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Intellectual Property - December, 2025

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• Navigating AI In The Legal Industry
• 3 Federal Circuit Clashes To Watch In January
• IP Lawyer Aims To Toss Amazon's Claims Of Trademark Abuse
• Justices Urged To Spurn SG's Call To Tackle 'Skinny Labels'
• Estate Of 1970s Cannabis Pioneer Sues Publisher Over IP Use
• Dem Sens. Blast Idea Of Charging Value-Based Patent Fees
• Justices Urged To Review 'Bike+' TM Suit Against Peloton
• Yankees Defend 'Iconic' Logo Against Cannabis Apparel Seller
• Squires Will Review If Hydrafacial's ITC Win Should End IPR
• Fed. Circ. Won't Revive Claims In Internet Voice Patent
• Gilstrap Won't Pause Patent Case, But Hints At Delaying Trial
• The Court Cases That Defined Sports Law In 2025
• ITC Atty's 1st Kids' Book Imagines A Santa-Less Christmas
• Fed. Circ. Won't Let Delayed Review Doom Ford's PTAB Wins
• Fed. Circ. Urged To Erase Aaron Judge's TM Phrases Win
• Baker Botts Hires 2 New DC Partners For Enviro, IP Team
• Anthropic, Google, Meta Face More Writer Copyright Claims
• Aritzia, J. Crew, Albertsons, More Sued Over Card Reader IP
• Adeia Resolves Disney Patent Claims With Long-Term License
• Judge Again Axes MyPort's Apple Suit Under Alice
• Apple Seeks To Overturn $634M Masimo Patent Verdict
• Authors Push For OpenAI Counsel Talks On Pirated Books
• Accent Translation Patent Claims Remain In Trade Secret Spat
• Google Says 'Settled Expectations' Challenge Is Still Viable
• Mich. Festival Organizer Says Lions Stole Name
• Judges Carry Onus To Screen Expert Opinions Before Juries
• Fed. Circ. Urged To Preserve Novartis' Bench Trial Loss
• Fla. Judge Won't Block Taylor Swift In Poet's $25M IP Suit
• LawFirms.com Beats LegalForce's TM Suit After Bench Trial
• IP Atty, Patent Exec File Dueling Bids To End Defamation Case
• Sports Tech Co. Sues Ex-Major Leaguer Over Failed App Deal
• Google Says SerpApi Bypasses Security To Scrape IP
• In Reggaeton Case, Judge Asks If Beats Are Commonplace
• Samsung Wants $191.4M Patent Verdict Axed Or Cut To $1.7M
• Rakoff Asks If Man Seeking 'Top Gun' Credit Had Copyright
• AstraZeneca Unit Ducks Patent Fraud, Not Sham Suit Claims
• Squires Issues 21 More Patent Review Denials
• Labubu Highlights Evolving IP Strategies In Modern Markets
• The Top Patent Damages Of 2025
• Fed. Circ. Declines To Save MemoryWeb Digital File Patent
• Chemical Co. Workers Stole Trade Secrets, Seattle Jury Says
• How Fractional GCs Can Manage Risks Of Engagement
• J&J, ChemImage Reach Deal After $77M AI Patent Judgment
• AbCellera Gets $36M In Cell Research Patent Settlement
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• BioMarin Inks $4.8B Amicus Buy As Patent Litigation Resolved
• Motorola Wins Bid To Reinstate $136M US IP Award In England
• ITC Clears Toy Gun Imports, Will Review Smart Rings, Vapes
• Musicians Say AI Music Platform Copies Copyrighted Works
• Eminem's Publisher, Spotify Sort Out Copyright Dispute
• SF, Oakland Near Settlement In Airport Name Trademark Fight
• DC Circ. Told Transferred Ethics Suit Bolsters Newman's Case
• Top Trade Secrets Decisions Of 2025
• Fed. Circ. Axes Appeal Of $8M Bond Under Idaho 'Troll' Law
• Amazon Loses Bid To Upend AlmondNet's $136M Patent Win
• 2nd Circ. Bars Email Service In Chinese 'Baby Shark' Case
• Colo. Judge Won't Dismiss Bong Maker's Trademark Case
• Ramey Must Seek Permission For Future WDTX Patent Suits
• Justices Should Clarify Loper Bright Doctrine Via Patent Case
• Biz Wants Samsung's $445M In Damages 'At Least' Doubled
• No Enhanced Damages In $57M Coal Emissions IP Case
• Nonclass Attys' $75M Fee Request Too High, Anthropic Says
• Fake Quotes In Pa. Patent Case Lead To Judicial Rebuke
• 7 Strategies To Optimize Impact Of Direct Examination
• Nature Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Amazon, Le Labo Say Ripoff 'Basgax' Perfumes Reek Of Fraud
• Nvidia Settles Valeo's Suit Over Stolen Driving Assist Code
• Sterne Kessler Draws Scolding, But No Sanctions Midtrial
• Fed. Circ. Reverses Injunction After Car Seat IP Trial
• ASUSTeK Gets Albright To Send 3 Patent Cases To Calif.
