Intellectual Property

  • November 08, 2024

    Facts In Emails Aren't Confidential For Deposition, Judge Says

    A government contractor implicated in allegations that the U.S. infringed patents for contactless data carriers must turn over portions of a former employee's emails because the correspondence contains facts not protected by attorney-client privilege, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims has ruled.

  • November 08, 2024

    Ex-Elanco IP Lawyer Lodges Gender Discrimination Suit

    A female former in-house intellectual property lawyer at Elanco Animal Health Inc. sued the pharmaceutical company for gender discrimination in Indiana federal court, alleging she was passed over for a promotion in favor of a less qualified man who later mistreated the women on staff.

  • November 08, 2024

    Chancery Tosses Microchip Co.'s Tech Licensor Challenge

    A Delaware vice chancellor on Friday dismissed a lawsuit filed by Swiss microchip maker u-blox AG against tech licensor InterDigital Inc., finding among other points that u-blox was barred from moving forward with potentially unsettled claims arising from the same issues in a California federal court case.

  • November 08, 2024

    Justices Urged To Review Amazon Patent Program Case

    A company alleging patent infringement through Amazon's patent evaluation program is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to take up its appeal of a Federal Circuit ruling that said it had to face a declaratory judgment suit in the purported infringer's home state.

  • November 08, 2024

    White & Case Adds Life Sciences IP Atty From A&O Shearman

    A veteran life sciences patent litigator has jumped from Allen Overy Shearman Sterling to White & Case LLP in New York, expanding the firm’s capabilities to represent medical and pharmaceutical industry clients in complex litigation.

  • November 08, 2024

    Logan Paul's Drink Co. Blasts Olympic Committee's TM Suit

    Prime Hydration, a sports beverage company co-founded by social media influencer and wrestler Logan Paul, has struck back at a trademark infringement complaint from the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee, accusing it of taking a "shotgun pleading" approach without supporting its claims.

  • November 08, 2024

    New Patent Filings Hit Global Record, WIPO Says

    A new report from the World Intellectual Property Organization has found that new patent filings worldwide reached a record high in 2023, as patent applications exceeded 3.5 million for the first time.

  • November 08, 2024

    Disney Hit With Suit Over Streaming Media Patents

    The Walt Disney Co. and subsidiaries like Hulu and ESPN have been hit with a federal lawsuit claiming that the entertainment giant's various streaming services infringe a series of media patents owned by Adeia Technologies Inc.

  • November 08, 2024

    UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

    This past week in London has seen collapsed German airline Air Berlin take action against its former auditor KPMG, the associate editor at The Spectator hit with a libel claim by a mosque over the far-right riots that took place in August and British licensing authority the Performing Right Society sue Parklife Manchester and four other festival organizers. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

  • November 07, 2024

    Oakland Airport Name Has Travelers Flying In Circles, SF Says

    Attorneys for San Francisco urged a California federal judge Thursday to block Oakland from renaming its airport the "San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport," saying travelers are mistakenly showing up to San Francisco International Airport instead of Oakland's hub because the new name is "dangerously and confusingly similar."

  • November 07, 2024

    OpenAI Beats Copyright Suit By 2 News Websites, For Now

    OpenAI preliminarily escaped one of the many copyright suits it's facing from journalism publishers on Thursday, as a New York federal judge found that two alternative news websites didn't sufficiently allege harm from the removal of author information in ChatGPT training sets.

  • November 07, 2024

    Teva Fails To Convince Judge Inhaler Patents Require Drug

    Five patents for an inhaler made by Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd. don't require an active drug's presence in the device, a New Jersey federal judge has ruled, agreeing with Amneal Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s interpretation of claim language in the brand-name drugmaker's infringement suit against Amneal, a generic pharmaceutical firm.

  • November 07, 2024

    Nike Nabs Injunction In Air Jordan Knockoff Suit But Not $4M

    A New Jersey federal judge on Thursday barred a small clothing company and its founder from selling knockoffs of Nike's iconic Air Jordan 1 High sneakers but declined to grant Nike $4 million in statutory damages, saying Nike hadn't yet given him enough information to assess the damages.

