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Intellectual Property - December, 2023

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• Apple Watch Import Ban Put On Hold By Fed. Circ.
• White House Won't Veto ITC Apple Watch Import Ban
• Walmart Wins New Trial After $115M Trade Secrets Verdict
• USPTO Director To Review EagleView Roof Estimator Patent
• Full Fed. Circ. Won't Tackle Case Over New Design Patent Test
• AI In IP Law: The Top Guest Articles Of 2023
• The Most-Read IP Law360 Guest Articles Of 2023
• The Most-Read Legal Industry Law360 Guest Articles Of 2023
• The 5 Biggest First Circuit Rulings Of 2023
• Startup Says BuzzFeed's Ex-Editor-In-Chief Stole Its Playbook
• HSBC Urges Court To Ax First Citizens' $1B SVB Secrets Suit
• GSK, Kaleo Scale Back Orange Book IP In FTC Campaign
• Vidal To Eye Denials Of PTAB Petitions By Ford And Honda
• TikTok, Others Face GOP Heat Over Data Privacy, Fake Goods
• Pandora's Push For IP Discovery Roasted By Comics' Atty
• Manufacturer Says State Farm Stole Safe Driving Technology
• Authors Group, Profs Back Internet Archive's E-Book Lending
• Alexion 'Misled' USPTO About Blood Drug Patent, PTAB Says
• Patent Office Rolls Out Program For First-Time Inventors
• Judge Asked To Double $31M Genetic Testing Verdict
• Inside Higher Education's New FCA Liability Challenges
• Candy Cos. Drop 'Grandpa Joe's' TM Dispute
• Haynes Boone Hires Rothwell Figg Life Sciences Counsel
• Disney Owes Damages In 'Beauty' FX Tech Copyright Trial
• Attorneys' Busiest Times Can Be Business Opportunities
• 9th Circ. Revives Child Porn Suit Over Nirvana Album Cover
• Top New Jersey Cases Of 2023
• Top North Carolina Cases Of 2023
• Reviewing 2023's Global AI Landscape Across Practice Areas
• College NIL Fight, MLB Settlement Highlight 2023's 2nd Half
• 2024 Trends To Watch As AI And IP Litigation Intersect
• Software Biz Settles Microchip Patent Dispute
• Baker Botts Wants $6M From Foley Lardner In Dish Case
• Medical Device Cos. Settle Trade Secrets Suit For $8M
• Wash. Judge Open To More Discovery In Chart Copyright Suit
• No Fees For Amazon Over Foe's 'Exceptionally Poor' Conduct
• F-Bomb TM Refusal Is Not Retaliation, USPTO Tells Fed. Circ.
• ITC Rejects Apple's Bid To Put Apple Watch Ban On Hold
• PTAB To Review Corteva Plant Patents, Citing Examiner Error
• Cigar Co. Sparks TM Row Over 'Dragon' Brand, Chinese New Year
• More Nonfiction Writers Slam Microsoft, OpenAI In IP Suit
• Biggest Trade Policy Moves Of 2023: Year In Review
• Epic Games Raises Fair Use Defense In Fortnite Dance Dustup
• Full Fed. Circ. Deflates Mattress Pump Patent Rehearing Bid
• In The World Of Legal Ethics, 10 Trends To Note From 2023
• Fed. Circ. Won't Touch Hypertension Drug Patent Ruling
• VirnetX Urges Fed. Circ. To Redo Apple, Cisco Decisions
• The Year In FRAND: What To Know Heading Into 2024
• How Newman's Battle With Colleagues Shook The Fed. Circ.
• IT Co. Denies Illegally Redistributing Schneider Electric's Goods
• Cannabis Co. Urges Judge To Deny Win In IP Row
• AI Can't Be Patent Inventor, Top UK Court Rules
• The Top Patent Damages Awards Of 2023
• Disney Owes $38.7M For IP Theft, FX Co. Says As Trial Wraps
• ITC Bans Chinese Co. Vacuums That Infringe Bissell IP
• Swiss Hearing Implant Co. Lands $1.4M Patent Verdict In Del.
