United States: Intellectual Property

Subscribe

Intellectual property law and copyright law thought leadership, articles, podcasts, videos and webinars from expert sources across the legal world. Explore insights covering topics such as licensing and syndication, patent law, trade secrets and trademark law.

The Power Of Policy: Fintiv Remains Intact At The PTAB

In Apple Inc. v. Squires, No. 24-1864 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 13, 2026), the Federal Circuit affirmed the Northern District of California's ruling that the USPTO Director's NHK-Fintiv framework...

United States IP

FH

Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

FDA Moves To Streamline Biosimilar Development: The Implications For Regulatory And IP Strategy

The FDA issued updated guidance on the requirements for biosimilar sponsors seeking to use foreign comparator products in clinical studies.

United States IP

SA

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

The Rise Of Trademark Scams: How Small Businesses Can Spot And Stop Them Before It's Too Late

A business owner opens their inbox to find a message warning that someone else is about to register their company name as a federal trademark.

United States IP

PC

Pender & Coward

4 Strategies For Enforcing IP Rights On Social Media Platforms

In today’s digital world, social media platforms—on which millions of posts and shares happen every minute—can be battlegrounds for intellectual property rights, including rights involving trademarks, copyrights, and patents.

United States IP

CH

Clark Hill

Texas Business Court Highlights Risks To Trade Secret Ownership Arising From Joint Development Agreements

United States IP

BB

Baker Botts LLP

Prosecution Laches Before The Supreme Court

United States IP

BB

Baker Botts LLP

Manufacturing Matters: The USPTO's New Discretionary Institution Factors

United States IP

B

BakerHostetler

Fast‑Forward To Ineligibility: Federal Circuit Invalidates Web‑Conferencing Patent Under § 101

United States IP

FH

Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Federal Circuit Refuses To Construe "Configured For" As More Than "Capable Of"

United States IP

OM

Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P

JONES DAY TALKS®: Women In IP – Supreme Court Denies Review Of Thaler V. Perlmutter: AI Authorship Questions Remain (Podcast)

United States IP

JD

Jones Day

Another Casualty In Failing To Sufficiently Identify Trade Secrets

United States IP

HK

Holland & Knight

Recalibrating AI Patent Strategy: What the USPTO Shift Means — and What it Doesn’t

United States IP

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Copyright History Of The Zapruder And Nix Kennedy Assassination Films

United States IP

K

Klemchuk

Increased Flexibility For Graphical User Interface Design Patent Applicants

United States IP

FL

Foley & Lardner

What Europe's Renewable Energy Struggles Can Teach U.S. Regulators About Dispute System Design

United States Litigation

J

JAMS

Minimizing Construction Delays In Domestic And International Arbitration

United States Litigation

J

JAMS

Sanctions Update: March 9, 2026

Worldwide International

SJ

Steptoe LLP

Congress Proposes Major Overhaul Of WARN: What Employers Need To Know About The Fair Warning Act

United States Employment

PR

Proskauer Rose LLP

March 2026: Federal Deadlines That Will Reshape The AI Regulatory Landscape

United States Technology

BB

Baker Botts LLP

See more

Related Country Guides

Patent Litigation

Trademark Disputes

Copyright

4 Strategies For Enforcing IP Rights On Social Media Platforms

In today’s digital world, social media platforms—on which millions of posts and shares happen every minute—can be battlegrounds for intellectual property rights, including rights involving trademarks, copyrights, and patents.

United States IP

CH

Clark Hill

JONES DAY TALKS®: Women In IP – Supreme Court Denies Review Of Thaler V. Perlmutter: AI Authorship Questions Remain (Podcast)

In early March, the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari in Thaler v. Perlmutter, continuing the standard that only works created by a human can receive U.S. copyright protection.

United States IP

JD

Jones Day

Copyright History Of The Zapruder And Nix Kennedy Assassination Films

Orville Nix, Sr. and Abraham Zapruder likely never crossed paths with each other in Dallas, Texas prior to November 22, 1963.

United States IP

K

Klemchuk

AI Copyright Litigation Risk And The Seedance 2.0 Controversy In Hollywood

United States IP

MS

Miller Shah

Leveling Up Or Losing Rights? Copyright Challenges Of AI-Generated Content In Gaming

United States IP

NM

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Client Advisory Update: $75.3 Million Jury Verdict Reinforces Urgency Of Protecting Teaching Materials Against Online Theft

United States IP

CL

Carter Ledyard & Milburn

Supreme Court Denies Cert In AI Authorship Case – Updated With Comments From Dr. Thaler

United States IP

MB

Mayer Brown

Copyright Up To 20 Artworks For One Low Fee: The New GR2D Registration Option Is A Game-Changer For Visual Artists

United States Media & IT

WE

Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

Before You Vibe Code, Read This Startup Founder's Guide To IP And Security Risks

United States Technology

BS

Ballard Spahr LLP

See more

Licensing & Syndication

Second Time's The Charm? The Government Again Intervenes On Injunctions In East Texas

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.

