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Intellectual Property - February, 2022

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• Vans Says It's In 'Mortal Peril' Over Walmart's 'Dupes'
• Cartier Says Tiffany Stole Trade Secrets For 'High Jewelry' Biz
• Koss Violated Apple Confidentiality Agreement, ICC Says
• 9th Circ. Hands Taylor Swift Win In 'Shake It Off' IP Fight
• Fla. Court Denies Bid For New Trial Against Bitcoin 'Inventor'
• Top IP Orgs Urge Senate To Hurry Up On Vidal Confirmation
• Wedding Venue Owes $2M For Using 'Emerson' TM, Jury Says
• Cannabis Products Deserve TMs, Advocates Tells Fed Circ.
• Fla. Injury Atty Says Disability Firm Stole 'Tucker Law' Name
• The Battle To Confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson
• Moderna Faces Patent Suit Over Its COVID-19 Vaccine
• US-EU Privacy Shield Talks Inching Closer To A Deal
• GOP Sens. Ask HHS To Nix 'Toxic' Bid To Seize Cancer Drug IP
• Opana Buyers Want Pay-For-Delay Trial Split In 3
• Art Studio Sues Over Fake 'LOVE' Copyright Claim
• High Court H&M Ruling Empowers DIY Copyright Applicants
• Fed. Circ. Doesn't Buy Conflict Of Interest Bid In Patent Case
• Norton Rose Grabs IP Team From Haynes And Boone
• Fisher Phillips Continues Philly Growth With Of Counsel Hire
• NY Judge Steps Off Case Due To Wife's Costco Stock
• Burr & Forman Expands IP Team With New Partner In NC
• Party Leaders Vow Open Minds For New High Court Pick
• How Judge Jackson Beat Out Competition For High Court Nod
• Stark Cancels April Trial As He Gears Up For Fed. Circ. Seat
• Why Ketanji Brown Jackson Honored This Historic Judge
• NJ Judge Scraps Claims In 2 Horizon Drug Patents
• 1st Circ. Judge Selya Says Jackson Will Be 'Balanced'
• ProClip's Trade Secrets Suit Can Move Forward, Judge Says
• Zetia Buyers Get Narrow Market In Generic-Delay Suit
• Brand Battles: BetterUp Takes Aim At 'BetterHelp' Trademark
• Litigator Makes Move From Bartlit Beck To Winston & Strawn
• Biden's Supreme Court Pick Was Star Debater In Miami
• The Key To Turning Solid Briefs Into Winning Briefs
• Generic-Drug Maker Takes Novartis Battle To Full Fed. Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Scolds Attys For Breaking COVID Rules
• Yogi's Atty Hit With Sanctions In Calm.com TM Row
• IP Hires: Holland & Hart, Allen & Overy, Paul Hastings
• Albright Refuses To Let Apple Patent Suit Transfer From Waco
• Insurer And Cabinetmaker End IP Suit Coverage Dispute
• 6 Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Opinions To Read Now
• Biden Nominates Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson To High Court
• Justices Bolster Copyrights With Decision Curbing Challenges
• Disney Convinces Fed. Circ. To Reject 'Teen Tinker Bell' TM
• USPTO Reexam Estoppel Order Dispute Revived By Fed. Circ.