• Former Analyst For Colo. County Alleges 'Systematic' Bias
• Calif. DMV Tells Tesla To Rename Autopilot Or Lose License
• Crypto Card Co. Claims Millions Lost To Counterfeit Scheme
• Bill Would Ease Copyright Registration For Visual Artists
• EFF Loses Fed. Circ. Appeal Over Patent Case Intervention
• Anker, Ugreen Near Peace In Mobile Power Bank Patent Suit
• Adobe Infringed Copyrights To Train AI Model, Writer Says
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Ax Of Patent From Settled Apple Case
• Korean Food Chain Stole Family Spring Roll Recipe, Suit Says
• Fed. Circ. Backs $162K Fee Win For Vizio In Ramey Case
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Practical Problem Solving
• Circuit-By-Circuit Guide To 2025's Most Memorable Moments
• Judge Temporarily Blocks German Patent Case Against BMW
• Intellectual Property Challenges In AI-Driven Drug Discovery
• Judge's Contact With 'Tiger King' Ex-Atty Won't Disqualify Him
• The Top Trademark Decisions Of 2025
• Patent Attys Ordered To Explain AI-Hallucinated Citations
• X Hits Company Behind 'Twitter.New' Site With Trademark Suit
• Bobcat, Caterpillar, Lawmakers Spar Over Possible Import Ban
• Samsung Wants ITC To Consider Oura Smart Ring IP Fight
• Anthropic Seeks Music Publishers' Claude IP Testing Data
• USPTO To Stay Director Reviews For Fed. Circ. Appeals
• Ultrahuman Loses Bids To Halt ITC Order In Oura Patent Case
• The Top Copyright Decisions Of 2025
• BMW Seeks Block On 'Unprecedented' German Patent Case
• NCAA Escapes Former Villanova Star's Antitrust Suit
• USPTO Tells Fed. Circ. That Inventor 'Abused' Patent System
• Software Patents May Face New Eligibility Scrutiny
• Disney, Cameron Face Copyright Suit Over 1st 'Avatar' Sequel
• DOD Contractor Says Engineer Stole 2K Files On Last Day
• PTAB Cuts X-Ray Patent Claims After Fed. Circ. Remand
• Va. Judge Advances Most Claims In Stelara Antitrust Case
• Judge Trims Ziff Davis Copyright Claims In OpenAI MDL
• NC Cardboard Box Salesman Freed From Trade Secrets Suit
• A Uniform Federal Rule Would Curb Gen AI Missteps In Court
• Fed. Circ. Stunned By 'Numerous' Flaws In Patent Appeal
• Jury Says Magnolia Medical Is Owed $1.6M After Patent Trial
• Another Dechert IP Atty Leaves, This Time For Morgan Lewis
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Ex-Basketball Players' NIL Claims
• Smartwatch Giants Sued Over Fall Detection Patents
• Starbucks' 'Patent Troll' Suit Is Unwarranted, Irish Cos. Say
• USPTO Says 'Settled Expectations' Denials Sink Google Case
• USPTO Replaces Denver Office With Center In Montana
• E-Cig Makers Want Court To Block ITC Patent Probe
• Lady Gaga Can Keep Using 'Mayhem' Mark For Now, Judge Says
• Fed. Circ. Won't Revive Bard Patents In AngioDynamics Row
• Fed. Circ. Backs Denial Of 'Basin' Beverage Mark
• Texas, Toronto Stock Exchanges End Trademark Dispute
