care has filed a federal suit in Ohio accusing its ex-CEO and his "cronies" of using oppressive behavior to gain control over [...]
Pa. Chocolate Maker Says Rival Still Using Protected Recipe
A chocolatier wants a Pennsylvania federal court to expedite his request for a permanent ban on his ex-wife and her business partners from using a [...]
Nike Says Bad Concept Of 'Willful' Undoes Jury's TM Verdict
An attorney for Nike told a Third Circuit panel on Wednesday that a federal court's faulty definition of what constituted "willful" infringement of another company's [...]
Sandoz Asks Fed. Circ. To Wipe Out Allergan's $39M IP Award
The Federal Circuit is being asked to weigh in on whether the company behind a popular eyebrow growth drug should have scored a $39 million [...]
Copyright Office Issues Final Rule on Several Aspects of Smaller Claim CCB Proceeding
On January 16, the U.S. Copyright Office published a final rule in the Federal Register amending agency regulations on small infringement claims filed at the [...]
Apple Must Halt Imports Of Watches With Blood Oxygen Tech
The Federal Circuit ruled Wednesday that Apple can't import Apple Watches that include a blood oxygen monitor found to infringe two Masimo patents, rejecting the [...]
X Using Suit To Avoid Paying $3M IP License Deal, Adeia Says
Adeia asked a California federal court Tuesday to toss a declaratory patent action filed by the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, arguing it [...]
Ramey Firm Looks To Withdraw From Netflix Patent Suit
A prolific patent plaintiff firm is asking a California federal court to withdraw from a Finnish executive's infringement case against Netflix, claiming that it has [...]
5 Trade Secret Developments To Follow In 2024
Recent cases and trends in trade secret law indicate that significant developments are likely this year, and practitioners should be anticipating their impact on the [...]
Brown Rudnick Launches Life Sciences Consulting Division
A pair of biotech veterans joined Brown Rudnick LLP in October to build a new consulting office called BR BioAdvisory Services, the firm announced Wednesday. [...]
No Coverage For HOA In Trade Secret Theft Suit, Court Told
An Illinois homeowners association and its property managers are not entitled to coverage for an underlying action brought by the development's golf course operator accusing [...]
New Tenn. Bill Would Extend AI Laws To Musicians
A recently introduced bill in Tennessee would modify the state's laws banning unauthorized copies of artists' works to cover musicians, their voices and their songs. [...]
Baking Bread Makes Me A Better Lawyer
After many years practicing law, and a few years baking bread, I have learned that there are a few keys to success in both endeavors, [...]
The SEP Couch, Episode 7: Examining the U.S. Policy Perspective on SEPs
Jamie L. Simpson is the Chief Policy Officer and Counsel for the Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) and has previously served as Chief Counsel for [...]
BREAKING: High Court Wrestling With Chevron Deference During Oral Arguments
U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday morning dove into the thorny question of whether they should overturn decades-old precedent that favors federal agencies' legal interpretations [...]
Carlton Fields is Seeking an Intellectual Property Associate – Atlanta, New York, or Tampa
Carlton Fields is seeking an Intellectual Property (IP) associate with three or more years of patent litigation experience. This is a full-time, permanent position located [...]
Co. Founders Can Keep $5.79M Award In Acquisition Fight
A split Ninth Circuit panel on Tuesday confirmed a $5.79 million arbitration award for the founders of now-defunct chemical technology firm called Novoform Cos., ruling [...]
6 Opinions To Read Before High Court's Chevron Arguments
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider Wednesday whether to overturn a decades-old doctrine that instructs courts to defer to federal agencies' interpretations of ambiguous statutes, [...]
Former Patent Examiner Loses Discrimination Case
A former federal patent examiner's suit claiming he was discriminated against was thrown out by a Virginia federal judge, who said the former employee didn't [...]
Pfizer Calls Moderna 'Willfully Naïve' In Covid Vax IP Fight
Pfizer and BioNTech have told the Patent Trial and Appeal Board not to rely on the timing of district court patent litigation to reject their [...]
