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Intellectual Property - December, 2022

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• The Most-Read Legal Industry Law360 Guest Articles Of 2022
• Congress Sends $1.7T Spending Deal To Biden
• Samsung Says Earphone Co. Wrongly Ignoring IP Subpoena
• GAO Calls For More Transparency On PTAB Oversight
• ITC Says Apple Watch Infringes Patents But Holds Off On Ban
• Shower Biz On The Hook For $3M Over Hookless Knockoffs
• US Boosts Sanctions On Russian Private Military Co.
• The Top Patent Damages Awards Of 2022
• Justices Urged To Mull Impact Of Lanham Act Reach Ruling
• Illinois Jury Awards $12M In Farm Equipment Patent Trial
• Syngenta, Corteva Pesticide Antitrust Cases Consolidated
• Albright Won't Put Off HP Patent Trial For PTAB Review
• Building Code Nonprofit Accuses Calif. Rival Of Ripping Off IP
• At Fed. Circ., Sonos Says Google Can't Beat ITC Speaker Ban
• Fla. Timeshare Wants Early Win In Exit Biz Dispute
• DC Circ. Urged To Overturn Endo-Impax Opioid Deal Win
• Senate Passes $1.7 Trillion Spending Bill With Policy Riders
• Tribeca Art Gallery Hits Wash. Graffiti Museum With TM Fight
• Fed. Circ. Conveys Breadth Of IPR Claim Amendment Process
• Lewis Brisbois Says Atty Isn't Immune To Trademark Suit
• Full Fed. Circ. Urged To Halt Del. Judge's Funding 'Inquisition'
• Retweets As Evidence: The Developing Case Law
• Puma Can't Reverse EU's TM Dismissal
• SC Pay-For-Play Bill For Student-Athletes Faces Obstacles
• Fed. Circ. Won't Revive Genentech Lung Disease Patents
• Cannabis Gene IP Protection Requires A Multiprong Strategy
• Vidal Finds More Abuse, Issues New Sanctions In VLSI Case
• Ex-Franchisee Hits Back In Bubba Gump TM Dispute
• What 3 Legal Industry Trends From 2022 Mean For Next Year
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Elfbar Vape Co. Says Fla. Smoke Shop Sells Counterfeits
• Are Winds Of Change Finally Blowing On Patent Eligibility?
• Gibson Rival Can't Ax Trade Secret Counterclaims
• New WDTX Top Judge Keeps Random Patent Suit Distribution
• Cubatabaco Gets TTAB To Cancel General Cigar 'Cohiba' TMs
• Drugmaker Dinged For Flouting Del. Court's Counsel Rule
• Swedish Match Looks To Toss Rival's Renewed Antitrust Case
• 2 Houston Eateries Sued For Illegally Streaming Soccer Match
• Nimitz Fights Sanctions For Withholding IP Suit Funding Docs
• Apple Chips Away At Emoji Patent At PTAB
• Fed. Circ. Revives Patents In IP Suit Over Opioid Generic
• Germany Closes Probe Of Google News Service With Fixes
• Learning From This Year's Legal Industry Discrimination Suits
• Fed. Circ. Urged To Override Gilstrap's Transfer Denial
• DC Comics Can't Persuade TTAB To Cancel 'Cellular Nerd' TM
• DOJ Needs To Reconsider Prior Administration's Avanci Letter
• Growing Product Customization Raises Trademark Questions
• 7 Ways To Approach The Difficulties Of Trade Secret Litigation
• Biggest Developments In Antitrust Conduct Cases In 2022
• Biden Names 6 New District Court Picks
• Courts Don't Have To Weigh Arbitrators' Jurisdiction
• The Other Side Says Your Evidence Is A Deepfake. Now What?
