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Intellectual Property - February, 2025

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• Align Tech Deal Directs Buyers To A Monopolist, Judge Says
• PTAB Denial Rules Shaken Up By Fintiv Memo Withdrawal
• Fed. Circ. Orders Interest Recalculation In Hardware IP Row
• C Is For Counterfeit: Sesame Street Says Sellers Stealing IP
• Judge Denies OpenAI's Bid For Discovery In Meta's IP Fight
• Intel Wants License Question Settled Before VLSI Trial In May
• Judge Refuses To Dismiss $500M Miss America Suit
• Trump Admin Cuts Raise Trade Secret Security Concerns
• 'Moana' IP Theft Accuser Forged Evidence, Jury Hears
• Dartmouth Wants Fed. Circ. To Ax Fees After Vitamin IP Loss
• Off The Bench: Trans Ban Recusal Bid, Wemby Spat, Fox Suit
• ITC Judge Clears Dell, ASUSTeK, Acer On Search Indexing IP
• Amazon Sellers Don't Infringe Chair Patent, New Suits Say
• Software Engineer Faces Prison For Sharing Info With China
• USPTO Fires Some Probationary Workers, But Not Examiners
• Arnold & Porter Lands 2 IP Partners From King & Spalding
• What Reuters Ruling Means For AI Fair Use And Copyright
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Trump Admin's NIL Guidance Isn't Law, But Is A Title IX Threat
• Meta's Held-Back Docs In AI Suit Merit Discovery, Authors Say
• Expelliarmus! Warner Bros. Aims Wand At Harry Potter Dupes
• VW Urges Fed. Circ. Not To Revive 3D Glasses Patent Suit
• Liquidia Challenge To UTC's Tyvaso Exclusivity Fails
• Lewis Brisbois Foe Urges 5th Circ. To Let TM Feud Go To Jury
• Food Startup Owes $575K In TM Fight With Jaden Smith's Co.
• Artist Immediately Knew 'Moana' Was A Ripoff, Jury Hears
• Alsup Halts 'Illegal' Firings Of Probationary Federal Workers
• OpenEvidence Says Rival's Attack Targeted Its AI 'Blueprint'
• No Sanctions For Atty As TM's Incontestability Status Axed
• Evidence Rule May Expand Use Of Out-Of-Court Statements
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Netflix PTAB Win Over Chip Patent
• Pepperdine's TM Fight Can't Block Netflix's New Show Release
• Starbucks, Patent Exec Reach Deal In Atty Defamation Case
• Justices Told Bose Ruling Will Deter Patent Settlements
• Fried Frank Rips RICO Sanctions Bid As Intimidation Tactic
• Cozen O'Connor Adds Carter Arnett IP Litigator In Dallas
• Barry Manilow Pushes Dispute Over Royalties To LA Court
• Racing Corvettes Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Merck, Glenmark Trim United Healthcare's Zetia Antitrust Suit
• Card Shuffler Maker Inks $73M Deal To Settle Antitrust Claims
• WDTX Chief Judge Won't Steer Hyundai IP Suit To Albright
• Dewberry Ruling May Lead To More Defendants In TM Fights
• Disney Pilfered Animator's 'Life Work' For 'Moana,' Jury Told
• Simpson Thacher Adds Partner From Wilson Sonsini
• Fed. Circ. Won't Let Micron Out Of Sharing Source Code
• CBD Co. Sues Rivals Over Topical Treatment Patents
• Albright Won't Rethink Tossing VolP-Pal's Patent Fights
• Party City Approved To Sell IP, Assets For $20.6M In Ch. 11
• Conn. Judge Tosses False Origin Claims In Atty's Firing Suit
• Attorneys Must Act Now To Protect Judicial Independence
• The Math Of Cross-Examination: Less Is More, More Is Less
• Liquor Cos. Clash Over Use Of 'Papi' Mark
• Texas Judge Tosses Law Firm's Claims Of Unfair Competition
• Justices Vacate TM Award That Put Co.'s Affiliates On Hook
• Walgreens Inks $595M Deal To End COVID-19 Testing Suit
• DC Judge Blocks Trump's Federal Funding Freeze
