Intellectual Property Law and Copyright Laws

The energy industry sits at the center of a technological and geopolitical crossroads. Scaling renewable projects, digitizing operations, and expanding into emerging technologies provide endless opportunities for innovation.

The Ninth Circuit recently reversed a district court's decision to strike a plaintiff's trade secret claims under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) at the discovery stage.

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.

A decision in May from the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals has extended the long-standing and well-publicized dispute over inventorship of use of CRISPR-Cas9 technology in eukaryotic cells.

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.

On November 17, the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued a memorandum announcing that petitioners in IPR and PGR proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board...

On November 4, 2025, Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, John Squires, designated the Ex Parte Desjardins decision of September 26, 2025...

In Advance Local Media LLC v. Cohere Inc., Judge Colleen McMahon of the Southern District of New York denied Cohere's motion to dismiss claims brought by a consortium of major news publishers.

On November 17, the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued a memorandum announcing that petitioners in IPR and PGR proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board...

Thanksgiving is finally here, which means the turkey gets its annual moment in the spotlight. For 364 days a year, the turkey is just trying to fit in. It was forced to take on roles it never auditioned for.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's decision in In re Healy offers another data point in the ongoing challenge of patenting financial market innovations.