  • November 07, 2024

    Masimo Spinoff's Ex-CTO Denies Giving Apple Trade Secrets

    Cercacor Laboratories' former chief technology officer testified Thursday that he privately emailed Apple CEO Tim Cook offering to help the tech giant become a top health and wellness device brand, but denied accusations that he gave Apple any of the Masimo spinoff's pulse oximetry trade secrets.

  • November 07, 2024

    Santa May Come Early For Mariah Carey In 'Christmas' IP Suit

    A California federal judge said Thursday that she is "inclined" to grant Mariah Carey and others a victory in a copyright infringement suit over her song "All I Want For Christmas Is You" and sanction the plaintiffs after the pop singer's side alleged they made legally frivolous arguments.

  • November 07, 2024

    Litigation Funders Look For Attorneys They Can Trust

    Litigation funders often see the attorneys they would be working with as the most important element of whether to invest in a case, several members of the industry said on a panel at the University of Texas School of Law's Advanced Patent Law Institute.

  • November 07, 2024

    How Penn State Trial Against Retailer Could Upend TM Law

    The Pennsylvania State University and an online retailer of goods bearing retro logos and images of schools and sports teams are set to clash in a trademark trial next week that could upend how courts examine infringement claims.

  • November 07, 2024

    ITC Finds Innoscience Infringed Semiconductor Patent

    The U.S. International Trade Commission has backed a finding that Innoscience flouted federal law by importing semiconductor technology that infringes an Efficient Power Conversion Corp. patent.

  • November 07, 2024

    Fed. Circ. Questions Expert's Background In 4G Patent Case

    A Federal Circuit judge suggested Thursday that the court might vacate a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision partly invalidating a Sisvel 4G wireless patent challenged by Honeywell and others, saying the board relied on an expert who may not have the necessary qualifications.

  • November 07, 2024

    ITC Finds Dell, ASUSTeK, Acer Imports Don't Infringe Patent

    The U.S. International Trade Commission has found that various computer hardware companies, including Dell, never infringed claims in an X1 Discovery Inc. patent related to indexed searching by importing consumer products with certain Microsoft software.

  • November 07, 2024

    Teva Can't End Inhaler Antitrust Suit But Gets Claim Nixed

    A Massachusetts federal court refused Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.'s attempt to end a case accusing it of orchestrating a decade-long scheme to delay generic competition for its QVAR asthma inhalers, but cut allegations that Teva paid Amneal Pharmaceuticals Inc. not to launch its version.

  • November 07, 2024

    Pantech Wants $1M Verdict Tripled In OnePlus Patent Case

    Pantech Corp. wants its almost $1 million damages win tripled against Chinese phone company OnePlus Technology Shenzhen Co. Ltd. in a patent suit over technology used to comply with 5G wireless standards, while OnePlus said it shouldn't have to pony up any damages.

  • November 07, 2024

    NC State '83 Team Fights 'Absurd' NCAA Bid To Toss NIL Suit

    The NCAA's ongoing use of the 1983 North Carolina State University basketball team's championship highlights in promotions and marketing negates its claim that any allegations of name, image and likeness misuse are past the statute of limitations, the team's players told a North Carolina state court Wednesday.

  • November 07, 2024

    Dell, Lattice Semiconductor Attys Work Through AI Risks

    A Dell in-house attorney picked up errors artificial intelligence made in his daughter's math homework, while a Lattice Semiconductor attorney was surprised that a rough translation AI provided was actually accurate, leading them to encourage a room of patent attorneys on Thursday to be cautious.

  • November 07, 2024

    Cardi B, GloRilla, Soulja Boy, UMG Hit With Music Theft Suit

    Rappers Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, GloRilla and Soulja Boy are named along with Universal Music Group and other music labels in a copyright infringement suit filed Wednesday in California federal court alleging Soulja Boy ripped off another rapper's song and permitted fellow rappers to sample that allegedly infringing work.

Expert Analysis

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    Playing Golf Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Golf can positively affect your personal and professional life well beyond the final putt, and it’s helped enrich my legal practice by improving my ability to build lasting relationships, study and apply the rules, face adversity with grace, and maintain my mental and physical well-being, says Adam Kelly at Venable.

  • Law Firms Should Move From Reactive To Proactive Marketing

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    Most law firm marketing and business development teams operate in silos, leading to an ad hoc, reactive approach, but shifting to a culture of proactive planning — beginning with comprehensive campaigns — can help firms effectively execute their broader business strategy, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.

