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Intellectual Property - November, 2020

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• Embattled Copyright Lawyer Liebowitz Suspended From SDNY
• Del. Judge Cuts $18M From AgroFresh's Trade Secrets Verdict
• Justices Unsure If 'Dangerously Vague' CFAA May Do Harm
• Federal Reserve Banks Can Challenge Patents, Justices Told
• IP Group Of The Year: Debevoise
• Bayer Hits Generic Co. With Another Hypertension Drug Suit
• Europe Hits Teva With €60M Fine Over Pay-For-Delay Deal
• EU's Top Court Asked To Mull Nokia Patent Fight With Daimler
• PTAB Nixes 4 Google Petitions, Citing Unjustified Filing Delay
• Schlumberger Unit Wants Two-Phase Drilling Patent Trial
• 7 Tips For Predeposition Meetings Under New Federal Rule
• Coherus Loses Bid To Shift Fees To Amgen In Patent Suit
• Ill. Judge Cuts $4.1M Contract Award From Hover IP Verdict
• Moderna Seeks FDA Approval For COVID-19 Vaccine
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• The Firms That Dominated In 2020
• DNA Sequencing Trial Wraps, Illumina Rival Seeks Invalidity
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Facebook, Twitter Sued Over IP Used To Quash COVID-19 Lies
• Zydus Insists Mitsubishi Doesn't Deserve Diabetes Patents
• Fed. Circ. Backs PTAB Win For Twitter On Video Patent
• EU Floats IP Plan, Eyes Standard-Essential Patents
• EU Regulatory Plan Targets Big Pharma Competition, Mergers
• Wells Fargo Loses PTAB Challenge Over Check Deposit IP
• US, Smith & Nephew Urge Justices To Overturn Arthrex
• USPTO Urged To Bridge Gap Between PTAB And Examiners
• What To Watch As High Court Takes On Computer Crime Law
• Apple Says Skin Tones Used In Emojis Can't Be IP
• Time's Run Out On Knock-Off Clocks, TM Suit Says
• Embattled Energy Exec Charged In $317M N95 Mask Scheme
• Ethics Reminders As Employees Move To Or From Gov't
• When It Comes To SEPs, Act Locally But Enforce Globally
• 3 Fed. Circ. IP Cases For Gov't Contractors To Watch
• Attys In 5Pointz Graffiti Destruction Case Net $2M In Fees
• AT&T Hit With Lawsuit Over Long-Dead 'Cingular' Trademark
• Apple Tells Fed. Circ. To Undo WiLAN's $85M Patent Win
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Insulation Patent App Is Obvious
• MC5 Guitarist Shreds Old Spice Over Alleged Likeness Ripoff
• Amazon Teams Up With Feds To Keep Fake Goods Out Of US
• Facebook, Princeton Hit With Refreshed AI Data IP Claims
• Dish, Altice Sued Over Infringing Network Patents
• Finnegan Reimburses Attys And Staff For COVID-19 Pay Cuts
• Full Fed. Circ. Told Engine-Washing IP Can't Survive Alice
• Energy Drink Co. Denied Defense Of '5-Hour Energy' IP Suit
• TTAB Says Golf Clubs And Apparel Aren't Related
• OECD To Hear Public Comments On Tax Project In January
• Don't Fear IP-Antitrust 'Turducken' In Reverse-Payment Cases
• USPTO Aims To End Tech Giants' PTAB Denials Challenge
• A Key To Helping Clients Make Better Decisions During Crisis
• Netflix Settles 'Choose Your Own Adventure' Trademark Suit
• Albright Lifts Limits On Venue, Jurisdiction Discovery
• Biotech Co. Defeats Investor Suit Over Short-Seller Reports