• Pa. Biotech Co. Can't Escape $4M Trade Secrets Award
• Netflix Show Has 'Nothing To Do With Pepperdine,' Judge Told
• Sens. Reintroduce Measure To Boost Patent Injunctions
• Judge Sends Koons 'Made In Heaven' IP Fight To The Afterlife
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Consumers' Qualcomm Antitrust Suit
• Newman Says Fed. Circ. Doctors Undermine Suspension Case
• HBO Escapes 'FBoy Island' Copyright Case
• 5th Circ. Declines Real Estate Co.'s Injunction Bid In TM Feud
• State Telecom Roundup: AI On Everyone's Minds
• Warner Bros. Can't Nix 'ER' Ripoff Suit Over 'The Pitt'
• Judge Lets RJ Reynolds, Altria Seal Docs From Juul Deal
• J&J Says Samsung Is Breaking Deal Over Stelara Biosimilar
• Insulet May Face Choice: $452M Award Or Stifling Rival
• Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises
• 9th Circ. Draws The Line On Software As A Derivative Work
• Former Banner Witcoff Name Partner Dies At 99
• Patent Exec Says Starbucks Is Liable For Atty's Statements
• Insurers Owe Chubb $3.3M For Safelite Defense Costs
• Natera's $96M DNA Test Verdict Scrapped, Patents Axed
• Fed. Circ. Shouldn't Assume Doctors Read Labels, Profs Say
• Patent Eligibility Appeals 'Will Not Go Away,' Justices Told
• Justices Told Illinois High Court Should Weigh Tire IP Dispute
• 'Yellowjackets' Makers Omit Overlaps With Film, Court Told
• DC Circ. To Hear Judge Newman's Appeal In April
• Bezos Satellite Co. Seeks To Block His Paper In Docs Dispute
• Charter Communications Keeps Trade Secrets Suit In Conn.
• USPTO Trademark Head, Ex-Solicitor To Depart This Week
• Tax Software Co. Says Rival Is The Real Trade Secrets Thief
• Placement Co. Hit With False Ads Suit Over Referral Model
• Fed. Circ. Revives Irish Food Biz Kerry's Meat-Curing Patent
• Filmmaker Seeks New IP Trial Against Shyamalan, Others
• Netflix Sinks Robocast Playlist Patents In Del. IP Suit
• Venable Litigator Jumps To Steptoe In California
• How Design Thinking Can Help Lawyers Find Purpose In Work
• Tools For Witness Control That Go Beyond Leading Questions
• Supreme Court Skips Fee-Shifting, IP Web Scraping Questions
• High Court Declines To Review Reach Of Trade Secrets Law
• Justices Nix Whistleblower Suit Over Arbitral Vacatur Limits
• Justices Won't Review Overturned Slicer Patent Verdict
• High Court Rejects Dish's Bid For Atty Fees For PTAB Work
• Paul Hastings Adds Boston Co-Chair For New Tech Practice
• Pepperdine Says Netflix, WB Series Rips Off 'Waves' Athletics
• Shkreli Avoids Sanctions Over 'Frustrating' Wu-Tang Tangle
• ITC To Review Hoverboard Maker's Patent Case
• Microsoft Says Encryption Suit Misunderstands Its Tech
• Trade Secrets Dispute Between Cell Tower Cos. Stays Alive
• Whirlpool Seeks More Damages And Fees After $27M TM Win
• MSN Calls Novartis' Entresto Delisting Protest 'Disingenuous'
• Puma, Brooks End IP Fight Over 'Nitro' Running Shoes
• Eli Lilly Has Exclusivity Over Weight Loss Drug, FDA Says
• 6 Things To Know About Shein's Fast Fashion Feuds
• Harry Manbeck, Former USPTO Head, Dies At 98
• 9th Circ. Revives Atty's Ownership Claims Over Calif. Winery
• Trending At The PTAB: Insights From 2024 Fed. Circ. Statistics
• Off The Bench: White House Hosts PGA Tour-LIV Golf Summit
• Childish Gambino Nabs Fees In 'This Is America' IP Case
• DOJ Says Job Protections For ALJs Are Unconstitutional
• Ex-Kirkland IP Atty Asks To Fire Her Bias Suit Atty 'For Cause'
• Ex-ITC Commissioner Talks IP Before Heading To WilmerHale
