Intellectual Property Archive » February, 2026

Intellectual Property - February, 2026

106 articles

• Takeda Can't Ax Most Of Heartburn Drug Pay-For-Delay Suit
• OpenAI Can Keep Atty Comms Secret After All, Judge Says
• HHS Refers Hims & Hers To DOJ Amid Compound Drug Fight
• Squires Rules Inconsistent Claim Constructions Doom 3 IPRs
• 'Very Bizarre': Trump's Funding Freeze Appeal Vexes DC Circ.
• NJ Judge Tosses Pacira Investor Suit Over Patent Loss
• Tesla, X Accused Of Infringing Voice Assistance Tech Patent
• Skating, Twirling And Juggling IP Risk At The Winter Olympics
• PTAB Tosses 2nd Patent On Cologuard Colon Cancer Test
• 'Cardiac Pack' Wants NC Justices To Revive NIL Suit
• Tesla, Musk Must Face 'Blade Runner 2049' Copyright Suit
• Fed. Circ. Clears E-Tracking Patents In Apple PTAB Challenge
• Squires Revives Dish Patent Over Pornhub RPI Error
• Jury Awards $8.4M In Oilfield Trade Secrets Theft Case
• NH Supreme Court Upholds $23 Million Nokia Oral Deal
• Rupp Marine Didn't Infringe Fishing Line Patents, Judge Rules
• Fed. Circ. Backs Target's Alice Win Over Product Location IP
• Insulet Gets $14.9M Fee Award For Trade Secret Trial Win
• How To Trademark A Guy In 8 Ways: An IP Strategy Against AI
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Gilstrap Sends Tesla Patent Case From Texas To Calif.
• Deel Loses Bid To DQ Quinn Emanuel In Trade Secrets Fight
• Judge Says AI Errors Show Atty Can't 'Learn' From Mistakes
• Jury Hands DuraSystems $905K In Kitchen Duct Patent Trial
• Walmart Alice Win In Content Patent Suit Backed By Fed. Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Judge To Intel IP Atty: Your View Is 'Unreasonable'
• NC Biz Court Bulletin: Dual Representation DQ, Biting Censure
• Full Fed. Circ. Won't Rethink Heart Monitor Patent Claim Ax
• David Protein Gets Ingredient Supply Antitrust Claims Tossed
• Gospel Singer's Contested Song Gets Judge's Blessing
• Meta Latest To Be Accused Of YouTube Data Scraping For AI
• Toys R Us Seeks Contempt, Sanctions In Smoke Shop TM Suit
• Patent Co., AI Research Firm Join Forces In $150M Deal
• Lenovo Strikes Deal To End Patent Suit On The Eve Of Trial
• Utilizing The ITC To Combat 'Gray Market' IP Infringement
• Fed. Circ. Supports No Infringement Ruling In Ladder IP Case
• Mariah Carey Wants $1M After Winning 'Frivolous' Xmas Suit
• OpenAI Rips Bid For Exec's Personal Journal In IP Litigation
• Fla. Judge Recommends Axing Some Claims Against IP Atty
• Squires Won't Review PTAB Ax Of Greenthread Patents
• Trump Admin Finalizes Rule Facilitating Federal Worker Firings
• Judge Caps Off 'Beer Law' Trademark Case
• State Bar Of Texas Declines To Open Grievance On Ramey
• Nicklaus Golf Co. Gets $50M Baseline Bid For Licensing Biz
• Teaching Logic Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Alston & Bird Hires Ex-Baker McKenzie Tech, Privacy Pro
• Fla. Court Urged To Hold IP Atty Liable For Defamation
• 'Careless Or Disingenuous': Judge Rips CareFirst Rethink Bid
• ​What's Left In VLSI-Intel's $3B Patent Litigation
• Packaging Co. Seeks Fees After Judge Kills Rival's Patents
• Fed. Circ. Leans Toward Vacating $12.7M Copyright Award
• USPTO Scraps Interested Party Precedent After New Ruling