• Rabicoff, Budo Patent Attys Sanctioned For 'Frivolous' Filings
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Hospira's Generic Adrenalin Loss To Par
• TTAB Says REI's 'Co-Op' Can Be A Trademark
• HHS Increasing IP License Transparency After GAO Rebuke
• IRS Nixes Purpose-Or-Use Test In Final Like-Kind Rules
• Volkswagen Knocks Out 2 Cellular Network Patents At PTAB
• EDTX Judge Mazzant Talks Holding Trials Amid COVID-19
• Samsung Can't Slip Android IP Suit Under Two-Dismissal Rule
• Retailers Accuse Pharma Cos. Of Blocking Generic Bystolic
• Instagram Says Nobody Will Confuse 'Reels' For 'Reelz'
• Race Car Driver Hamilton Cleared Of Patent Infringement
• Avoiding Copyright Liability For Tattoo Depiction In Media
• Ethics Considerations For Law Firms Implementing AI
• Apple Seeks Redo After VirnetX's 'Outsized' $503M Patent Win
• Alsup Roasts Google's 'Ramshackle' Suit In Sonos Case
• WTO Divided Over Suspending Protection Of COVID-19 IP
• Texas Patent Trials Halted Due To COVID-19 Spike
• Brand Battles: LeBron Dunks On Carnival Over 'King James'
• Askeladden Gets PTAB To Ax Credit Card Approval Patent
• Nike Wins Block of Fake Dunk Sneakers
• Miss America Chair Sues Over Breakaway Teen Pageant Coup
• Insurer Owes SharkNinja Defense Of Robot Vacuum IP Suit
• Puma Attacks FIFA's 'World Cup' Trademark At USPTO
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Picking The Right Location And Tools For Virtual Courtrooms
• IP Hires: USPTO, Tucker Ellis, Brownstein
• Jaguar Sues VW, Audi, Porsche, Lamborghini Over Drive Tech
• Sherwin-Williams Pushes Back On Special Master In IP Suit
• Fed. Circ. Axes More Claims Of Gree Patent In Supercell Fight
• Fed. Circ. Urged To Reject Intel's Bid To Undo PTAB Loss
• 2nd Circ. Revives TM Suit Over 'Black Ice' Air Fresheners
• What To Expect From The USPTO In The Biden Administration
• Atty Fighting IP Suit Says He's Not Former Firm's 'Property'
• Fed. Circ. Says Ex-Employer Can't Take IP Under Calif. Law
• Facebook Claims User Cloned 100K Instagram Accounts
• Sonos, Google Trade Forum Shopper Barbs In Speaker IP War
• HBO Takes MJ Estate's 'Neverland' Arbitration Bid To 9th Circ.
• 9th Circ. Revives Vodka IP Suit Tossed For Atty's 'Misconduct'
• Samsung Unit Tells Fed. Circ. To Undo Apple's Camera IP Win
• Fed. Circ. Affirms $107M Inhaler IP Judgment Against GSK
• Remedial Measure Evidence Use In IP Cases Needs Clarity
• Phone Makers Get Limited Look At Fee Deals In 4G IP Suit
• Beware Atty Ethics Rules When Reporting COVID-19 Fraud
• Nintendo Launches Latest Suit Over Game-Hacking Devices
• LG's Challenge To Sensor Patent Amendments Draws Scrutiny
• Facebook Settles Software Co.'s Final Data Patent Claims
• Prof Wins $8M IP Trial Against Health Cos., Convicted Ex-Atty
• 'Baby Shark' Creator Nets $8.45M In Counterfeit Suits
• Sony Wants Pretrial Conference By Video After Atty Gets Virus
• Insurer Needn't Cover ISP's Copyright Film Battle
• Troutman Pepper Atty Beats Nike's Sanctions Bid In TM Suit
• Tillis Says PTAB Is No Longer A 'Death Squad' After Iancu
• Seattle Attys Strike Deal To Exit Wyndham Timeshare Suit