• What The ITC's Multiple Vacancies Mean For The Agency
• Meta, Roku, Samsung Fail In Attempt To Invalidate Ad Patent
• Generic-Drug Group Rallies Behind Appeal In Entresto Fight
• 3rd Circ. Rejects Appeal In Dog Magnet Design Spat
• Amid Shake-Ups, USPTO Gets New Acting Deputy Director
• X, Social Media Biz Settle TM Fight
• Fed. Circ. Backs TTAB's Denial Of Health Co.'s Proposed TM
• Textbook Authors Seek Final OK Of $20M Royalties Deal
• The Intercept's IP Claim Against OpenAI Holds Up, Judge Says
• Google Argues $20M Verdict Is Tied To 'Unverifiable' Testimony
• Judge Trims Atlanta Rap Producer's Copyright Suit
• Admin Change May Help Reduce PTAB Invalidation Rates
• 4 Do's And Don'ts For Trial Lawyers Using Generative AI
• Defense Strategies For Politically Charged Prosecutions
• Competitive Weightlifting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• What To Know About Trump's Likely Pick For USPTO Director
• Netflix Wants IP Atty Sanctioned Over Alleged Doc Sharing
• Walgreens Says $1B COVID Testing Award Must Be Nixed
• Gilead, Janssen Settle HIV Treatment Suits With Lupin, Apotex
• 2nd Circ. Backs Amazon In Teri Woods Publishing Dispute
• CBS Will Seek Trump's Financial Info In '60 Minutes' Discovery
• Full Fed. Circ. Stands By Reviving Crocs False Ad Case
• NBA Teams Urge Justices To Take Up 'Discovery Rule' Case
• 3 Potential Developments That May Alter US Patent Rights
• Funkadelic Keyboardist Won't Face Sanctions In Royalty Fight
• Perplexity AI Seeks To Toss Or Transfer Publishers' IP Suit
• Democrats Say DOGE Took 'Trove' Of Musk Rivals' CFPB Data
• Syngenta, Corteva Can't Duck Ark. AG Antitrust Claims
• Wu-Tang Album Owner Wants Shkreli To Pay Fees
• IP Partner Returns to Duane Morris In Philadelphia
• Calif. Smoking Gear Co. Says Rival Ripped Off Cones Design
• Education Co.'s Claim Aims To Stifle Rival, Ex-Worker Says
• Knobbe Martens To Give Special Spring Bonuses Up To $25K
• Pot Consultant Says Ex-Partner Breached NDA, Swiped Client
• Hikma Appeals To Justices In 'Skinny Label' Patent Case
• Jury Awards Nearly $4M In Lawnmower Patent Trial
• Philly Inquirer Wins TRO On Co. Selling Framed Front Pages
• ITC Reviewing Chinese Resin Imports For Patent Infringement
• Howard Lutnick Wins Senate Nod To Lead Commerce Dept.
• Stanley Black & Decker Says Tumbler Maker Violated TM Deal
• Houston Energy Co. Settles Claims Over Utah Plant Turbines
• LeBron James' Tattoo Artist Drops NBA 2K IP Suit
• Apple Wins Ax Of Heart Monitor Patent In PTAB Remand
• Pro-Trump Group Wants Suit Over Isaac Hayes' Song Ejected
• Baker Botts Partner Says Inventor's Atty Is Threatening Her
• Ex-Goldman Atty Squires Expected To Be Named USPTO Head
• ITC Bans Some Power Converter Devices In Vicor Patent Case
• Tech Cos. Say Gilstrap Bungled Eligibility Instructions
• Justices Urged To Skip Fed. Circ. 1-Word Order Case
• ITC Bans Imports Of Bluenix Ice Machines Over IP Infringement
• Trump Aims To End Limits On President's Power To Fire
• Fed. Circ. Risks Relying On 'Science Fiction,' Justices Told
• Bill Opposing Artists' Radio Station Royalties Back In House
• Supreme Court Asked To Rule On Fee Award After TM Mistrial
• Fed. Circ. Rejects COVID Test Suit In Gilstrap-Authored Ruling
• X Gets Pause On Content Filter IP Suit Pending PTAB Decision
• Fed. Circ. Ruling Shows Even Small Cos. Can Win At ITC
• 'Trump Too Small' Rejection Dooms Other Trump-Related TMs
• Judge Upholds Pay-For-Delay Ban Law, But Only In Calif.