• The Top Patent Decisions Of 2025
• Riding The Changing Winds For AI Innovations At The USPTO
• The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Integrating Practice Groups
• Tapping Into Jurors' Moral Intuitions At Trial
• PTAB Creates New Prehearing Conference For AIA Reviews
• Supreme Court Turns Down Entresto Patent Fight
• Inventor's Bid To Dodge $214K Sanction Fails At High Court
• Squires Institutes 7 AIA Reviews, Denies 12 Other Petitions
• Authors Suing Meta Seek New Copyright Claim For Torrenting
• Bill Would Let Fed Workers Use Uniformed Services Works
• Dropped FTC Complaint: Pepsi Gave Walmart A 'Price Gap'
• No New Trial After Disney Win In 'Moana' Copyright Case
• Patent Disclaimers Ruling Offers Restriction Practice Insights
• 1st Circ. Affirms Ex-ADI Engineer's Trade Secrets Conviction
• 11th Circ. Says 'Worlds' Faces Long Odds As Cheerleading TM
• Supreme Court Term Limits Would Carry Hidden Risk
• Anthropic Judge Rebuffs Bid For 'Sweeter' Part Of $1.5B Deal
• Judge Tosses 'Problem Solver' TM Suit In Calif. Gov. Race
• Judge Orders Fastener Co. To Pay $17K For Misleading Ads
• Fed. Circ. Says PTAB Was Right To Ax Tracking Patent Claims
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Trump Executive Order Targets 'Excessive' State AI Laws
• DC Circ. Oversees FDA Fight Over Generic IBS Drug
• NY Gov. Signs Landmark AI Bill On 'Synthetic' Ad Performers
• Judge Probes Alleged Fake Docs In Miss America Dispute
• Co. Seeks Clawback From Boeing After Doc-Sharing Accident
• Tracking Challenges To USPTO's Discretion Policy
• Samsung Gets PTAB To Ax Patent Claim From $12.5M Verdict
• 10th Circ. Reveals Judge Contacted Ex-Atty In 'Tiger King' Case
• Disney Cuts $1B OpenAI Licensing Deal Amid Google IP Clash
• Duolingo, CoStar Prevail In Font Patent Fight At Fed. Circ.
• Josh Cellars President Denied Early Win In $4M Royalty Feud
• EDTX Jury Finds TV Ad Tech Patent Invalid In Win For Taiv
• Knitting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Bradley Arant Adds Former Hilgers Graben Name Partner
• VLSI, PQA Square Off Again Over Conspiracy Claims In Va.
• 2nd Circ. Tosses Lego Rival's Appeal In IP Fight Over Figurine
• Too Zealous? EscapeX Challenges Sanctions In Google Case
• Judge Weighs Security Claims In Federal Bargaining Case
• 2nd Circ. Seems Iffy On Salvation For 'Made In Heaven' IP Row
• Teva Pulls 200 Patents From Orange Book Amid FTC Probe
• Syngenta, Corteva Face Class Cert. Bids For $2B In Damages
• Apple Tells Fed. Circ. ITC Move Boosts Watch Case Appeal
• 3rd Circ. Locks In 'Made In USA' False Ad Ruling
• Eveready Vs. Squirt: How Trademark Surveys Fare In 9th Circ.
• VPR Settles Trademark Dispute With Chinese Vape Makers
• Skyworks Fights Challenge To USPTO Policies At Fed. Circ.
• The Biz Court Digest: Welcome To Miami
• LeBron Secures 'More Than An Athlete' TM Win At Fed. Circ.