• 4 Updates From IP Leadership You Should Know About
• 11th Circ. Ruling Rendered DMCA 'Toothless,' Justices Told
• In Sinking Transfer Bid, Albright Rips 'Unprepared' Expert
• Treasure Hunter Denied Coverage For $7.5M IP Award
• Lawmakers Include Patent Diversity Bill In Spending Package
• Fed. Circ. Revives Hastily Axed Money Clip Patent
• WTO Dispute Roundup: New Delays Heading Into 2023
• DLA Piper Sued For Malpractice After Gummy Deal Collapses
• Bella Hadid Faces Second IP Suit Over Instagram Photo
• Amazon Wins Bid To Go After Counterfeiters' Web Hosts
• Albright Trims Claim From Patent Suit Against PayPal
• The Future Of Legal Ops: AI Has Important Role To Play
• Yuga Labs NFT Trademark Suit Can Move Forward
• How Cos. Can Prep For A 30(b)(6) Witness's Dual Deposition
• Diagnostic Co. Breached Ford Software License, Judge Says
• Protecting Trade Secrets In States That Disfavor Noncompetes
• Distributor Hits Back In Studio Ghibli License Spat
• 4 Proactive Strategies For 'Rocket Docket' Discovery In SDNY
• How Vidal Set The PTAB On A New Course In 2022
• Richards Layton Atty Tests Del. Judge's Patience In IP Row
• Attys Seek $1.5M In Fees For InventHelp Class Action
• Kirkland Atty Says Ex-Associate's Sex Bias Suit Low On Facts
• Arnold & Porter To Promote 12 Partners, 9 Counsel In 2023
• Ericsson Settles EDTX Patent Suit Before Jan. Trial
• Colo. Judge Keeps Grip On Patent Suit Over Phone Holders
• ITC Commission Staff Says Suspend Apple Watch Import Ban
• Raw Rolling Paper Co. Asks Judge To Rethink Label Injunction
• Fed. Circ. Again Clears Interim Leader's Director Reviews
• Jazz Pharma Asks Fed. Circ. To Reverse Orange Book Delisting
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Georgia Excavation Co. And Rival Resolve Trade Secrets Row
• IP Edge Infringement Campaign Draws Fire In New Suit
• Novartis And Grifols Say Abbott Can't Tank HIV Test Patent
• Fed. Circ. Gives Bottle Packaging Co. Another Chance
• The Biggest Trademark Rulings Of 2022
• Strategies For Predicting How Jurors Will React To Your Case
• Psychedelic Biz Pledges No IP Suits Over Natural Mescaline
• Cisco Settles Trade Secret Dispute With Ex-Tech VP
• Judge Sides With Litigation Funder In Google Suit Fee Fight
• How In-House Attys Can Manage Cyber Risks Of Mass Layoffs
• Camellia Grill Licensing Fight Heads To High Court
• Vidal Stays PQA Challenge To VLSI Patent
• Fendi, Marc Jacobs Hit With TM Suit Over 'Roma' Logo
• Keating Muething Adds Member In Cybersecurity, IP Groups
• USTR Seeks More Data As WTO Delays COVID-19 IP Vote
• Brand Battles: Machine Gun Kelly's Co. Fires At 'Diablo' TM
• Wash. Judge Wary Of Going After Counterfeiters' Web Hosts
• The Biggest Copyright Rulings Of 2022
• Ex-USPTO Official Looks To Break Fed. Circ.'s En Banc 'Curse'
• Hasbro Unit Loses Bid To Stop Game Rival In IP Suit
• Trading Card Co. Says Ronaldinho Reneged On Contract
• Opana End-Payors Get Final OK Of $15M Impax Deal
• Fed. Circ. Remands $62M RFID Patent Battle Against Avery
• What Really Doomed Kidney Test Patents In Fed. Circ. Ruling
• Philip Morris Wipes Out Electronic Pipe Patent At PTAB
• How NY's Student-Athlete NIL Law Fits Within NCAA Guidance
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Increasing Law Firm Polarization Will Degrade Rule Of Law
• Business Coaching Firms Accused Of Ripping Off Couple's IP
• Albright Sends Meta's Ad Tech Patent Fight To Calif.
• Non-Streaming Music Royalty Rate Jumps To 12 Cents Jan. 1
• Judge Breathes 6 Months Of Life Into AstraZeneca Patent
• Fla. Timeshare Co. Says Exit Biz 'Weaponized' Sanction Order
• YouTube Piracy Judge Says Composer's Cert. Bid Premature
• Software Co. Loses Bid For New IP Trial Against Cisco
• Texas Judge Mulling Injunction In Lewis Brisbois TM Suit
• Pigeon Photo Lands $1.2M Copyright Verdict In Calif. Court
• China Launches WTO Dispute As US Reinforces Chip Controls
• Jury Clears SMR In Car Mirror Patent Infringement Suit
• The Biggest Patent Rulings Of 2022
• Unilever Says Ben & Jerry's Suit Over TM Control Is 'Resolved'
• Patent Biz Can't Save IP Case Against BMW, Judge Says
• Amazon Settles Patent Suit After To And Fro With Albright
• Justices Urged To Review Amazon's 'Illogical' Patent Win
• Vans TM Row Paused For Justices' Jack Daniel's Decision
• 3 PTAB Cases Offer Guidance For Drafting Method Claims
• Western Digital Can't Pare Down Viasat's Patent Suit
• Caltech Tells Justices To Skip Apple IP Estoppel Fight
• Ohio Mortgage Firm Says Michigan Rival Copies Its Name
• Fed. Circ. Tells Albright To Move Amazon Patent Suit To Colo.
