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• March 25, 2026

  PTAB Was Never '100% Discretionary,' Rep. Issa Tells Squires

  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires is exceeding the authority Congress intended to grant him in the America Invents Act for discretionarily denying patent challenges, the U.S. House of Representatives' intellectual property leader said Wednesday.

• March 25, 2026

  T-Mobile's Defeat Of $253M Patent Suit Remains Untouched

  A Texas federal judge on Wednesday refused to disturb a jury verdict that cleared T-Mobile from a Dallas-based patent company's lawsuit that accused the telecommunications company of infringing its wireless communications patents, denying three posttrial motions, including motions for a new trial on infringement and invalidity issues.

• March 25, 2026

  Justices' Music Piracy Ruling Could Reverberate Beyond ISPs

  The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that Cox Communications is not liable for its customers' music piracy circumscribes the theories copyright owners may pursue for secondary infringement — limits that attorneys say will extend beyond internet service providers and influence litigation involving e-commerce platforms and artificial intelligence.

• March 25, 2026

  Ex-Pharma GC Freed From Trade Secrets Suit Amid Ch. 7 Stay

  A Texas federal judge agreed to dismiss claims against the ex-general counsel of a Houston-based pharmaceutical services company, who was accused of helping build a competing venture using confidential information and of destroying a hard drive containing evidence he had a duty to preserve during litigation.

• March 25, 2026

  Volvo Accused Of Infringing LED Headlight, GPS System Tech

  Volvo, Mack Trucks and other subsidiaries were sued in Texas federal court Monday by Longhorn Automotive Group, alleging they ripped off multiple patents covering connectivity systems, LED headlights, mobile apps and data storage in GPS and infotainment systems found in the defendants' products, including Volvo's flagship long-hauler sleeper truck.

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