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    NFT Trademark Ruling Highlights Free Speech Limits In Art

    In ruling that nonfungible tokens qualify as trademarks, the Ninth Circuit last week followed guidance from the U.S. Supreme Court that the First Amendment cannot always protect expressive marks from infringement.

  • July 31, 2025

    Pandora Says IP Suit Should Be Axed, Backing Special Master

    Pandora Media told a California federal judge on Wednesday that a special master was right to recommend handing it a summary judgment win in high-stakes copyright infringement litigation by a group of comedians who allege that the streaming service lacked licenses for the underlying jokes in their comedy routines.

  • July 31, 2025

    'Abusive Behavior' Spurs $195M Add To Phillips 66 IP Verdict

    A California state judge added $195 million in exemplary damages to a $605 million trade secrets verdict against oil giant Phillips 66 following its "abusive behavior" toward startup and onetime acquisition target Propel Fuels.

  • July 31, 2025

    PTAB Takes Down Automotive USB Patent

    The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has found that the single claim of an automotive technology supplier's patent on USBs for automobiles was invalid, agreeing with Microchip Technologies that it was obvious.

  • July 31, 2025

    ITC Judge Recommends General Import Ban In Shoe IP Case

    A U.S. International Trade Commission judge recommended a complete block on imports of women's ballet flats that the maker of Tieks shoes proved infringed its design patents on its signature blue-soled footwear.

  • July 31, 2025

    Paramount Gets Partial Dismissal Of 'Top Gun' Credit Suit

    A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday dismissed part of a suit brought by the cousin of a "Top Gun: Maverick" screenwriter, tossing his claims to joint ownership and authorship of the film, but allowing his copyright infringement claim to survive.

  • July 31, 2025

    American Airlines Can't Stay Claims In Wi-Fi Patent Suit

    A Texas federal judge shot down American Airlines' bid to stay two claims in a suit accusing the airline of infringement for its use of hardware that allows for internet connection on flights, saying the airline failed to show it was merely a passive user of the technology.

  • July 31, 2025

    3 Federal Circuit Clashes To Watch In August

    The Federal Circuit's argument calendar for August includes Brita's effort to revive a patent suit against water filter rivals that fell short at the U.S. International Trade Commission, and a prolific inventor's bid to undo a decision clearing Coca-Cola of infringing a beverage dispenser patent.

  • July 31, 2025

    Microsoft Fights Demand For AI Deal Data In聽Databricks Suit

    Third-party Microsoft Corp. urged a California magistrate judge Thursday to block a subpoena by a group of writers accusing San Francisco-based Databricks of using their copyrighted works to train its artificial intelligence tool MosaicML, arguing that Microsoft has already exceeded third-party obligations by providing certain data agreements and that the request is overbroad.

  • July 31, 2025

    18 GOP Sens. Urge Trump To Fill IP Negotiator Post

    Eighteen Republican U.S. senators urged President Donald Trump to appoint someone to the vacant role of chief innovation and intellectual property negotiator of the U.S. Trade Representative in order to work to remove what they called "market-distorting price controls" in the pharmaceutical industry.

  • July 31, 2025

    Rising Star: WilmerHale's Steven Horn

    WilmerHale's Steven Horn has been a strategic leader on the firm's work defending Intel Corp. from the sprawling, big-dollar patent infringement litigation brought by VLSI Technology LLC, earning him a spot among the intellectual property attorneys under age 40 honored by 极速赛车 as Rising Stars.

  • July 31, 2025

    NC Judge Questions Barings' Bid For Ex-Employees' Emails

    A North Carolina business court judge seemed leery Thursday of forcing former Barings' employees to fork over their personal emails and text messages as part of a deposition notice, suggesting Barings was trying to bypass U.K. law to get information from a foreign witness in its suit alleging former executives conducted a "corporate raid" to start a competing credit platform.

  • July 31, 2025

    ITC Ends Dermatology Needle Import Ban After Settlement

    The International Trade Commission has lifted a ban on certain imports of skin treatment devices that infringed patents owned by a South Korean dermatologist's needle business after it settled with a rival.

  • July 31, 2025

    Weil Lands Latham IP Litigation Trio In California, Texas

    Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP announced Thursday that it has welcomed three intellectual property lawyers from Latham & Watkins LLP, two of whom began their legal careers at Weil and will now co-head its IP, technology and science litigation practice.

  • July 31, 2025

    Fla. Judge Finds Car Photo Patents Unenforceable

    A Florida federal judge said the owner of patents on taking photos of cars at dealerships can't assert three of the patents against an automotive photo booth maker, trimming them from an infringement suit because of deceptive statements made to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

  • July 31, 2025

    Metal Singer Misused Band's Money, Fired Co-Founder Says

    The founding bassist for iconic metal band Hatebreed was abruptly fired over false accusations that he harassed a Connecticut venue worker, according to a lawsuit that also accuses the singer of mismanaging the group's money for his own gain.

  • July 31, 2025

    ITC Wants Feedback Before Reconsidering Lashify Claims

    The International Trade Commission asked for further briefing from eyelash extension company Lashify Inc., a group of artificial eyelash makers, Walmart and CVS to address the requirements for showing the existence of a domestic industry.

  • July 31, 2025

    Sens. Draft Bill To Combat Foreign Online Piracy

    A bipartisan group of senators introduced a discussion bill for a law that would allow American copyright holders to petition federal courts for orders against foreign-hosted websites that host pirated content.

  • July 30, 2025

    Crocs, Rival Agree To Narrow Claims In Shoewear IP Dispute

    Crocs told a Colorado federal judge Wednesday it agreed to drop trademark dilution claims against Joybees stemming from a dispute where the defendant's CEO, who was a former midlevel Crocs manager, allegedly absconded with documents to copy the design and manufacturing process for its foam clog to start a competing business.

  • July 30, 2025

    Hytera Ordered To Immediately Escrow Subsidiary Sale Funds

    Hytera Communications Corp. Ltd. must immediately place $69 million of proceeds of a subsidiary sale in escrow in light of the Chinese company's outstanding judgment and asset citation obligations in Motorola Solutions Inc.'s mobile radio trade theft case, an Illinois federal judge said Wednesday.

  • July 30, 2025

    Singer Percy Bady Sues Label Over 'I'm Free' Song Use

    Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Percy Bady has sued TRIBL Records, performing artists Todd Galberth and Brandon John Peavy, as we