• Yelp Accuses Reputation Co. Of Suppressing Bad Reviews
• USPTO Says Answering FOIA Complaint Is Too Burdensome
• Korean Game Co. Tells 9th Circ. IP Row Is 1st Impression Case
• Ex-Execs Tried To Destroy Restoration Co., NC Biz Suit Says
• Unified Patents Gets PTAB To Trim VL Collective Data Patent
• NCAA Proposal Points To A New NIL Compensation Frontier
• Emcure Seeks Fees After $950M Vax Trade Secrets Suit Nixed
• Venable Adds Litigation, Crisis Response Pro From K&L Gates
• Arnold & Porter Unveils Slightly Smaller New Partner Class
• Photog, Firm Ask For Ruling On Disputed Firefighter Image
• How Attorneys Can Be More Efficient This Holiday Season
• The Biggest PTAB Developments In 2023
• Ex-Disney Exec Denies Seeing MoFo's Letter Alleging IP Theft
• Photographer Wins $6.3M Copyright Verdict In Calif. Jury Trial
• On Remand, PTAB Rules Against Apple In E-Tracking Case
• LeBron's Uninterrupted Wins TM Rights In Spat With Charity
• Claims Court Says Military Did Not Infringe Software Rights
• Fed. Circ. Rejects Stay Over Service Of EDTX Patent Suit
• Amazon, Tolkien Heirs Get $135K Fees In Fan Fiction IP Suit
• Apple Buries Hatchet With Wireless Patent Dealer
• Mass. Judge Keeps Alehouse TM Suit Brewing
• Fed. Circ. Sends Philips' Row With Fitbit Back To Lower Court
• 'What I Like About You' Guitarist Dislikes Band's Accounting
• VW To Settle Part Of Cellular Tech Patent Fight With Neo
• Bloomberg Wants Out Of Ex-Gov. Huckabee's Putative AI Suit
• Feds Defend Chevron Deference In Second High Court Case
• How Int'l Student-Athlete Law Would Change The NIL Game
• Longtime Weil Litigator Joins Mayer Brown In NYC
• Fla. Judge Ends Debate In BigLaw TikTok Defamation Case
• Apple To Halt Apple Watch Sales Due To Masimo Patent Case
• Delta-8 Vape Maker Drops 'Cake' Brand IP Suit
• Children's Book Writing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Amazon Lands Another $2.5M In Fees In PersonalWeb IP Fight
• Custard Store Loses Last Stand In IP Fight Against Rival
• Fubo Says Dish Patent Suit Wrongly Focused On Outcomes
• The Biggest Trademark Rulings of 2023
• Patent Office Says Double Patenting Ruling Was 'Textbook'
• Tesla Unit Dodges Patent Claims Over Supercapacitor Tech
• Lenovo's US Arm Gets ITC To Probe Taiwan Co.'s Laptops
• USPTO Expands With New Offices In Georgia, New Hampshire
• Yahoo, Droplets Agree To Settle After $28M Patent Judgment
• Biggest Colorado Decisions Of 2023
• Internet Archive Tells 2nd Circ. E-book Lending Is Fair Use
• Judge Knocks Out Oil Field Patent During Claim Construction
• Fed. Circ. Upholds PTAB Ax Of ParkerVision Patent Claim
• Tax Court's Medtronic Method Violates Regs, US Tells 8th Circ.
• Lenovo, Motorola Countersue Ericsson In 5G IP License Row
• Justices Urged To Skip Nationwide Shipping Jurisdiction Row
• Face-Swapping App Asks 9th Circ. To Ax Reality TV Star's Suit
• How The PTAB Landscape Shifted In 2023
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Seeks 'Last Word' In TikTok Defamation Case
• Off The Bench: NCAA Bruised, DC Teams Eye Va., Puig Delay
• 2 VLSI Patents Can't Be Used In $900M Intel Case, Judge Says
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Ballard Spahr Hires Troutman Pepper IP Ace In Atlanta
• PQA Earns Vidal's Wrath For Sanction But Dodges Atty Fees
• Acadia Drug Patent Survives Attack In MSN Case
• Ericsson Sues Lenovo In Fed. Court, ITC Over Video Tech IP
• ITC Keeps Sonos Win Intact In Google IP Fight Over Speakers
• Temu Accuses Fast-Fashion Rival Shein Of 'Mafia' Tactics
• IP Forecast: Del. Judge To Hear Kidney Drug Case
• Fed. Circ. Lets 2 WDTX Patent Rows Play Out In Calif.