United States IP

B

BakerHostetler

Tresona Multimedia v. ClicknClear

ClicknClear is a music licensing and technology company that issues licenses for musical works and sound recordings to groups who perform choreographed routines with music...

United States IP

LL

Loeb & Loeb LLP

Hidden Risk Of Recharacterizing A License As A Franchise

Intellectual property licensing, distribution and collaboration agreements are widely used to expand businesses and reach new markets. While they offer flexibility, they carry a frequently overlooked regulatory risk.

United States IP

MB

Mayer Brown

Bedazzled, But Protectable? The Trademark Questions Behind "MURRRDER" Merch Dispute

United States IP

NM

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Understanding And Responding To Licensing Boards

United States IP

Wa

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Disney–OpenAI's Sora Deal: What It Signals For IP, Licensing, And Responsible AI

United States Technology

Aa

Adams and Reese

Ohio Walks Back Prior Small Loan Act Guidance, Eases Licensing Position For Bank Partnerships

United States Finance

MB

Mayer Brown

Ohio Walks Back Prior Small Loan Act Guidance, Eases Licensing Position For Bank Partnerships

United States Finance

MB

Mayer Brown

Illinois Revamps The Scope Of Its Collection Agency Licensing Law

United States Finance

MB

Mayer Brown

See more

Patent

The Power Of Policy: Fintiv Remains Intact At The PTAB

In Apple Inc. v. Squires, No. 24-1864 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 13, 2026), the Federal Circuit affirmed the Northern District of California's ruling that the USPTO Director's NHK-Fintiv framework...

United States IP

FH

Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

FDA Moves To Streamline Biosimilar Development: The Implications For Regulatory And IP Strategy

The FDA issued updated guidance on the requirements for biosimilar sponsors seeking to use foreign comparator products in clinical studies.

United States IP

SA

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

The Rise Of Trademark Scams: How Small Businesses Can Spot And Stop Them Before It's Too Late

A business owner opens their inbox to find a message warning that someone else is about to register their company name as a federal trademark.

United States IP

PC

Pender & Coward

4 Strategies For Enforcing IP Rights On Social Media Platforms

United States IP

CH

Clark Hill

Prosecution Laches Before The Supreme Court

United States IP

BB

Baker Botts LLP

Manufacturing Matters: The USPTO's New Discretionary Institution Factors

United States IP

B

BakerHostetler

Fast‑Forward To Ineligibility: Federal Circuit Invalidates Web‑Conferencing Patent Under § 101

United States IP

FH

Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Federal Circuit Refuses To Construe "Configured For" As More Than "Capable Of"

United States IP

OM

Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P

JONES DAY TALKS®: Women In IP – Supreme Court Denies Review Of Thaler V. Perlmutter: AI Authorship Questions Remain (Podcast)

United States IP

JD

Jones Day

See more

Trade Secrets

Texas Business Court Highlights Risks To Trade Secret Ownership Arising From Joint Development Agreements

Texas Business Court Highlights Risks To Trade Secret Ownership Arising From Joint Development Agreements

United States IP

BB

Baker Botts LLP

Recalibrating AI Patent Strategy: What the USPTO Shift Means — and What it Doesn’t

Under new leadership, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has recently adjusted its approach to patentability of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in multiple meaningful respects.

United States IP

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Another Casualty In Failing To Sufficiently Identify Trade Secrets

When Applied Predictive Technologies (APT) sued MarketDial and its founders for trade secret theft, it came armed with no fewer than 14 categories of what it said were confidential "jewels" of its business.

United States IP

HK

Holland & Knight

Fifth Circuit Emphasizes Need For Proof Of Trade Secrets' Economic Value And Effort Required To Create Compilation

United States IP

AF

ArentFox Schiff

Trade Secrets And Generative AI – Employers Should Remain Mindful Of The Risks

United States Technology

RB

Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

The Black Box Problem In AI Trade Secret Litigation: How Do You Prove Use?

United States Technology

BR

Beck Reed Riden

Before You Vibe Code, Read This Startup Founder's Guide To IP And Security Risks

United States Technology

BS

Ballard Spahr LLP

Texas Business Court Affirms Jurisdiction Over Employee Poaching Claims And Amount In Controversy Requirement

United States Commercial

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Virginia Moves To Protect Laid Off Workers

United States IP

SS

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

See more

Latest Videos

See more

Trademark Lawsuit Coverage Gap Most Executives Miss (Video)

TS

Taft Stettinius & Hollister

The Art Of The Steal—Estate Planning For Writers, Artists And Composers (With Just A Little Bit Of Copyright Law) (Podcast)

LS

Lowenstein Sandler

Patent Protection In A Borderless World (Video)

AP

Arnold & Porter

Critical IP Litigation Lessons For In-House Legal And Innovation Leaders 2025 Webinar (Video)

BK

Brooks Kushman