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PPG Says Manager Stole Sales Data In Incora Move
PPG Industries Inc. hit its competitor Incora and a former sales manager who joined the latter company earlier this year with a trade secrets lawsuit [...]
USPTO Director Kathi Vidal To Rejoin Winston & Strawn
Winston & Strawn LLP said Monday that Kathi Vidal, director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, is slated to rejoin the firm. [...]
TM Suit Over Google AI Name Points To New Branding Issues
Gemini Data’s recent lawsuit in California federal court alleging Google’s rebranded artificial intelligence chatbot stole its name may have broader implications for the scope of [...]
Presidential Campaign Errors Provide Lessons For Trial Attys
Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign employed numerous strategies that evidently didn’t land, and trial attorneys should take note, because voters and jurors are both [...]
How Patent Landscape Analysis Drives Business Growth
Keegan Caldwell at Caldwell Law explores how patent landscape analysis serves as a key driver of sustainable growth — examining how its components, strategic advantages and [...]
The Second Circuit’s Metabirkin Dilemma: Constitutionally Protected Artistic Expression or Trademark Misappropriation?
On October 23, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for Second Circuit heard oral argument in Hermès Int’l et al. v. Rothschild, an appeal brought [...]
Supreme Court Turns Down 3 Patent Cases
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear three patent cases dealing with patent eligibility, standing to bring infringement suits and the rules surrounding [...]
The Ultimate IPWatchdog Story: Renee Quinn Granted Dog Toy Design Patent
On November 5, 2024, I received an official copy of U.S. Design Patent #D1,050,634 from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). I received a [...]
X Sues To Block Calif.'s New Deepfake Political Ads Law
X Corp. filed a lawsuit Thursday in California federal court seeking to block a new Golden State law aimed at combating artificial intelligence-generated deepfake political [...]
Sake Co.'s 'Tipsy' TM Fight Can't Find Its Footing In Calif.
A California federal judge has determined that a Los Angeles sake brand can't litigate a trademark dispute in the Golden State with a similarly named [...]
Tech Co. Urges Judge To Trim Starbucks' IP Counterclaims
A patent-licensing company has said that an inventor connected to the business shouldn't have been dragged into its suit claiming that Starbucks infringed its patent [...]
Tech Co. Salesman Settles Ex-Employer's AI Misuse Claims
A Connecticut salesman accused of using an artificial intelligence application to record company conference calls and his former employer have settled the company's trade secrets [...]
FanDuel Dropped From Suit Over MLB Players' NIL Use
The Major League Baseball Players Association said Friday it's dropping FanDuel from a case over the alleged use of players' photos to promote sports gambling. [...]
Showtime, Lionsgate Accused Of Cribbing For 'Yellowjackets'
The owner of the 2015 film "Eden" sued Showtime, Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. and the makers of the TV series "Yellowjackets" in California federal court [...]
New Trade Secrets Case Brought In Trucker Tracking Row
A fight between two neighboring San Francisco startups that sell artificial intelligence-powered software used to monitor truck drivers has resulted in yet another lawsuit: a [...]
Other Barks & Bites for Friday, November 15: Sweden Becomes First Country to File for Trademark; Open-Source Company Launches Patent Troll Bounty Program; and District Court Dismisses Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Amazon
This week in Other Barks & Bites: the Cloud Native Computing Foundation launches a patent troll bounty program to protect the open-source computing community; the [...]
Marching In On Orange Book Drugs May Have Limited Effect
Statistical analysis shows that marching in on Orange Book drug patent holders to require additional licensees would have a relatively minimal impact on drug prices, [...]
USPTO Finalizes Adjustments In 2025 Trademark Fees
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is finalizing a proposal from earlier this year on changes to its fee structures, including adding surcharges on trademark [...]
Fed. Circ. Won't Send Smartwatch Patent Case Out Of Texas
The Federal Circuit on Friday shot down smartwatch maker Zepp Health's bid to transfer a patent infringement case from Texas to California, agreeing with a [...]
Penn State Asks To Keep Defendant In Vintage Brand TM Trial
In the middle of a closely watched trademark infringement trial, the Pennsylvania State University asked a federal judge Friday to reconsider his decision to dismiss [...]
Abbott Inks $8M Deal With Healthcare Fraudster In TM Suit
A New York federal judge on Thursday green-lit a trademark infringement settlement in which Abbott Laboratories will receive $8 million from a Florida businessman who [...]
Coffee Shop Agrees To Stop Using Dior Name After Suit
A Western Massachusetts coffee shop will stop using the name "Café Dior," settling a trademark infringement lawsuit brought by French luxury brand Christian Dior, according [...]
Off The Bench: NCAA Eligibility Fight, Movie Script Dispute
In this week's Off The Bench, a college football star takes the NCAA to court seeking one more year to play, the plot of a [...]
Issa’s TRIPS Waivers Act is Latest Effort to Preserve American IP During Pandemic
Late last week, Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA), Chair of the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, introduced H.R. 10103, the [...]