• US Again Places 2nd In Global Patent Protection
• Security Firm Scoffs At Rival's Fee Bid In Cybersquatting Suit
• IP Forecast: PayPal Looks To Halt Inventor's Patent Campaign
• 'As Seen On TV' Co. Ducks Healthvana's Sanitizer TM Row
• Steps For Universities As DOJ Shifts Foreign Influence Policy
• Epson Says Rival Lies About Projector Brightness On Amazon
• Fed. Circ. Reverses TTAB's 'Trump Too Small' TM Rejection
• Judge Tosses Media Storage IP Case On Alice Grounds
• Vape And Pot Cos. Settle Trademark Fight Over 'Breeze' Mark
• Holland & Hart Picks Up IP Team From Perkins Coie
• Walmart Wants To Stomp Out Ugg's Fluffy Slipper IP Suit
• Allen & Overy To Launch In Boston With Ex-Goodwin Attys
• Software Maker Says BNY Mellon Stole Automation Program
• Ex-Hendrix Bandmates Want Sony's Copyright Suit Tossed
• Xiaomi Kicks Off 1st Trial With Philips Over 3G Patents
• Inadvertent Mistakes Don't Void Copyright Wins, Justices Rule
• Palo Alto Knocks Kramer Levin In New PTAB Hearing Bid
• Waymo Can Keep Driverless-Car Crash Data Secret For Now
• Fed. Circ. Won't Undo Power Integrations' $1.2M IP Loss
• Pfizer Drops Case Alleging Ex-Employee Stole Pharma Data
• USPTO Says Arthrex Patent Do-Over Bid Could Paralyze Gov't
• Quinn Emanuel Tech IP Litigator Moves To Paul Hastings
• Amazon Says Bid To DQ Its Attys Based On 'Wild Speculation'
• AstraZeneca Says Patent Office's Fintiv Rule Unlike Any Other
• Philip Morris Attys Nab $575K Fee In Extinguished E-Cig Suit
• Zoom, RingCentral End Fight Over Videoconferencing Deal
• Tech Cos. Must Show Judge Litigation Funding Info In IP Row
• After West Texas Ruling, Patenting AI Could Be More Nuanced
• Decoding The Latest Wave Of Video Game Cheat Cases
• DOJ Axes Troubled 'China Initiative' After String Of Dismissals
• 9th Circ. Revives IP Fight Over Apple, Shyamalan Series
• Cameras, Cancer Drug And Soup Dodge Justices' IP Scrutiny
• Albright Says Broadcom Atty's Bluff Helped Sink Transfer Bid
• Mattel Wins $1.45M In 'Thomas & Friends' TM Suit
• Fed. Circ. Tweaks Ruling To Clarify Scope Of IPR Estoppel
• MyChart Maker Wants Protection From NPE's Patents
• Judge Awards $776K In 16-Year Baseball Pitching IP Row
• World Of Warcraft Patent Case Settles Ahead Of Texas Trial
• Advocacy Group Criticizes Pfizer's COVID-19 Pill IP Bids
• Disney's Magic Wand Can't Make 'Muppet Babies' Suits Vanish
• Jury Clears Lacerta Of Infringement, Finds Rival IP Invalid
• Gauging IPR Estoppel's Reach After Fed. Circ. Caltech Ruling
• Insurer Hit With $1M Suit Over Patent Biz's Post-AIA Losses
• Justices Press SG For Take On Apple-Qualcomm Patent Row
• Irish High Court Asks ECJ For Guidance On Drug Patent
• Art Not Made By Humans Can't Be Copyrighted, Office Says
• Dish Wants $3.5M Default Win In Arabic Channel Theft Case
• Apple, Ericsson Facing ITC Probes Before 2023 FRAND Trials
• Fed. Circ. Backs PTAB Findings For Zaxcom Patents
• Foley & Lardner, IP Partner Can't Dodge Malpractice Suit
• Gas Distributor Says Sibling Duo Stole Customers, Secrets
• EU Challenges China's Anti-Suit Injunctions For SEPs At WTO
• Walter Dellinger's Little-Known, Outsize Impact On Legal Aid
• Rolling Paper Co., Rival Spar Over Fine For CEO In IP Row
• Disney Urges 9th Circ. To Nix Evel Knievel Trademark Suit
• Chrysler Faces Patent Suit Over Link-Shortening Technology
• Evaluating M&S Bottle Design Infringement Case Against Aldi
• Olympic Figure Skaters Latest Sued Over Folk Song Cover
• IP Hires: Meta, Perkins Coie, Haynes and Boone
• UC's LED Patent Campaign Ends In ITC Dismissal
• Time Warner Says Nokia Should Kick In Over $81M For IP Loss
• Sony Slams Cox's '13th-Hour Gambit' In $1B Copyright Fight
• Gilstrap Tells Acorn No 'Clean Hands,' No $6.7M In Fees
• Delaware Ready For Busy Patent Docket, Even Without Stark
• IP Forecast: Activision Blizzard Set For Trial Over Data Patent
