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June 26, 2025
Fed. Circ. Pushed To Rethink Part Of Samsung Win In IP Row
The owner of a patent on stylus detection technology wants the Federal Circuit to rethink part of a May panel decision handing Samsung a win in a challenge to the patent, saying the court should instead affirm part of a Patent Trial and Appeal Board in its favor.
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June 26, 2025
Marketing Co. Fights For TM Case As X Corp. Seeks Sanctions
Legal marketing firm X Social Media LLC told a Florida federal judge that its claims that Elon Musk's decision to rebrand the social media platform he owns from Twitter to X poses a risk of consumer confusion should be left to a jury, while Musk's company accused the marketing firm of case delays worthy of sanctions.
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June 26, 2025
Craft Co. Brings IP, Defamation Suit After Facebook Comment
A Wisconsin crafting company filed infringement claims against a competing firm over three patents on magnetic hoops used to hold fabric taut while it is being embroidered and accused its owner of defamation after he allegedly told people those patents had not actually been granted.
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June 25, 2025
Stewart, APJ Leader Discretionarily Deny 33 More Petitions
The acting U.S. Patent and Trademark Office director rejected 21 petitions for Patent Trial and Appeal Board reviews on Wednesday, and the board's acting deputy chief judge denied another 12 where the acting director recused herself for the first time.
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June 25, 2025
Fed. Circ. Keeps Qualcomm, Apple IP Suit In Texas
The Federal Circuit rejected a petition from Qualcomm and Apple challenging U.S. District Judge Alan Albright's refusal to transfer patent litigation against the two tech giants from Texas to California, saying the companies hadn't met the "demanding standard" to show a "clear abuse" of discretion by the judge.
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June 25, 2025
Full Fed. Circ. Won't Review ITC Marketing Decision
The full Federal Circuit on Wednesday rejected the U.S. International Trade Commission's call to reconsider a panel's holding that sales, marketing and similar expenditures can satisfy domestic industry requirements.
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June 25, 2025
Cigna Says Bristol-Myers Delayed Cancer Drug Generic
Cigna has launched an antitrust suit in New York federal court accusing Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and its Celgene subsidiary of fraudulently obtaining patents, filing sham litigation and paying off generic-drug makers to maintain a monopoly on their blockbuster blood-cancer drug Pomalyst.
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June 25, 2025
Fed. Circ. Backs HP Unit's Alice Win In California
The Federal Circuit refused to revive a lawsuit accusing HP unit Polycom of infringing a multimedia communication patent, backing a California federal judge's finding that the patent wasn't valid to begin with.
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June 25, 2025
Fed. Circ. Won't Revive Inventor's Patent Suit Against Google
The Federal Circuit on Wednesday denied a bid to revive a patent infringement case from a man who says Google's products use aspects of his threat-detection technology.
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June 25, 2025
Copyright Office Won't Collapse Sans Perlmutter, Trump Says
The Trump administration has said the fired leader of the U.S. Copyright Office has not shown that the agency's operations "will grind to a halt" if she is not immediately reinstated and asked a D.C. federal judge to reject her motion for a preliminary injunction.
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June 25, 2025
Meta Beats 'Half-Hearted' Harm Args In AI Fair Use Suit
A California federal judge concluded Wednesday that it was fair for Meta Platforms Inc. to train its Llama large language models with 13 bestselling authors' copyrighted material without their permission, calling their arguments that the tech giant's use of their works would harm the market for their books "half-hearted."
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June 25, 2025
Ex-Google Engineer Nixes Evidence Over Miranda Violation
A California federal judge has ordered that statements a former Google engineer made to federal agents investigating him for espionage and trade secret theft must be suppressed because they violated the Chinese national's Miranda rights.
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June 25, 2025
Stroller Maker Can't Escape Rival's Patent Suit
A Massachusetts federal judge has denied a bid from a baby products company to escape patent infringement claims from a rival, saying the eight years of inaction between the case being filed and when the parties last corresponded about the patent was not enough to reasonably assume that the patent wouldn't be enforced.