• Judge Says Seinfeld Shouldn't Get $1M For Copyright Suit Win
• Pot Producer Halo To Buy Oregon Grower In $18.5M Debt Deal
• Motorola Wins Toss Of Sound Tech Patent Suit
• Citing EDTX Virus Outbreak, Samsung Requests Trial Delay
• EU Court Says TV Broadcasts Don't Have To Relicense Songs
• Ecolab Says Ex-Manager's Rival Biz Used Trade Secrets
• Looking For Judicial Activists? Check The Footnotes
• Citing Romag Ruling, Monster Wants $10M In Trademark Fight
• Using Prior Art In Patentability Args Amid Fed. Circ. Confusion
• Ex-Raytheon Worker Gets 3 Years For Exporting Missile Info
• Best Practices For Legal Technology Adoption
• Del. Judge Pushed Trial Due To Spoliation Claim, Not Virus
• Tax Court Sides With IRS In $3.3B Coke Transfer Pricing Row
• Photographer Drops Copyright Suit Against Morgan & Morgan
• Allergan Wrinkle-Filler Can't Get Dual TM Protection In EU
• LG Loses EU Appeal Over K7 Smartphone Trademark
• Judge Blasts Lenovo's Atty Over Filings Challenging UKIPO
• Abbott Must Face Patent Suit Over Baby Probiotics
• House Passes Bill Targeting Orphan Drug Exclusivity
• Marc Jacobs Says Nirvana Hasn't Shown It Owns Logo
• Fed. Circ. Agrees Crib Patent Claims Aren't Obvious
• Brownstein Adds Ex-TD Ameritrade Privacy Pro To Its IP Team
• Zetia Buyers Spar With Merck, Glenmark Over Expert Witness
• Fed. Circ. Says Thryv Bars Appeals Of CBM Determinations
• Amgen, GSK Urge Justices To Allow Patents On Genus Claims
• Cisco Can't Get New Trial After $1.9B IP Loss, Centripetal Says
• HBO, Ralph Lauren Sued By Supermodel Over Use Of Image
• Fed. Circ. Ruling May Reshape Hatch-Waxman Litigation Map
• GILTI Relief Helps Cos., But Its Fate Is Shaky, Lawyer Says
• FTC Urges 3rd Circ. To Restore $448M AbbVie Penalty
• Beachwear Chain Wins Millions In Trial Over Trademark Lie
• BMW Says Dealerships Don't Create Venue For Patent Fight
• Google Wants AI Patent Suit Paused Amid PTAB Reviews
• Creating A Better Framework For PTAB Serial Petition Denials
• Nike, Kawhi Leonard End IP Battle Over 'Claw' Logo
• USPTO Fights Inventors' Bid To Enter PTAB Denials Challenge
• COVID-19 Outbreak Leads To Mistrial In EDTX
• The Pandemic's Long-Term Impact On Law Firm Operations
• Trademark Fees Rising In 2021 Despite Economic Downturn
• ​​​​​​​Vodafone Seeks To Pause UK Patent Suit Over 3G Tech
• Esports Insiders Point To Growing Employment Concerns
• Missing Inventor Doomed Broad's CRISPR Patent At EPO
• 4th Circ. Will Fast-Track Challenge To Zetia Buyers' Class Cert.
• 'Comedians In Cars' Suit Against Seinfeld Goes To High Court
• Illumina Wants Calif. Court To Double $27M IP Win Over Roche
• Ex-Mail Co. VP Will Pay $450K To End Scientology Biz Row
• USPTO Defends Ax Of Nutrition Supplement IP To Justices
• Employer Group Says Littler Attys Filched Copyrighted Files
• PTAB Rejects Samsung's 2nd Bid To Ax Video Coding IP
• EFF Says PTAB Rule Changes Would 'Destroy' IPR System
• Lack Of Access To Remote Court Proceedings Is Inexcusable
• Justices Won't Review Timing Of Patents Nixed Under Alice
• Stock Photo Agency Ends Copyright Suit Against Vape Co.
