8 Patent Reviews Instituted By Squires, Only 1 Denied

By Ryan Davis

In his latest round of decisions, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires instituted eight patent reviews Wednesday and rejected only one challenge.

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Altria Loses Constitutional Challenge To ITC Patent Cases

By Ryan Davis

A Virginia federal judge on Thursday shut down a suit by Altria claiming that U.S. International Trade Commission patent proceedings are unconstitutional, rejecting Altria's bid to halt an ITC vape patent case against it brought by Juul and granting summary judgment to the commission.

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Fed. Circ. Solidifies Vifor Win Over Iron Deficiency Patent

By Elliot Weld

The Federal Circuit on Thursday affirmed a lower court's decision that pharmaceutical company Vifor did not infringe a patent covering a method of making iron supplements asserted by rival Biofer.

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X Secures Order Barring Startup's Use Of 'Twitter' Marks

By Elliot Weld

A Delaware federal judge blocked Operation Bluebird Inc. from using the Twitter brand Thursday at the request of X Corp., which sought an injunction after founder Elon Musk changed the company's name.

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CORRECTED: Strip Club Inks $340K Insurance Deal In False Ad Row

By Hayley Fowler

A North Carolina strip club has agreed to assign its insurance rights to five models so they can pursue a $340,000 payout to resolve claims over the club's use of their images in advertisements, according to a filing in federal court.

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Fed. Circ. Judge's Post-Decision Recusal Won't Lead To Redo

By Dani Kass

U.S. Circuit Judge Richard G. Taranto's decision to recuse himself from a case based on newly inherited Amazon stock is not enough to justify reconsidering the opinion he'd already issued, the Federal Circuit has ruled.

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Most Of Corteva's IP Claims Against Inari Move Along

By Elliot Weld

A Delaware federal court Thursday kept most claims alive in a case over seed intellectual property brought by Corteva Agriscience ahead of a trial set to begin later this month.

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BASF Unit Says Apple Stole Its Face Authentication IP

By Bonnie Eslinger

A BASF SE subsidiary sued ​Apple in Texas federal court on Thursday alleging infringement of seven of its face authentication patents, saying that the Silicon Valley giant has been using the technology in iPhone ‌and ⁠iPad models without authorization or license.

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Dutch Software Co. Asks Justices To Halt TM Trial

By Hayley Fowler

A Dutch software company has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to pause a rapidly approaching trial in a trademark dispute with an American rival while it petitions for review of an injunction and contempt order that it said threaten to taint the entire proceedings.

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An Inside Look At Squires' Discretionary Denials

A deep dive into the discretionary denials issued by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires since he took over last year identifies trends in commonly asserted arguments and how they correlate with institution outcomes, say attorneys at Kirkland & Ellis.

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Series

Ballet Makes Me A Better Lawyer

A lifetime of learning and performing ballet taught me that success — whether in dance or practicing law — comes only through hours of thorough preparation, boundless energy and relentless effort, says Sharon Katz-Pearlman at Greenberg Traurig.

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Quinn Emanuel, McDermott Hit By Data Breaches

By Lauren Berg

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP and McDermott Will & Schulte LLP both recently suffered data breaches, adding to the dozens of cybersecurity incidents law firms in the U.S. have suffered in 2026.

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Analysis

Boutique Firms Emerge As Trump Admin's 'Achilles' Heel'

By Phillip Bantz

Less fearful of retribution than some of their BigLaw counterparts, small law firms are taking on an outsize role handling cases seen as adversarial to the Trump administration.

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Interview

Federal Judge Warns Threats Imperil Judicial Independence

By Carolina Bolado

U.S. District Judge Beth Bloom of the Southern District of Florida told Law360 that judges and members of the bar need to educate the public on the judiciary's important role in American democracy to combat increasing threats, speaking following the release of two reports this week that warn of safety concerns for judges and that defiance of court orders is undermining the federal judiciary's independence.

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Husch Blackwell Gets Early Win In Ex-Partner's 401(k) Suit

By Andrea Keckley

A Missouri federal court granted Husch Blackwell LLP an early win over a former employee's proposed class action alleging the firm illegally withheld retirement contributions and mismanaged its employee 401(k) plan, finding the ex-partner couldn't prove violations of federal benefits law.

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Former Girardi Keese CFO Drops Appeal Of 5-Year Fraud Term

By Emily Sawicki

The Seventh Circuit has granted onetime Girardi Keese financial chief Christopher Kamon's request to drop the appeal he lodged fighting an Illinois federal judge's order adding five concurrent years onto the 10 he is already serving for his role helping Tom Girardi, the head of the firm, steal millions from plane crash clients who settled cases in Chicago.

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Pirro Urges House Ethics Panel To Refer Crime Claims To DOJ

By Courtney Bublé

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro has told the House Ethics Committee that as cases involving criminal misconduct come before it, her office should be involved too.

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Fox Rothschild Says Adult Day Care Suit Rehashes Claims

By Rose Krebs

Fox Rothschild LLP is urging a New Jersey state court to toss claims against the firm and one of its attorneys in a complaint related to the firm's prosecution of a fraudulent loan lawsuit that led to a $65,000 sanction against the firm.

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