• Fat Joe Gets Revised Lawsuit Over Hit Song Credit Trimmed
• Alvarez & Marsal Appoints Tax Leader For Southeast Asia
• Illinois Vs. The Internet: IP Suits Over Online Sales Stir Debate
• Inconsistent Injury-In-Fact Rules Hinder Federal Practice
• BakerHostetler Can't Keep Ga. Malpractice Suit In Fed. Court
• K&L Gates Continues IP Growth With New Partner In Seattle
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 4 Takeaways From 1st Opinion On AI Training And Fair Use
• ASUSTeK Hit With $10.5M Verdict In Chip Patent Case
• After Winning $18M, ASUSTek Foe Asks For New Patent Trial
• PQA Loses Bid To Fight VLSI's Extortion Claims In Fed. Court
• Fed. Circ. Revives Drill Bit Patent ITC Found Abstract
• Mallinckrodt Fails To Halt Airgas' Generic Nitric Oxide Drug
• Artists, AI Image Cos. At Odds Over Scale Of Depositions
• NC Biz Court Bulletin: Defaulted Notes, EB-5 Investor Fraud
• Jury Clears Cisco In IP Trial Over Routers, Axes Patent
• Takeaways From Oral Argument In High Court Trademark Case
• Mass. Auto Telematics Data Law Not Preempted, Judge Says
• Punchbowl Inc. Drops Appeal In Punchbowl News TM Feud
• Conde Nast, Politico Are Latest To Bring AI Copyright Fight
• In-House Counsel Pointers For Preserving Atty-Client Privilege
• Sidley Adds White & Case Litigators In Chicago
• Goldstein Freed As Judge Doubts Feds' Crypto Claims
• Judge Finds No Infringement In Alcon's Eye Drop Patent Suit
• Bausch Health Beats Suit Over 'Faking' Financial Stability
• Labcorp Can't Score New Trial After $384M Patent Loss
• ITC To Review If Voltage Infringes Shoals' Solar Patents
• Ex-Schwab Employee Enjoined From Using Client Info
• Copyright Office's Economist Report Chimes In On AI Debate
• USPTO Ends Fast Exams Of Patents Targeting Climate Change
• Western Digital Told To Pay $553M Sooner Rather Than Later
• Albertsons To Face Reduced Claims Over Tech Theft
• Improving Comms Between Trial Attys And Tech Witnesses
• Fried Frank Faces Sanctions Bid Over RICO Suit
• Navigating Title IX Compliance In The NIL Era
• Collecting Rare Books Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Trump Tells Agencies To Plan 'Large-Scale' Cuts With Musk
• Medtronic, Axonics Agree To End Bladder Control Patent Fight
• High Court Urged To Skip Amazon Patent Program Fight
• Teva Says Mixed Coreg Rulings Undermine GSK Damages Bid
• GOP Reps. Reintroduce Litigation Funding Disclosures Bill
• Logan Paul Co. Won't Fight Messi's Absence In Drink IP Suit
• Patent Attys Can Be Liable For Fees Too, Justices Told
• GoPro Foe Close To Scoring Camera Infringement Ruling
• Chinese Co. Must Clarify Trade Secret Claims Against TikTok
• What Judges Want You To Know: Litigate Smarter
• FanDuel, DraftKings Hit With Patent Suits From WinView
• MSN Urges Fed. Circ. To Reinvalidate Novartis' Entresto IP
• DeepSeek AI Investigation Could Lead To IP Law Precedents
• Peet's Coffee, Splenda Maker Settle Sweetener TM Row
• Judge OKs Quick End To 'Moms Who Puck' TM Lawsuit
• New DOJ Leaders Should Curb Ill-Conceived Prosecutions
• Botkin Chiarello Adds Litigator From Cleveland Krist
• Fed. Circ. Revives Patent Suit Against Groupon
• Starbucks Fights Fla. Defamation Suit Over Atty's Statements
• Judge Backs Thomson Reuters In 1st AI Ruling On Fair Use
