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…
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.…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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 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.
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…