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4th Circ. Gives Models 2nd Shot At Suit Over Stolen Photos

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Several models who said a nightclub used their photos without permission will have another chance at pursuing their trademark infringement claims after the Fourth Circuit on Friday found that the models' failure to respond to the club's…

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Albright Stresses IP Sovereignty In Allowing BMW Injunction

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U.S. District Judge Alan Albright has defended BMW's right to a jury trial and the importance of having the U.S. adjudicate its own patents in a Friday opinion explaining why he'd barred Onesta IP from suing BMW in Germany over U.S.…

Vicor Loses Appeal Of $25M Verdict In SynQor Patent Fight

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The Federal Circuit on Friday shot down electronics company Vicor's challenge to rival SynQor's $25 million award in a patent infringement suit over power converter technology, backing both the initial jury's findings and the lower court's…

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PTAB Largely Invalidates Men's Underwear Patent Claims

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The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has thrown out most of the claims in a patent on tight-fitting undergarments for men, handing a win to challenger Tommy John after being accused of infringing the patent in New York federal court.

Copyright Claims Board Called Successful Despite Delays

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The U.S. Copyright Office says a small-claims tribunal in place since 2022 has largely delivered on Congress' vision of a cheaper, more accessible venue for resolving low-dollar disputes, but structural bottlenecks sometimes drag cases out…

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EU Approves Universal Music's $775M Deal For Downtown

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European enforcers have greenlighted Universal Music Group's $775 million purchase of Downtown Music Holdings, after the companies agreed to unload a royalty accounting platform that has access to sensitive information from rival music…

Diving Into Syntax, Fed. Circ. Saves Netflix Patent Challenge

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The Federal Circuit on Friday revived for the second time a Netflix Inc. challenge to a patent owned by DivX LLC, faulting the Patent and Trial Appeal Board for its interpretation of a key claim limitation that, lacking commas, had two …

Drafting Tech Patents After USPTO's Eligibility Memos

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Two recent U.S. Patent and Trademark Office memos on subject matter eligibility declarations provide an evidentiary playbook for artificial intelligence and software patent applications, highlighting how targeted, stand‑alone SMEDs that…

Judge Unsure OnlyFans Model Can Pin X With Revenge Porn

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A Texas federal judge seemed hesitant to buy an argument by an anonymous OnlyFans model that circulation of his images on X constitutes a violation of revenge porn laws, saying Friday the model's claims seem "difficult to reconcile" with…

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Dell Unit Holds Onto $4M In Fees In Patent Case At Fed. Circ.

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The Federal Circuit on Friday upheld a Massachusetts federal judge's ruling that a patent infringement case brought against a Dell unit was exceptional, a finding that resulted in the unit being awarded a little over $4 million in attorney…

Big Tech Loses Fintiv APA Challenge At Fed. Circ.

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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office precedent allowing Patent Trial and Appeal Board petitions to be denied based on the timing of related litigation falls well within the director's discretionary authority, the Federal Circuit said Friday in…

Del. Rules Fox Sports Must Testify In Reggie Bush NCAA Suit

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A Delaware Superior Court has approved an out-of-state subpoena compelling Fox Sports Productions LLC to sit for a deposition in former Heisman Trophy winner and NFL star Reggie Bush's defamation lawsuit against the NCAA, clearing the way…

ITC Reinstates Patent Claims Against Chinese Resin Importer

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The U.S. International Trade Commission has reversed an administrative law judge's decision finding that a Chinese company was not importing fluoride resin products in a way that would infringe patents held by chemical company Syensqo.

Google's Hot Link Patent Claim Challenge Revived At Fed. Circ.

