Intellectual Property

  • October 29, 2024

    Roku Invalidates Smart Alarm Claims At Patent Board

    Roku Inc. has persuaded an administrative board at the patent office to wipe out six claims in a "smart" alarm device patent developed by a subsidiary of Roku's longtime rival, Universal Electronics Inc.

  • October 29, 2024

    DraftKings Denied $2.3M Fee Bid In Gambling Patent Row

    A Delaware federal judge on Tuesday denied DraftKings's $2.3 million fee bid for defeating Interactive Games' suit accusing it of infringing patents related to remote betting, ruling that Interactive Games' case isn't exceptional or frivolous since its patents were presumed valid and there's no evidence that Interactive Games was seeking quick settlements.

  • October 29, 2024

    ByteDance's Sanctions Bid Against Ex-Worker Delays Trial

    A California federal judge delayed a trial in a wrongful termination lawsuit filed by an engineer formerly at TikTok's parent company ByteDance, directing the parties on Tuesday to instead submit briefing on the defendants' motion to terminate the case as a sanction for the plaintiff's alleged destruction of evidence and perjury.

  • October 29, 2024

    Fed. Circ. Calls Plastic Co.'s IP Retrial Objection 'Frivolous'

    A panel of the Federal Circuit said Tuesday a plastic packaging manufacturer is making a "frivolous" objection to how a Massachusetts federal judge decided to set up a retrial scheduled next week over whether patents covering a kind of tamper-resistant container are invalid.

  • October 29, 2024

    PTAB Upholds Solar Co.'s Power Supply Patent

    The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has shot down a bid from a German solar energy technology company's U.S. unit to invalidate a competitor's solar power supply patent, the latest blow to the subsidiary in a larger patent fight.

  • October 29, 2024

    Lawmakers Want Update On Copyright Office's AI Reports

    The U.S. Copyright Office is late in submitting reports on the intersection of artificial intelligence and copyright law, according to a recent letter from leadership on the House committee with jurisdiction over the matter.

  • October 29, 2024

    Patent Partner Moves From King & Spalding To Steptoe

    A former King & Spalding LLP partner has made the jump to Steptoe LLP, filling out the firm's team of California-based litigators who take on patent cases.

  • October 29, 2024

    Baseball Bat Cos. Reach Deal To End Fla. Trademark Battle

    A baseball bat company owned by ex-MLB player Yoenis Céspedes has settled an intellectual property lawsuit against several businesses over baseball bats, months after a Florida federal judge handed the former New York Mets outfielder's business a preliminary injunction in the case.

  • October 29, 2024

    Allergan, Mankind Settle IP Fight Over Lumigan Generic

    Allergan Inc. and Mankind Pharma Ltd. asked a Delaware federal court Tuesday to dismiss infringement litigation over Mankind's proposed generic of Allergan's glaucoma drug Lumigan, stipulating that the patent is valid and has been infringed.

  • October 29, 2024

    Senate Panel Targets 'Clever' Pharma Pricing

    The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday railed against drugmakers and pharmacy benefit managers for allegedly causing the high cost of prescription drugs, arguing that "Big Pharma" has used anticompetitive tactics through patenting to fleece American patients.

  • October 29, 2024

    Nokia, HP End Patent Litigation With Licensing Deal

    Finnish telecommunications giant Nokia has inked a multiyear patent-licensing deal with hardware manufacturer HP Inc. over its video technologies, pouring cold water on litigation between the pair in all jurisdictions, it announced Tuesday.

  • October 29, 2024

    Akerman Hires 2 IP Partners From Kilpatrick In NYC

    Akerman LLP announced Monday that two former partners at Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP are the latest additions to its intellectual property practice group in New York City.

  • October 29, 2024

    InterDigital Ends Legal Spats With Oppo In Licensing Deal

    InterDigital said Tuesday that it has inked a licensing agreement with Chinese smartphone giant Oppo that will bring an end to the cross-border litigation between the companies over patented smartphone technology.

  • October 29, 2024

    Ex-Boston University Law Prof Settles IP Suit With School

    A former Boston University School of Law instructor has settled a copyright infringement suit with the school that he filed in August accusing it of pilfering his course materials in violation of a prior settlement agreement.

