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New Intellectual Discovery Campaign Targets GPUs

Texas entity SiliconArts Technology US Inc. has initiated what appears to be its first litigation. In separate Western District of Texas complaints...

United States IP

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RPX Corporation

New Earbud Campaign Launches Against Nine Defendants

Wireless earbuds are the focus of a new litigation campaign, filed by Helical LLC against ASUSTek (2:25-cv-00353), Creative Technology (2:25-cv-00354)...

United States IP

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RPX Corporation

Part III Of mRNA Patent Wars: The Future Of mRNA Innovation And Intellectual Property

This final installment examines where the mRNA landscape may be headed as legal and scientific forces continue to collide.

United States IP

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Caldwell

Recentive v. Fox: Machine-Learning Claims Fail To Make The Grade

The patent eligibility of claims involving the use of machine learning (ML) was recently considered by the US Court of Appeals...

United States IP

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Bracewell

Robinhood, Maker Of Popular Trading App, Succeeds In Opposing Trademark Application For "Robin Hood" In Canada

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Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala LLP

Trial Date Drives PTAB's Denial Of IPR Institution

United States IP

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Jones Day

Copyright Office Issues Key Guidance On Fair Use In Generative AI Training

United States IP

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Wiley Rein

Robotics Additional Considerations: Open Source And Standards

United States IP

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Foley Hoag LLP

Federal Circuit: Petitioner Estoppel Does Not Apply To Product Prior Art Grounds

United States IP

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Jones Day

Federal Circuit Narrows Scope Of IPR Estoppel In Ingenico v. IOENGINE

United States IP

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Mid Stay Of Its Case Against Google, SFI Sues IBM Over Three New Patents

United States IP

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RPX Corporation

Malikie Hits Two More, Pictiva Secures Consolidation, Valtrus Seeks Sanctions

United States IP

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RPX Corporation

Litigation Over Former OpCo Chip Portfolio Proliferates, With More Likely Coming

United States IP

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RPX Corporation

U.S. Copyright Office Issues Part 3 Pre-Publication Report On Generative AI And Copyright Law

United States IP

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Baker Botts LLP

President Trump Restores Section 232 Tariffs

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Tariffs, Contracts And The Negotiation Imperative: Why The Old Playbook Won't Work

United States International

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JAMS

Why Porn Star GIGI DIOR Can't Register Her Name As A Mark

United States IP

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Cowan Liebowitz & Latman PC

DOJ Memo Previews Immigration Enforcement Actions

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

Tentative List Of Countries For Potential Travel Ban And Travel Restrictions

Worldwide Immigration

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Pryor Cashman LLP

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Trademark Disputes

Patent Litigation

Licensing & Syndication

Copyright Office Issues Key Guidance On Fair Use In Generative AI Training

On May 9, 2025, the U.S. Copyright Office (the Office) released the third and final report in its "Copyright and Artificial Intelligence" series, offering its most comprehensive guidance to date on one of the most contested legal questions in the AI era...

United States IP

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Wiley Rein

Robotics Additional Considerations: Open Source And Standards

In the rapidly evolving field of robotics, many companies leverage open-source software (OSS) to accelerate development, reduce costs, and benefit from a collaborative innovation ecosystem.

United States IP

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Foley Hoag LLP

United States Copyright Office Weighs In On Fair Use Defense For Generative AI Training

On Friday, May 9, the United States Copyright Office ("USCO") released a "pre-publication version" of its long-anticipated third and final report in a series of guidance...

United States IP

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Mayer Brown

European Commission Withdraws Proposal For SEP Regulation

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RPX Corporation

Copyright Office Report On Training AI And Fair Use

United States IP

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

What You Need To Know About Bermuda's New Digital Identity Service Provider Regime

Bermuda Finance

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Walkers

Licensing Partnerships In Life Sciences: Emerging And Expected Trends In 2025

Canada Healthcare

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Gowling WLG

Documentation Is Key When Claiming QSBS Benefits

United States Commercial

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Keating, Meuthing & Klekamp

Celebrating World IP Day 2025

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Smart & Biggar

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Patent

New Intellectual Discovery Campaign Targets GPUs

Texas entity SiliconArts Technology US Inc. has initiated what appears to be its first litigation. In separate Western District of Texas complaints...

United States IP

RC

RPX Corporation

New Earbud Campaign Launches Against Nine Defendants

Wireless earbuds are the focus of a new litigation campaign, filed by Helical LLC against ASUSTek (2:25-cv-00353), Creative Technology (2:25-cv-00354)...