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Google was able to reboot its challenge to a "hot link" patent it was accused of infringing, after the Federal Circuit said Friday the Patent Trial and Appeal Board needs to reconsider whether the company could prove one of the claims was…

Friday, Feb 13

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Judges On AI: Practical Use Cases In Chambers

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U.S. Magistrate Judge Allison Goddard in the Southern District of California discusses how she uses generative artificial intelligence tools in chambers to make work more efficient and effective — from editing jury instructions for clarity…

Intellectual Property Group Of The Year: WilmerHale

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WilmerHale helped PNC Bank overcome patent trial losses amounting to multimillions of dollars, while also protecting director M. Night Shyamalan in a copyright suit, earning the firm a place among the 2025 Law360 Intellectual Property…

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How Attorneys Are Handling A Patent Review 'Sea Change'

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Major changes to the America Invents Act patent review system over the past year have put limits on challenges, requiring patent challengers and owners to rethink their strategies. Here's how attorneys on both sides are calibrating their…

Duane Morris Hires Away Bracewell's IP Chair For DC Office

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Duane Morris LLP has added its fifth new partner of 2026 as the chair of Bracewell LLP's intellectual property practice group is joining the firm as a partner in Washington, the firm recently announced.

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Another Atty Ordered To Explain Fake Case Citations

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Another attorney has been ordered to explain himself, after a California federal judge found his filing to contain nonexistent case citations that the court suspects were hallucinated by generative artificial intelligence.

CareDx Seeks High Court Review Of $45M False Ad Case

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Transplant diagnostics company CareDx has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Third Circuit decision that erased a nearly $45 million jury award against rival Natera in a false advertising case, arguing the appeals court is the only…

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UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

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This past week in London has seen a former U.S. defense contractor convicted of tax evasion face legal action, French football club Olympique Lyonnais sued following a $97 million ruling against its owner John Textor, consulting giant…

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Apple Infringed Wireless Charging Tech, Powermat Alleges

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Israel-based Powermat Technologies Ltd. sued Apple Inc. in Texas federal court for allegedly infringing five patents related to wireless charging, accusing the Cupertino, California-based tech giant of being an "unwilling licensee" that…

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Tesla Says Case Transfer Boosts Mandamus Bid In PTAB Fight

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A Texas federal judge's decision to send patent infringement litigation against Tesla Inc. to California strengthens the automaker's mandamus petition claiming the Patent Trial and Appeal Board wrongly turned away its challenges, Tesla…

Apple AirTags And IPhones Infringe Tracking Tech, Suit Says

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Features on Apple's iPhones, AirTags and AirPods that allow users to locate lost items infringe patents owned by a company that invented an iPhone-compatible tracking case and tags, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in Texas federal…

Apple Cleared Of 4G Patent Infringement Claims In 3rd Trial

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A Texas federal jury cleared Apple of infringement claims brought by Optis Wireless Technology over patents covering standard-essential 4G wireless technology Thursday, after the verdicts of two previous juries finding Apple liable were…

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Judge Recommends Tossing Nielsen Data Patent Case

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Nielsen should have its lawsuit accusing a rival of infringing a patent covering a way to measure audience viewership outside the home using mobile phone data dismissed, a federal magistrate judge in Delaware recommended Thursday, finding…

Rein Tech Prez Again Sanctioned For Patent Order Violations

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A Delaware federal judge on Thursday permanently barred a patent attorney from participating in water meter patent prosecutions and barred his company from asserting water meter patent claims against a rival it claims infringed them,…

Elon University Says Sportswear Co. Using TM To Sell Clothes

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Elon University told a North Carolina federal court that a Washington-based online apparel seller is willfully infringing on its trademarks, some of which are over a century old, and damaging the school by marring its reputation for high…

AI Mapping Co. Accused Of Copying Rival's Maps, Technology

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An apartment mapping software company has accused a former potential business partner of copying thousands of its property maps and using them to launch a competing 3D product, alleging in a federal copyright and breach of contract lawsuit…

Thursday, Feb 12

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Inventors Push For Discovery On Patent Quality Program

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A Washington, D.C., federal judge should ignore the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's attempt to avoid reopening discovery into whether it covertly revived a now-defunct program for flagging "sensitive" patent applications for extra…