  • October 29, 2024

    Front Office Sports Sued For Using Luxury Real Estate Photos

    Private equity-backed media outlet Front Office Sports is accused of unlawfully using luxury real estate photos online without permission, according to a lawsuit filed in New York federal court.

  • October 28, 2024

    $9M Fee Awarded For 'Feeble' Milk Vitamin Eligibility Row

    A Delaware federal judge entered a final judgment Monday ordering ChromaDex Inc. and Dartmouth College to pay $9.1 million in attorney fees to Elysium Health for making a "feeble" and failed argument defending their milk vitamin patents from an eligibility challenge.

  • October 28, 2024

    Fed. Circ. Backs PTAB Win For Hyundai And VW On Ad Patent

    The Federal Circuit on Monday upheld a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision that several claims of a StratosAudio Inc. advertising patent are invalid, in a win for automakers Hyundai and Volkswagen, both of which have been accused of infringement.

  • October 28, 2024

    ​​​​​​​Nokia Strikes Deal Ahead Of Trial In Texas Patent Co.'s Suit

    Less than two weeks before a jury trial is set to begin, intervenor Nokia of America and patent owner Wireless Alliance LLC struck a deal resolving part of a lawsuit accusing telecommunication behemoths AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile of patent infringement, according to a settlement notice filed in Texas federal court Friday.

  • October 28, 2024

    Parts Manufacturer Tells Pa. Jury Competitor Poached Stats

    A lawyer for hardware manufacturer Penn Engineering & Manufacturing Corp. told a federal jury in Philadelphia on Monday that one of its competitors used performance data from Penn's products to boost its own line of parts, creating confusion among consumers.

  • October 28, 2024

    NASA Says Sensor Co.'s Contract Breach Case Should Fail

    NASA has said the U.S. Court of Federal Claims should throw out a sensor business's breach of contract suit over commercialization and licensing deals related to patented NASA technology, saying certain milestones couldn't be reached under the pact.

  • October 28, 2024

    Ex-Oracle Manager, Software Co. Face Trade Secrets Suit

    A new lawsuit by Oracle claims that a manager left the company for a competing venture-backed construction software tech outfit and "absconded with thousands of Oracle's trade secret[s]."

  • October 28, 2024

    Judge Leaves Patent Case After Fed. Circ. Undoes Ruling

    A Minnesota federal judge has recused himself from a patent dispute between Teleflex and Medtronic he has handled since 2019, saying he was "at a loss" on how to proceed after the Federal Circuit faulted his interpretation of terms in Teleflex's catheter patents.

  • October 28, 2024

    Calif. Court OKs $1.2M Award In Polo Club TM Fight

    A California federal judge has said a Santa Barbara County-based polo club is entitled to $1.2 million in fees, costs and interest as part of a trademark dispute over a "Beverly Hills Polo Club" logo following arbitration.

  • October 28, 2024

    Realtor.com Owner, CoStar Debate CFAA's Limits In Theft Suit

    An attorney for Costar urged a California federal judge Monday to reconsider a tentative ruling that would allow Realtor.com's parent company to amend a Computer Fraud and Abuse Act claim alleging its rival unlawfully accessed its computers, saying the company should be limited to arguing it suffered "technological harms."

  • October 28, 2024

    OpenAI Pushes To Consolidate Discovery In Copyright Cases

    Microsoft and OpenAI say that concerns from news outfits over consolidating discovery in their ChatGPT copyright lawsuits are "misplaced" and call a request to schedule more depositions "wholly unnecessary."

Expert Analysis

  • Defending AI, Machine Learning Patents In Life Sciences

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    Ten years after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Alice v. CLS Bank, artificial intelligence and machine learning technology remain at risk for Alice challenges, but reviewing recent cases can help life sciences companies avoid common pitfalls and successfully defend their patents, say attorneys at Mintz.

  • Litigation Inspiration: Honoring Your Learned Profession

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    About 30,000 people who took the bar exam in July will learn they passed this fall, marking a fitting time for all attorneys to remember that they are members in a specialty club of learned professionals — and the more they can keep this in mind, the more benefits they will see, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.

