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  Patent Litigation Trends To Watch In 2026

  By Dani Kass

  Attorneys are expecting a significant increase in district court litigation after a series of dramatic changes a...(read more)

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  Privacy & Cybersecurity Litigation To Watch In 2026

  By Allison Grande

  Consumers in 2026 will continue to push litigation accusing a wide range of companies of violating decades-old w...(read more)

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• Consumer Protection Cases And Trends To Watch In 2026

  By Joyce Hanson

  State attorneys general will litigate more consumer protection cases in the new year, whether the suits are filed by their own offices or with the help of outside counsel, while the federal government under the Trump administration will drop pending enforcement actions and continue its shift away from broad rulemaking.

• Approach The Bench: What Judges Had To Say In 2025

  By Cara Bayles and Steven Trader

  Jurists discussed their strategies for decision-making, the difficulties of case management, and their predictions for the future of litigation in a dozen interviews with Law360 this year.

• Trademark Cases To Watch In 2026

  By Ivan Moreno

  An appeal over the use of foreign words in branding is up for consideration at the U.S. Supreme Court, and a Delaware federal judge is set to deliver his verdict following a bench trial over the "Ugliest House in America." Here are Law360's picks for the trademark cases to watch in 2026.

• Trade Secret Trends To Watch In 2026

  By Ivan Moreno

  The landscape of trade secret law could see significant developments in 2026 as courts address the aftermath of astronomical jury awards and navigate jurisdictional tensions surrounding the timing and specifics of trade secret disclosures in litigation.

• Shareholder Litigation To Watch In 2026

  By Jessica Corso

  A Fourth Circuit case that could be important to the future of class action practice, a dispute between Elon Musk and former Twitter shareholders and a high court battle over the Investment Company Act are all on the list of cases that securities practitioners will be following in 2026.

• Copyright Cases To Watch In 2026

  By Theresa Schliep

  U.S. federal courts this year will continue to review consequential copyright infringement suits involving artificial intelligence, while appeals court decisions remain pending in a pair of notable fair use cases involving ROSS Intelligence and Microsoft. Here are Law360's picks for copyright cases to watch in 2026.

• 4 Compliance Trends To Watch In 2026

  By Sarah Jarvis

  Compliance professionals will be monitoring the risks brought on by the trade-related turmoil and deregulatory moves that have marked President Donald Trump's first year back in the White House, while new state regulations and artificial intelligence-related risks will also be top of mind.

• Privacy & Cybersecurity Policy To Watch In 2026

  By Allison Grande

  States are expected to continue their aggressive push to ensure that companies aren't misusing consumers' personal information in 2026, even as they face growing pressure from the federal government to curtail these efforts, particularly when it comes to the regulation of emerging artificial intelligence technologies. 

• Crypto To Take On Rulemaking Push, And Pushback, In 2026

  By Aislinn Keely

  The Trump administration's pledge to make the U.S. the "crypto capital of the world" invigorated a wave of crypto policy efforts from Congress and federal agencies last year, but experts say 2026 will be about sorting the devils in the details.

• Patent Cases To Watch In 2026

  By Ryan Davis

  The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether to weigh in on generic drug skinny labels, while the Federal Circuit is examining an effort by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to shield decisions from review. Here's a look at those cases and others that attorneys will be tracking in 2026.

• Benefits Attys Lock In On High Court As 2026 Gets Underway

  By Kellie Mejdrich

  A withdrawal liability case set to be argued at the U.S. Supreme Court in January and a pair of high court petitions from Home Depot workers and Parker-Hannifin will be top of mind for Employee Retirement Income Security Act practitioners as the new year kicks off. Here's a look at those three cases.

• Blue Slip Fight Looms Over Trump's 2026 Judicial Outlook

  By Courtney Bublé

  In 2025, President Donald Trump put 20 district and six circuit judges on the federal bench. In the year ahead, a fight over home state senators' ability to block district court picks could make it more difficult for him to match that record.