  • Tips For Revamping Patent Portfolio Strategy In AI Deal Era

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    Recent data suggests patents are significantly enhancing exit valuations, particularly with cutting-edge technologies like those powered by artificial intelligence, but it is necessary to do more than simply align patent strategy with business goals, says Keegan Caldwell at Caldwell Law.

  • From Muppet Heads To OJ's Glove: How To Use Props At Trial

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    Demonstrative graphics have become so commonplace in the courtroom that jurors may start to find them boring, but attorneys can keep jurors engaged and improve their recall by effectively using physical props at trial, says Clint Townson at Townson Consulting.

  • Opinion

    The Big Issues A BigLaw Associates' Union Could Address

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    A BigLaw associates’ union could address a number of issues that have the potential to meaningfully improve working conditions, diversity and attorney well-being — from restructured billable hour requirements to origination credit allocation, return-to-office mandates and more, says Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea.

  • Opinion

    It's Time For A BigLaw Associates' Union

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    As BigLaw faces a steady stream of criticism about its employment policies and practices, an associates union could effect real change — and it could start with law students organizing around opposition to recent recruiting trends, says Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea.

  • Takeaways From Virginia's $2B Trade Secrets Verdict Reversal

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    The Virginia Court of Appeals' recent reversal of the $2 billion damages award in Pegasystems v. Appian underscores the claimant's burden to show damages causation and highlights how an evidentiary ruling could lead to reversible error, say John Lanham and Kamran Jamil at Morrison Foerster.

  • How Justices Upended The Administrative Procedure Act

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    In its recent Loper Bright, Corner Post and Jarkesy decisions, the U.S. Supreme Court fundamentally changed the Administrative Procedure Act in ways that undermine Congress and the executive branch, shift power to the judiciary, curtail public and business input, and create great uncertainty, say Alene Taber and Beth Hummer at Hanson Bridgett.

  • 2 Years Of Waco: How Patent Case Distribution Has Changed

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    A look at the two years since the Western District of Texas randomization order was issued and an analysis of how judges in the district adjudicate cases assigned pursuant to the Waco wheel provides insights that may aid patent practitioners, says David Dyer at Norton Rose Fulbright.

  • How Courts Split On Damages Analysis In Automotive Suits

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    As high-profile vehicle recalls and lawsuits alleging vehicle defects surge, many plaintiffs are turning to choice-based conjoint analysis to calculate damages, but a review of federal district court decisions reveals a range of views on the validity of this methodology, say Joshua Hochberg and Shireen Meer at Berkeley Research.

  • 2 Vital Trial Principles Endure Amid Tech Advances

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    Progress in trial technologies in the last 10 years has been transformative for courtroom presentations, but two core communication axioms are still relevant in today's world of drone footage evidence and 3D animations, say Adam Bloomberg and Lisa Walters at IMS Legal Strategies.

  • 7th Circ. Ruling Sheds Light On Extraterritoriality In IP Law

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    A recent Seventh Circuit decision involving the Defend Trade Secrets Act, allowing for broader international application of trade secrets laws, highlights a difference in how trade secrets are treated compared to other areas of intellectual property law, say Armin Ghiam and Maria Montenegro-Bernardo at Hunton.

  • Mirror, Mirror On The Wall, Is My Counterclaim Bound To Fall?

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    A Pennsylvania federal court’s recent dismissal of the defendants’ counterclaims in Morgan v. Noss should remind attorneys to avoid the temptation to repackage a claim’s facts and law into a mirror-image counterclaim, as this approach will often result in a waste of time and resources, says Matthew Selmasska at Kaufman Dolowich.

  • Daubert Motion Trends In Patent Cases Reveal Damages Shift

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    A review of all 2023 Daubert decisions in patent cases reveals certain trends and insights, and highlights the complexity and diversity in these cases, particularly in relation to lost profits and reasonable royalty damages opinions, say Sherry Zhang and Joanne Johnson at Ocean Tomo.

  • 6 Factors That Can Make For A 'Nuclear' Juror

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    Drawing from recent research that examines the rise in nuclear verdicts, Ken Broda-Bahm at Persuasion Strategies identifies a few juror characteristics most likely to matter in assessing case risk and preparing for jury selection — some of which are long-known, and others that are emerging post-pandemic.

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