• Texas Appeals Court Axes Anti-SLAPP Fee Award In IP Fight
• IP Leader Franklin Pierce Boycotts US News Rankings
• Gaming Co. Says 'Twombly/Iqbal Compulsion' Can't Kill Case
• NJ Justices Won't Review Convicted Killer's Patent Fight
• NCAA Names Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker As Next President
• Auto Supplier Can't Avoid Liability For Overseas Cos., Jury Told
• Modelo Can't Get Early Win, Either, In Hard Seltzer TM Suit
• Judge Rips Call To Withdraw Funding Probe Memo In IP Row
• Masimo Launches Counterattack In Apple Watch IP Fights
• Recruiting Co. Says Contractor Lied About Being Co-Founder
• Fed. Circ. Pauses 'Orange Book' Delisting For Jazz Drug
• Navigating The Unique Challenges Of An OIG Investigation
• LED Co. Must Pony Up For Bulb Maker In IP Row, Judge Says
• Microchip Gets Semiconductor Patent Slashed At PTAB
• License Agreement Lessons From Ford Trade Secrets Case
• Alex Jones Cases Show It's Time To Rethink Zealous Advocacy
• Defense Parts Maker Claims Ex-Employee Stole Secret Info
• How To Deal With Difficult Clients, Practically And Ethically
• Fed. Circ. Again Urged To Halt Del. Judge's Funding Probes
• Perfume Co. Can't Halt Ex-Amazon Distributor From Using TM
• Fired Atty Broke Contracts With Law Firm, Colo. Jury Finds
• Teva, Apotex Win Ax Of Patents In Sleep Drug Suit
• Gun Parts Maker Must Face Patent Suit, Wis. Judge Rules
• Pesticide Giants Ask To Exterminate FTC's 'Pay-To-Block' Suit
• Tech Co. Gets $1 In Trade Secrets Suit Against Ex-Developer
• High Court To Mull Circuit Split On New Venue Retrials
• Ravgen Fetal DNA Testing Patent Survives PTAB Review
• We Need Patent Reform To Free Markets Of Abusive Litigation
• How Attys Can Leverage In-House Counsel During Trial Prep
• 'We Buy Ugly Houses' Says HGTV Steps On 'Ugly House' TM
• Sprint, Optimum Settle VoP Patent Row As Trial Set To Begin
• Hooters Sues Vegas Ex-Franchisee, Claims Restaurant Rip-Off
• Taylor Swift Copyright Accusers Drop 'Shake It Off' Suit
• Biz Owner Can't Nix 50 Cent's Suit On Penile Enhancement Ad
• Bracewell Expands Seattle IP Team With Patent Attorney
• Bella Hadid Faces Copyright Suit Over Instagram Photo
• CR Bard, AngioDynamics Spar Over Timing Of Damages Trial
• Fed. Circ. Keeps Finjan On Hook For $5.9M Atty Fee
• Edible's Bid To Drop TM Suit A 'Misdirection,' Opponents Say
• Beach Boys Singer Asks Federal Judge To Sanction Rival Atty
• Taiwanese Co. Wants Out Of Sysco's US Trade Secrets Suit
• Biosciences Co. Says 3 Ex-CEOs Pilfered Cardiac Test IP
• Too Soon For Mich. Trade Secret Defense In Poaching Suit
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Fed. Circ. Rulings That Gave Patent Law A New Spin In 2022
• Justices Ask SG To Weigh In On Genius-Google Lyric IP Feud
• Working With Experts After Proposed Evidence Rule Changes
• Federal Courts Should Adopt Supreme Court's Amicus Stance
• Top Firms Make Growth A Priority For 2023
• The 2022 Law360 Pulse Leaderboard
• Intel Wants VLSI's $4B IP Suit Axed For Failure To ID Owners
• Bristol-Myers, Cruise Attys Among New USPTO Advisors
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Takeda's Nix Of Prevacid Antitrust Claims
• Medical Device Co. Blames Judge For Sinking Patent Case
• Harvey Weinstein Jury Deliberates For 1 Week Without Verdict
• 9th Circ. Skeptical Of $1.7M Atty Fees For $53K Napster Deal
• Huawei Inks 5G Licensing Deal With Oppo
• ITC Delays Final Ruling On Apple Watch Import Ban
• Life Sciences Co. Says Ex-Worker, Rival Swiped Trade Secrets
• Brand Battles: Prudential Takes Aim At WWE's 'The Rock' TM
• Art Editor Asks Justices To Resolve Circuit Split On Fair Use
• Baltimore Ravens Can't Register 'Charm City' As TM
• J&J Unit Hit With $12M Verdict In Spinal Implant IP Suit
• Apple And Ericsson Cut Deal To End EDTX, ITC Fights
• Albright Sends Voice Tech Patent Suit Against Apple To Calif.
