Intellectual Property Law and Copyright Laws

The USPTO Federal Register is requesting comments from interested parties on whether the U.S. should join as a party to the WIPO Riyadh Design Law Treaty and any impacts from doing so. The deadline for submitting comments is June 11.

World Law Group's Intellectual Property Group explored this question in a discussion moderated by Stephanie Consonni de Schryver from TozziniFreire in Brazil, where lawyers from multiple jurisdictions shared how IP is influencing deal value, diligence, and risk allocation in practice.

The landscape of counterfeiting litigation is shifting in ways that place online marketplace operators at the center of disputes from two directions. Brand owners are escalating efforts to hold...

March 2026 saw three important court decisions that may affect the internet as we know it today. A Supreme Court decision took a step forward for a free and robust internet that encourages the free flow of information, while two state court decisions each took steps back from this same free flow of information over the internet.

A Tokyo court has sentenced individuals to jail time for publishing detailed spoiler posts about Godzilla and anime content, finding that their descriptions crossed the line from fair use commentary into unauthorized adaptation.

They designate an agent, post a policy, and assume they have handled the issue. Then an actual dispute arrives. A notice goes to the wrong inbox. Content comes down too quickly or not quickly enough.

The UK Government’s report on the copyright and AI consultation was recently published. While the report confirms that balancing the interests of copyrights holders and AI developers is a complex exercise, it also provides an indication of likely scenarios to consider in this fast-evolving environment.

The U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division has issued a series of statements and policy guidance clarifying that strong patent rights and antitrust enforcement are complementary forces that together promote innovation. Through recent court filings and official speeches, the DOJ has addressed critical questions about injunctive relief for patent holders, the relationship between standard-essential patents and market power, and the proper boundaries between contract disputes and antitrust violations.

Leading antitrust lawyers from Axinn and Noerr examine whether licensing negotiation groups will fundamentally transform the landscape of standard-essential patent licensing. The firm's attorneys are also contributing insights on competition law, mentorship, and the intersection of endurance athletics with legal practice across multiple industry publications and conferences.

Judge Rakoff's ruling in United States v. Heppner establishes that using commercial generative AI tools to process confidential information may destroy attorney-client privilege and work product protection.

Two years after the FTC's landmark final rule on non-compete agreements, employers continue to navigate a rapidly evolving landscape shaped by litigation, state law developments, and enforcement priorities. Join Seyfarth attorneys as they examine where things stand now and what employers should be doing next to protect competitive interests while staying compliant.

In California, an employer’s invention-assignment agreement often looks like it gives the company ownership of every idea an employee touches. For engineers at high-growth technology companies...