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Federal Circuit Upholds Claim Construction Ruling Emphasizing Intrinsic Evidence And Plain And Ordinary Meaning

In Wonderland Switzerland AG v. Evenflo Company, Inc., No. 2023-2043 (Fed. Cir. 2025), the Federal Circuit affirmed that the district court properly construed disputed claim terms of patents at issue based on the use...

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Lerner David

Trade Secrets – The Strategic Role Of Trade Secrets In IP Protection And How To Secure And Monitor Trade Secrets And Enforce Them Across Borders

Trade secrets are the silent drivers of innovation and competitive advantage. Our four-part series looks at how businesses can protect, enforce, and leverage these critical assets...

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Everybody's Talking About AI: Takeaways From The February 20, 2026 Fordham Law Symposium

On February 20, 2026, Gadgets, Gigabytes and Goodwill Blog co-editor Owen Wolfe spoke at the Fordham School of Law as part of the Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal Symposium, ...

United States IP

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

An Entrepreneur's Guide To IP: What To Protect And When To File (February 2026)

This presentation, created by Robyn Bowland and Kyle Watson, will address how to think about intellectual property early in the business lifecycle, common IP missteps that can create operational or financial risk...

United States IP

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Irwin IP

Hidden Risk Of Recharacterizing A License As A Franchise

United States IP

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Mayer Brown

Beyond The Podium: Technology & Fashion In Snowboarding

United States IP

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Foley & Lardner

New EU Funding Available For IP Costs Of SMEs Established In The EU And Ukraine

United States IP

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J A Kemp LLP

Pizza Puff Showdown: When Trademarks Go Generic (Podcast)

United States IP

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Mayer Brown

XAI V. OpenAI: Motion To Dismiss Granted (But The Story Might Not Be Over)

United States IP

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Beck Reed Riden

"Template For Tailoring" Falls On Losing Side Of Computer-Based Patent Eligibility Divide

United States IP

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast, Episode 86: Two Circuit Cases On Damages Apportionment And Trade Secret Identification

United States IP

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Bprotocol v. Uniswap Decision Finds Blockchain Patents Cover Patent-ineligible Subject Matter

United States IP

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Director Reinforces Post-Revvo Limits On Inconsistent Claim Construction Positions Between District Court And The PTAB

United States IP

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Federal Circuit Split Over "Plainly Dissimilar" Design, Affirms Summary Judgement Of Non-infringement

United States IP

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Back To School 2025: Title IX Updates And How ADR Can Help Universities Resolve Disputes (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Colorado "Opt-Out" Litigation – Petition For Rehearing En Banc And Amicus Briefs In Support

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 264

United States Commercial

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Davis Wright Tremaine

New Year's Resolutions For Mediators (That Actually Change Outcomes)

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Federal Circuit: Priority Document That 'Broadly Outlines' Possible Structures Fails To Provide Adequate Written Description Support For Subgenus Of Linkers In Antibody-Drug Conjugate

United States IP

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

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Federal Circuit Upholds Claim Construction Ruling Emphasizing Intrinsic Evidence And Plain And Ordinary Meaning

In Wonderland Switzerland AG v. Evenflo Company, Inc., No. 2023-2043 (Fed. Cir. 2025), the Federal Circuit affirmed that the district court properly construed disputed claim terms of patents at issue based on the use...

United States IP

LD

Lerner David

An Entrepreneur's Guide To IP: What To Protect And When To File (February 2026)

This presentation, created by Robyn Bowland and Kyle Watson, will address how to think about intellectual property early in the business lifecycle, common IP missteps that can create operational or financial risk...

United States IP

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Irwin IP

Beyond The Podium: Technology & Fashion In Snowboarding

Snowboarding first debuted at the Winter Olympic Games in Nagano in 1998. In the 1990s, snowboarding style was heavily influenced by skateboard culture and many snowboarders...

United States IP

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Foley & Lardner

New EU Funding Available For IP Costs Of SMEs Established In The EU And Ukraine

United States IP

JA

J A Kemp LLP

XAI V. OpenAI: Motion To Dismiss Granted (But The Story Might Not Be Over)

United States IP

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Beck Reed Riden

"Template For Tailoring" Falls On Losing Side Of Computer-Based Patent Eligibility Divide

United States IP

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Bprotocol v. Uniswap Decision Finds Blockchain Patents Cover Patent-ineligible Subject Matter

United States IP

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Director Reinforces Post-Revvo Limits On Inconsistent Claim Construction Positions Between District Court And The PTAB

United States IP

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Federal Circuit Split Over "Plainly Dissimilar" Design, Affirms Summary Judgement Of Non-infringement

United States IP

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

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Licensing & Syndication

Hidden Risk Of Recharacterizing A License As A Franchise

Intellectual property licensing, distribution and collaboration agreements are widely used to expand businesses and reach new markets. While they offer flexibility, they carry a frequently overlooked regulatory risk.