• Meta Hit With Patent Claims Over Ray-Ban Smart Glasses
• Identifying And Resolving Conflicts Among Class Members
• 6 Ways To Nuke-Proof Litigation As Explosive Verdicts Rise
• What Law Firm Liability Risks In 2025 Signal For Year To Come
• USPTO Assignor Estoppel Denials Flout Law, Fed. Circ. Told
• German Software Co. Settles Suit Over Ex-HP-Owned Patents
• Kiss' Gene Simmons Sings Praises Of Radio Pay Bill
• CoStar Urges Justices To Review Revived Antitrust Claims
• Generic-Drug Group Backs House Bill On Skinny Labels
• Fed. Circ. OKs PTAB's Axing Of Some IBM Patent Claims
• Ed Sheeran Can Challenge Copyright On 'Let's Get It On'
• Adapting To A Plaintiff-Side Mindset For Patent Monetization
• Comcast Can't Get Fed. Circ. To Move Patent Case To Pa.
• Cooley Adds 30-Person Life Sciences IP Team From Dechert
• Marsh Rival Wants Out Of Employee Poaching Scheme Suit
• NFL's Lions Want Suit Over Goff Photos Out Of California
• TTAB Rejection Of 'Kahwa' TM Reversed By Fed. Circ.
• Sens. Propose NIL Accounts To Help Students Grow Earnings
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Challenges To 'Settled Expectations' Rule
• AI Evidence Rule Tweaks Encourage Judicial Guardrails
• Google Faces EU Antitrust Probe Over AI Content Practices
• Inari Loses Fed. Circ. Bid To Save Corn Seed Patent Review
• Apple Gets Fed. Circ. To OK Axed Mobile Wallet Patent
• X Claims Engineer Stole 6M Lines Of Code To Launch New Co.
• 2nd Circ. Doubts Ex-Basketball Players' NIL Claims Are Timely
• Fed. Circ. Won't Revive Express Mobile's Patents Or $40M Win
• Amazon, UL Say Chinese Cos. Lied About E-Bike Safety Tests
• What To Do When Jurors Don't 'Trust The Science'
• Ex-Archetype Capital Exec Hit With Trade Secret Injunction
• Ex-Josh Cellars President Fights Gibson Dunn Withdrawal Bid
• The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Getting The Message Across
• Carlton Fields Steps Aside In 'Irreconcilable' Miss America Case
• Del. Chancellor Finds Prince Estate Battle Will Play On
• Fed. Circ. Backs Erasure Of $64M IP Verdict Against Goodyear
• Jury Expert Sues Atty For 'Pirating' Her Jan. 6 Venue Report
• Horizontal Stare Decisis Should Not Be Casually Discarded
• Justices Turn Down Machine Learning Patent Eligibility Case
• Grounding Netflix's 'Death By Lightning' In Patent History
• Justices Skip 'WallStreetBets' TM Ownership Case
• Fed. Circ. Questions Whether Ingevity Can Duck $85M Verdict
• Calif. Agency Hires Ex-DOJ Crypto Enforcement Director
• SG Urges Justices To Hear Hikma's 'Skinny Label' Patent Case
• Judge Won't Lift Stay On Hopewell Drug Launch
• ITC Bans Infringing Drill Bit Imports After Fed. Circ. Remand
• Taylor Swift Wants Poet's 'Frivolous' $25M Suit Tossed
• Columbia, Seirus Settle Long-Running Design Patent Suit
• Skybound Hit With $4M IP Theft Suit Over 'Stray' Videogame
• Conde Nast Says 'Dogue' Dog Magazine Rips Off 'Vogue' TM
• How Fed. Circ. Shaped Subject Matter Eligibility In 2025
• Fed. Circ. Revives Targeted Ad Patent Suit Against Meta
• Pharma Co. Says Ex-Staff Used Secrets To Compete
• Utah Atty Avoids Monetary Sanction For 'Hallucinated' Cases
• Biz Didn't Own Patent, Judge Rules, Sinking Suit Against Bank
• FTC's Abandoned Pepsi Pricing Case Will Be Mostly Unsealed
• NYT, Chicago Tribune Sue Perplexity Over 'Verbatim' Outputs
• Fed. Circ. Issues Mixed Bag In MemoryWeb Patent Fight
• Atlanta Media Co.'s Lack Of Counsel Can't Get It Out Of IP Row