• Sony Hits TiVo With Patent Suit Over PlayStation Technology
• Google Loses Appeal Over On-Demand Patent Application
• Chinese Co.'s US Unit May Get Access To Virus-Testing Patent
• More EDTX Trial Participants Test Positive For Virus
• 3 Firms Score End-Payor Co-Lead Role In Seroquel XR Cases
• Why Attacks On Trump's Election Lawyers Are Problematic
• Health Hires: Cozen O'Connor, LumiThera
• Walt Disney Tells Justices To Avoid Character Copyrights
• Brand Battles: James Bond Takes Aim At 'James Blond' Blog
• 5 Questions Energy Attorneys Are Hearing About Hydrogen
• Advancing The Democratic Tax Agenda In 2021
• FDA Must Address Lannett's Lies On Cocaine Drug, Suit Says
• Zoom Settles Trademark Fight Over Its New 'Zapps' Feature
• PTAB Allows Broadcom To Partially Amend Decoding Patent
• Vaccine Developers Must Put Cure Before Patent Profits
• Insulin Pen Buyers Say Sanofi Antitrust Suit Not Overly Broad
• Fired King & Spalding Atty Drops Jury Bid For One Claim
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Maxell Scoffs At DLA Piper's 'Ethical Screen' In Apple IP Suit
• Amazon Accuses Influencers Of Peddling Counterfeit Goods
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Houston Lawyers Assoc. Tells Judge New Group Infringing
• PTAB Hands Google Mixed Ruling In Data IP Row
• InfoBionic Tells Justices Patent Eligibility Is 'Off The Rails'
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive 'Rosemary's Baby' Copyright Fight
• EDTX Trial Suspended After Juror, Attorney Get COVID-19
• FCC Told 5.9 GHz Plan Could Unfairly Help Auto Tech Owners
• Discover Looks To Ax Patent Suit Over Mobile Banking Tech
• Nerds Manufacturer Takes Aim At Knockoff Pot Candy
• Caltech Sues Dell, HP After $1.1B Patent Win Against Apple
• Justices Told Not To Revisit $268M Hearing Aid Patent Award
• Caterpillar Rival Can't Beat ITC Import Ban At Fed. Circ.
• Trump Says Attack Ad Featuring 'Electric Avenue' Is Fair Use
• Zetia Buyers Seek To Speed Up Drug Cos.' Class Cert. Appeal
• Avoiding 6 Common E-Discovery Production Pitfalls
• What To Expect From US Trade Policy In The Biden Era
• PTAB Mylan Decision Could Be Boon To Drug Innovators
• Nirvana Brings Another Suit Over Smiley Face Logo
• Citing Virus, Apple Wants Remote Wrap-Up Of $503M Verdict
• Feds Drop Professor's Huawei Conspiracy Charge In Plea Deal
• Pfizer Unit Hit With Another Suit Over Tossed Lyrica Patent
• Bard Gets Fed. Circ. To Revive $68M Infringement Trial
• Trump White House Report Calls For 'Pro-Growth' IP Policies
• DLA Piper Fights Maxell's DQ Bid In Apple Patent Dispute
• Exec Says Trade Secret Suit Must Be Arbitrated In Hong Kong
• Fed. Circ. Remands Ferring Drug Patent Inventorship Fight
• Judge Says Klayman Appeal Of $2.8M Verdict May Be Too Late
• Roku Fights New Trial Bid In $41M Media Streaming IP Suit
• USPTO Says Interested Party Rulings Aren't 'Shenanigans'
• USPTO Appoints Ex-Koch Industries, Gaming Co. Atty As GC
• Citing 'Botox,' TTAB Rejects 'Boto Smart' Trademark
• Rapper 2 Chainz Settles TM Suit With Pablo Escobar's Family
• Edwards Lifesciences Bolsters Tech's Attack On PTAB Denials
• Porn Co. Must Reveal Profits In Martha's Vineyard IP Spat
• Substantive Issues Plague China's Patent Linkage Regime
• Insurer Can't Escape Coverage In Software Infringement Suit
• Law Firm Biz Development Tips For The Pandemic Era
• Chicago Record Co. Wants House Music Duo IP Suit Trimmed
• Allied BioScience Says Founder, Ex-CEO Holding IP Hostage
• Gibson Dunn Steps In To Rep DLA Piper In Apple-Maxell Case
• Fed. Circ. Revives PTAB Challenge In Guitar Pedal Case 
• Fed. Circ. Says WDTX Judge Erred, Sends Apple Case To Calif.
