Intellectual Property Law and Copyright Laws

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has become the epicenter of "Schedule A" litigation—a controversial model for pursuing intellectual property claims against dozens or hundreds of cross-border e-commerce sellers simultaneously. Judge John F. Kness's landmark 2025 ruling in Eicher Motors Limited challenges long-standing practices including ex parte restraining orders, prejudgment asset freezes, and mass joinder of defendants, potentially reshaping how brand owners combat onl

When a committee or affiliate breaks away from its parent organization, can it continue using the original entity's trademarks? A federal court decision in USA Masters Weightlifting v. USA Weightlifting addresses whether departing groups automatically inherit trademark rights and institutional legitimacy, examining defenses of genericness, fair use, and fraud in the context of organizational splits.

As remote work, cloud servers, and retail kiosks reshape the modern business landscape, federal courts are grappling with how to apply decades-old patent venue rules to companies that no longer operate from traditional brick-and-mortar offices. Recent decisions are testing whether a home office, a data center, or a mall kiosk qualifies as a "place of business" under the statute, with significant implications for where patent disputes are litigated and how much leverage each side holds before trial even begi

In decisions that will be welcomed by those seeking to streamline proceedings in the UPC and sue multiple defendants in one court, the UPC Court of Appeal (CoA) has...

A new bill introduced in Congress would prohibit certain Chinese-linked entities from obtaining or enforcing U.S. patents, potentially reshaping the competitive landscape in technology-intensive sectors including drones, telecommunications, semiconductors, and artificial intelligence.

AI tools like ChatGPT have become the new Swiss Army knife for business: They can draft a pitch deck, brainstorm a product name, write a sales email and pressure-test a marketing strategy.

AI tools like ChatGPT have become the new Swiss Army knife for business: They can draft a pitch deck, brainstorm a product name, write a sales email and pressure-test a marketing strategy.

As artificial intelligence becomes embedded in legal workflows, the risks to data privacy and confidential information are no longer theoretical—they're playing out in courtrooms. Understanding how AI systems handle sensitive data, from inadvertent disclosure to inference risks, is now essential for legal professionals navigating this rapidly evolving landscape.

When does hiring a rival’s employees turn into a federal case for violation of the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA)? A pair of recent rulings dismissing xAI’s trade secret claims against OpenAI answer that question by focusing on the new employer’s conduct...

As remote work, cloud servers, and retail kiosks reshape the modern business landscape, federal courts are grappling with how to apply decades-old patent venue rules to companies that no longer operate from traditional brick-and-mortar offices. Recent decisions are testing whether a home office, a data center, or a mall kiosk qualifies as a "place of business" under the statute, with significant implications for where patent disputes are litigated and how much leverage each side holds before trial even begi

This comprehensive intellectual property update examines recent developments across multiple jurisdictions, from a Second Circuit ruling on TTAB decision preclusion to new EU greenwashing regulations and state-level privacy legislation. The analysis explores how courts and legislators are adapting trademark, copyright, and data protection frameworks to address modern marketplace realities and technological advances.

The Third Circuit is poised to deliver a landmark ruling on whether using copyrighted works to train artificial intelligence models constitutes fair use, with oral arguments revealing sharp disagreements over transformativeness and market harm. At the heart of the dispute is whether Ross Intelligence's AI-powered legal search engine merely created a "cheat sheet" from Thomson Reuters' Westlaw headnotes or developed something materially different through natural-language processing. The court's decision, exp