United States: Intellectual Property

Netflix successfully defeated copyright infringement claims related to its 2020 pandemic-hit Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness. On April 30, 2026...

When hiring creators to develop copyrighted works for your business, understanding the critical differences between assignments, licenses, and work-for-hire agreements can mean the difference between owning...

Transfer pricing complexities emerge as artificial intelligence systems increasingly rely on vast training datasets, raising critical questions about how multinational corporations should value and allocate these intangible assets across jurisdictions. The intersection of AI development and international tax law presents novel challenges for determining arm's length pricing when data crosses borders within corporate structures.

When hiring creators to develop copyrighted works for your business, understanding the critical differences between assignments, licenses, and work-for-hire agreements can mean the difference between owning...

AI licensing in healthcare involves complex decisions about asset definition, control allocation, and accountability as models and data evolve. This white paper examines the practical contracting challenges that arise when AI models intersect with health data, exploring how organizations can structure agreements that account for messy datasets, model artifacts, and the reality that machine learning systems resist traditional ownership frameworks.

Taylor Swift has filed three new trademark applications with the USPTO, including two sound marks featuring her voice saying "Hey, it's Taylor" and "Hey, it's Taylor Swift," plus a visual mark of her iconic stage appearance.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has undergone significant transformations in recent months, from administrative policy shifts to the integration of artificial intelligence in patent examination processes. How are these changes reshaping the landscape for intellectual property practitioners, and what do new policies on examiner interviews, application backlogs, and Inter Partes Review mean for patent prosecution strategies?

In Definitive Holdings v. Powerteq, No. 2024-1761 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 14, 2026), the Federal Circuit affirmed summary judgment that the asserted claims were invalid under pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. § 102(b)...

Today’s drug development programs routinely span continents: distributed research teams, multinational clinical trial networks, and complex webs of cross-border licensing, contract manufacturing...

Employers who breathed a sigh of relief when the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) nationwide non-compete ban was struck down by a Texas federal court in 2024 should not get comfortable.

Federal enforcement agencies in the Northern District of California are ramping up activity, with the SEC, DOJ and U.S. Attorney’s Office all prioritizing cases involving fraud, misrepresentation, antitrust violations...

The FBI warns that foreign intelligence operations have evolved beyond traditional espionage tactics, now leveraging AI-generated personas and virtual recruitment schemes to target US companies and steal intellectual property. As adversaries increasingly use sophisticated technology to infiltrate sensitive industries—from advanced tech sectors to agriculture—businesses face mounting pressure to strengthen trade secret protections and employee awareness programs.