Intellectual Property

  • July 18, 2025

    Allergan Wins $56M In Patent Trial Over Revance Botox Rival

    A Delaware federal jury Friday awarded Allergan $56 million in damages when finding in favor of the Botox maker in a patent suit over Revance's Botox competitor, Daxxify, rejecting Revance's contention that claims from three Allergan patents were invalid.

  • July 18, 2025

    USPTO Calls On Fed. Circ. To Reject Fight Over Fintiv Policy

    The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office urged the Federal Circuit on Friday to reject allegations that its handling of policies governing Fintiv-based discretionary denials violates due process, claiming SAP America Inc. is just upset that its Patent Trial and Appeal Board challenges were rejected.

  • July 18, 2025

    Stewart Issues Discretion Decisions For 56 More Petitions

    Acting U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Coke Morgan Stewart issued 25 more orders on requests for discretionary denial, deciding a total of 56 cases, while the results of earlier proceedings she let move forward have started to roll out.

  • July 18, 2025

    Ohio State, NCAA, Big Ten Beat Ex-QB's NIL Suit

    Ohio State University, the NCAA, the Big Ten Conference Inc. and a media rights licensing company have dodged an antitrust suit from former Buckeye star quarterback Terrelle Pryor alleging they monopolized profits on athletes' names, images and likenesses while denying them compensation.

  • July 18, 2025

    MSN Urges Fed. Circ. To Allow Launch Of Generic Entresto

    MSN Pharmaceuticals asked the Federal Circuit on Friday to lift a temporary injunction and allow the company to launch a generic version of the blockbuster heart drug Entresto, a move MSN says would benefit the public by reducing costs for Medicare and Medicaid.

  • July 18, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Frees Medtronic From $125M Patent Judgment

    The Federal Circuit on Friday overturned a more than $125 million judgment against Medtronic's CoreValve unit for infringing a Colibri Heart Valve LLC patent, saying changes made to the patent during examination mean that Medtronic should not have been found to infringe.

  • July 18, 2025

    Mattel Says Overseas Counterfeiters Ripping Off Uno Game

    Barbie and Hot Wheels maker Mattel Inc. has filed counterfeiting claims in Illinois federal court against foreign retailers that the company says are selling knockoff versions of its popular Uno card game.

  • July 18, 2025

    Franchisee Stole Biz Model, College Advising Co. Says

    A college consulting company accused a former franchisee of doing business under false pretenses, poaching the company's proprietary methods and walking away to start a new venture, according to a complaint filed in North Carolina federal court.

  • July 18, 2025

    Apple Says Tech Analyst, YouTuber Conspired To Leak IOS 26

    A tech product analyst improperly accessed a former Apple employee's iPhone used for product development and conspired with a YouTuber to publicly leak details of the yet-to-be-released iOS 26 operating system, Apple Inc. said in a suit filed Thursday in San Francisco federal court.

  • July 18, 2025

    Assurant Says Ex-Salesmen Plotted 'Bloodbath' Of Clients

    Three current and former employees of auto warranty underwriter Assurant have been accused of hatching a plan to steal its confidential documents and poach its clients, with the company alleging that the workers planned to bring about a "bloodbath" of Assurant's business.

  • July 18, 2025

    Manaflex Loses Bid To Trim Competitor's Trade Secrets Suit

    A California federal judge has refused to trim circuit technology company CelLink Corp.'s lawsuit alleging that former Tesla employees stole CelLink's trade secrets for the benefit of a competitor one of them founded.

  • July 18, 2025

    Huawei Trial In Wash. Again Delayed, Till 2027

    A Washington state federal judge on Friday approved a request from prosecutors and Huawei Device Co. Ltd. to again delay a trial on charges that the Chinese telecommunications company stole T-Mobile's trade secrets, this time to 2027. 

  • July 18, 2025

    Armstrong Teasdale Adds Former CLO As A Litigator In Miami

    A former chief legal officer at professional services company Indelible has joined Armstrong Teasdale LLP as a litigation counsel in Miami.