  • From Concept To Capital: 5 Stages Of Evolving IP Needs

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    Companies must understand the shifting intellectual property needs throughout an organization’s life cycle in order to protect innovation, which can be done by fortifying the IP portfolio, expanding and leveraging IP assets, and more, says Keegan Caldwell at Caldwell Law.

  • Allergan Ruling Reinforces Value Of Patent Term Adjustments

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    The Federal Circuit’s recent ruling in Allergan v. MSN, which held that patent term adjustment awards for first-filed, first-issued patents cannot be stripped away by later-issuing child patents that expire earlier, means practitioners must consider the potential impact of any action that might reduce the adjustment amount, say attorneys at Cooley.

  • Opinion

    AI May Limit Key Learning Opportunities For Young Attorneys

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    The thing that’s so powerful about artificial intelligence is also what’s most scary about it — its ability to detect patterns may curtail young attorneys’ chance to practice the lower-level work of managing cases, preventing them from ever honing the pattern recognition skills that undergird creative lawyering, says Sarah Murray at Trialcraft.

  • A Look At How De Minimis Import Rules May Soon Change

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    The planned implementation of executive actions focused on the de minimis rule as it applies to shipments means companies should use this interval to evaluate the potential applicability and impact of Section 301, Section 201 or Section 232 duties on their products, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.

  • How To Craft Strong Prong 2 Arguments For AI Patent Apps

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    The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s recent guidance update on subject matter eligibility for artificial intelligence inventions highlights that the key to overcoming rejection lies in the analysis under Prong 2, which practitioners should consider leading their arguments with, says Sean Lee at Baker Botts.

  • IP Concerns For Manufacturing Semiconductors In Low Orbit

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    With space habitation companies working to launch private space stations in the near future, semiconductor manufacturers aiming to execute research and development in low or microgravity must consider the unique claim drafting and patent protection issues that will emerge, says Greg Miraglia at Quinn Emanuel.

  • 6 Tips For Trying Cases Away From Home

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    A truly national litigation practice, by definition, often requires trying cases in jurisdictions across the country, which presents unique challenges that require methodical preparation and coordination both within the trial team and externally, say Edward Bennett and Suzanne Salgado at Williams & Connolly.

  • 3 Coverage Tips As 2nd Circ. 'Swipes Left' On Tinder Claim

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    The Second Circuit's recent opinion in Match Group v. Beazley Underwriting, overturning Tinder's victory on its insurer's motion to dismiss a coverage action, reinforces three best practices policyholders purchasing claims-made coverage should adhere to in order to avoid late-notice defenses, say Lynda Bennett and Alexander Corson at Lowenstein Sandler.

  • USPTO Guidance Suggests 2 Strategies For AI Inventions

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    Analyzing the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's recent guidance, it appears that there are at least two paths for establishing that an artificial intelligence invention is eligible for protection, and that which strategy to use may turn on how broadly the invention is applied, says William Morriss at Frost Brown.

  • A Blueprint For Structuring An Effective Plaintiff Case Story

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    The number and size of nuclear verdicts continue to rise, in part because plaintiffs attorneys have become more adept at crafting compelling trial stories — and an analysis of these success stories reveals a 10-part framework for structuring an effective case narrative, says Jonathan Ross at Decision Analysis.

  • Series

    Round-Canopy Parachuting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Similar to the practice of law, jumping from an in-flight airplane with nothing but training and a few yards of parachute silk is a demanding and stressful endeavor, and the experience has bolstered my legal practice by enhancing my focus, teamwork skills and sense of perspective, says Thomas Salerno at Stinson.

  • And Now A Word From The Panel: The MDL Map

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    An intriguing yet unpredictable facet of multidistrict litigation practice is venue selection for new MDL proceedings, and the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation considers many factors when it assigns an MDL venue, says Alan Rothman at Sidley Austin.

  • Boeing Ruling Is A Cautionary Tale For Trade Secret Litigants

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    A Washington federal court’s recent ruling canceling a $72 million jury award against Boeing because Zunum Aero had failed to properly identify its trade secrets highlights the value of an early statement of alleged secrets, amended through discovery and used as a framework at trial, says Matthew D'Amore at Cornell.

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