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Thanksgiving History And Trademarks: The Surprising Brands That Shaped Your Holiday

While most Americans believe the first Thanksgiving holiday was held by the Pilgrims in 1621, history tells us that Thanksgiving festivals occurred in North America long before the Puritans ever arrived on American soil.

United States IP

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Klemchuk

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

Welcome to WilmerHale's bulletin on recent trade secret case law and relevant news items. We've affectionately nicknamed it "Readily Ascertainable"...

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WilmerHale

Footballer Cole Palmer Secures UK Trademark For 'Shiver' Dance

Modern athletes are among the most savvy when it comes to leveraging intellectual property to protect and commercialize their personal brands, particularly through trademarks.

United States IP

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Lerner David

D. Mass. Patent Litigation Update: October 2025

In Radius Health, Inc. v. Orbicular Pharmaceutical Technologies Private Limited, Cipla Limited, and Cipla USA Inc., No. 24-cv-11770, Judge Stearns issued a claim construction order construing...

United States IP

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

PRECEDENTIAL: PTAB Clarifies Real Party In Interest Analysis

United States IP

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Jones Day

Six Practical Steps For Protecting Trade Secrets (Video)

United States IP

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister

Federal Circuit Upholds PTAB Recusal, Remands To Consider Copying Evidence

United States IP

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Updates On Director Summary Notices For Decisions On Institution

United States IP

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

The Federal Circuit Court Of Appeals Minds Inventors Not To Lose The Trees For The Forest When Patent Drafting

United States IP

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Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti

Advanced Local Media LLC v. Cohere Inc.

United States IP

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment: When The Music Stops, Who Pays?

United States IP

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

Zlozower v. The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame And Museum, Inc.

United States IP

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Federal Circuit Upends Two Infringement Judgments

United States IP

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

November 2025 FZLZ Minute

United States IP

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Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, PC

Importing Steel Into Mexico A Pillar Of Compliance For Suppliers Trading With Mexico

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

The U.S. Economy: Modest Activity And Intensifying Uncertainty (Ankura Monthly Economic Report November 2025)

United States Strategy

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Top 5 Takeaways From "Advanced Mediation Strategies For Handling The Toughest Situations"

United States Litigation

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JAMS

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

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Early Mediation: Is Your Case A Likely Candidate?

United States Litigation

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JAMS

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Patent Litigation

Copyright

Gen AI Class Action Key Decisions And Trends In 2025

This year has been a busy one in the generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) class action litigation landscape. New pleadings were filed, including several new class actions, several consolidated and amended complaints, and one appeal.

United States Technology

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Duane Morris LLP

Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment: When The Music Stops, Who Pays?

On December 1, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment, the next pivotal copyright case that will determine whether ISPs can be held contributorily liable ...

United States IP

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

Zlozower v. The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame And Museum, Inc.

District court finds Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's use of cropped photographs of rock band Van Halen as part of exhibit about instruments used throughout rock and roll history constituted fair use...

United States IP

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Copyright Or Confidential? How To Choose Between Database Registration And Trade Secrets

United States IP

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Michael Best

Deepfakes, Deep Claims: Using Intellectual Property To Combat Artificial Intelligence's Digital Deception

United States IP

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Wiley Rein

Getty Images v. Stability AI: Intellectual Property Rights In The Age Of Generative AI

United States IP

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Cited And Indicted: Trademark Trouble In The Age Of AI Hallucinations

United States IP

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Thompson Coburn LLP

Integrating The IP Of New Technologies Global Tax And IP Risks (Podcast)

United States IP

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Mayer Brown

Pursuing Copyright Clarity Amidst The Gen AI Creativity Revolution

United States IP

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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Licensing & Syndication

FERC Requests Information On Streamlining Post-Licensing Hydropower Approvals And Issuance Of A Blanket Rule For Post-Licensing Amendments

On November 20, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) seeking stakeholder input on how it could streamline approval for post-licensing activities at hydropower projects...

United States Energy

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Van Ness Feldman

State-Level Digital Asset Licensing: What To Watch As We Head Into 2026

California, Louisiana, and Illinois have established comprehensive crypto licensing frameworks that mirror New York's BitLicense regime.

