Worldwide: Intellectual Property

On March 23, 2026, Governor Ferguson signed HB 1155 into law, banning all non-competition agreements in the state—including those already in effect—regardless of worker income, requiring employers to notify affected...

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Trade secrets are among the most valuable forms of intellectual property a company can possess. Unlike patents or copyrights, which require public disclosure, trade secrets derive their value from remaining confidential.

Just as the NCAA Men’s and Women’s College Basketball tournaments were getting underway, the NCAA itself entered its own competition – suing sports betting company DraftKings for its use of NCAA-protected trademarks MARCH MADNESS, FINAL FOUR, SWEET SIXTEEN, and others.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently introduced a significant policy shift in America Invents Act (AIA) patent challenges that could impact US companies in the manufacturing, automotive...

On March 13, 2026, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued supplemental guidance that provides design patent applicants with greater flexibility when claiming...

In Exafer Ltd v. Microsoft Corp., No. 24-2296 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 6, 2026), the Federal Circuit reversed the district court's exclusion of Exafer's damages expert report and vacated the district court's order...

In Nextcea Inc. v. Lipotype, Inc., et al., No. 1:24-cv-12624-JEK, Judge Kobick granted Defendants' motion to dismiss, holding that the asserted patent claims were directed to unpatentable subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101.

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On February 25, 2026, Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen signed Legislative Bill 717 (LB 717) into law. LB 717 will expand the scope of the Nebraska Installment Loan and Sales Act (the “ILSA”) —Nebraska’s primary licensing law that governs the origination, making, and servicing of non-mortgage consumer-purpose loans—by raising the threshold loan amount for licensing under the ILSA, imposing new disclosure requirements for ILSA licensees, and expanding the prohibition against making l

Artificial intelligence is no longer a technology on the horizon — it is embedded in the daily operations of healthcare organizations, financial institutions, marketing teams, law firms, and manufacturers worldwide.

For the second time in less than a year, the USPTO, along with the DOJ's Antitrust Division, has stepped into a patent case pending in the Eastern District of Texas.