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NPE Asks To Drop Samsung Patent Suit Watched By Gov't
A nonpracticing entity has moved to drop a patent infringement suit against Samsung in light of new testimony in a case where the federal government [...]
NC Coastal Pool Co. Can't Exit Trademark Dispute Early
An Outer Banks-area pool and spa service provider has been denied an early exit from a trademark dispute after a North Carolina federal judge found [...]
Former NRA President's Suit Split, Partially Moved To Va.
A lawsuit by the former president of the National Rifle Association alleging breach of contract against the gun rights organization was split by a federal [...]
AI Firm's Ex-CTO Barred From Using Trade Secrets
A Washington federal judge has barred an artificial intelligence startup's former chief technology officer from using trade secrets to hurt the company, making disparaging statements [...]
Fox Can't Strike Distributor's Evidence In Sports IP Fight
A New York federal court ruled that a Mexican sports broadcasting distributor provided enough support to retain evidence that could help it overturn sanctions for [...]
Citing Lashify, ITC Finds Domestic Industry In Vape Case
The U.S. International Trade Commission has agreed with a judge's finding that Pax Labs Inc. has satisfied a requirement for it to bring its case [...]
Pet Food Tray Sellers Sue Rival Over Patent Complaints
Pet product companies based in China have sued a New Jersey woman for allegedly making "frivolous" complaints of patent infringement against them, causing retailers to [...]
BREAKING: Senate Confirms Squires To Lead USPTO
The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Dilworth Paxson LLP partner John Squires to serve as the next U.S. Patent and Trademark Office director. [...]
Steptoe Adds Jones Day Biotech Patent Pro To NY Office
Steptoe LLP has bolstered its intellectual property practice with an attorney arriving from Jones Day with multinational experience advising biotech and biopharmaceutical companies on patent [...]
Colibri Wants Full Fed. Circ. To Rethink Medtronic Patent Case
Colibri Heart Valve LLC wants the full Federal Circuit to review a panel's ruling overturning a patent infringement judgment of more than $125 million against [...]
The Pros And Cons Of Levying Value-Based Fees On Patents
The potential for a recurring, value-based maintenance fee on patents, while offering some benefits, raises several complications, including that it would likely exceed the U.S. [...]
Trump DOJ Says D.C. Circuit Got it Wrong in Temporarily Restoring Copyright Register
Following a split decision on September 10 that temporarily restored Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter to her role, the Trump Administration has filed a petition [...]
Dorsey & Whitney IP Atty Joins Foley Hoag In Denver
Foley Hoag LLP announced the addition of its first intellectual property partner in the West with the hire of a longtime Dorsey & Whitney LLP [...]
Strategies To Get The Most Out Of A Mock Jury Exercise
A Florida federal jury’s recent $329 million verdict against Tesla over a fatal crash demonstrates how jurors’ perceptions of nuanced facts can make or break [...]
DOJ Seeks Rehearing On Copyright Chief's Reinstatement
The federal government has asked the D.C. Circuit to rethink its decision to temporarily reinstate the head of the U.S. Copyright Office who was fired [...]
Writing Musicals Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My experiences with writing musicals and practicing law have shown that the building blocks for both endeavors are one and the same, because drama is [...]
Alston & Bird Adds Ex-K&L Gates IP Litigator In Chicago
Alston & Bird LLP has hired an intellectual property litigator previously with K&L Gates LLP as a partner in its Chicago office, the firm announced [...]
Sheppard Mullin Lands 21-Atty IP Team From Ropes & Gray
Continuing on efforts to grow its intellectual property group and build a nationally acclaimed patent litigation practice, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP announced Thursday [...]
Litigation Spending To Keep Growing As Biz Risks Run High
Companies are likely to increase their spending on litigation next year, some by over 10%, as legal disputes become more complex, more contentious and more [...]
'It Doesn't Look Good': CoComelon Foe Faces Uphill IP Fight
Ninth Circuit panel judges doubted Wednesday a Chinese company's appeal of its $23.4 million copyright-trial loss to the maker of the children's YouTube channel CoComelon, [...]
PTAB Told Variations From Prior Rulings Require Explanation
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has told Patent Trial and Appeal Board judges that they must now explain any decisions that have a different [...]
AM Radio Bill Makes It Through House Committee, Again
More than two-thirds of the House of Representatives have signed on to co-sponsor a bill that would prevent automakers from removing AM radios from their [...]
Frontier Copyright Row Triggered Duty To Defend, Court Says
Insurers for Frontier Communications had a duty to defend the telecommunications company against copyright infringement claims that were ultimately settled, a Delaware state court ruled [...]
Don Jr.-Backed Patent Co. Hires Nokia Licensing Exec
SIM IP, the newest venture by high-profile patent monetizer Erich Spangenberg, has brought on Nokia's chief licensing officer to serve as managing director. [...]