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Intellectual Property - May, 2026

174 articles

• Toyota Foundation Accused Of 'Ugly Injustice' In IP Theft Suit
• Judge Says LegalForce Must Pay $93K After Losing TM Suit
• Fed. Circ. Won't Save Actelion's Suit Over Hypertension Drug
• Squires Hits Pause On Unpopular Examiner Sign-Off Policy
• Big Fish Games Buyer Evading Royalty Duties, Studio Claims
• Nvidia, SK Hynix, Kioxia Face Memory Patent Litigation
• Fed. Circ. Backs Google PTAB Wins That Moot $12M Verdict
• Salt-N-Pepa Suit May Shake Up Music Copyright Issue
• Event Company Says NFL's Lions Can't Block TM Suit
• Shutterstock Inks $35M Deal In FTC's Autorenewal Suit
• Split 6th Circ. Affirms $1 Damages In Touch Screen Tech Case
• Samsung Secures Indemnity Win In IP Case At Fed. Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Sides With Roku Over Axed Remote Patent
• Fed. Circ. OKs Lululemon Win On Nike Fitness Tracking Patent
• The Biz Court Digest: Georgia Court Has Business On Its Mind
• Micron Foe Owes $8M 'Patent Troll' Bond, Idaho Court Says
• Ex-Google Engineer's Bid To Nix Conviction Nears Partial Win
• Everything's About AI, Even This Case About AI-Free 'Avatar'
• Authors Accuse OpenAI Of Arguing Differently On Each Coast
• Google, Meta Hit With Suits Over Use Of Voices For AI
• Google, Apple, Lenovo Hit With IP Suits Over Tap-To-Pay Tech
• Ye Infringed Track At 'Donda' Listening Party, Jury Finds
• Mich. Judge Says Vape Co. Infringed 'Breeze' Trademarks
• Copyright Chief Says Cox Ruling Merits Congressional Action
• USPTO Touts Fraud Crackdown In Patent, TM Applications
• AliveCor Wants Apple Health Monitor Patent Claims Tossed
• Drone Co. Skirts Unfair Biz Practices Claim In Ex-VP's Pay Suit
• Ex-Palantir Workers Get Trade Secret Suit Sent To Arbitration
• USPTO Must Address The Right Question In Sanofi Case
• Commerce Details Path To Discount For 100% Pharma Tariff
• NCAA Wants Final Whistle On 1983 Team's Appeal Of NIL Suit
• Viewing Seed Genetic Material Not Patent Infringement: DOJ
• Fox Rothschild Adds Trial Partner From Nelson Mullins In Fla.
• JAMS Launches Alternative Dispute Resolution Tech Group
• Impossible Foods Stuck With Atty Fees After $3.25M TM Loss
• 4 Emerging Approaches To AI Protective Order Language
• Atty Urges Texas Justices To Restore Trade Secret Damages
• Ye Use Of Song Was 'Test Drive,' Not Infringement, Jury Told
• Microsoft CEO Defends Role In OpenAI's Rehiring Of Altman
• Zillow Aims To Tear Down CoStar's Property Photo Rights Suit
• Fed. Circ. Clears Redesigned Vacuums In Bissell Patent Row
• 5th Circ. Wary To Flip IP Suit's 'Case-Terminating Sanctions'
• Microsoft Settles Supercomputer Patent Case Before Trial
• Perplexity Pushes Bid To Toss Reddit Data-Scraping Claims
• Split Fed. Circ. Fully Voids Railway Safety Patents
• Pharma CEO's Role In Ex-Exec's Contract Permits Deposition
• Copyright Office Sued Over Rejection Of AI 'Starry Night' Art
• What Justices Are Focusing On In 'Skinny Label' Patent Case
• Packaging Co. Wins 2nd Block On Rival's Insulated Container
• Plastics Co. Wants Inequitable Conduct Ruling Undone
• Biggie Smalls Trust & Widow Clash Over LLC Stake In Del.
