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The Trademark Journey Of Obsidian Flames: A Narrative Exploration Of The U.S. Trademark System

Meet Obsidian Flames – a European band revered for its innovative fusion of classical, rock, country, pop, and world music elements. What started out as a small spark of creativity in their home region...

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Federal Circuit Questions TTAB's Refusal To Register The F-Word

The Federal Circuit vacated and remanded the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board's decision affirming an examining attorney's refusal to register the word "FUCK" as a trademark...

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB In First Ever Review Of AIA Derivation Proceeding

In Global Health Solutions LLC v. Selner, No. 2023-2009 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 26, 2025), the Federal Circuit affirmed the PTAB's rejection of Global Health's AIA...

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Jetflicks And The Rise Of Criminal Copyright Enforcement In The Streaming Era

With countless parties offering streaming based services, the boundaries between legal and illegal content distribution have become increasingly blurred.

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Federal Court Rejects "Illegality Defense" In Cannabis Trademark Case

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Harris Sliwoski

Federal Circuit Skeptical Of Prosecution Laches

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Foley & Lardner

PTAB/USPTO Update - September 2025

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WilmerHale

D. Mass. Patent Litigation Update: July 2025

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

If You're Not First, You're Last: Federal Circuit's First Review Of An AIA Derivation Proceeding

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Failure-to-Function – The Truly Scandalous F-Words

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Thompson Coburn LLP

Federal Circuit Reverses JMOL Of No On-Sale Bar By Finding Abuse Of Discretion

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Federal Circuit Vacates Preliminary Injunction Based On Erroneous Construction Of "Composition"

United States IP

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

TTAB Partially Cancels GUIDEON Trademark: Confusion Found For Employment Services, Not For Educational Offerings

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Acting Director Reverses Previous Discretionary Denial

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Jones Day

ALERT: Key Tax Provisions Provided For In "One Big Beautiful Bill Act"

United States Employment

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Dilworth Paxson LLP

ABA Labor & Employment Law Podcast

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

Citizenship Updates: Nationwide Injunctions Affecting Birthright Citizenship Limited And New DOJ Priorities To Denaturalize U.S. Citizens

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

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

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JAMS

Arbitration Essentials: How To Initiate And Navigate An International Arbitration, Part 2: Hearings

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JAMS

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Patent Litigation

Biotech, Life Sciences & Healthcare

USPTO Imposes New Limits On Credit Card Payments

As announced on the USPTO website, as of June 30, 2012, there will be a daily limit of $49,999.99 for credit card accounts, but no daily limit for debit card accounts.

United States Healthcare

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Foley & Lardner

Nanotechnology: Who Will Be The Leaders In The Fifth Technology Revolution?

Modern history can be broken into several periods of technological revolutions that developed in different regions throughout the world.

United States Healthcare

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McDermott Will & Emery

The WilmerHale Obviousness Report: One-Hundred Decisions Of The Federal Circuit Post-KSR

In April 2007, the Supreme Court’s decision in KSR Int’l v. Teleflex Inc. heralded an important potential shift in the law of obviousness.

United States Healthcare

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WilmerHale

FCC Creates World's First Spectrum Band For Medical Device Area Networks

United States Healthcare

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Dentons

The Supreme Court Speaks On Diagnostic Patents—Mayo v. Prometheus and Myriad

United States IP

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Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

GSK And Genentech Settle Cabilly Patent Lawsuit

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Beeser Ramamoorthy LLP

Federal Circuit Sets Standard For Joinder In Multidefendant Patent Cases

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Morgan Lewis

Supreme Court Invalidates Personalized Medicine Patents on Grounds They Are Unpatentable Subject Matter Under Patent Act

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Venable LLP

FDA Regulations And The Regulation Of Constitutionally Protected Speech

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Venable LLP

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Copyright

Jetflicks And The Rise Of Criminal Copyright Enforcement In The Streaming Era

With countless parties offering streaming based services, the boundaries between legal and illegal content distribution have become increasingly blurred.

