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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.

Copyright Alliance Claims Protections Aren't Barriers To AI Development

As artificial intelligence continues to reshape commerce, media, and technology, policymakers face a familiar but difficult question: how to encourage innovation without...

United States IP

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Marks Gray

Book Review: "The Patent Wars" By Fred Warshofsky (1994)

I have worked in the patent profession for over three decades. In that time, I have come to hold a clear and unshakable view: the world of patents is divided into two distinct legal and cultural spaces...

United States IP

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Schweiger & Partners

Federal Circuit Shuts Down Attempt To Use IPR Estoppel To Stop Reexams

Ex parte reexaminations and inter partes review ("IPR") are two different procedures available at the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("PTO") to invalidate a patent.

United States IP

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Irwin IP

$350 Buys A Trademark Application In The US—But Nontraditional Marks Present Unique Challenges

Anyone with US $350 and a dream can file an application to register their trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). But if that dream involves nontraditional...

United States IP

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Mayer Brown

UK Getty Images v Stability AI: What It May Mean For Singapore And Hong Kong

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Mayer Brown

USPTO Issues New Guidance And Updates The MPEP Following Ex Parte Desjardins

United States IP

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

Supreme Court Declines Tackling Important Machine Learning Patent Case

United States IP

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Wiggin & Dana

Nintendo Patent's Surprise Review Signals A US Priority Shift

United States IP

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Steptoe LLP

USPTO Signals Strong Support For Patent Eligibility In Cutting-Edge Technologies

United States IP

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Duane Morris LLP

Creativity You Can Use: CJEU Clarifies Copyright For Applied Art

European Union IP

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Top Section 101 Patent Eligibility Stories Of 2025

United States IP

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Holland & Knight

3 Intellectual Property Risks To Avoid When Developing AI Technologies In The Life Sciences

United States IP

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Foley Hoag LLP

USPTO Director Institution Decisions: Back To The Future?

United States IP

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Jones Day

USPTO Updates And Changes Under Director Squires

United States IP

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Harness IP

What Foundations And Other Nonprofits Need To Know About The Foreign Agents Registration Act

United States Government

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WilmerHale

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 260

United States Healthcare

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Davis Wright Tremaine

FBI's Most Recent Gambling Arrests Suggest Sports-Betting Regulations Are Effective

United States Media & IT

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Duane Morris LLP

Hot Topics In International Trade A Tariff Christmas Message For US Kids (Video)

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

USPTO Proposes Dramatic Restrictions For Inter Partes Review Institution

United States IP

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Osha Bergman Watanabe & Burton LLP

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Patent Litigation

Licensing & Syndication

Scaling A Business Through Strategic IP Partnerships And Brand Licensing (Podcast)

In this crossover episode of The Upper Brand and Tech Talks, hosts Rich Assmus, Kristine Young, and Julian Dibbell explore how brand licensing functions as a capital-efficient growth strategy—accelerating entry...

United States IP

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Mayer Brown

Current State Of US Export Controls In Response To The Russian Federation's Invasion Of Ukraine – As Of December 5, 2025

In a continued effort to hinder Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. government has deployed a whole-of-government approach to impose sanctions and tighter export controls on Russia and Belarus.

Worldwide International

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BakerHostetler

Hot Issues At The Intersection Of AI, Antitrust, And Intellectual Property

In this final edition of our four-part series, we talk about AI-related IP licensing issues that implicate antitrust concerns. We discuss antitrust implications of licensing pools that may emerge to address AI content...

United States Anti-trust

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Steptoe LLP

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

United States Energy

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Van Ness Feldman

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

United States Technology

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Implications Of CRISPR Dispute On Licensees

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

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Trade Secrets

Employee–Employer Intellectual Property Disputes: Understanding Ownership And Recent Legal Developments (2025 Update)

In fields that are tech-heavy, we continue to see a plethora of fights over intellectual property between employees and employers.

United States IP

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Cohen IP

Trade Secrets And How To Protect Your Most Valuable Information

In today's AI driven economy, trade secrets often represent a company's core competitive advantage. Yet many businesses spend far more time and money protecting trademarks...