  • July 18, 2025

    UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

    This past week in London has seen the former owner of British oil refinery Prax Group sued following the collapse of his business empire, a unit of Shard Credit Partners target a married couple believed to have inflated the value of their companies before selling them, and Aerofoil Energy reignite patent action against AFE Group over the design of its F1-inspired cooling units.

  • July 17, 2025

    'Yellowjackets' Makers Get $108K In Fees In Copyright Suit

    Showtime, Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. and the makers of the TV show "Yellowjackets" won $108,000 in attorney fees after earlier this year defeating a copyright suit alleging the program ripped off the 2015 film "Eden."

  • July 17, 2025

    Lenovo, Quectel Added To Avanci Patent Pool List

    Avanci has reached deals with Lenovo and Quectel to allow the China-based companies to be part of programs where automakers license their technologies for 4G and 5G connected vehicles, the patent pool operator announced Thursday.

  • July 17, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Scraps $21M IP Win For 'Comfy' Sweatshirt Maker

    The Federal Circuit on Thursday overturned a more than $21 million judgment against Top Brand LLC for infringing Cozy Comfort Co.'s design patent and trademarks on its "The Comfy" sweatshirt featured on "Shark Tank," saying no reasonable jury could have found infringement.

  • July 17, 2025

    Stanford Trims Roche IP Suit, But Others Face Most Claims

    Stanford University was let out of all but one claim brought by subsidiaries of F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG over alleged trade secret theft, but a California federal judge allowed most claims to move forward against several Stanford professors and a startup they founded.

  • July 17, 2025

    Senators Float 'Patent Thicket' Bill To Limit Generic Litigation

    A bill floated in the U.S. Senate would limit the use of so-called patent thickets that are asserted by major pharmaceutical companies in litigation to restrict generic competition.

  • July 17, 2025

    6 Cases For Patent Attys To Watch In The Second Half Of 2025

    The Federal Circuit is considering major questions about when delays in prosecuting patents become bad faith and whether the acting U.S. Patent and Trademark Office director is legally allowed to apply new rules retroactively. Here's what you need to know about these cases and others that attorneys are keeping an eye on for the rest of the year.

  • July 17, 2025

    Authors Win Cert. In Copyright Suit Against Anthropic

    A California federal judge on Thursday certified a class of copyright owners of books in the online pirate libraries Library Genesis and Pirate Library Mirror that were downloaded by artificial intelligence firm Anthropic for training its Claude generative text model.

  • July 17, 2025

    Notorious B.I.G. Estate, Others Settle IP Row Over Merch

    A settlement has been reached in a suit brought by the estate of the Notorious B.I.G. against Target, Home Depot, Nordstrom and others, claiming they infringed the late rapper's trademarks by selling art bearing his image and likeness, the parties told an Illinois federal court.

  • July 17, 2025

    Albright Clears Cisco In $121M Network Patent Case

    Western District of Texas Judge Alan Albright has finalized his decisions clearing Cisco in a suit alleging it owed $121 million for infringing Corrigent Corp. communications network patents, memorializing earlier orders that Cisco didn't infringe some patents and that others were invalid.

  • July 16, 2025

    OpenAI, Microsoft Challenge Authors' Proposed Class Action

    OpenAI and its financial backer Microsoft each have lodged challenges in New York federal court to a consolidated proposed class action from a group of best-selling authors who claim their works were used to train ChatGPT, saying the consolidated litigation went beyond the court's permissible scope.

  • July 16, 2025

    Property Evaluation Patent Case Allowed To Move Forward

    A federal judge has refused to toss a suit claiming an artificial intelligence property risk assessment company infringed patents used to evaluate properties, saying the patents cleared the U.S. Supreme Court's Alice test.

Expert Analysis

  • How Attys Can Use AI To Surface Narratives In E-Discovery

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    E-discovery has reached a turning point where document review is no longer just about procedural tasks like identifying relevance and redacting privilege — rather, generative artificial intelligence tools now allow attorneys to draw connections, extract meaning and tell a coherent story, says Rose Jones at Hilgers Graben.

