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Coalition of Academics Sends Letter Opposing Biden Administration’s March-In Rights Proposal
Today, a letter signed by a coalition of top academics opposing the Biden Administration’s efforts to exercise march-in rights under the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980 [...]
Competing In Triathlons Makes Me A Better Lawyer
While practicing law and competing in long-distance triathlons can make work and life feel unbalanced at times, participating in the sport has revealed important lessons [...]
Vidal Awards VLSI Attorney Fees for OpenSky Abuse
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director Kathi Vidal on Monday made public an order from December awarding VLSI Technology LLC $413,264.15 for “time spent [...]
Parsing The USPTO's Guidelines For Assessing Enablement
Ryan Hagglund at Loeb & Loeb details the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's recent guidelines for assessing enablement principles set forth in the U.S. Supreme [...]
Shook Hardy Denied $3M In Atty Fees After $189M TM Verdict
A team of Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP attorneys who represented a home security company in a stunning $189 million trademark win can't get their [...]
Cahill Gordon Adds Life Science IP Leader From White & Case
Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP has picked up a partner and co-chair for the firm's life sciences patent litigation and intellectual property litigation practices, bringing [...]
BREAKING: Google Settles Before Closings In Trial Over $1.6B AI Patent Claim
Just before closing arguments in a Boston trial, Google said it had settled Massachusetts startup Singular Computing's $1.6 billion patent infringement case claiming the search [...]
Witnesses Clash Over Potential Pros and Cons of PERA in Senate IP Subcommittee Hearing
The Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Intellectual Property today held a hearing featuring eight witnesses who testified about the need to restore certainty to U.S. [...]
AI Co. Seeks Telus, GoDaddy's Help In Trade Secrets Dispute
Artificial intelligence company EvolutionIQ has asked a New York state court to force GoDaddy and Telus Communications to hand over information and data that will [...]
PayPal's Business Built On Stolen Trade Secrets, Suit Claims
Patent licensing company Internet Payments Patents Ltd. sued PayPal Inc. in Texas federal court on Tuesday alleging the financial tech giant stole trade secrets following [...]
VLSI Wins $413K Fees From OpenSky After PTAB Misconduct
OpenSky Industries must pay VLSI Technology more than $413,000 to compensate for misconduct that led the patent owner into sanctions proceedings, U.S. Patent and Trademark [...]
Kat Von D's Miles Davis Tattoo Fosters Infringement, Jury Told
An attorney for a photographer suing reality television star Kat Von D for copyright infringement over a tattoo she produced based off of his photograph [...]
We Simply Must Investigate That Expert, ITC Says
U.S. International Trade Commission lawyers say that a federal court ruling in 2023 preventing it from continuing to investigate a lawyer hired by Qualcomm for [...]
Senators Hear Praise And Worry About Patent Eligibility Bill
Proponents of a bill aiming to overhaul patent eligibility law said at a hearing Tuesday that it would spur innovation and eliminate confusion about what [...]
Former Execs Must Scale Back Biz Amid Trade Secrets Suit
The North Carolina Business Court has curbed the business activities of two former presidents of a property restoration company after finding their former employer had [...]
Study Platform Told To Turn Over Copyright Data To University
A federal magistrate judge ordered study aid platform Learneo Inc. to turn over any documents or data it has that could show that it failed [...]
Fed. Circ. Urged To Revive $15M Verdict Against Google
An audio programming patent owner has asked the Federal Circuit to undo a Delaware federal judge's ruling that threw out a $15.1 million jury verdict [...]
Dwayne Johnson Secures IP Rights To 'The Rock' In TKO Deal
Former World Wrestling Entertainment star Dwayne Johnson on Tuesday obtained all the intellectual property rights associated with "The Rock" trademark and was named to WWE [...]
Hon. William C. Conner Inn 16th Annual Reception and Dinner, Treatment of Judge Pauline Newman, and Some Thoughts
First, my advice is that everyone should go to this upcoming William C. Conner Inn Annual Dinner and, for that matter, all the Inn’s annual [...]
Netflix, Personalized Media End Suit Over Streaming Patent
A Southern District of New York judge dismissed a patent infringement case against Netflix on Tuesday after Personalized Media Communications and the streaming service asked the [...]
Music Publishers Say IP Suit Against AI Co. Belongs In Tenn.
A group of music publishers has asked a Tennessee federal judge to reject an artificial intelligence company's bid to dismiss a copyright complaint for lack [...]
Teva Can't Escape Insurers' Copaxone Generic Delay Case
A Vermont federal court has refused to toss a proposed class action from insurers accusing Teva Pharmaceuticals of delaying generic versions of multiple sclerosis treatment [...]
Copyrights Not Limited To Humans, AI Creator Tells DC Circ.
An artificial intelligence inventor challenging the U.S. Copyright Office's refusal to register an AI-generated artwork has asked the D.C. Circuit to reverse a lower court's [...]
Where Justices Stand On Chevron Doctrine Post-Argument
Following recent oral argument at the U.S. Supreme Court, at least four justices appear to be in favor of overturning the long-standing Chevron deference, and [...]
