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

  • November 14, 2025

    USPTO Workers Laid Off During Shutdown Recalled To Work

    U.S. Patent and Trademark Office employees who were laid off at the beginning of the government shutdown are being called back to work following the appropriations deal that rescinded reductions in force across the federal workforce.

  • November 14, 2025

    7th Circ. Questions 'Pizza Puff' Maker's Injunction Win

    A Seventh Circuit panel seemed skeptical Friday that a lower court held Little Caesar's to the correct standard when it blocked the chain from using the term "pizza puff" to describe its muffin-pizza products.

  • November 14, 2025

    Campbell's Settles With Politician Who Used Soup Can In Ad

    The Campbell's Co. on Friday resolved its trademark fight in federal court with a Michigan congressional candidate for using its iconic can design in her campaign, with the defendant agreeing to stop producing, distributing or using any of Campbell's marks and trade dress in connection with any campaign, fundraising and promotional materials.

  • November 14, 2025

    Judge Again Rejects Title IX, Class Rep Objections To NIL Deal

    The NCAA's $2.78 billion settlement with college athletes who sought compensation for their name, image and likeness survived objections from seven athletes who lodged various claims of discrimination and inadequate representation for future athletes.

  • November 14, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Clears New Trial On Unicycle Infringement Damages

    The Federal Circuit on Friday ordered a new trial to determine whether Inventist Inc. should receive lost profits after a jury determined Ninebot Inc. infringed its unicycle patent, saying key information was left out that could have impacted the jury's $800,000 award.

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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

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