• Automakers Lose Fight To Block Mass. 'Right To Repair' Law
• Judge Should Not Have Been Reprimanded For Alito Essay
• AI Copyright Plaintiffs Say Google Is Raising 'Marginal issues'
• What Judges Want You To Know: You Can't Fool The Court
• Models Say Atlanta Bar Ripped Off Images For Promo Nights
• Judge Refuses To Certify '70s Rockers' Royalty Class Action
• Colo. Judge Baffled By Party's Anonymity In Oil Secrets Suit
• Fed. Circ. Preserves Corning's Win In Gene Therapy Fight
• Judge Newman Tells DC Circ. Her Suspension Flouts The Law
• 'Noxious' Anti-Qualcomm Media Blitz Won't Be Blocked
• A Look At Drug Price Negotiation Program's Ongoing Impact
• Congress Must Consider Accurate Data About Patent Thickets
• Jazz Pharma Drops Last Defendant From Epidiolex Patent Suit
• Aerospace Co. Seeks To Toss Ex-Exec's Amended Claims
• Morgan Lewis Adds 5 Knobbe Martens IP Attys On West Coast
• Trump Buyout Plan Still On Hold As Unions Cite 'Confusion'
• DC Judge Won't Stop Shein's Copyright Takedowns On Temu
• Goldstein Rearrested After Feds Say He Hid Millions In Crypto
• Herrick Adds 2 Trademark Attorneys From Moses & Singer
• Lights, Camera, Ethics? TV Lawyers Tend To Set Bad Example
• Copyright Office Seeks Info On Performance Rights Groups
• NC Judge Knocked By Fed. Circ. For Rushing Patent Trial
• Apple Drops Suit Over Leaks To Press As Engineer Apologizes
• Justices Urged To Take On PTAB Atty Fee Fight
• Fed. Circ. Pushes Back At Doctors Who Vouched For Newman
• OpenAI Can't Avoid Reverse TM Confusion Claim, Judge Says
• BofA, H&R Block, Others Are Sued Over Image Capture Patent
• Fed. Circ. Backs Ventria Cell Culture Patent Win At ITC
• Fed. Circ. Considers Some Testing For Avadel Sleep Drug
• Pa. Medical Pot Co. Beats Consultant's IP Breach Claims
• Judge Won't Transfer Apple IP Fight, Warns Of Circuit Split
• DOGE Should Address Inefficiency In The Patent Marketplace
• Agribusiness Co., Ex-Worker Settle Stolen Clients Claims
• US Patent Commissioner Steps Down Amid Resignation Push
• Sony Loses Sanctions Bid In Baseball Video Game TM Suit
• Oakland Appeals To Keep 'San Francisco Bay' In Airport Name
• Accountant-Owned Law Firms Could Blur Ethical Lines
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Meta AI Used 'Astonishing' Load Of Pirated Works, Writers Say
• USPTO Suspends Atty For Mishandled China IP Applications
• Courts Are Getting Alice Wrong, Google Foe Tells Justices
• Vexed Texas Judge Limits Issues In ASUSTeK Patent Trial
• In Microchip Feud, Fed. Circ. Says PTAB Error Was 'Harmless'
• Nabors-Acquired Biz Accused Of Pirating Simulation Software
• Drug Cos. Urge Full Fed. Circ. To Hear Teva Orange Book Row
• Amazon Patent Suit Was Wrongly Sent To Calif., Tech Co. Says
• Western Digital Seeks To Toss SPEX $553M Patent Verdict
• EIP Grows US Team With 2 Pranger Law Attys
• JPMorgan's State Trade Secret Data Row Claim Axed, For Now
• Warner Music Nabs Top Stake In Owner Of Adele Song Rights
• Calif. Firm Settles Photographer's IP Claim Over Photo Use
• Steptoe & Johnson Adds IP Attorney To Pittsburgh Office
• Judge Tosses Heat-Wicking Patent Suit Against Columbia
• Nixon Peabody Adds Greenberg Glusker Cannabis Co-Chair
• Appellate Group Of The Year: Gibson Dunn
• Judge Puts Atty On Hook For Fees For Conduct In TM Trial
