Intellectual Property

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

  • June 22, 2026

    Contractor Says Ex-VP Used Secrets To Divert FAA Work

    An information technology contractor accused its former vice president and his new company of scheming to recruit employees, steal trade secrets and withhold critical information to sabotage the company's Federal Aviation Administration data analytics contract.

  • June 22, 2026

    Podcast Says LDS Church Has No IP Control Over 'Mormon'

    The host of the long-running "Mormon Stories" podcast asked a Utah federal judge Monday to toss the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' copyright and trademark infringement lawsuit, saying the church has no legal right to control the term "Mormon" — a "ubiquitous and descriptive" religious and cultural reference.

  • June 22, 2026

    SeaWorld Wants Sesame Street Contract Suit Trimmed

    SeaWorld has urged a New York federal court to throw out certain claims in a lawsuit accusing it of flouting obligations under a licensing deal for the Sesame Street brand and engaging in a "retaliation campaign," calling some of the case "baseless" and "absurd."

  • June 22, 2026

    Xinuos Says Judge Wrongly Recast IBM Copyright Fight

    A software company told a Second Circuit panel Monday that a New York federal judge had wrongly used her own arguments to recharacterize its copyright infringement claim against IBM into a time-barred ownership claim and give IBM a win.

  • June 22, 2026

    Del. Court Seeks Copyright Office Input In Cerence Suit

    A Delaware federal court has punted on Microsoft's request to dodge artificial intelligence company Cerence Inc.'s copyright infringement suit over text-to-speech technology, saying the Register of Copyrights needs to take a look at the question of copyright validity.

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Intellectual Property

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

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  • 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.
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