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Second Circuit Affirms Fair Use By Jimmy Kimmel

Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a precedential opinion in Santos v. Kimmel, No. 24-2196 (Oct. 6, 2025), affirming the Southern District of New York's Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal of former Congressman George Santos's copyright claims against Jimmy Kimmel, ABC, and Disney.

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Merchant & Gould

Common Ground: An Apparent Government Desire To Return Eligibility To Its Roots

The Supreme Court's Alice decision redefined subject matter eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101 by broadening the scope of subject matter considered "abstract" or "natural" and incorporating inventiveness...

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Teeing Up Trademark Law: U.S. And EU Differences Explained (Video)

In our second episode of our RIPL Effect video/podcast series, Reinhart Shareholder Heidi Thole takes inspiration from the Ryder Cup — a long-standing international golf competition...

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

Arhaus vs. RH Dispute: When Trade Secrets Are On The Table

Earlier in 2025, furniture and home-goods retailer Arhaus filed a lawsuit against RH.

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Marks Gray

What Is In A Name? Columbia vs. Columbia

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Marks Gray

Services Have Boundaries In Trademark Proceedings

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Cowan Liebowitz & Latman PC

Another Bite At The Apple For Software-Implemented Diagnostics?

United States IP

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Integrating The IP Of New Technologies: Global Tax And IP Risks

United States IP

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Mayer Brown

The Achilles Heel Of U.S. Centric Cleantech Energy Patent Portfolios

United States IP

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Foley & Lardner

Almost EU-Wide Injunction Against Tripp-Trapp 'Look-Alike'

European Union IP

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

What's Hiding Under The Bridge? How To Protect Your Business From Intellectual Property "Trolls"

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Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns

When Music Meets Fashion: Chrome Hearts vs. Neil Young

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Marks Gray

Cut To Black(hawk): Director Squires Terminates IPR With No Final Written Decision In Debut Ruling

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Podcast: Inventorship & The AIA: The Federal Circuit's First Derivation Decision - Part 2

United States IP

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

California Air Resources Board Publishes Draft SB 261 Guidance

United States Commercial

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Ropes & Gray LLP

New U.S. Trade Fraud Task Force: Heightened Enforcement And Compliance Imperatives For Importers

United States International

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Ropes & Gray LLP

[PODCAST] Utilizing Co-Mediation - Bringing Together Multiple Perspectives To Reach Effective Settlements

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JAMS

The Changes To The English Arbitration Regime: What Parties To International Construction Disputes Need To Know

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Resolving Construction Conflicts Efficiently: A Guided Mediation Approach

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JAMS

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Patent Litigation

Copyright

Second Circuit Affirms Fair Use By Jimmy Kimmel

Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a precedential opinion in Santos v. Kimmel, No. 24-2196 (Oct. 6, 2025), affirming the Southern District of New York's Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal of former Congressman George Santos's copyright claims against Jimmy Kimmel, ABC, and Disney.

United States IP

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Merchant & Gould

Integrating The IP Of New Technologies: Global Tax And IP Risks

Many companies depend on the acquisition of IP-protected technologies through either internal R&D or M&A transactions.

United States IP

MB

Mayer Brown

Almost EU-Wide Injunction Against Tripp-Trapp 'Look-Alike'

In Stokke/Cybex et al. (in Dutch), the Gelderland District Court imposed preliminary injunctions: the IRIS Chair of the German company Cybex infringes Stokke's copyright in the Tripp Trapp chair.

European Union IP

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Does The Anthropic Settlement Give Authors The Upper Hand? (Video)

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Gamma Law

What's Hiding Under The Bridge? How To Protect Your Business From Intellectual Property "Trolls"

United States IP

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Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns

Real-Estate Listings And Copyright Law: What Zillow vs. CoStar Teaches Us

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Marks Gray

To What Degree Should Clips Of Copyright-Protected Music Be Allowed In Social Videos?

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Marks Gray

Who Owns Your ChatGPT Conversations

United States Technology

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The Orlando Law Group

Copyright On Trial: Major Studios Challenge AI Training Practices In Midjourney Lawsuit

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S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

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Licensing & Syndication

Integrating The IP Of New Technologies: Global Tax And IP Risks

Many companies depend on the acquisition of IP-protected technologies through either internal R&D or M&A transactions.

United States IP

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Mayer Brown

Does The Anthropic Settlement Give Authors The Upper Hand? (Video)

When a relatively young AI company agrees to pay $1.5 billion to settle a copyright lawsuit, it's not just another headline; it's a turning point.