United States IP

RC

RPX Corporation

Part III Of mRNA Patent Wars: The Future Of mRNA Innovation And Intellectual Property

This final installment examines where the mRNA landscape may be headed as legal and scientific forces continue to collide.

United States IP

C

Caldwell

Recentive v. Fox: Machine-Learning Claims Fail To Make The Grade

United States IP

B

Bracewell

Trial Date Drives PTAB's Denial Of IPR Institution

United States IP

JD

Jones Day

Robotics Additional Considerations: Open Source And Standards

United States IP

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Foley Hoag LLP

Federal Circuit: Petitioner Estoppel Does Not Apply To Product Prior Art Grounds

United States IP

JD

Jones Day

Federal Circuit Narrows Scope Of IPR Estoppel In Ingenico v. IOENGINE

United States IP

BI

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Mid Stay Of Its Case Against Google, SFI Sues IBM Over Three New Patents

United States IP

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RPX Corporation

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Trade Secrets

Ohio Senate Deliberates Ban On Noncompete Agreements For All Employees

Bipartisan legislation was recently introduced in the Ohio Senate that would ban employee noncompete agreements in Ohio.

United States Employment

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Tenth Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Trade Secret Claims For Lack Of Particularity And Secrecy

On April 22, 2025, the Tenth Circuit affirmed summary judgment in favor of a sales manager and his new employer on claims under the DTSA, the OUTSA, and common law claims for misappropriation of confidential business information and civil conspiracy…

United States IP

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Proskauer Rose LLP

USA Trends And Developments

The law surrounding trade secrets and restrictive covenants continued to evolve greatly in 2024, and it is anticipated that several legislative and judicial attempts (as well as, potentially, agency-driven priorities)...

United States IP

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Readily Ascertainable—WilmerHale's Trade Secret Bulletin: April 2025

United States IP

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WilmerHale

Intellectual Property Law Insights, May 12, 2025

United States IP

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Parsons Behle & Latimer

Tenth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment Due To Plaintiff's Failure To Sufficiently Establish Existence Of Trade Secrets

United States IP

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Littler Mendelson

Stealing Confidential Information Is Not Necessarily Trade Secret Misappropriation

United States IP

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Mintz

Preventing Trade Secret Theft: Proactive Strategies For In-House Counsel

United States IP

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Ward and Smith, P.A.

Limiting Head Starts, Broadening Disgorgement: Key Takeaways From AMS-OSRAM v. Renesas

United States IP

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Osha Bergman Watanabe & Burton LLP

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IT & Internet

The Impending Domain Name Explosion: Why Brand Owners Must Pay Attention On "Reveal Day" June 13

After years of preparation and a decidedly rocky start to ICANN’s New gTLD Program due to a glitch in the gTLD application system, the applications are in, and ICANN will soon begin evaluating the TLD candidates.

United States IP

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Foley Hoag LLP

Rapidshare Copyright Infringement Decision

In a recently rendered decision the Higher District Court of Hamburg considered Rapidshare to be liable for copyright infringements taking place on Rapidshare’s servers and thereby upheld its previous line of decisions.

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DLA Piper

Textbook Copyright Protection In The Era Of Open Education Content

Over the past decade, pundits have predicted that new companies harnessing the internet and related electronic devices would bring about the end of the record industry, print newspapers, and brick-and-mortar bookstores.

United States IP

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Jones Day

The Internet: Bigger And Even More Complex

United States IP

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Ladas & Parry

gTLD Batching Update: Digital Archery Services Available At A Price

United States IP

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Mintz

Have You Recently Considered Whether Your Website Complies With The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act?

United States IP

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Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis

1286 Applications For Top Level Domain Names - Reveal Day Delayed

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Cassels

Rest In Peace, Perfect10 v. Google: Epic Soft-Porn Copyright Struggle Finally Dismissed

United States IP

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Foley Hoag LLP

Let A Thousand .Flowers Bloom? Update On New gTLDs

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Field LLP

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Latest Videos

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The YouTube-ification Of Canadian Copyright Law (Video)

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Procido LLP

Tips For Small Brands To Consider When Protecting Their Intellectual Property (Video)

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Withers LLP

Parameters At The EPO (Video)

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J A Kemp LLP

How To Navigate IP Issues In Robotics (Video)

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Foley Hoag LLP

2024 PTAB Year In Review: New Procedures And Potential Changes Impact AIA Trial Strategies (Video)

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Brooks Kushman

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