Worldwide: Intellectual Property

On October 17, 2025, the USPTO issued a notice of proposed rulemaking ("Notice") regarding the rules of practice for inter partes review before the PTAB.

Effective Jan. 19, 2025, the USPTO implemented a new fee framework for IDS submissions, charging up to $800 for applications that list more than 200 references.

Join Michael Siekman, Allegra Padula, and Riley Wyberg as they open our webinar series with "The BPCIA Has Changed How Companies Should Be Protecting Innovative Biologics...

The demand for data centers driven by AI and cloud migration have strained the energy infrastructure. As power consumption exceeds availability, the legal and business challenges of securing power, building out infrastructure and allocating risk have become key issues for the industry.

You retired from the military and finally landed your dream job after several months of searching. Now your current employer demands you pay them $25,000 just to leave. If this situation sounds familiar, you are not alone.

When a company like Samsung Display Co., Ltd. (a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics) secures a major victory in trade-secret law, it sends a clear message to innovators and competitors alike.

On October 24, 2025, the Massachusetts Division of Banks (DOB) finalized a suite of regulatory amendments implementing the Massachusetts Money Transmission Act.

Inventor-backed OnePass Data Technology LLC has filed its first litigation, suing AT&T (AT&T Mobility) (1:25-cv-01111) and Verizon (Verizon Wireless) (1:25-cv-01112) in separate District of Delaware complaints.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Oct. 28, 2025, adopted two Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that reflect the Commission's broader push to modernize its licensing framework...

The recent decision of the Seventh Circuit of the US Court of Appeals in Eddie Richardson v Karim Kharbouch highlights a fundamental difference between sound...

As companies expand global operations, they are forced to navigate a patchwork of local IP laws, data and artificial intelligence (AI) regulations, and ever-shifting geopolitical tensions.

On October 30, 2025, the Seventh Circuit vacated and remanded a judgment in Dolls Kill, Inc. v. MengEryt, holding that the district court erred in awarding statutory damages when the plaintiff...