• FDA's Recent Litigation Records Are Strong, But Imperfect
• Jury Finds No Infringement Of Spinal Implant Patents
• Irell Attys Want Justices' Guidance On Patent Standards
• Coming To Terms With Means-Plus-Function Patent Claims
• The Biggest Copyright Rulings Of 2023
• 'Egregious' Defense Warrants Fees, Auto Parts Co. Says
• Texas Law Firm Launches 'Click-To-Call' Referral TM Suit
• Crowell & Moring Nabs Knobbe Martens IP Partner
• Swiss IT Firm's 'Cyberscan' EU TM Deemed Too Descriptive
• Fed. Circ. Backs Rejection Of Institut Pasteur's Patent App
• 5 Steps For Healthcare Companies After Biden's AI Order
• Giving The Gov't Drug Patent March-In Authority Is Bad Policy
• The Biggest Patent Rulings Of 2023
• Fed. Circ. Says None Of Newman's Mootness Args Hold Up
• EU Lawmakers Call For Stricter Geo-Blocking Rules
• Publishing Giant Inks Deal To Offer News In ChatGPT
• Sarah Silverman, Authors Trim Meta AI Copyright Claim
• Monster Energy Wins Bid To Revoke Rival's EU TM
• EU Court Nixes TM In Fight Over Popular ITV Game Show
• King & Spalding Adds IP Ace From McKool Smith In Austin
• EasyGroup Not Amused By Songwriter's 'EasyFun' Name
• How Clients May Use AI To Monitor Attorneys
• 3 Law Firm Practice Areas That Gained Popularity In 2023
• Michigan's Biggest Decisions Of 2023
• Harlem Globetrotters Drop IP Suit Over Player Biopic
• Dish Prevails In 'Revisionist' Retrial Bid Over $470M IP Verdict
• Disney In-House Atty 'Stunned' By Claims Lobbed In IP Trial
• MGA Must Face 3rd Doll IP Trial Against Rapper TI Next Year
• Fed. Circ. Upholds PTAB's Trimming Of Microchip Patent
• In Toys R Us Row, Judge Says Get That 'Zaza' Outta Here
• Controller Co. Nabs Restraining Order In Gaming IP Feud
• Judge Says Code Used By Astronics Not A Copyright Violation
• Longhorn Points Finger At Ex-Counsel After PTAB Sanctions
• 9th Circ. Rules Against Photog In Zillow Copyright Suit
• House Committee Seeks To 'Reset' US-China Relationship
• 7 Enforcement Predictions For US Export Controls, Sanctions
• Novartis To Pay Daiichi $182M In Deal To End Appeal
• Albright Sends EBay Patent Fight To Calif.
• Key Takeaways From 2023 Trade Secret Developments
• Energy Sector Takeaways From Biden's AI Executive Order
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Says TikTok Defamation Was Not Journalism
• Fed. Circ. Backs Apple IP Win In 'Red Squiggly' Line Fight
• Raptors Bite Back At Knicks Data Theft Case, Mull Countersuit
• Cisco Clears IP Suit After Axed $2.7B Judgment, Recusal Row
• US Copyright Office Rejects Bid To Register AI-Generated Art
• Patent Deals Don't Support $410M DNA Test Suit, Court Told
• SDNY Judge Asks For Clarity In Lutron Patent Challenge
• Chamber Finds Drug Price Measures Will Stifle Research
• US Co. Wins Jury Award Of $720K From Turkish Arms Co.
• Disney Film Used IP Stolen In 'Smash And Grab,' Jury Told
• Honda Seeks USPTO Director Review In Neo Wireless Row
• VLSI Says $949M IP Win Against Intel Unaffected By Fed. Circ.