• J&J Units Aim To Hit Brakes On Generic Schizophrenia Drug
• USTR Flags WeChat, AliExpress For Counterfeiting
• Late Springsteen Sax Player's Son, Co. Sanctioned In IP Suit
• Judge Says Md. E-Book Law May Clash With Copyright Act
• ITC Taps New Chief Administrative Law Judge
• Full Fed. Circ. Won't Decide If IP Case Invokes Swedish Law
• How Fintiv Stipulations Affect IPR Institution, By The Numbers
• Moderna's South African Patent Filings Raise Activists' Alarms
• Why I'll Miss Arguing Before Justice Breyer
• Nomadix, Guest-Tek Reach Settlement In Patent Fight
• Australian Condom Co. Takes 'Naked' TM Fight To Court
• SG Tells Justices To Skip Review Of $420M Trade Secrets Row
• Daikin Wants High Court To Nix Chemours' Patent Case Win
• Perkins Coie Hires Ex-Jones Day Patent Atty & Inventor
• Timeshare Asks Judge To Sanction Law Firm In False Ad Suit
• Meta Taps Gibson Dunn Litigation Atty For IP Lead Counsel
• Firetruck Maker Can't Recoup Loss After IP Row, Judge Rules
• Brexit's Effect On UK Trademarks, 1 Year Later
• Tai Says New Tools Needed To Push China Trade Compliance
• Tesla, Comcast, Dell, Mylan Join Tech Cos. In Fighting Fintiv
• Digital Rights Groups Ask 11th Circ. To Nix Apple's IP Appeal
• Calif. Co. Seeks Arbitration In Ramen Vending Machine Fight
• Comedians Get Serious About Copyright Law In Pandora Suits
• T-Mobile, Rival Clash Over Prepaid Tagline In TM Suit
• Attys For Military Co. Say Opposing Counsel Harassed Them
• Apple Gets Designer's Emoji Copyright Suit Tossed
• Black IP Attys Urge Law Students To Lift Each Other Up
• ITC Clears Black & Decker In Stud Finder Patent Fight
• Solicitor General Clashes With Tech GCs Over Fintiv Rule
• Judge Cuts Hemp Equipment Co. Slack Over Counsel Woes
• Calif. Gets Pay-For-Delay Ban Partially Revived
• More Antitrust Scrutiny Of Pharma Won't Help Patient Health
• Amid Scrutiny, Albright Focuses On Keeping Cases On Track
• Austrian Pharma Co.'s €142M Award Nixed In Germany
• Knobbe Martens Seeks $9.8M Fees For $6.5M Nomadix IP Win
• Peppa Pig Maker Accuses Rival Wolf Cartoon Of Ripping Off IP
• Recent Rulings Show Lawyer Criticism Of Judges Is Perilous
• Haynes And Boone Nabs Oblon McClelland Vet In DC
• Facebook Can't Ax Voxer's Livestream Patents Under Alice
• Defunct Kenyon Firm Can't Revive $9M IP Fee Fight
• USPTO Says No Clear Winner In Competitive 5G Patent Race
• Warner Bros. Says 'Matrix' Release Row Belongs In Arbitration
• Bridal Designer Can't Promote Herself But Can Keep TikTok
• Med Co. Trims But Can't Ax Spinal Implant Patent Suit
• Fed. Circ. Forum Selection Ruling Serves As 'Cautionary Tale'
• TTAB Says 'PUREXXXCBD' Can't Be TM As Product Is Illegal
• Locast Fully Pays Broadcasters To End Copyright Suit
• Alexion, Chugai Settle Blood Drug IP Row On Day Of Trial
• Ga. Justices Refuse 2nd Bite Of Edible Arrangements' IP Suit
• 2nd Circ. Won't Undo Fee Denial In Instagram Picture Row
• DOD Says More Contractor Merger Oversight Needed
• Filing For Patents In Ukraine Is A Viable ESG Strategy
• Fed. Circ. Says 'Ad Hoc' Group Can't Revive Amarin Drug IP
• Medline Seeks End To Hartford's Libel Suit Coverage Fight
• Cannabis Software Developer Says Competitor Stole Code
• ITC To Probe Imports Over Network Traffic Patent Claims
• Adidas Defends Stripe Design In Thom Browne IP Suit
• Diana Muller, Trademark Expert For Sports Icons, Dies At 75
• Breyer's Role In Courthouse Design Sets A Judicial Template
• In-Person Arguments To Return To Fed. Circ. In March
• 9th Circ. Mulls Reviving IP Fight Over Shyamalan Series
• 11th Circ. Revives $100M Trade Secrets Claim Against Boeing
• Yoakam, Warner Music Say Buenas Noches To Copyright Row
• China's Entrance Into Int'l IP System Comes With Challenges
• Samsung Wants Reversal Of Netlist's Zero-Dollar Breach Win
• Fed. Circ. Agrees Alice Dooms Luggage Lock Patent
• Indie Publisher Takes Copyright Office Fight To DC Circ.