  • IP Due Diligence Tips For AI Assets In M&A Transactions

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    Artificial intelligence systems' integration into business operations creates new considerations for intellectual property due diligence in mergers and acquisitions and financing transactions, and implementing a practical approach to identifying AI assets can help avoid litigation and losses, say Armin Ghiam and Senna Hahn at Hunton.

  • How To Strengthen A Case By Mastering Expert Witness Prep

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    A well-prepared expert witness can bolster a case's credibility with persuasive qualifications, compelling voir dire responses and concise testimony that can withstand cross-examination, says Allison Rocker at Baker McKenzie.

  • A Look At Florida's New Protected Series LLC Legislation

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    A new law in Florida enhances the flexibility of using limited liability companies as the entities of choice for most privately held businesses, moving Florida into a small group of states with reliable uniform protected series legislation for series LLCs, says Louis Conti at Holland & Knight.

  • Opinion

    New USPTO Leadership Must Address Low-Quality Patents

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    With John Squires in line to become the new director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the agency has an opportunity to refocus its mission on prioritizing quality in patent examination and taking a harsher stance against low-quality patents and patent trolls, says Jill Crosby at Engine Advocacy & Foundation.

  • Opinion

    High Court Must Overrule Outdated Patent Eligibility Doctrine

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    A certiorari petition should directly ask the U.S. Supreme Court to correct its 1972 patent decision in Gottschalk v. Benson, the critical point where patent eligibility law veered from the statutory text toward judicial policymaking, says Robert Greenspoon at Dunlap Bennett.

  • Series

    Playing The Violin Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Playing violin in a string quartet reminds me that flexibility, ambition, strong listening skills, thoughtful leadership and intentional collaboration are all keys to a successful legal practice, says Julie Park at MoFo.

  • DOJ Enforcement Trends To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2025

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    Recent investigations, settlements and a declination to prosecute suggest that controlling the flow of goods into and out of the country, and redressing what the administration sees as reverse discrimination, are likely to be at the forefront of the U.S. Department of Justice's enforcement agenda the rest of this year, say attorneys at Baker Botts.

  • The State Of AI Adoption In The Patent Field

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    The use of generative artificial intelligence in patent-related practices has lagged behind early predictions, which may be explained by a number of core concerns that organizations must address before seriously considering adoption, say attorney Michael Drapkin and leadership coach Michael Colacchio.

  • Purdue Case Could Transform Patent Obviousness Analyses

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    If accepted for review by the U.S. Supreme Court, Purdue Pharma v. Accord Healthcare — concerning whether Purdue's abuse-deterrent opioid formulation patents were invalid as obvious — could significantly shift how courts weigh secondary considerations in patent obviousness analyses, say attorneys at Lathrop.

  • 'Top Gun' And 'Together' IP Suits Spotlight Similarity Issues

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    The outcome of recent lawsuits revolving around the films "Top Gun: Maverick" and "Together" may set meaningful precedents for how courts analyze substantial similarity in creative works, say attorneys at Greenspoon Marder.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Self-Care

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    Law schools don’t teach the mental, physical and emotional health maintenance tools necessary to deal with the profession's many demands, but practicing self-care is an important key to success that can help to improve focus, manage stress and reduce burnout, says Rachel Leonard​​​​​​​ at MG+M.

  • ABA Opinion Makes It A Bit Easier To Drop A 'Hot Potato'

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    The American Bar Association's recent ethics opinion clarifies when attorneys may terminate clients without good cause, though courts may still disqualify a lawyer who drops a client like a hot potato, so sending a closeout letter is always a best practice, say attorneys at Thompson Hine.

  • IRhythm IPR Denial Raises Key PTAB Discretion Questions

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    By giving the passage of time a dispositive role in denying institution of five inter partes review petitions filed by iRhythm Technologies, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has upended the strategic considerations for filing and defending against IPRs, disclosing prior art during prosecution, and engaging in licensing negotiations, say attorneys at Dentons.

  • Dupes Boom Spurs IP Risks, Opportunities For Investors

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    The rising popularity of dupe products has created a dynamic marketplace where both dupes-based businesses and established branded companies can thrive, but investors must consider a host of legal implications, especially when the dupes straddle a fine line between imitation and intellectual property infringement, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.

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