United States IP

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Intellectual Property Report - September 2025

The landscape of legal practice has significantly changed due to the proliferation of third-party litigation funding, a financial mechanism that provides capital to plaintiffs, including patent owners, in exchange for an interest related to any recovery.

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Baker Botts LLP

Artificial Intelligence 2025 - Trends And Developments

The United States is a major player in development of artificial intelligence (AI) globally and has a significant impact on national (and global) conversations on the regulation of AI.

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Steptoe LLP

Dow Jones & Company Inc. v. Perplexity AI Inc.

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

IP Corner® – August 2025 Edition

United States IP

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Thompson Coburn LLP

Why Anthropic's Copyright Settlement Changes The Rules For AI Training

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Jones Walker

Artificial Intelligence Meets Copyright Law With Ryan Phelan And Tiffany Gehrke

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Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

SoundExchange Inc. v. Sirius XM Radio Inc.

United States IP

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

AI Fair Use Decisions Bode Well For The Semiconductor Industry

United States Technology

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Foley & Lardner

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Licensing & Syndication

Key Trends Shaping Life Sciences IP Licensing

The life sciences industry continues to evolve rapidly, driven by technological advancements, shifting economic conditions, and global market dynamics.

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Ballard Spahr LLP

European Parliament's New Study On Generative AI And Copyright Calls For Overhaul Of Opt-Out Regime

On July 9, 2025, the European Parliament's Committee on Legal Affairs ("JURI") published a study examining how generative artificial intelligence ("AI") interacts with European Union copyright law.

United States IP

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Jones Day

Future-Proofing Your Brand During Expansion

Expanding a brand into a new category can be an exciting time. It can also be one of the riskiest moves a brand can make. Branding is more than logos or ad campaigns.

United States IP

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Offit Kurman

Another ETRI Exclusive Licensee Files US Suit

United States IP

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RPX Corporation

Pantech Files Six New Complaints, Five In District Court, One Before The ITC

United States IP

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RPX Corporation

NPEs Should Be Able To Win Injunctions, Argues US Government

United States IP

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RPX Corporation

FCC Updates To Submarine Cable Landing License Rules: New Requirements, Proposals To Address National Security, Regulatory Compliance

United States Media & IT

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Georgia And Nebraska Update Money Transmission Statutes

United States Finance

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Licensing University Tech? Critical IP & Agreement Tips (Avoid Patent Pitfalls!) (Video)

United States IP

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Crowley Law LLC

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Patent

Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB In First Ever Review Of AIA Derivation Proceeding

In Global Health Solutions LLC v. Selner, No. 2023-2009 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 26, 2025), the Federal Circuit affirmed the PTAB's rejection of Global Health's AIA...

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Federal Circuit Skeptical Of Prosecution Laches

In Google v. Sonos, the Federal Circuit soundly disposed of arguments that the patent-in-suit was unenforceable due to laches based on an "unreasonable delay"...

United States IP

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Foley & Lardner

PTAB/USPTO Update - September 2025

On August 28, President Trump nullified via executive order the USPTO's December 2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), which covers approximately...

United States IP

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WilmerHale

D. Mass. Patent Litigation Update: July 2025

United States IP

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

If You're Not First, You're Last: Federal Circuit's First Review Of An AIA Derivation Proceeding

United States IP

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Federal Circuit Reverses JMOL Of No On-Sale Bar By Finding Abuse Of Discretion

United States IP

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Federal Circuit Vacates Preliminary Injunction Based On Erroneous Construction Of "Composition"

United States IP

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Different Mechanism Leads To Lack Of Reasonable Expectation Of Success

United States Healthcare

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

Acting Director Reverses Previous Discretionary Denial

United States IP

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Jones Day

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Latest Videos

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No IP Protection Process? You'll Lose 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.

Tips For Small Brands To Consider When Protecting Their Intellectual Property (Video)

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Withers LLP

Parameters At The EPO (Video)

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J A Kemp LLP

How To Navigate IP Issues In Robotics (Video)

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Foley Hoag LLP

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