• Cisco Tells Fed. Circ. Wi-LAN Ruling Sinks $2.7B Patent Award
• HMRC Seizes Novel Crypto-Assets From 3 In VAT Fraud Case
• Bloom Firm To Pay $1.1M Settlement For Malpractice Claims
• Pfizer Hits Teva With Suit Over Arthritis Drug Patent
• Parties Want Republic Tobacco TM Trial Split Up
• M&S Wrestles Lacoste Over Crocodile TM Suit
• Bungie Wants 'Destiny 2' Cheat-Code Maker Locked In IP Suit
• Taiwanese Pharma Co. Says €142M Award Can't Be Enforced
• Fed. Circ. Upholds J&J's Win In Surgical Tool IP Fight
• Fed. Circ. Clamps Down On Post-IPR Invalidity Arguments
• Brand Battles: Insider Inc. Wants 'Insider AI' TM Out
• Technology Company Loses Bid To Cancel Patent Reviews
• Fed. Circ. Largely Upholds NuVasive Spinal Fusion Patents
• Fed. Circ. Doubts 'Ad Hoc' Group Can Revive Amarin Drug IP
• Jury Finds Oil Co.'s Patents Valid But Not Infringed
• Sharply Split Full Fed. Circ. Won't Eye Skinny Label Ruling
• Record Labels Win $83M Russian 'Stream-Ripping' Sites Suit
• A Look At Chinese Courts' New Approach To IP Damages
• IP Hires: Norton Rose, Willkie, Finnegan
• Shackelford Scoops Up More Winstead Attys In Texas
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Copied Metadata Not Enough To Remove Metals Case Judge
• DC Comics Battles Unilever To Shield 'Wonder' TM In UK
• MGM Tells 9th Circ. Starz Filed Licensing Suit Too Late
• Sony Says Cox Can't Shake $1B Loss In Music IP Suit
• ITC Rules Chamberlain Group Infringed Garage Door Patents
• IP Forecast: 9th Circ. To Hear Copyright Row With Shyamalan
• Fla. Clinics Can't Ditch Gilead's HIV Drug Charity Scam Claims
• 'Mockingbird' Film Producers Want IP Arbitral Award Affirmed
• Designer Wants Out Of Hermes Suit Over 'MetaBirkin' NFTs
• Apple Says Fed. Circ. Ruling Sinks Other IP Verdicts
• Hytera Indictment May Set New Path For Trade Secrets Cases
• Jury Hits Google With $20M Infringement Verdict In WDTX
• Fed. Circ. Axes Inventor's $1.25M IP Win Under On-Sale Bar
• New NAB Prez Hopes For More Competitive Media Landscape
• Split Fed. Circ. Won't Restore 4 Narcan Patents
• Time To Nix Antitrust Policies That Fueled Blocked Nvidia Deal
• Mitigating IP Infringement Risk In Car Ads Depicting Street Art
• Split Fed. Circ. Faults Alsup's Unsealing Order In Patent Case
• Senate Confirms Delaware's Judge Stark To Federal Circuit
• Fed. Circ. Raises The Bar For 'Admitted' Prior Art In IPRs
• Tech Giants Urge Fed. Circ. To Abolish 'Unlawful' Fintiv Rule
• 3rd Circ. Tosses Ship Designer's IP Suit Against Lockheed
• PersonalWeb Tells Justices To Redo Alice: 'Enough Is Enough'
• Fed. Circ. Doubts Safe Skies' Luggage Lock Patent Claims
• Designer Loses Bid To Exit Nike's TM Case Over Sneakers
• Zetia Buyers Defend Class Cert. As 'Common Business Sense'
• Gilstrap Rejects Samsung Bid To Sink IP Suit Over Standing
• Software Co. Wants Amazon Atty DQ'd From Patent Suit
