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The IP section covers breaking news in copyright, patent and trademark law. The service tracks IP-related litigation against the largest 2,000 companies in the world brought in U.S. federal courts. In addition, the section alerts readers to licensing activity, important emerging legislation and major trends in IP law. .

Who should read it?

  • Copyright, patent and trademark lawyers
  • Corporate counsel
  • Licensing executives
  • Decision makers at health care and technology companies
  • Policy makers

What do we cover?

  • IP litigation involving the world’s 2,000 largest companies
  • Multidistrict litigation
  • Federal Circuit decisions
  • Supreme Court decisions
  • Copyrights
  • Patents
  • Trademarks
  • Trade secrets
  • Industrial designs
  • Geographical indications
  • Rights of publicity
  • Licensing and royalty rates
  • Piracy
  • Counterfeiting
  • Infringement
  • Disputes between drug originators and generic makers
  • Antitrust issues in IP
  • IP bills introduced, marked up in committee or passed by Congress
  • Efforts to converge and streamline international IP law
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
  • U.S. Copyright Office
  • Japan Patent Office
  • European Patent Office
  • World Intellectual Property Organization
  • Personnel moves at law firms
  • Profiles of IP practices
  • Conferences, reports and studies

What are our sources?

  • All new IP-related lawsuits brought against large companies in U.S. federal courts
  • All docket activity in major U.S. district courts
  • All docket activity in multidistrict IP litigation
  • Corporate press releases, including those announcing major settlements
  • Corporate filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission
  • IP-related laws introduced, marked up or passed in Congress
  • Patent-related enforcement activities by the Federal Trade Commission
  • Legislation introduced or passed by the European Parliament and the European Commission
  • Notices by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
  • Notices by the Copyright Office
  • Notices by the World Intellectual Property Organization