Intellectual Property Law and Copyright Laws

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.

In 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled in Amarin v. Hikma that Amarin had plausibly alleged that Hikma induced infringement of its patents. Now that the U.S. Supreme Court...

Reyna, J. The Court reversed the district court’s judgment that the asserted claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,202,395 are indefinite and remanded for further proceedings.

On March 20, 2026, Accord BioPharma, Inc. (“Accord”), Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

For years, US multinational companies routinely placed their global intellectual property in affiliates in low-tax jurisdictions outside the US. This may no longer become routine.

Imagine a pharmaceutical company that deploys a network of AI agents to accelerate early-stage drug discovery.

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...

On March 25, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a closely watched decision with significant implications for Internet service providers, technology platforms, and copyright enforcement more broadly.

On March 25, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a significant decision for copyright litigators and online service providers, reversing a $1 billion jury verdict against Cox Communications...

On March 25, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a significant decision reaffirming and clarifying the limits of contributory copyright liability for technology and Internet service providers.