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Intellectual Property Law360 provides breaking news and analysis on IP law. Coverage includes high-stakes cases involving patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and other forms of IP, as well as policy developments and licensing deals.
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Latest News in Intellectual Property
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May 31, 2024
Samsung Strikes First With Smart Ring IP Suit Against Oura
Samsung has yet to announce a release date for its new Galaxy Ring brand of wearable, health-tracking devices, but it has filed an intellectual property suit in California federal court Thursday targeting a Finnish startup that makes its own line of smart rings.
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May 31, 2024
PTAB Upholds Medtronic Bladder Control Patents On Remand
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board affirmed Medtronic patents covering a sacral stimulation system after Federal Circuit judges ordered the board last year to give the maker of a rival bladder and bowel control device another shot at knocking those patents out.
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May 31, 2024
Vape Co. Can't Toss Breeze Smoke's Claims In IP Row
An Illinois federal judge has rejected vape pen maker Midwest Goods' bid to throw out counterclaims that it infringed competitor Breeze Smoke's trade dress and a design patent, while also denying a bid from Breeze Smoke for a preliminary injunction.
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May 31, 2024
DC Judge Takes Dim View Of Proposed 'Surfside' TM Deal
A D.C. federal judge has refused to enforce a scrapped settlement in a trademark dispute between a Mexican restaurant operator and a distilling company over the name "Surfside," saying there wasn't ever an enforceable deal.
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May 31, 2024
3rd Circ. Preview: Labor Battles Heat Up In June
Several cases are heating up the Third Circuit argument calendar in June, including a home care company's attempt to duck a $7 million payout to thousands of workers who claimed the company violated the Fair Labor Standards Act by not compensating them for travel time.
Areas of Coverage
- LITIGATION
- Infringement suits over patents, copyrights, and trademarks
- Patent Trial and Appeal Board disputes
- Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) litigation
- Section 301 cases
- Trade secrets disputes
- Licensing and royalty fights
- Right-of-publicity suits
- Antitrust disputes involving IP issues
- AGENCIES
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- U.S. Copyright Office
- U.S. International Trade Commission
- World Intellectual Property Organization
- POLICY & REGULATION
- Patent reform legislation and related bills in Congress
- Efforts to streamline international intellectual property law
- ENFORCEMENT
- Piracy and counterfeiting actions
- International trade disputes involving IP issues
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of IP practices
Readership
- Intellectual property lawyers at top law firms
- Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune 1000 companies
- Executives and attorneys in the life sciences, technology, and other IP-focused industries
- Information experts at law firms, agencies, and companies
- Policymakers at federal and state agencies
- Judges and court staff across the U.S.
- Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
- Attorney and law firm marketing professionals