• PTAB Wipes Out Sex-Selection Patent In Pig Breeding IP Row
• Fla. Flight App Co. Tells 11th Circ. Developer Kept Its Software
• Auto Part Cos. Settle Headrest Patent Case Midtrial
• Baker McKenzie Names First Female National MP In Australia
• IP Hires: Debevoise, DLA Piper, Brown Rudnick
• Insurer Drops Trade Secrets Coverage Fight With Software Co.
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Ford Wants $105M Contract, Trade Secrets Verdict Reduced
• Apple Files Emergency ITC Motion To Block Smartwatch Ban
• NBA Star Luka Doncic Drops Bid To Erase Mom's TM
• Fed. Circ. Won't Shut Down Del. Judge's Patent Funding Probe
• Google Gets Fed. Circ. To Nix Patent Claims Upheld By PTAB
• IP Forecast: Del. Judge To Keep Probing Patent Biz Ownership
• Pa. Cannabis Co. Didn't Pay For Plant Growth IP, Firm Says
• Broadcasters, Musicians Still Fighting Over Radio Rights
• ITC Won't Upend Ruling Clearing BMW, GM In Patent Case
• Barnes & Thornburg Grows IP Team With Cantor Colburn Atty
• Patent Fee-Shifting Often Leaves Prevailing Parties Unpaid
• Intuitive Wants $10M Surgical Patent Verdict Thrown Out
• Bird & Bird Adds IP Litigator From Pinsent Masons In Ireland
• Google, Uber Clear Fintiv Bar Without Sotera Stipulation
• DLA Piper Hires Ex-Polsinelli Litigator For Its Sports Practice
• Teva's UK Appeal Over Patent For MS Drug Gilenya Falls Flat
• Hartford Unit Can't Upend Energy Co.'s IP Suit Coverage Win
• Samsung Replies To Ga. LCD Maker's ITC Case With Its Own
• Debevoise Nabs Ex-Kirkland Partner For Tech IP Practice
• Fed. Circ. OKs Polaris IP Ax After Drawn Out Arthrex Process
• US Inventor Inc. Tells Justices To Allow IP Suits After PTAB Ax
• Fed. Circ. Balks At $5.9M Legal Tab For Finjan In Patent Fight
• Navigating Tough Copyright Issues In International Trade
• Apple Beats Patent Claims At PTAB After Loss At ITC
• Allstate Wins $481K Atty Award in Trade Secrets Suit
• Saber Drops Calif. Copyright Case Over Video Game Music
• Albright Ships Ad Tech Patent Suit Against Samsung To Calif.
• MLB's Sanctions Bid Strikes Out With Magistrate Judge
• 9th Circ. Revives Evox's $300M IP Suit Against Verizon, Yahoo
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Atty's Fee Fight With Pierce Bainbridge
• DC Circ. Won't Revive Injunction Bids In DMCA Challenge
• Judge Shrinks J&J's Potential Damages Recovery In IP Row
• Retail Org. Urges Full 9th Circ. Review Of H&M Copyright Loss
• Fed. Circ. Wary Of Reviving Gilead's Lexiscan IP Suit
• Albright Orders Google To Put Up $20M Bond Amid Appeal
• Magna, SMR Take Car Mirror Patent Fight To Mich. Jury
• Boeing Rival's Electric Plane Suit Grounded In Federal Court
• Dems Press Patent Office On Pharma 'Abuse' Of System
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Apple Antitrust Win 1 Day After Arguments
• Gov't Says Gilead Can't Shake HIV Drug Patent Suit
• Pros And Cons Of NY's New Student-Athlete NIL Law
• USTR Calls For More Time On IP Waiver Expansion Decision
• Judge Rejects Baseball Bat Makers' IP Suit Dismissal Motion
• Lipitor Buyers Say Calif. Group Can't Move Claims Out Of NJ
• Teva Case Aims Europe's Pharma Crackdown At IP Loophole
• Riot Games Sues China Tech Giant Over Video Game 'Copy'
• Brown Rudnick Hires New UK IP Chief From Fieldfisher
• IP Firm, Attys Owe $346K In Payroll Taxes, US Says
• Fired Atty Tried To Lure Colleagues Away, Denver Jury Told
• Pfizer, BioNTech Seek To Nix Moderna Vax IP Suit, Countersue