• BigLaw Must Nix All-Or-Nothing Work Model To Retain Talent
• Bath & Body Works' Bottle Stinks Of IP Theft, Perfumer Says
• Google, YouTube Target Suit Over 5 Wildseed Mobile Patents
• Calif. Judge Pours Out Wine Importer's Trade Secret Claims
• Fed. Circ. Says Forum Selection Clauses Can Bar PTAB Fights
• Netflix Is Owed Atty Fees In Tossed IP Suit, Fed. Circ. Told
• Sun Pharma, Lupin Agree To Drop Eye Pain Patent Dispute
• Fed. Circ. Judge Grills USPTO Over 'Peculiar' Estoppel Ruling
• Albright Keeps LED Case, But Outsources Claim Construction
• Meta, Digital Banker Chime Sue To Stop Alleged Phishing Ploy
• Key Players In Boy Scouts Ch. 11 Attack Nondebtor Releases
• Biden's Supreme Court Nominee Should Have 5 Key Qualities
• Paintball Gun IP Owner Scores Win In Suit Against Rival
• Align, 3Shape Ink IP, Antitrust Deal Over Clear Braces
• 'Matrix' Producer Says Warner Bros. Bungled Movie's Release
• Amway Scores $24M From AIG Unit In Copyright Dispute
• Temple Prof Asks 3rd Circ. To Revive Lawsuit Against Feds
• Generics Co. Accuses Ex-Exec Of Swiping Trade Secrets
• PhRMA Backs AstraZeneca In Bid For Fed. Circ. Redo
• Lawmakers, Tech Giants Spar Over SEP Injunction Policy
• Inside The New Guidance On Federally Funded Research
• Juicy v. Juucy: Tobacco Co. Says Vape Rival Infringed TM
• IP Owner, PNC Cut Deal After Albright Bemoans Eligibility Law
• Robin Williams' Estate, More Comics Hit Pandora With IP Suits
• Fed. Circ. Questions Patent In Visitor Badge App Suit
• Fed. Circ. Mulls Strength Of Tinker Bell TM In Disney IP Fight
• Hytera Charged With Stealing Motorola's Radio Trade Secrets
• Willkie Adds Polsinelli IP Expert To San Francisco Office
• AstraZeneca, Merck Want Calquence Generics Halted
• Girl Scouts Claim Unfair Treatment In Boy Scouts Ch. 11 Plan
• Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2022 Editorial Boards
• Aluminum Cos. Demand Do-Over In Trade Secrets Suit
• Patent Act Must Be Updated To Protect Quantum, AI Industries
• Biden SEP Injunction Policy Gets Sharply Divided Reaction
• Belcher Must Cover Hospira's Legal Fees In Patent Fight
• Fed. Circ. Nixes $85M Wi-LAN Verdict, OKs 3rd Trial For Apple
• After Patent Drama, FDA OKs Generic Restasis
• Some Defense Fees Are Shifted To Wi-LAN For Case Flaws
• PTAB Judge Grills UC On Evidence It Invented CRISPR First
• Norton Rose Picks Up Silicon Valley Tech Patent Vet
• 1st Judge Cunningham Opinion Backs Underwear Brand's Win
• Amco Ducks Responsibility For Pizzeria's IP Infringement
• House Passes Bill To Bolster Competitiveness With China
• Caltech's $1.1B Win Against Apple Falls Flat At Fed. Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Upholds PTAB's Save Of Self-Driving Car Patent
• Nike Hits StockX With TM Suit Over Sneaker NFTs
• Intel Tells 9th Circ. Fortress Complaint Was 'Plausible'
• USPTO Tells Fed. Circ. Only Humans Can Be Inventors
