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Federal Circuit Narrows IPR Estoppel—Same Prior Art From IPR Can Be Used In District Court To Prove New Legal Grounds Of Invalidity

The Federal Circuit's recent decision in Ingenico Inc. v. IOENGINE, LLC resolved a significant district court split by holding that inter partes review (IPR)...

United States IP

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister

TTAB Blocks Registration Of CUADRA Trademark Due To Lack Of Intent To Use In U.S.

The TTAB sustained an opposition against an application to register the mark CUADRA for alcoholic beverages, finding that the applicant lacked a bona fide intent to use the mark in U.S.

United States IP

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Federal Circuit Clarifies Limits Of Prosecution Disclaimer In Patent Families

In Maquet Cardiovascular LLC v. Abiomed Inc., 131 F.4th 1330 (Fed. Cir. 2025), the Federal Circuit addressed whether the prosecution history of one patent...

United States IP

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

31 December 2025 Deadline – Is Your UK/EU Trade Mark In Use?

Now is the time for owners of "Brexit Clone" UK Trade Mark Registrations and EU Trade Mark Registrations to review whether these trade marks are in use and, if so, in which territory.

United States IP

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J A Kemp LLP

Reading The Tea Leaves: How Trademark Applications Show WNBA And NWSL Expansion Plans And Complications

United States IP

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

No More "Truffle Hunting": USPTO Director Clarifies Petitioner Burden In § 325(d) Cases

United States IP

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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

I Don't Wanna Grow Up, I'm A What Kind Of Kid? Toys R Us Takes On Vape R Us In Trademark Battle

United States IP

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

PTAB Acting Director Denies IPR Merely Because Petitioner Knew Of The Challenged Patent Over A Decade Ago

United States IP

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Winston & Strawn LLP

April 2025 Institution Rate Slips Below 45 Percent

United States IP

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Jones Day

Lost In Translation: The Doctrine Of Foreign Equivalents In Trademark Law (Podcast)

United States IP

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Mayer Brown

Can AI Be An Inventor? The Inventorship Debate In The Age Of Autonomous AI

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Caldwell

Stipulated Motion To Stay Denied Until All Defendants Agree To Be Bound By IPR Estoppel

United States IP

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Carroll Shelby Licensing, Inc. v. Halicki

United States IP

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

SEP Licensing Wins Continue—Multinational Litigation Strategy Drives Licensing Win For Ericsson

United States IP

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Mintz

America's Misunderstood Trade Deficit

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Discovery Special Masters And Referees: A View From Both Sides

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Insurance With A Side Of Insurance: Additional Insured Coverage (Video)

United States Insurance

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Lowenstein Sandler

California's Global Rise: Insights From International Arbitration Week

United States Litigation

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JAMS

How The Trump Administration Pushed China Deeper into Latin America

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

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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

United States IP

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Beeser Ramamoorthy LLP

Federal Circuit Sets Standard For Joinder In Multidefendant Patent Cases

United States IP

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Morgan Lewis

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

United States IP

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Venable LLP

FDA Regulations And The Regulation Of Constitutionally Protected Speech

United States Healthcare

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Venable LLP

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Copyright

Does Fair Use Apply To Training Generative AI Systems? In A "Pre-Publication" Report, The United States Copyright Office Says: "It Depends."

The fair use doctrine in copyright law has been a hot topic in recent years in response to the rapid rise and development of generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems.

United States Technology

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister

Carroll Shelby Licensing, Inc. v. Halicki

Ninth Circuit holds that custom Ford Mustang called "Eleanor," which appeared in four films from 1974 to 2000, is not entitled to character copyright protection under Towle test...

United States IP

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Three Point Shot

Intermountain Management Inc. ("Intermountain"), a company operating popular ski areas around Syracuse, New York, is appealing a state supreme court decision unsealed in March 2025...