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June 25, 2025
Atty's Ex-Wife Tells NC Justices She's Owed Half Firm's Worth
The ex-wife of an intellectual property lawyer in North Carolina has asked the state's highest court to affirm an order awarding her half the value of his law firm in their divorce, arguing the practice's goodwill is marital property subject to equal distribution.
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June 25, 2025
Feds Remark On Injunction Bid In IP Suit Against Samsung
Nonpracticing entities are allowed to get preliminary injunctions in patent cases in situations where a patent owner can show that it would be irreversibly harmed without one, the federal government has said in an infringement case against Samsung.
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June 25, 2025
Farm Products Co. Sues Ex-Owner Over Trade Secrets Theft
Agricultural products company AgXplore sued a former owner claiming that after a $100 million buyout he continued to compete with the company and misappropriated its trade secrets.
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June 24, 2025
Wash. Smoke Shop Settles Store Name TM Suit
A Washington smoke chain has agreed to end claims against several rivals it accused of trademark infringement after they allegedly engaged in unauthorized use of its name, Smoke City, so they could trade on the goodwill it had developed with customers.
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June 24, 2025
Anthropic Copyright Ruling May Spur More AI Licensing Deals
The first federal court decision on the fairness of taking copyrighted material to train generative artificial intelligence is a mixed outcome for tech companies and content creators that could prompt both parties to seek coexistence, according to attorneys, with the judge concluding that while the technology is "spectacularly" transformative, using pirated material is inexcusable.
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June 24, 2025
Motorola Fights Fintiv Memo Withdrawal At Fed. Circ.
Motorola is urging the Federal Circuit to reverse the decision of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's acting leader to not have the Patent Trial and Appeal Board review the company's challenges to a series of Stellar Inc. patents on glasses equipped with cameras.
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June 24, 2025
Sirius XM Fee Suit Undermined By Site Changes, Judge Hints
A Washington federal judge suggested Tuesday that a proposed class action in which consumers are accusing Sirius XM of charging a misleading "royalty fee" has potentially been undercut by the satellite radio provider's decision in 2024 to change disclosures on its website to reflect music plan pricing in lump sums.
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June 24, 2025
Calif. AG Asks 9th Circ. To Undo Limits On Pay-For-Delay Ban
California enforcers on Monday asked the Ninth Circuit to overturn a district court's decision that a state law restricting "reverse payment" settlements between brand-name and generic-drug makers cannot be used to regulate deals that were struck outside the Golden State.
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June 24, 2025
Fed. Circ. Adds Groombridge Wu Partner To Advisory Council
The Federal Circuit said Tuesday that it will add Jennifer Wu, a founding partner at Groombridge Wu Baughman & Stone, to an advisory council that studies and makes recommendations to the court's rules and operating procedures.
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June 24, 2025
US Chamber Says Copyright Infringement Costing Billions
A report released Tuesday from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said copyright infringement is costing the U.S. economy billions of dollars each year and resulting in hundreds of thousands of lost jobs.
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June 24, 2025
Greenberg Traurig Adds Hogan Lovells Tech Litigator In SF
Greenberg Traurig LLP is boosting its intellectual property team, announcing Tuesday that a technology litigator from Hogan Lovells is joining its San Francisco office as a shareholder.
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June 24, 2025
Fed. Circ. Backs Unified Patents' PTAB Win Over Streaming IP
The Federal Circuit refused to revive a pair of claims in a DivX streaming patent, backing a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision that said challenger Unified Patents was able to show the claims were invalid.
Expert Analysis
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A Cold War-Era History Lesson On Due Process
The landmark Harry Bridges case from the mid-20th century Red Scare offers important insights on why lawyers must be free of government reprisal, no matter who their client is, says Peter Afrasiabi at One LLP.
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Series
Improv Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Improv keeps me grounded and connected to what matters most, including in my legal career where it has helped me to maintain a balance between being analytical, precise and professional, and creative, authentic and open-minded, says Justine Gottshall at InfoLawGroup.