• 5th Circ. Reverses Injunction In $4.7M Golf Cart TM Dispute
• Fed. Circ. Won't Rehear NASA Contractor Patent Fight
• Crypto Card Co. Says Counterfeit Scheme Supports RICO
• Bain Unit Accuses Sellers Of Making Secret Deals In TM Suit
• Fed. Circ. Backs Atty Fee Ruling In Bone Fusion Patent Row
• Heppner Ruling Left AI Privilege Risk For Lawyers Unresolved
• Dua Lipa Sues Samsung Over TV Box Images
• Fed. Circ. Doubts Ability To Review Sanctions From VLSI Saga
• Coinbase Stole Patented Blockchain Network Tech, Co. Says
• 10x, Curio Settle Genomics Patent Suit Before Trial
• Fed. Circ. Debates If Alice Dooms $673M Amazon Patent Loss
• Amazon Wins Partial Trim Of Video Streaming Patent Suit
• TTAB's 'Selective' Approach Spurs Drop In Precedents
• Sports Tech Co. Says Judge Made Own Patent Eligibility Case
• 10x, Harvard Sue Sequencing Co. Over Biology Patents
• ITC Bars Import Of Innoscience Chips Made Before Redesign
• Squires Says Yes To 7 Patent Petitions, No To A Dozen More
• 'Good Day' To Toss Song Credit Suit, Nappy Roots Says
• How 10 Years Of Case Law Have Shaped The DTSA
• The Ethics And Practicalities Of Representing AI Agents
• Publishers Seek Default, $19.5M From 'Shadow Library'
• Paramount, Special Effects Co. Resolve 'Scream' Mask Cases
• Cardiac Device Co. Says Ex-Manager Took Secrets To Rival
• Squires Says Fitness Tracker Patent Date Key To PGR Ruling
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Taylor Swift Says Vegas Artist Sought 'Showgirl' Confusion
• Ye Used Infringing Song As Listening Party 'Lure,' Jury Told
• Fed. Circ. Judges Stuck On Drug Efficacy's Role In Patents
• Bloomberg, RPX Want Ramey's Defamation Suit Tossed
• How Litigation Funding Disclosure Could Affect ITC Cases
• Google, Verizon Hit With IP Suits Over Auto-Reply Features
• SAG-AFTRA Wants Out Of Singer's 'Furious 7' Royalties Suit
• Course Hero Operator Wants 'Whopping' $75M IP Verdict Cut
• Judge, In 'Difficult Position,' OKs Rare Patent Defense
• Netlist Backs DOJ Stance On Essential IP In Samsung Case
• Womble Bond Atty's 'Draconian' Penalty Gives 4th Circ. Pause
• Judge Knocks Out Pfizer Partner's Vax Case Against GSK
• Conn. Investment Firm Settles $70M Client Poach Suit
• ZoomInfo Must Face Apollo Antitrust, False Ad Claims
• USPTO Tells Fed. Circ. Verizon Can't Appeal Ax Of IPR Win
• Gilead Accuses Pharmacies Of Selling Counterfeit HIV Drugs
• Non-Nicotine Vape Maker Accuses Rival Of Patent Infringement
• Speed Jigsaw Puzzling Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Disney, James Cameron Sued Over Actress' 'Avatar' Likeness
• Ye Testifies In IP Suit That People 'Take Advantage' Of Him
• J&J, Tolmar Settle Patent Case Over Antipsychotic Drug
• Trulieve Twists Patent Pleading Standard, Cannabis Co. Says
• Igloo's Ads 'Uncool' But Not Unlawful, Split 9th Circ. Says
• Battery Patent Award Has Fed. Circ. Perusing Remand Options
• OpenSky Appeal In VLSI Dispute Postponed At Fed. Circ.