• Justices Won't Revive $1.3M Podcast IP Verdict Against CBS
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Ubisoft Win In Patent Case
• EDTX Jury Clears Google In $183M Video Patent Case
• Customedia Calls For 2nd Shot After Justices Take Up Arthrex
• Biosimilars Caught In Crosshairs Of Supreme Court ACA Fight
• Peloton Can't Nix False Ad Suit Over Online Fitness Classes
• Justices Snub 2 Post-Arthrex Cases, Seek Reply In Another
• Universal Music's GC Touts Innovation Over Litigation Alone
• DOJ Shouldn't Weaken Music Licensing Consent Decrees
• Rulings Show Limits Of Federal Agency Vacancy Law
• Illumina Says Rival Infringes DNA Sequencing IP At Trial Start
• Google Says Rushed Website IP Suit Misses The Mark
• GILTI Tweaks Likely Central To Biden Int'l Tax Agenda
• What You Need To Know About Biden And IP
• High Court Expansion Unlikely After Tight Election
• Biden Win May Lead To First Black Female Justice
• Biden's Win Means Big Business For BigLaw
• Biden Beats Trump At The Polls As Court Battles Continue
• WB Stole My Dog, Purported Rin Tin Tin IP Owner Says
• American Axle Asks Fed. Circ. To Back PTAB Win In IP Row
• Fed. Circ. Mulls Fate Of Wi-Fi Co.'s $8M Infringement Verdict
• Apple Seeks To Move 'Slide-To-Unlock' Patent Suit To Calif.
• Special Master Says Paint Co. Bound By USPTO Admission
• PTAB Again Upholds Pfizer Pneumonia Vaccine Patent Claim
• National Lampoon's $3M Fraud Suit Against Ex-Prez No Joke
• Patent Filings Dropped As Pandemic Gripped US
• Avatar IP Considerations For Music-Gaming Integration
• IP Hires: Sidley, Cozen O'Connor, AIPLA
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Capote's Trust Sues Paramount Over 'Breakfast At Tiffany's'
• Testimony In NJ Zoom Trial Wraps In Diabetes Drug IP Row
• 4 Things To Know About China's Revised Patent Law
• Fed. Circ. Restricts Venue Options For Hatch-Waxman Suits
• Breaking IP Barriers: Q&A With Leason Ellis' Melvin Garner
• Ubisoft Hijacked Famous Airplane's TM In Game, Aviator Says
• Artist's Cheese Wall Toppled By Border Wall Contractors: Suit
• Ex-Cole Schotz Atty Can't Post Secrets To 'Injure' BigLaw
• Pot Co. Hexo Settles Trademark Fight Over CBD Products
• Designers, Beware Copyright Office Font Protection Reversal
• BigLaw Must Drop The Billable Hour To Improve Diversity
• Ex-Appraisal Co. Exec, Son Accused Of Stealing Trade Secrets
• Medical Pot Co. Claims Franchisee Sold Bootleg Products
• Merck Plows Ahead With Another Suit Over Diabetes Drug
• Atlantic City Casinos' Trade-Secrets Brawl Headed To NJ
• Phone Makers Fight To See Fee Deals In Mitsubishi IP Suit
• USPTO Looking Into States' Immunity From IP Suits
• Carstens & Cahoon Expands With New Office In Waco, Texas
• Full Fed. Circ. Won't Reconsider Bio-Rad's $24M IP Verdict
• Merck Says Pfizer's Trade Secrets Counterclaims Are Useless
• Trump Unleashes Barrage Of Lawsuits In Battleground States
• Fed. Circ. Parses Contract Regs In Boeing Push To Shield IP