United States Technology

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Implications Of CRISPR Dispute On Licensees

A decision in May from the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals has extended the long-standing and well-publicized dispute over inventorship of use of CRISPR-Cas9 technology in eukaryotic cells.

United States IP

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Massachusetts Finalizes Comprehensive Money Transmission Regulations

United States IP

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Three Of Six Patentholders With The Same Secured Party Have Now Filed Suit

United States IP

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RPX Corporation

FCC Rulemaking On Space Station Licensing And Spectrum Sharing In The Upper Microwave Bands

United States Media & IT

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Holland & Knight

Navigating The Gray-Market Landscape

United States IP

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Mayer Brown

BIS Rescinds Biden-Era Firearms Export Rule: Key Regulatory Changes For Exporters

Worldwide International

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Wiley Rein

Cisco Falls Under Harfang IP's Golden Eye

United States IP

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RPX Corporation

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Patent

D. Mass. Patent Litigation Update: October 2025

In Radius Health, Inc. v. Orbicular Pharmaceutical Technologies Private Limited, Cipla Limited, and Cipla USA Inc., No. 24-cv-11770, Judge Stearns issued a claim construction order construing...

United States IP

FH

Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

PRECEDENTIAL: PTAB Clarifies Real Party In Interest Analysis

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has designated as precedential a decision that squarely reaffirms the statutory requirement to identify all real parties in interest (RPI) in AIA petitions.

United States IP

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Jones Day

Federal Circuit Upholds PTAB Recusal, Remands To Consider Copying Evidence

In Centripetal Networks, LLC v. Palo Alto Networks, Inc., No. 23-2027 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 22, 2025), the Federal Circuit found no reversible error in the PTAB's recusal analysis and vacated and remanded...

United States IP

FH

Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Updates On Director Summary Notices For Decisions On Institution

United States IP

FH

Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

The Federal Circuit Court Of Appeals Minds Inventors Not To Lose The Trees For The Forest When Patent Drafting

United States IP

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Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti

Federal Circuit Upends Two Infringement Judgments

United States IP

SM

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

The PTAB Pendulum Swings Further: Inside USPTO's Proposed And In-effect Changes To IPR Institution

United States IP

M

Mintz

USPTO Announces Voluntary Search Disclosure Declarations Initiative For PTAB Proceedings

United States IP

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Patent Pending And Oven Ready: A Deep Dive Into America's Turkey Innovations

United States IP

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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Trade Secrets

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

Welcome to WilmerHale's bulletin on recent trade secret case law and relevant news items. We've affectionately nicknamed it "Readily Ascertainable"...

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WilmerHale

We Get Privacy For Work — Episode 12: Managing Competing Priorities: Data Breach Notification Laws And Trade Secrets (Video)

In the event of the disclosure of business trade secrets, organizations are often so overwhelmed that they overlook potential data breach notification requirements.

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Six Practical Steps For Protecting Trade Secrets (Video)

Protecting trade secrets starts with preparation. Building strong systems and habits helps keep valuable information secure and limits the risk of leaks.

United States IP

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister

Hiring Across The 49th Parallel: Traps For The Unwary For Cross-Border US-Canada Hires (Part III)

United States Employment

M

Mintz

Enforcing Trade Secrets Across Borders: A Comparative Look At The UK, EU, US, Australia And China

United States IP

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast, Episode 83: "I Love Rumors"

United States IP

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Copyright Or Confidential? How To Choose Between Database Registration And Trade Secrets

United States IP

MB

Michael Best

Protecting Trade Secrets In The Energy Industry: What Companies Must Know Now

United States IP

FL

Foley & Lardner

Ninth Circuit: Unlike CUTSA, DTSA Does Not Require A Plaintiff To Identify Their Trade Secrets With Particularity From The Start

United States IP

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

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Latest Videos

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Navigating The Inescapable Trap – Added Matter At The EPO (Video)

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J A Kemp LLP

Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast, Episode 81: FTC Noncompete Ban Update

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

The F Word At The Federal Circuit (Podcast)

MB

Mayer Brown

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

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

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

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