United States IP

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Harris Sliwoski

California's AB 2013 Requires Generative AI Data Disclosure By January 1, 2026

California continues its blistering pace in enacting artificial intelligence regulations. In 2024 alone, California enacted 18 AI-related bills seeking to regulate AI tools and increase transparency around AI data disclosure.

United States Technology

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Crowell & Moring LLP

FTC Drops Nationwide Non-Compete Ban: What Employers Need To Know

United States IP

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Lando & Anastasi

Protecting AI Assets And Outputs With IP Strategies In A Changing World

United States IP

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Mayer Brown

Protecting What Matters: How To Secure And Monitor Your Trade Secrets

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Unlocking Competitive Advantage: The Strategic Role Of Trade Secrets In IP Protection

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Ninth Circuit Refuses To Apply California's "Reasonable Particularity" Requirement To Claims Under The Defend Trade Secrets Act

United States IP

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Spotlight On Upcoming Oral Arguments – December 2025

United States IP

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

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Patent

Book Review: "The Patent Wars" By Fred Warshofsky (1994)

I have worked in the patent profession for over three decades. In that time, I have come to hold a clear and unshakable view: the world of patents is divided into two distinct legal and cultural spaces...

United States IP

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Schweiger & Partners

Federal Circuit Shuts Down Attempt To Use IPR Estoppel To Stop Reexams

Ex parte reexaminations and inter partes review ("IPR") are two different procedures available at the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("PTO") to invalidate a patent.

United States IP

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Irwin IP

USPTO Issues New Guidance And Updates The MPEP Following Ex Parte Desjardins

On December 5th, the USPTO issued new guidance on subject matter eligibility declarations and also updated subject matter eligibility guidance in the MPEP.

United States IP

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

Supreme Court Declines Tackling Important Machine Learning Patent Case

United States IP

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Wiggin & Dana

Antitrust Risks And Compliance Strategies In Intellectual Property Portfolio Management

United States Anti-trust

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Foley & Lardner

Nintendo Patent's Surprise Review Signals A US Priority Shift

United States IP

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Steptoe LLP

USPTO Signals Strong Support For Patent Eligibility In Cutting-Edge Technologies

United States IP

DM

Duane Morris LLP

Top Section 101 Patent Eligibility Stories Of 2025

United States IP

HK

Holland & Knight

3 Intellectual Property Risks To Avoid When Developing AI Technologies In The Life Sciences

United States IP

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Foley Hoag LLP

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Copyright

Copyright Alliance Claims Protections Aren't Barriers To AI Development

As artificial intelligence continues to reshape commerce, media, and technology, policymakers face a familiar but difficult question: how to encourage innovation without...

United States IP

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Marks Gray

UK Getty Images v Stability AI: What It May Mean For Singapore And Hong Kong

The UK High Court's ruling in Getty Images v Stability AI [2025] EWHC 2863 (Ch) ("Getty v Stability") is a landmark on copyright and trade marks for Generative Artificial Intelligence ("GenAI")...

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Mayer Brown

Creativity You Can Use: CJEU Clarifies Copyright For Applied Art

On 4 December 2025, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) issued a landmark judgment in the joined cases C-580/23 (Mio v. Asplund) and C-795/23 (USM v. Konektra)...

European Union IP

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Pryor Cashman Welcomes Former United States Copyright Office Assistant General Counsel Jason E. Sloan To Its Music, Media + Entertainment, And Litigation Practices In New York

United States IP

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Pryor Cashman LLP

Representation And Warranty Provisions In Technology Transfer: The Open-Source Software Snare

United States IP

ABA Business Law Section

Courts Are Not Short-Circuiting AI Copyright Claims At The Pleading Stage

United States IP

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Thompson Coburn LLP

In Re OpenAI, Inc., Copyright Infringement Litigation

United States IP

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Hot Issues At The Intersection Of AI, Antitrust, And Intellectual Property

United States Anti-trust

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Steptoe LLP

Protecting AI Assets And Outputs With IP Strategies In A Changing World

United States IP

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Mayer Brown

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Latest Videos

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What's Scary (And What's Not) About Copyright: Lessons From Horror Film & TV (Video)

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

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)

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Mayer Brown

Update On Plausibility – A Review Of Case Law In Europe Following G2/21 (Video)

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J A Kemp LLP

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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