Intellectual Property Law and Copyright Laws

In Gesture, the patent owner appealed an ex parte reexamination decision of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Patent Trial and Appeal Board ("the Board") affirming the unpatentability of claims 1-30 of U.S. Patent 7,933,431 ("the '431 patent") as either anticipated or obvious.

In this episode, Michael and Colin are joined by their Perkins Coie partner, Janice Ta, as they speak with Ben Burrus and Kevin Turpin of Weavix.

On Jan. 8, 2026, the Supreme Court of Virginia upheld a decision to overturn a $2 billion jury verdict in the Appian v. Pegasystems trade secrets dispute, where a unanimous jury found that Pega violated the Virginia Computer Crimes Act and misappropriated Appian's trade secrets, awarding Appian $2.036 billion