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How BigLaw Executive Orders May Affect Smaller Firms
Because of the types of cases they take on, solo practitioners, small law firms and public interest attorneys may find themselves more dramatically affected by the collective impact of recent government action involving the legal industry than even the BigLaw firms named in the executive orders, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.
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Opinion
Lawsuits Shouldn't Be Shadow Assets For Foreign Capital
Third-party litigation financing amplifies inefficiencies from litigation and facilitates national exposure to foreign influence in the U.S. justice system, so full disclosure of financing arrangements should be required as a matter of institutional integrity, says Roland Eisenhuth at the American Property Casualty Insurance Association.
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How To Accelerate Your Post-Attorney Career Transition
Professionals seeking to transition to nonattorney careers may encounter skepticism as nontraditional candidates, but there are opportunities for thought leadership and to leverage speaking and writing to accelerate a post-attorney career transition, say Janet Falk at Falk Communications and Evgeny Efremkin at Toronto Metropolitan University.
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5 Key Licensing Considerations For AI Innovations
As businesses increasingly integrate artificial intelligence technology into their operations, they must prepare to address complex intellectual property challenges and questions surrounding licensing AI-based innovations, which require careful consideration of ownership, usage rights and regulatory compliance, says Lestin Kenton at Sterne Kessler.
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A Higher Bar For Expert Witnesses In Drug Patent Litigation
With recent decisions emphasizing courts' growing insistence on robust methodologies in pharmaceutical patent disputes, litigators must be strategic in how they utilize expert testimony and adapt to venue-specific expectations, says Jeremy Scholem at WIT Legal.
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Series
Law School's Missed Lessons: Be An Indispensable Associate
While law school teaches you to research, write and think critically, it often overlooks the professional skills you will need to make yourself an essential team player when transitioning from a summer to full-time associate, say attorneys at Stinson.
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Protecting Brand Identity In An AI-Driven Marketplace
A lawsuit recently filed in New York federal court marks a critical moment in the intersection of artificial intelligence and trademark law, underscoring the importance of — and challenges surrounding — IP owners' ability to protect their brands as AI-generated content continues to grow, says Wendy Heilbut at Heilbut LLC.
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Series
Birding Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Observing and documenting birds in their natural habitats fosters patience, sharpens observational skills and provides moments of pure wonder — qualities that foster personal growth and enrich my legal career, says Allison Raley at Arnall Golden.
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Justices May Clarify What IP Competitors In Litigation Can Say
If the U.S. Supreme Court agrees to weigh in on Atturo Tire v. Toyo Tire, it may be able to provide guidance on the murky questions surrounding what companies enforcing their intellectual property against competitors are allowed to say in public, say attorneys at Ballard Spahr.
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How To Ensure Confidentiality When Using AI In Discovery
In light of a recent case in the Southern District of New York involving the dissemination of AI-generated content containing confidential information, there are steps that law firms and lawyers should take to protect client and third-party data during litigation, say attorneys at Steptoe.
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An Update On IPR Issue Preclusion In District Court Litigation
Two recent Federal Circuit rulings have resolved a district court split regarding issue preclusion based on Patent Trial and Appeal Board outcomes, potentially counseling petitioners in favor of challenging not only all the claims of an asserted patent, but also related patents that have not yet been raised in district court, say attorneys at Alston & Bird.
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Series
Adapting To Private Practice: From DOJ Leadership To BigLaw
The move from government service to private practice can feel like changing one’s identity, but as someone who has left the U.S. Department of Justice twice, I’ve learned that a successful transition requires patience, effort and the realization that the rewards of practicing law don’t come from one particular position, says Richard Donoghue at Pillsbury.
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In-House Expert Testimony Is Tricky, But Worth Considering
Litigation counsel often reject the notion of designating in-house personnel to provide expert opinion testimony at trial, but dismissing them outright can result in a significant missed opportunity, say David Ben-Meir at Ben-Meir Law and Martin Pitha at Lillis Pitha.