• Harvard Biotech Patent Case Ends With Mid-Trial Deal
• 2nd Circ. Clears Up 'Blurry' Trade Dress Standard
• AI Will Soon Transform The E-Discovery Industrial Complex
• Trump's Federal Worker Buyout Plan Put On Hold
• Dish Gets Nothing After $3.9M Fee Award Axed In IP Appeal
• Isaac Hayes' Estate Fights Trump Campaign's Bid To Ax IP Suit
• Tillis Takes Over Senate IP Subcommittee Again
• The Wonderful Co. Hits Rival With TM Suit Over Wonderspread
• Justices Asked If Fact Dispute Bars Patent Eligibility Rulings
• PTAB Judges Ordered Back To The Office, Sparking Outcry
• What Patent Attys Should Know About Trump's Commerce Pick
• Realty Co. Petitions High Court Over Copyright Fee Dispute
• Dickinson Wright Continues IP Growth With Chicago Hire
• Tesla, Musk, Warner Bros. Ask To Toss 'Blade Runner' AI Suit
• Fake Biggie Photo, Merch At Center Of New Ill. Suit
• IP, Licensing, M&A Trends To Watch In Life Sciences This Year
• Injectable Drug Device Maker West Pharma Secures Ban At ITC
• Israeli Co. Accused Of Infringing Soap Dispenser Patent
• NC Technology Co., Purdue University Settle Patent Fight
• Modelo, Constellation Urge Judge To Block 'Counterfeit' Beer
• Utah Judge Rules For Arkansas State In 'Red Wolves' TM Case
• When Innovation Overwhelms The Rule Of Law
• Food Slicer Patent Case Ends In Mistrial After 6 Days
• NC Software Co. Says DQ Of Rival's Atty Shouldn't Stall Trial
• Lawmakers Vote To Advance Commerce Nominee Lutnick
• Inside Fitch Even's Play To Reclaim Patent Litigation Work
• OpenSky Defends Patent Challenge After Verdict Against Intel
• Google Gets OkCaller's 'Incoherent' Antitrust Claims Tossed
• Fed. Circ. Grapples With Extensions On Reissued Patents
• Liberated Brands Gets OK To Tap $25M In Ch. 11 Financing
• Lawmakers Hit Replay On Bill For Singers' Radio Royalties
• Don't Let Trump's Changes Touch Patent Office, IP Attys Urge
• Auto Cos., Mass. AG Make Final Case In 'Right To Repair' Fight
• Drug Pricing Policy Trends To Expect In 2025 And Beyond
• VedderPrice Eyes West Coast IP Growth With DLA Piper Hire
• MGA Must Pay $71M For Copying OMG Girlz Dolls, Judge Rules
• Music Group Criticizes Spotify Podcasts For Unlicensed Uses
• Delta Accused Of Copyright Infringement For Software Use
• Imagine The Possibilities Of Openly Autistic Lawyering
• InterDigital Targets Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+ In Patent Claim
• Gilstrap Tells Patent Atty To 'Relearn The Fundamentals'
• Apple Seeks Bench Trial Win In Masimo's Trade Secret Suit
• PTAB Must Rethink 3G Sisvel Ruling, Fed. Circ. Says
• Artist Fights Lego's Bid To Toss Suit Over 'Queer Eye' Jacket
• Fed. Circ. Questions Mitek's Fears Of USAA Check Patent Suit
• 9th Circ. Revives Church's Copyright Feud With Ex-Member
• USAA Fails To Flip PTAB Loss In $218M EDTX Case
• DC Circ. Rejects Newman's Bid To Unseal Suspension Docs
• GPS Maker Settles Patent Suit Over Car Tracker Technology
• Courts Should Nix Conferencing Rule In 1 Discovery Scenario
• K&L Gates IP Pro Jumps To BakerHostetler's DC Office
• NCAA Hit With New Suits As NIL Settlement Trudges Ahead
• Documentary Filmmaking Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Liberated Brands Files Ch. 11 After Losing Clothing Licenses
• Paul Hastings Taps Ex-Fried Frank AI Expert For New Practice