• 'You're In The Weeds!' Fed. Circ. Grapples With Gun IP Decision
• Amazon Smart Devices Accused Of Infringing AI Co.'s Patents
• Mr. America Owner Claims Bodybuilder Ripped Off Brand
• EDTX Urged To Deny Samsung New Trial After $78.5M Verdict
• Judge Won't Certify Minn. Fraud Question In Cancer Drug MDL
• PTAB's Fast-Track Appeals Program Extended 2 Years
• Pro Codes Act Does Not Pose Constitutional Concerns
• Texas Co. Accused Of Stiffing Subcontractor On Navy Project
• High Court's Cox Ruling Leaves ISP Copyright Rules Intact
• Joe Gibbs Racing Adding To Claims Rivals Stole Trade Secrets
• Nvidia Must Face Most Of Authors' AI Copyright Suit
• Curiam Capital Atty Launches New IP Litigation Funding Firm
• Fed. Circ. Backs Atty Fees In Bicycle Design Patent Case
• Justices Asked To Review 'More Than An Athlete' TM Fight
• Fed. Circ. Affirms DraftKings' PTAB Loss Wasn't 'Clerical Error'
• Womble Bond Adds Moore & Van Allen IP Trio in Charlotte
• AT&T Finds 'Thousands Of Use Cases' For AI In-House
• DJ Khalil Hit 'Dead End' With Ye Over Song Use, LA Jury Told
• Musk Sought Control Of OpenAI To Fund Mars City, Jury Told
• Sanofi Unit Gets Backup In Fed. Circ. Double Patenting Appeal
• Fed. Circ. Doubts It Can Hear T-Mobile Settlement Scuffle
• Bike Trainer Co. Accuses Rival Of 'Hallucinations' In Brief
• Apple Urges Full Fed. Circ. To Undo Original Watch Import Ban
• 11th Circ. Revives Annie Leibovitz 'Star Wars' Photo IP Dispute
• Democrat Calls Squires' Board Of Peace Answers 'Incoherent'
• Va. Judge Clears Amazon On 4 Of 5 DivX Video Patents
• Sportswear Co. Seeks To Flunk Schools' Trademark Win Bid
• 4th Circ. Says USPTO Doesn't Have To Cough Up PTAB Docs
• Santander Says Ex-Adviser Poached Lion's Share Of Clients
• 3 Suits Say Meta, Anthropic Pirating Books In AI 'Arms Race'
• X, Startup Clash Over Fate Of Twitter Brand
• NCAA Insists Athletes Must Arbitrate NIL Deal, Not 'Rewrite' It
• 9th Circ. Upholds Chip Injunction In Google Contract Case
• Apple Says Webcam IP, Antitrust Suit Belongs In Calif.
• Duane Morris Integrates Gambling, Sports Industry Groups
• Building Codes Ruling May Inform AI Copyright Arguments
• Fed. Circ. Sides With Google In Mobile Device Patent Suit
• ABKCO, Behr Settle 'Paint It Black' Ad Copyright Suit
• 4 Mass. Rulings You May Have Missed In April
• Ye Ripped Off Artists' Track And 'Ghosted' Them, LA Jury Told
• OkCaller Tells 11th Circ. Its Google Suit Wasn't 'Incoherent'
• Squires Orders Review Of Patent Ax In $170M GoDaddy Case
• Lee & Hayes Wins Liability Ruling In Fee Fight With Ex-Client
• Ricoh's Work Tech IP Suit Survives Zoom Alice Dismissal Bid
• Calif. Court Axes Communication Management Patent Claims
• NFLPA Sues Trading-Card Maker For Using Unlicensed Images
• Aptiv Trims Automotive USB Patent Claims In Delaware Suit
• Egg Roll Food Truck To Cease Use Of Kellogg's 'Eggo' TM
• Orrick Partner Jumps To Pillsbury IP Team In LA
• Engineer Says Carnegie Mellon Stole Credit For AI Inventions
• Benjamin Moore Wins $4.2M In Royalties Fight With Greek Co.
• Rooftop Bar Owner Can't Beat Chicago Cubs' Ticket Claims
• Judge Shuts Down Invalidity Theory In Abiomed IP Case
• DOJ's Stance On Antitrust And Patent Law Reflects Balance
• 2 AI Snafus Show Why Attys Can't Outsource Judgment
• Fed. Circ. Won't Restore Poultry Treatment Patent Suit
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Alston & Bird Adds Winston & Strawn IP Leaders In NY, SF
• Columbia Univ. Can't Shed Columbia Sportswear's TM Suit
• Callaway Takes A Swing At Rival's 'Tortured' False Ad Suit
• Vivienne Westwood Ends IP Dispute Over Artists' Graffiti Work
• Winery's Ex-Lawyer Has No Rights To Wine Brand, Judge Says
• PTAB Axes Part Of Memory Tech Patent, Upholds Another
• Del. Judge Leans Toward Candor In AI Tech Fight
• Congress Must Repair USPTO's Inter Partes Review Process
• Biotech Firm Wants Do-Over After Consultant's $58M Verdict
• Vietnam Tops USTR Priority IP Watch List In Latest Report
• Hartford Unit Owed Contractor Coverage In Data Center Row
• Zazzle Settles Suit Over Font Design Use
• How Paul Clement Does It All
• Hardware Co. Claims Menards Infringed Cabinet Designs
• TTAB Upholds Canceled Everwise TM Registration
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London