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Attys Slam Deceptive NIL Settlement Services In NCAA Case
Class counsel in the massive NCAA name, image and likeness lawsuit have asked a California federal court to intervene with third-party servicing companies that are [...]
'Ambush' At Patent Trial Led To $22M Loss, ASUS Says
Taiwanese computer company ASUSTeK and the California owner of patents it infringed lambasted each other in post-trial motions filed in Texas federal court, with ASUS [...]
Google Beats EcoFactor Patent Case Over Nest
Google has persuaded a California federal court to nip in the bud one of the newer patent lawsuits targeting its Nest smart home brand, winning [...]
Nike Accused Of 'Smear Campaign' Over $60M Trademark Suit
A Los Angeles-based company that made customized sneakers for celebrities and athletes hit back Tuesday at Nike's $60 million trademark suit, saying that despite the [...]
Citing Fintiv, PTAB Rejects Samsung's Challenge To Patent
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has shot down Samsung's challenge to a Pictiva Displays patent covering technology used in features like smartphone flashlights, citing [...]
How AstraZeneca Ruling Could Change Dosage Patent Claims
If affirmed on appeal, the rationale employed by the Delaware federal court in Wyeth v. AstraZeneca to find "unit dosage"-related patent claims invalid could lead [...]
Judge Keeps Emails Redacted In Apple Foe's FOIA Row
The patent office convinced a D.C. federal judge Wednesday to keep in place redacted portions of six emails detailing the agency's response to a Freedom [...]
Keep Your Briefs Brief, LA Federal Judges Tell IP Lawyers
A group of Los Angeles federal judges urged local intellectual property lawyers during a courthouse panel Wednesday to keep their briefs succinct and not repeat [...]
Understanding IP Matters: Policy Won’t Save U.S. Innovation; Respect for Property Rights Can
On this episode of Understanding IP Matters (UIPM), Professor Adam Mossoff discusses how private property rights in inventions promote a growing innovation economy and a [...]
Atty Seeks Ruling Letting Him Sell Unlicensed NFL Merchandise
A man representing himself pro se has argued in a New York federal complaint that he should be allowed to sell unlicensed National Football League [...]
RJ Reynolds Loses Early Exclusion Bid In ITC Vape IP Case
A U.S. International Trade Commission judge has refused for now to block imports of certain vape products during an investigation into R.J. Reynolds' allegations that [...]
Atty From Telecom Biz Joins IP Firm Panitch Schwarze
Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP has hired an attorney with extensive in-house experience in the tech industry to help enhance the intellectual property services [...]
Weil Litigation Leaders Jump To Paul Weiss In NY
The co-chair of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's global litigation department and the co-head of Weil's patent litigation practice will soon be joining Paul Weiss [...]
CAFC Says Cisco’s Bid to Dismiss Appeal Due to Settlement is Improper Use of Judicial System
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a short precedential order yesterday denying a request by Cisco Systems, Inc. and Hewlett [...]
Pa. Jury Finds Clothing Co. Infringed Penn State Trademarks
Online retailer Vintage Brand infringed the Pennsylvania State University's trademarks by selling unlicensed merchandise with "historic" images associated with the university, a Pennsylvania federal jury [...]
HP Joins Patent Pool After Resolving Suit Over 'Unfair' Terms
HP has agreed to join a patent pool for coding technology developed by companies like Dolby Laboratories, Mitsubishi and Philips, months after alleging that the [...]
Judge Rejects Infosys' Bid To Seal NDAs In Trade Secrets Row
A Texas federal judge shot down Indian tech company Infosys Ltd.'s efforts to seal nondisclosure agreements involved in a trade secrets case over healthcare software, [...]
USPTO Urged To Revamp Computer Image Design Patent Rule
Intellectual property law groups and Apple Inc. have recommended that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office allow design patents on computer icons shown using new [...]
As Trump Administration Takes Shape, a Big Tech Pick for USPTO Seems Far-Fetched
By now, virtually all Americans, and people around the world, are no doubt aware that Donald J. Trump has been reelected as President of the [...]
9th Circ. Grapples With $56M Verdict In TM Beer Battle
A Ninth Circuit panel on Tuesday weighed whether to uphold a $56 million trial victory for Stone Brewing over allegations that MillerCoors infringed the "Stone" [...]
OpenAI Faces Copyright Case From Indian News Co.
An India-based multimedia news company has hit OpenAI with a copyright suit alleging the ChatGPT developer is wrongly using the agency's published works to feed [...]
UK IP Firm AA Thornton To Become Part Of Venner Shipley
European firm Venner Shipley is expanding by snapping up the lawyers at London-based AA Thornton, growing its bench with expertise in the intellectual property area. [...]
Samsung Loses ITC Patent Case Against Chinese Screen Co.
Samsung has failed to convince a U.S. International Trade Commission judge to side with it in its intellectual property campaign against a major Chinese rival [...]
Hemp Co. Hit With $100K Verdict, Loses Trade Secret Claim
A Texas jury has hit a hemp products maker with more than $100,000 in damages after finding it knowingly sold defective THC gummies to a [...]