• CREXi Fights Bid To Disqualify Quinn Emanuel In CoStar IP Suit
• Squires Throws Out 23 Patent Challenges, Grants 12
• Gospel Singer Pleads To Drop Track Amid 'Messy' Label Fight
• SPEX Urges Fed. Circ. To Revert Slashed $1 IP Win To $553M
• GM Brings Design Patent Suits Over Alleged Car Part Copies
• Fed. Circ. Backs Infringement Immunity For NASA Contractor
• Music Labels Win On Most Counts In Classic Rock Videos Suit
• Davis Polk Picks Up IP Ace From Debevoise & Plimpton
• Teva Fights Class Cert. Bid In Effexor Antitrust Case
• From IPR To EPR: The Rapid Rise Of Ex Parte Reexamination
• IBM Seeks Texas Enforcement Of $24M UK Contract Ruling
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Resilience
• USPTO's Squires Sees TMs As Key Tool Against AI Deepfakes
• Patent Settlement Blocks Fitness Tech ITC Case
• Whoop Nabs Block On Chinese Co.'s Health-Tracker Products
• Carnegie Mellon Avoids Alice Ax Of Patents In Calif. Suit
• XAI Fights Uphill To Keep Alive OpenAI IP Theft Suit
• Fed. Circ. Questions Bid To Undo Google, Microsoft PTAB Win
• Martin Shkreli Countersues, Adds RZA To Wu-Tang Fight
• Boston IP Firm Sees Malpractice Claims Revived By 1st Circ.
• Squires And Stewart's Patent Office, By The Numbers
• TikTok, Cellspin Duel On Effects Of Sale In Patent Challenge
• Feds, Samsung Urge Justices To Reject PTAB Prior Art Case
• Upshot Of 'Skinny Label' Case May Go Beyond Pharma
• Tobacco Co. Says 'Time Bubble' Robbed It Of Fair TM Trial
• USPTO, With Squires' Signature, Seeks 'Board Of Peace' TMs
• ATV Co. Accuses Rival Of Infringing Patents On Side-By-Sides
• Pharma Co. Stole Secrets For LSD Medical Trials, Suit Says
• Fed. Circ. Backs Nearmap Win On 2 Out Of 3 PTAB Challenges
• 4 Attys Sanctioned Over AI Hallucinations In Legal Brief
• Amway Looks To Sidestep Gut Drink Trademark Fight In NC
• Full Fed. Circ. Won't Rethink $162K Fee Award In Ramey Case
• 1st Circ. Pushes For Settlement In Mass. 'Right-To-Repair' Suit
• Businessman Fights Sanctions In $500M Miss America Feud
• Fed. Circ. Grapples With AI Patent Eligibility In Amazon Case
• Judge Clears Apple Of Some Haptic Patent Claims
• Pandora Settles IP Suits By Robin Williams, Other Comedians
• 'Star Trek'-Citing Judge Says Moderna Can't Ax $5B Vax IP Suit
• Fed. Circ. Backs CIT's Objection To ITC Wholesale Redactions
• Modelo, Constellation Seek Permanent Ban On Fake Beers
• PTAB Sinks Samsung Challenge To Ouraring Patent
• Split Fed. Circ. Won't Revive Massager Design Patent Case
• Wireless Charger Rivals Settle Patent Suit On Eve Of Trial
• Assessing Factors Behind Biosimilar Uptake And Competition
• Songwriter Says He Was Never Paid For Song In 'Smurfs' Film
• How 2 Tech Statutes Are Being Applied To Agentic AI
• Tracy Anderson Workouts Are Copyrightable, 9th Circ. Told
• FTC Focus: Testing Joint Enforcement Over Loyalty Programs
• Nvidia Faces New Class Action Over AI YouTube Scraping
• Judge Skeptical Of XAI's Claims In OpenAI Trade Secrets Suit
• Mintz Adds Winston & Strawn ITC Practice Co-Leader In DC
• ITC Issues Rechargeable Battery Import Ban On Chinese Co.
• NYC Bar Opinion Warns Attys On Use Of AI Recording Tools
• The Biz Court Digest: Dispatches From Utah's Newest Court