• Del. Court Won't Pause 'Orange Book' Delisting
• 'Nirvana Baby' Tells 9th Circ. He Didn't Wait Too Long To Sue
• Full Fed. Circ. Asked To Step Into This Albright Venue Fight
• Fed. Circ. Hones Competition Chops In Apple Antitrust Case
• DC Circ. Clashes On Who Can Challenge Rule Withdrawal
• Drug Co. Must Provide Docs In False Probiotic Claims Case
• Avid Accused Of Copying 'DudeWithSign' Instagram Photo
• EU Unified Patent Court Now Won't Launch Until Summer
• Fed. Circ. Mulls Results From First Virtual Patent Trial
• Facing Potential ITC Ban, Apple Files IP Suit Over Health Tech
• NJ Sports Club Says Landlord Lured Customers Away
• How Patent Practice May Benefit From A Key Economic Idea
• Critics Call Proposed Patent Term Adjustment Rule 'Rigid'
• Contract Co. Used TM To Fraudulently Gain $100M, Suit Says
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Albright Agrees To Ship Microsoft Patent Case To Washington
• EU Wants Illumina To Unwind $8B Grail Deal 'Swiftly'
• Why NIL Policy Isn't A Game Changer For Int'l Students
• High Court Refuses $3B Cisco Verdict Sunk By Stock Conflict
• 3 Pricing Trends In Law Firm Use Of Litigation Funding
• Hemp Firm Wants Rival's TM Fraud Counterclaim Tossed
• In Law Firm Race For Revenue, Top Dogs Stand Alone
• The 2022 Law360 Pulse Prestige Leaders
• Fed. Circ. Won't Rethink Axed Stanford Kidney Test Patents
• Disney Sued Over Park Trip Planner Patent
• Lewis Brisbois Trademark Suit Moving Forward In Texas Court
• 2 Live Crew Wants Old Label's Music Rights Suit Nixed
• Brand Battles: Meta Aims To Clear Path For 'Metaview' TM
• NHK Seating Says Its Tech Doesn't Infringe Lear Headrest IP
• USPTO Told To Focus More On Innovation, Less On NPEs
• Spike Lee Gets 'American Skin' Copyright Suit Tossed
• Tech Staffing Corp. Says Ex-HR VP Took Trade Secrets
• Patent Biz Continues Fight Over Del. Judge's Funding Probe
• Guns N' Roses Wants Firearm Store's TM Slashed
• Interest Rates Doom Lender, Crypto Winter Persists
• Alcon Gets More J&J Unit Eye Surgery IP Axed At PTAB
• Edible Arrangements Drops 'Incredibles' TM Dispute For Now
• Judge Suggests Contempt Over Fla. Mover's $13.6M IOU Offer
• IP Hires: Mintz, Irell, Morrison Foerster, Perkins Coie
• Del. Judge's Tough Stance On Disclosures Roils Patent Bar
• Louvre Museum Says Digital Mall Simulation Rips Off TM
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Safeguarding Attorneys' Greatest Asset: Our Mental Health
• Fox Rothschild Adds Partner To Atlanta Corporate Practice
• How 6th Circ. Flint Ruling Adds To 5th Amendment Case Law
• How The Amgen Case May Affect Patent Owners, Prosecutors
• Pasternak's Great Niece Ordered To Pay Almost £1M
• Del. Judge Lists Red Flags To Justify Funding Probe
• IP Forecast: Jury To Hear Apple-Ericsson Licensing Battle
• NJ Judge Backs Bausch Patents On Psoriasis Drugs
• Ex-IP Chiefs Urge US To Focus On Next Pandemic, Not Waiver
• Off Beat: 4 Legal Industry Updates IP Attys Should Know
• YouTube Wants Anti-Piracy Suit Tossed
• Building Better Brand Deal Agreements For Influencers
• 10 Things To Know About The Coming EU Unified Patent Court
• Parler Wants Tech Maker's 'P' TM Suit Thrown Out For Good
• Senate Panel Advances Patent Owner Diversity Bill
• Pharma Co. Slams Bid To Delay 'Orange Book' Delisting
• Perkins Coie Adds 4 IP Attys From MoFo For SF, DC Offices
• Punjabi Singer Sues Labels Over Streaming Site Uploads