• Holland & Knight Adds Ex-House Speaker's Adviser In DC
• 10 Commandments For Agentic AI Tools In The Legal Industry
• Fed. Circ. Mulls If Switching $104M Verdict For $3 Was Fair
• Insurance Broker Tech Leader Sued In Del. Over Market Power
• Bobcat Says Caterpillar Reverse-Engineered Loader Parts
• Squires Clarifies Points On Patent Eligibility Declarations
• Fed. Circ. In Oct.: Spotlight On Wording Beyond Patent Claims
• Authors' Attys Seek $300M In Fees After $1.5B Anthropic Deal
• NC Court Blocks AI Tech Rollout Amid Trade Secret Dispute
• Fed. Circ. Prior Art Ruling Conflicts With AIA, Justices Told
• Traffic Safety Exec Joined Rival After $77K Bonus, Court Told
• Photographer Gets $51K In Copyright Case Against Website
• Foreign Investment Office Leader Joins DLA Piper In DC
• Ohio Football Player's Mother Drops Suit After NIL Approval
• Preaching Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• USPTO Gets Earful On Plan To Restrict Patent Reviews
• OpenAI Can't Scrap Injunction In TM Suit Over 'IO' Name
• ITC Judge Finds Innoscience Infringes 1 Of 2 Infineon Patents
• Kevin O'Leary, Company Execs Fight Patent Forgery Suit
• State AGs Condemn College Sports Rule Enforcement Deal
• Meta Accused Of Stealing Swedish Label's Music A 2nd Time
• Rag & Bone Gets Temporary Relief In Suit Over 'Miramar' Mark
• Novartis, Swiss Marketer Want Out Of Trade Secrets Suit
• Fed. Circ. Backs Axed Claims In Heart Rate Monitor Patent
• How Large Patent Damages Awards Actually Play Out
• How Unchecked AI Exposes Expert Opinions To Exclusion
• Judge Rejects X's Early Attempt To Block Minn. Deepfake Law
• Nike 'Cool Compression' Case Not Exceptional, 3rd Circ. Told
• Sheppard Mullin Lands MoFo IP Atty In Los Angeles
• Fed. Circ. Pushes DC Circ. Not To Rethink Newman Decision
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Client-Led Litigation
• Squires Institutes First PTAB Challenges Since Taking Over
• Cher Wins $187K In Royalties In Sonny Bono Estate Dispute
• 14 Ex-Lawmakers Tell USPTO Proposed Rules Violate The Law
• Lyft Gets Albright To Invalidate Some Ride-Hailing Patents
• Navigating 2025's Post-Grant Proceeding Shakeups
• Citadel Securities Can't Duck Microchip Patent Claims
• Tesla Joins Fight At Fed. Circ. Against PTAB Policy Changes
• Fed. Circ. Erases $41.8M Verdict Over Seagen Cancer Drug IP
• Startup's Accent Translation Trade Secrets Suit Can Proceed
• Miss America Sanctions Bid Must Be Axed, Fla. Court Told
• Approach The Bench: Judge Robart On Living Under Threats
• Silver Fern Chemical Tells Jury 3 Workers Stole Trade Secrets
• Fed. Circ. Eyes $162K Fee Award To Vizio In Ramey Case
• Merck Wants Fed. Circ. Redo On Decision Backing Axed IP
• Fed. Circ. Holds IPR Estoppel Doesn't Bind Patent Office
• PTAB Cuts Some Claims In GoPro Camera Patent
• Worker Wants Cannabis Co. Trade Secrets Suit Trimmed
• Justices Ask For Government's Input On AI Copyright Case
• Legal Publisher Says AI Firm Made Improper Use Of Database
• Crocs' 3D Marks Not Famous, Rival Tells Colorado Court
• The Law Firm Merger Diaries: How To Build On Cultural Fit
• Samsung Accused Of Infringing Security Patents In EDTX
• Latisse Ruling's Lessons On Avoiding Chemical Patent Pitfalls
• Squire Patton Brings On DLA Piper Patent Litigator In SF
• Nvidia Faces More Allegations Of YouTube AI Scraping
• Justices Question Scope Of ISP Liability In $1B Piracy Case