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ITC Blocks Imports Of TVs For Infringing AMD Patent
The U.S. International Trade Commission has declared that a group of companies based out of China and other countries have flouted federal law by importing [...]
Justices Asked To Review Limit Of Abstract Ideas Under Alice
Industrial equipment manufacturer Ficep Corp. has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit its landmark ruling determining patent eligibility, arguing that improving a process through [...]
Staying Ahead Of The AI Policymaking Curve
With artificial intelligence poised to be the hottest legislative and regulatory topic in 2024, expect the AI policymaking toolbox to continue to expand and evolve [...]
Patent Filings Roundup: End to the New Year Lull; Torchlight Patent IPRs Instituted
Filings began picking up again this week after a slow start in the new year in both the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and [...]
Employee Experience Strategy Can Boost Law Firm Success
Amid continuing business uncertainty, law firms should consider adopting a holistic employee experience strategy — prioritizing consistency, targeting signature moments and leveraging measurement tools — [...]
World Intellectual Property Organization is Seeking a Senior Director, PCT Legal and International Affairs Department, Patents and Technology Sector
The World Intellectual Property Organization is Seeking a Senior Director, PCT Legal and International Affairs Department, Patents and Technology Sector. The post is in the [...]
Amazon, Twitch Say Video Patent Is 'Nothing New' And Invalid
Online retail giant Amazon and its streaming platform unit Twitch urged a California federal judge during a hearing Wednesday to toss a patent infringement suit [...]
Benesch Taps Partners From Kirkland & Ellis, Sheppard Mullin
Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP has added both a prominent Kirkland & Ellis LLP private equity partner, who will help spearhead its private equity [...]
EU Proposes New Foreign Investment And Trade Policies
The European Commission adopted five policy proposals Wednesday aimed at reinforcing the European Union's economic security through new actions on foreign investment, outbound investment and [...]
'Nobody' Gets Photo Licenses For Tattoos, Kat Von D Testifies
Kat Von D testified Tuesday on the second day of a California federal trial over a lawsuit filed against her alleging a tattoo she produced [...]
Bid To Swap Chevron For An Old Standby Raises Doubts
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court debated whether a World War II-era doctrine encouraging courts to strongly consider agency statutory interpretations could replace the court's [...]
Royalty Biz Busts A Move Out Of Funkadelic Feud
SoundExchange, a major nonprofit royalty collector in the U.S., has slipped out of an ongoing dispute in a Detroit federal court between Parliament-Funkadelic bandleader George [...]
Trucker Tracking Co. Launches Patent Suit Against Rival
A company that sells software used to track and monitor the movements of truck drivers said Wednesday that it caught the CEO of a rival [...]
Google, Microsoft Get PTAB To Invalidate Computer Recovery IP
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has agreed with Google and Microsoft that all the challenged claims of an inventor's patents on technology for recovering [...]
Delaware Jury Awards $45M In Data Security IP Trial
A Delaware jury found in a verdict posted Wednesday that Vector Flow Inc. willfully infringed rival security company HID Global Corp.'s data security patent and [...]
Orrick Brings In First-Chair IP Trial Lawyer From Venable
Timothy Carroll joined Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP as a partner and first-chair intellectual property trial lawyer from Venable LLP on Wednesday, bringing his expertise [...]
Amyris Says Claim Releases Needed For Post-Ch. 11 Success
Biotechnology company Amyris Inc. told a Delaware bankruptcy judge on Wednesday it needs to eliminate potential shareholder claims in order to emerge from its Chapter [...]
Conn. Atty Must Withdraw Billing Notices To Rival's Clients
Stamford, Connecticut-based intellectual property attorney Paul D. Greeley must send corrective messages to a competitor's clients after his firm accidentally sent them allegedly improper billing [...]
Fla. Atty Escapes Sanctions After Clients Penalized
A Florida federal judge on Tuesday denied Taser's bid to sanction rival stun-gun maker Phazzer Electronics' attorney after finding that the attorney did not act [...]
Timberland Tells 4th Circ. Boots Deserve TM Protection
The company behind Timberland footwear told a Fourth Circuit panel on Wednesday to find its Icon Boot eligible for trade dress protection, arguing a federal [...]
And Now A Word From The Panel: A Strong Year For MDLs
While the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation granted even fewer MDL petitions last year than in 2022, hitting a 21st-century low, a closer look at [...]
What Cos. Can Learn From 2023 Export Enforcement Report
A January report summarizing key actions and policy changes undertaken at the Office of Export Enforcement in 2023 is a valuable indicator of future government [...]
DC Circ. Ships US Inventor Case To Fed. Circ.
The D.C. Circuit has sent a suit challenging a denial of a bid for a proposed rule that would cut down on unwarranted patent invalidity [...]
AI Research Pilot Launched by NSF with USPTO as Partner
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) announced today that it is launching the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) pilot, as directed by President Biden’s [...]