• Diesel Brand Stole Artist's Photo Shoot Concept, Suit Says
• Irish Court Rejects Perrigo's Bid To Quash $1.92B Tax Bill
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Baggage Co.'s IP Case Not Exceptional
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Chevron's Loss In PTAB Interference
• Marc Jacobs Says Kurt Cobain Didn't Create Nirvana Logo
• Amgen Biosimilar Rows Reveal Manufacturing Patents' Value
• Fed. Circ. Urged To Restore Narcan Patents
• Monster Energy Beats 'Monster Towel' Trademark At TTAB
• HTC Escapes Part Of IPCom's 3G Patent Case In UK
• Senate Majority Still In Doubt As Races Tighten
• 2 Rulings Guide On Out-Of-State Worker Jurisdiction Issues
• Biden Campaign Plays Down Trump High Court Threat
• Trump Vows To Contest Uncounted Ballots At High Court
• The BigLaw Attorneys Battling Over An Undecided Election
• Don't Look To Bush v. Gore For 2020 Blueprint
• Senate — And Pandemic Relief — Still Hanging In The Balance
• Fed. Circ. Pauses In-Person And Drop-Box Filing
• Microsoft Claims Co. Selling 'Black Market' Software Keys
• Telegram To Pay $625K In Fees After Dropping Crypto TM Suit
• PTAB Axes 1 Broadcom Patent, Trims Another
• Von Briesen Hires Boutique IP Attys To Form Chicago Shop
• Sonos Gets Google Patent Scrapped Under Alice In IP Fight
• 4th Circ. Says OK To Zetia Class Certification Challenge
• Blues Singer Fights To Keep 'Lady A' TM Suit Alive
• Fed. Circ. Asked To Keep Movie Theater IP Suit In Texas
• Apple, Amazon's Alice Win Over Voip-Pal Holds Up On Appeal
• Conversant, RPX Strike Deal On Ex-Nokia Wireless Patents
• UC Regents Can't Ditch Contract Suit Over LED Patent License
• Fed. Circ. Weighs Standing In Crocs Design Patent Feud
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Disaster Relief Group's Trademark Win
• 10 Lessons From ITC's First-Ever Unfair Import Virtual Trial
• Knobbe Martens Partner Becomes AIPLA's President
• Fed. Circ. Rejects Email-Deleting Glaucoma Co.'s Plea
• 8 Tips For Effective Oral Advocacy In Virtual Court Hearings
• Amazon, Williams-Sonoma Reach Settlement To End IP Battle
• Ex-Ropes Atty Poised To Be 1st Latina On Mass. High Court
• Drugmaker Sues To Invalidate Rival MS Patent In UK
• From The Front Lines: The Attorneys Protecting This Election
• Cisco Wants New Trial After $1.9B Patent Loss To Centripetal
• Guardant Patent Trial Delayed After Virus Safety Objections
• Jack Black, Tony Hawk Face IP Suit By Skateboard 'Godfather'
• Service Flub In Video Game IP Case Leads To Sanctions
• Fed. Circ. Judge Jabs Atty On 'Sloppy Lawyering' In Fee Row
• Justices Skip Case Horizon Said Puts 32K Patents At Risk
• Sidley Snags 2 Attys From McKool Smith For IP Team
• Irish NPE's Suit Undermines ITC Mission
• Justices Asked To Revive Zeppelin Accuser's 'Stairway' Suit
• Boehringer Accused Of Withholding Royalties As Trial Starts
• Embedded Instagram Post Is Fair Use, Judge Says
• A GC's Blueprint For Improving Legal Industry Diversity
• USPTO Defends Posts On Trump's Leadership After Backlash