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Gamma Law

2025 Video Game Development Primer: Is Your Studio Ready For New Legal Realities? (Video)

What began as pixelated escapism has scaled into an economic juggernaut. Video gaming saturates culture, dominates mainstream attention, and reshapes the boundaries of connection, competition, and creation.

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Gamma Law

Real-Estate Listings And Copyright Law: What Zillow vs. CoStar Teaches Us

United States IP

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Marks Gray

UPC Grants Landmark Anti-interim-licence Injunction

United States IP

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J A Kemp LLP

How Really Simple Licensing May Change Online Content Licensing

United States IP

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Massachusetts Finalizes Amendments To Mortgage Licensing, Truth In Lending, And Small-Loan Regulations

United States Consumer

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

FIGS' Emmy Winning Marketing Strategy

United States IP

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Berenzweig Leonard

Anthropic's Landmark Copyright Settlement: Implications For AI Developers And Enterprise Users

United States IP

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Ropes & Gray LLP

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Patent

Common Ground: An Apparent Government Desire To Return Eligibility To Its Roots

The Supreme Court's Alice decision redefined subject matter eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101 by broadening the scope of subject matter considered "abstract" or "natural" and incorporating inventiveness...

United States IP

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Another Bite At The Apple For Software-Implemented Diagnostics?

A recent court case in the Eastern District of New York is a great example of "another bite at the apple" of patent subject matter eligibility.

United States IP

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Integrating The IP Of New Technologies: Global Tax And IP Risks

Many companies depend on the acquisition of IP-protected technologies through either internal R&D or M&A transactions.

United States IP

MB

Mayer Brown

The Achilles Heel Of U.S. Centric Cleantech Energy Patent Portfolios

United States IP

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Foley & Lardner

2025 Video Game Development Primer: Is Your Studio Ready For New Legal Realities? (Video)

United States Media & IT

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Gamma Law

Cut To Black(hawk): Director Squires Terminates IPR With No Final Written Decision In Debut Ruling

United States IP

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Podcast: Inventorship & The AIA: The Federal Circuit's First Derivation Decision - Part 2

United States IP

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

USPTO's Automated Search Pilot Program: Early Prior Art Insights—Promises And Pitfalls For Patent Applicants

United States IP

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

The UPC's Evolving Approach To Inventive Step

United States IP

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J A Kemp LLP

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Trade Secrets

Arhaus vs. RH Dispute: When Trade Secrets Are On The Table

Earlier in 2025, furniture and home-goods retailer Arhaus filed a lawsuit against RH.

United States IP

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Marks Gray

Integrating The IP Of New Technologies: Global Tax And IP Risks

Many companies depend on the acquisition of IP-protected technologies through either internal R&D or M&A transactions.

United States IP

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Mayer Brown

Mic Drop: NY Federal Court Finds Exclusive Wu-Tang Clan Album May Warrant Trade Secret Protection

The unreleased, single copy of the Wu-Tang Clan album Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, which was originally sold to defendant Martin Shkreli for $2 million in 2017 and later sold to plaintiff PleasrDAO...

United States IP

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Davis+Gilbert LLP

Client Alert: Once Upon A Time In Trade Secret Law: Federal Judge Expands Trade Secret Protection To Wu-Tang Clan Album, Opening New Strategies For Exclusive Assets

United States IP

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Jenner & Block

Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast, Episode 80: Statute Of Limitations, Scope Of Permitted Trade Secret Use, And Reasonable Measures

United States IP

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Ninth Circuit Holds Trade Secret Claims Under The DTSA Do Not Need To Be Fully Defined At The Start Of Litigation

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Secrets, Ciphers, And Cybersecurity: What The Enigma Machine Can Teach Us About Protecting Trade Secrets And Cybersecurity In Modern Times

United States IP

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Klemchuk

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

United States IP

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WilmerHale

The Trade Secret Test Is Coming: Are You Ready? Recent Decisions Reveal The Cost Of Poor Preparation

United States IP

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Mintz

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Latest Videos

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Teeing Up Trademark Law: U.S. And EU Differences Explained (Video)

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

Update On Plausibility – A Review Of Case Law In Europe Following G2/21 (Video)

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J A Kemp LLP

The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 119: Landmark $1.5 Billion Class Action Settlement Addresses AI Copyright Claims (Video)

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Duane Morris LLP

Top 2 IP Mistakes Startups Make (Protect Your Intellectual Property!) (Video)

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Crowley Law LLC

Live From Workplace Horizons 2025: Open Season On Restrictive Covenants? Protecting Your Company's Confidential Information In Uncertain Times (Video)

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

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