• One Natera Patent Falls, But Others Survive
• NASCAR Museum Owner Disparaged Tobacco Biz, Judge Told
• Moderna Says Pfizer COVID Vax Patent Challenges Fail Fintiv
• Delaware Jury Says Milwaukee Tool Infringes Bandsaw Patent
• Furniture Store Copied French Designer's Works, Judge Rules
• Biden Would Veto Rulemaking Bill Citing 'Unnecessary Delays'
• 3 Types Of Evidence Excluded Pretrial In 2023 TM Cases
• Lessons From This Year's Landmark Green Energy IP Clash
• Legal Org. Backs Bid For Review Of 'Lax' Jurisdiction Ruling
• US Wrong On Licensing Costs In $3M Tax Suit, 7th Circ. Told
• Scrubs Co. Sues Attys Over Fees In Lost False Ad Suit
• The Pop Culture Docket: Judge D'Emic On Moby Grape
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Supreme Court Won't Review PTAB Floor Tray Patent Ruling
• Husch Blackwell Adds 11-Atty IP Boutique In Minneapolis
• Circuit-By-Circuit Guide To 2023's Most Memorable Moments
• PTAB Invalidates Antenna Patent In MatSing Challenge
• Walgreens, 5 Other Retailers Hit With Online Shopping IP Suits
• New Drug Patent Proposal Sparks Worry Over Gov't Overstep
• Judge Rejects Nike Dismissal Bid In Sports Bra Patent Feud
• Delaware Judge Airs Complaints About Microchip Patent Row
• Pa. Court Sides With Cozen O'Connor In Malpractice Fight
• Trump Denies Woodward Chats Were All Tied To Official Role
• IP Hires: Allen & Overy, McCarter & English
• Biomedical Cos. Score $62M Award In Trade Secrets Trial
• Jury Says 'Chocolate Moonshine' Recipe Was Secret, Stolen
• Perils Of Incorporation By Reference At The Federal Circuit
• J&J Hit With Suit Over Stelara Exclusivity
• Wife's Walmart Stock Had No Impact On IP Case, Judge Says
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• USPTO Adds 6 Patent And IP Experts To Advisory Committees
• Performing Music Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Lionsgate, Starz Defeat IP Suit Over 'P-Valley' Strip Club Show
• Sarah Silverman's OpenAI Suit Faces Specter Of Meta Setback
• AI Tools Doing The Work Of Early-Career Attys, Pros Say
• Fed. Circ. Skeptical Of Developer's Lighting Data Appeal
• Fed. Circ. Pauses Appeals In VLSI Patent Fight
• Marvel Settles Copyright Fight With Last Ex-'Avengers' Artist
• ITC Clears Keysight In Centripetal Network Security IP Case
• Fed. Circ. OKs Mixed Ruling For Lundbeck In Trintellix IP Case
• 'Chocolate Moonshine' Recipe Is No Trade Secret, Pa. Jury Told
• PTAB Cuts Another Netlist Patent Tied To $303M Verdict
• Getty, Authors Guild Blast AI Cos.' Lack Of Content Licensing
• Bell Helicopter Says Pending Bill Is Reason To Pause IP Case
• EU's New IP Court Isn't Flooded With Cases, Official Says
• Fitbit Gets Fed. Circ. To Back PTAB Ax Of Valencell Patent
• Comparing Christmas Carols: IP Issues In Mariah Carey Case
• Green Tech And IP From Obama Through Biden: What's Next?
• Biden Admin Looks To Take Over Expensive Drug Patents
• Woodward, Publisher Seek End Of Trump Copyright Suit
• Cooley Atty Can't Ax 'Rather Harsh' Sanctions, 3rd Circ. Says
• Fed. Circ. Wrestles With Apple Bid To Ax More Masimo Patents
• Ex-USPTO Directors Rally Against WTO IP Waiver
• Claim Construction Issue Led To Directed Verdict For Google
• Judge Newman Decries Unenforceable Fed. Circ. Promises
• PTAB Denies 4 IBM Challenges To DigitalDoors Patents
• Judge Nixes CellTrust Bid For New Trial In Infringement Suit
• Samsung Gets PTAB To Knock Out Patent From $303M Verdict
• Disney Owes $400M For 'Beauty And The Beast' FX, Jury Told
• Fed. Circ. Weighs AI Issues In Meta Photo Tagging Case
• Patent Suit Deal Sounds Like 'Money Laundering' To Judge
• Inventor Says MLB Unlawfully Uses Dynamic Barcode Tech
• USPTO's Internal PTAB Review Proposal Draws Support
• 'Blind Side' Couple Fights Oher's Claims They Are 'Thieves'
• Judge Says Ikea Must Face Infringement Claims In WDTX
• Fed. Circ. Won't Eye Decision Backing WDTX Transfer Denial
• Apple Allowed To Seal Smartwatch Competition Hearing
• Breaking Down High Court's New Code Of Conduct
• Spencer Fane Pushes Growth With Snow Christensen Merger
• Denver Photographer Drops Copyright Suit Against Golf Club
• Longtime Stroock IP Partner Joins McCarter & English
• 7 Critical Copyright And AI Questions Courts Need To Address
• Philips Settles Claim Rival's Worker Hacked Ultrasound Tech
• Ex-CEOs Must Face Claims They Pilfered Bioscience Co.'s IP
• Patent Board Says Goodnight To NYU's Sleep Machine Patents
• Taiwan Electronics Co. Asks Calif. Judge To Scrap Injunction
• Intel Seeks New Trial In $1B VLSI Case After Ax Of $2B Verdict
• Group Says US Gov't Must Address Drug 'Patent Thickets'
• Deal Reached To End Sunoco Butane IP Row Amid Appeal
• 7th Circ. Signals Issue With $540M Motorola Trade Secret Win
• Google, Amazon Raise Microsoft Cloud Concerns In UK
• Fed. Circ. Backs TTAB Ruling For French Wine Co.