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Senate Panel Advances Bill Targeting App Store Giants
• IP Forecast: 11th Circ. To Eye Biz's $20M Trade Secrets Loss
• Pharma Group Wants EU On Watchlist For Weakening IP
• CBD Drink Makers Tell 9th Circ. Rival Can't Block Products
• Split Fed. Circ. Reverses EDTX Judge's OK Of Patent Deal
• Chewy Says Exec Stole Trade Secrets Before Move To Rival
• NordicTrack Maker Seeks ITC Ban On Peloton Bikes
• Apple Judge Dubious Designer's Emoji Skin Tones Protectable
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Preliminary Injunction In Eye Device IP Row
• Payment Co. Tells Justices Its Case Is 'Perfect' To Clarify Alice
• Dunnam & Dunnam Says Texas Rival Can't Shake TM Row
• Squarespace Can't Ax DataCloud IP So Soon, Judge Says
• Duane Morris Welcomes IP Partner In Philadelphia
• Key Trade Secret Developments Of 2021: Part 2
• Purdue Says Google Stole Smartphone Bug Detection Tech
• GoPro Judge Faces Down Alice 'Abyss' In Camera IP Fight
• Apple Rips WARF's New Trial Bid In $506M Patent Fight
• USPTO Defends Arthrex Review System To Fed. Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Knocks PTAB Ruling, Revives Sling TV Challenge
• Domain Registry Co.'s Bid For .Sucks TM Fails At Fed. Circ.
• Tillis Asks FDA, USPTO To Vet Reports By Drug Patent Critics
• Sotheby's Had No Right To Sell $1.5M NFT, Suit Says
• Indivior Again Loses Bid To DQ Bankrupt Suboxone Plaintiff
• Insurance Giant Settles Non-Compete Case With Ga. Ex-Exec
• 'Irritated' Judge Nearing Verdict On Mass. Car Data Law
• PTAB Axes Voice Software Patent Challenged By Amazon
• China Patent Ruling Highlights Anti-Monopoly Law's Reach
• Biden Nominates Michigan District Judge To 6th Circ.
• Pfizer Says Ex-Execs Swiped Data For Rival Drug Startups
• The Flaws In The Traditional Approach To Hiring A Law Firm
• Instagram Gets Photo Embedding Class Action Thrown Out
• Washington Football Team Unveils 'Commanders' Name
• Gilead Pays ViiV $1.25B Plus Royalties To End HIV Patent Suit
• Novartis Ducks Regeneron's Antitrust Countersuit To IP Fight
• Rebranded Band Lady A, Blues Singer Agree To End TM Fight
• Fed. Circ. Vacates Apple Win Over Qualcomm IP
• At Fed. Circ., Novartis Rips Amgen's 'Patent Estate'
• USPTO Calls New Patent Search Tool 'Step Forward'
• ITC To Probe TCL's Smart TV Imports Over Patent Claims
• Anti-Malware Co. Wants 9th Circ. To Revive Competition Suit
• PTAB Guts Hybrid Car Patent In BMW Win
• Neb. Towing Equipment Co. Gets $2.4M Patent Verdict Wiped
• CBD Co. Inks $712K Deal To End Investors' Securities Suit
• ThermoLife Told To Take Injunction Stay Bid Up With Albright
• Roche Unit's Cancer Treatments Draw UPenn Patent Suit
• Ga. Software Co. Drops IP Suit Over 'TennisPoint' Branding
• Lessons From US Artist Estate's Copyright Win In Indonesia
• M&S Settles With Aldi Over Caterpillar Cake IP Lawsuit