United States IP

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Mayer Brown

Bedazzled, But Protectable? The Trademark Questions Behind "MURRRDER" Merch Dispute

If you've been following the drama unfolding on the TV show "The Traitors" (U.S.), you're already familiar with the tartan-clad chaos, castle intrigue, and Alan Cumming's fashion statements.

United States IP

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Understanding And Responding To Licensing Boards

Responding can be challenging because the mere submission of a complaint can trigger a strong emotional response, and the process presents a risk that action adversely affecting the licensee may be taken.

United States IP

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Ward and Smith, P.A.

Disney–OpenAI's Sora Deal: What It Signals For IP, Licensing, And Responsible AI

United States Technology

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Adams and Reese

Ohio Walks Back Prior Small Loan Act Guidance, Eases Licensing Position For Bank Partnerships

United States Finance

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Mayer Brown

Ohio Walks Back Prior Small Loan Act Guidance, Eases Licensing Position For Bank Partnerships

United States Finance

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Mayer Brown

Illinois Revamps The Scope Of Its Collection Agency Licensing Law

United States Finance

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Mayer Brown

Illinois Revamps The Scope Of Its Collection Agency Licensing Law

United States Finance

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Mayer Brown

Licensing Agreements: What Every IT And Service Business Needs To Know

United States Commercial

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Sterlington PLLC

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Trademark

An Entrepreneur's Guide To IP: What To Protect And When To File (February 2026)

This presentation, created by Robyn Bowland and Kyle Watson, will address how to think about intellectual property early in the business lifecycle, common IP missteps that can create operational or financial risk...

United States IP

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Irwin IP

Hidden Risk Of Recharacterizing A License As A Franchise

Intellectual property licensing, distribution and collaboration agreements are widely used to expand businesses and reach new markets. While they offer flexibility, they carry a frequently overlooked regulatory risk.

United States IP

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Mayer Brown

Pizza Puff Showdown: When Trademarks Go Generic (Podcast)

In this episode of The Upper Brand, hosts Rich Assmus and Kristine Young examine the Illinois Tamale Company v. LC Trademark Incorporated case, exploring whether the "pizza puff"...

United States IP

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Mayer Brown

How Contract Drafting Can Trigger Franchise Obligations: Key Risk Areas In Brazil And The United States

United States Commercial

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Mayer Brown

AI Challenges Are Pushing Artists To Secure Trademark Protection

United States IP

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

IP Frontiers: Who Really Owns Your Trademark? Ownership Pitfalls For Start-Ups And Closely Held Businesses

United States IP

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Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti

Trademark Lawsuit Coverage Gap Most Executives Miss (Video)

United States IP

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister

EPR Academy, Part 3 Of 6: The EPR Appeals Process

United States IP

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Bedazzled, But Protectable? The Trademark Questions Behind "MURRRDER" Merch Dispute

United States IP

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

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Copyright

Everybody's Talking About AI: Takeaways From The February 20, 2026 Fordham Law Symposium

On February 20, 2026, Gadgets, Gigabytes and Goodwill Blog co-editor Owen Wolfe spoke at the Fordham School of Law as part of the Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal Symposium, ...

United States IP

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

An Entrepreneur's Guide To IP: What To Protect And When To File (February 2026)

This presentation, created by Robyn Bowland and Kyle Watson, will address how to think about intellectual property early in the business lifecycle, common IP missteps that can create operational or financial risk...

United States IP

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Irwin IP

Use Of Kurt Cobain Photo In Blog Post Is Copyright Infringement, But Nevermind The Damages

Defendant Line Financial Health Network operates a financial app called Beem.

United States IP

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Can An Idea Be Legally Protected?

United States IP

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Clark Hill

Should Your Startup Register Software Copyrights?

United States IP

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Baker Botts LLP

Judge Applies Well-Established Rules Of Policy Interpretation To Narrow The Reach Of An Exclusion And To Find Copyright Coverage

United States Insurance

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Nossaman LLP

February 2026 FZLZ Minute

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Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, PC

Pryor Cashman Shortlisted For Three Managing IP Americas Awards 2026

United States IP

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Pryor Cashman LLP

Alcon Entertainment, LLC v. Tesla, Inc.

United States IP

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

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Latest Videos

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Trademark Lawsuit Coverage Gap Most Executives Miss (Video)

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister

The Art Of The Steal—Estate Planning For Writers, Artists And Composers (With Just A Little Bit Of Copyright Law) (Podcast)

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Lowenstein Sandler

Patent Protection In A Borderless World (Video)

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Arnold & Porter

2025 Patent Prosecution Year In Review: Key Developments, Case Law, And Strategic Insights For Patent Attorneys (Video)

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Brooks Kushman

Navigating The Inescapable Trap – Added Matter At The EPO (Video)

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J A Kemp LLP

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