• PTAB Invalidates Rakuten Video Display IP In IBM Challenge
• Splenda Maker Says Peet's Provides Knockoff Sweetener
• Microsoft Added As Defendant In Writers' OpenAI IP Suit
• How New Expert Rules Are Already Changing Court Decisions
• Bristol-Myers Decries Blue Cross Unit's Last-Minute Dropout
• X Corp. Calls TM Suit 'A Shakedown' That Must Be Dismissed
• GWU Establishes IP, Privacy & Tech Law Center
• Paralegal Patent Owner Pushes Back Against Del. Court Order
• PTAB To Eye Hormone Drug Again In Patent Fight
• Legal Profession Gender Parity Requires Equal Parental Leave
• Open Issues At The USPTO And Beyond After Biden AI Order
• Jack Daniel's Ruling Helps Vans Defeat 2nd Circ. TM Appeal
• Texas Jury Finds Microchip Co. Infringed Purdue Univ. Patent
• PacBio Sees Most Of Its In-House Legal Dept. DQ'd In IP Row
• Fed. Circ. Not Sure It Should Answer PREP Immunity Question
• Wash. Judge Nixes HDT's $950M mRNA Vax Trade Secrets Suit
• Cozy Must Hand Over Docs In Patent Suit, Fed. Circ. Rules
• Dickinson Wright Adds Lewis Brisbois IP Atty In Denver
• Man Who Says He Invented Post-It Notes Files $1.7B Suit
• Seagen Looks To Revive Cancer Drug Claims In Daiichi Fight
• Leave The Courtroom Doors Open, Says Apple Foe
• Dynamite Wins Injunction After $1.9M Wallet Gadget Verdict
• Texas Co., ASUSTeK Settle Patent Claims Ahead Of Trial
• Ex-Samsung Exec Must Attend Patent Trial, Court Rules
• FICO Says Revised Antitrust Suit Still Falls Flat
• Apple Loses Bid For Fees In COVID-Tracking Patent Suit
• Overcoming IP Portfolio Challenges Amid Higher Patent Fees
• Pay Attention To Contract Law Tenets Amid AI Incorporation
• NC Bank Accuses Ex-VP, Administrator Of Looting Client Info
• Photog Says Cannabis Licensing Firm Used NYC Pic Without OK
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Fed. Circ. Vacates VLSI's $2.2B Win Over Intel
• UPC Decision Highlights Key Security Costs Questions
• PTAB Scratches Out Some Oil-Dri Kitty Litter Patent Claims
• Chicago Atty Pushes Back On 7-Eleven Trademark Suit
• ByteDance Rips Coder's 'Gamesmanship,' Urges Arbitration
• Justices Call O'Connor 'American Hero,' 'Perfect Trailblazer'
• Google Ends 2 Patent Cases In Western Texas
• Albright Sets Post-Trial Hearing In Intel Case After VLSI Prods
• IP Hires: Womble Bond Dickinson, Winstead
• Natera Wins Cancer Test Injunction After $19M IP Verdict
• Former Clerks Say Justice O'Connor Still Worth Emulating
• Assa Abloy Loses PTAB Challenge To Biometric Patent
• Cloudera Attacks Numbers Used To Back $240M Patent Verdict
• Nokia Gets ITC To Review HP, Amazon Imports Over Patents
• Med Tech Co. Sues AI Maker Over Use Of 'Judi' Mark
• Kona Coffee Farmers' Attys Get $3.7M Fees From Settlements
• DOD Owes Developer $13M For Unauthorized Software Copies
• Xencor Scoffs At USPTO Bid To Send Case To Review Panel
• Whirlpool Injunction Row Raises Circuit Split, Chinese Co. Says
• Magema Denied New Trial In Patent Spat With Phillips 66
• Managing ANDA Venue Issues As Del. And NJ Filings Rise
• ITC Launches Probe After Samsung Alleges Display IP Theft
• 4 Decisions For Which Justice O'Connor Will Be Remembered
• Justice O'Connor Shattered Barriers, Built Bridges
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Sandra Day O'Connor, First Woman On Supreme Court, Dies
• Writing Thriller Novels Makes Me A Better Lawyer