United States IP

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Enos v. The Walt Disney Company

United States IP

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Copyright Office Stakes Out Position On Use Of Works For AI Training

United States IP

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Perkins Coie LLP

Klemchuk's Signature Spice Just Got A Name — Meet San Jacinto

United States IP

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Klemchuk

So You Want To Take Your Restaurant(s) Overseas – Part 4 Of 6: Intellectual Property Considerations

United States IP

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Harris Sliwoski

Lawdragon Names 10 Pryor Cashman Attorneys To Inaugural 2025 500 Leading Global IP Lawyers List

United States IP

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Pryor Cashman LLP

Eleanor – The Ford Mustang From Gone In 60 Seconds – Not A Copyrightable Character

United States IP

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

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Licensing & Syndication

Navigating Joint Ventures In Colorado's Brewing Industry

Colorado's craft brewing industry is one of the most dynamic and collaborative in the country. From the Front Range to the Western Slope, brewers often team up to create limited-run beers...

United States Commercial

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Fairfield and Woods

Carroll Shelby Licensing, Inc. v. Halicki

Ninth Circuit holds that custom Ford Mustang called "Eleanor," which appeared in four films from 1974 to 2000, is not entitled to character copyright protection under Towle test...

United States IP

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

SEP Licensing Wins Continue—Multinational Litigation Strategy Drives Licensing Win For Ericsson

Ericsson finally sees resolution of its standard essential patent ("SEP") campaign against Lenovo and Motorola, filed globally in multiple jurisdictions, importantly at the U.S. International Trade Commission ("ITC").

United States IP

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Mintz

New York Enacts First-of-Its-Kind Law To License Buy-Now-Pay-Later Lenders

United States Consumer

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Mayer Brown

Copyright Office Stakes Out Position On Use Of Works For AI Training

United States IP

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Perkins Coie LLP

Should Your Company Use An IP Holding Company? Here's What You Need To Know

United States IP

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Mintz

Navigating Adobe License Compliance Audits: Strategies For Business Success

United States Accounting

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

U.S. Copyright Office Issues Guidance On Generative AI Training

United States IP

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Jones Day

Copyright Office Issues Key Guidance On Fair Use In Generative AI Training

United States IP

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Wiley Rein

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Patent

Federal Circuit Narrows IPR Estoppel—Same Prior Art From IPR Can Be Used In District Court To Prove New Legal Grounds Of Invalidity

The Federal Circuit's recent decision in Ingenico Inc. v. IOENGINE, LLC resolved a significant district court split by holding that inter partes review (IPR)...

United States IP

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister

Federal Circuit Clarifies Limits Of Prosecution Disclaimer In Patent Families

In Maquet Cardiovascular LLC v. Abiomed Inc., 131 F.4th 1330 (Fed. Cir. 2025), the Federal Circuit addressed whether the prosecution history of one patent...

United States IP

BC

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

No More "Truffle Hunting": USPTO Director Clarifies Petitioner Burden In § 325(d) Cases

In a significant decision that resolves ongoing disputes among Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) panels, Acting USPTO Director Coke Morgan Stewart has granted Director Review...

United States IP

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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

PTAB Acting Director Denies IPR Merely Because Petitioner Knew Of The Challenged Patent Over A Decade Ago

United States IP

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Winston & Strawn LLP

April 2025 Institution Rate Slips Below 45 Percent

United States IP

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Jones Day

Can AI Be An Inventor? The Inventorship Debate In The Age Of Autonomous AI

C

Caldwell

Stipulated Motion To Stay Denied Until All Defendants Agree To Be Bound By IPR Estoppel

United States IP

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

SEP Licensing Wins Continue—Multinational Litigation Strategy Drives Licensing Win For Ericsson

United States IP

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Mintz

Critical Strategic Considerations For PTAB Discretionary Denials

United States IP

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Bracewell

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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

Year In Review: 2024 Intellectual Property Litigation (Video)

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Brooks Kushman

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