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Anthropic to Pay Largest Publicly Reported Copyright Settlement in History

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 23:18:51 +0200

Apple Using Pirated Books To Train AI Models, Authors Allege

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 22:23:43 +0200

Stewart Tackles Markets, Injunctions In Newest PTAB Reviews

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 22:20:24 +0200

Temu Hit With $2M Penalty In FTC’s 1st INFORM Act Case

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 21:28:46 +0200

Federal Agencies Push To Toss Masimo’s Apple Watch Suit

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 21:21:59 +0200

Ramones TM Fight With Johnny’s Widow Heads To Arbitration

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 20:16:35 +0200

DOJ, Others Push High Court To Undo Cox Copyright Ruling

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 20:03:57 +0200

Judge Awards Over $6M In Atty Fees In Bluetooth Co.’s IP Suit

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 19:39:40 +0200

Fed. Circ. Sinks Inventor’s Bid To Escape $214K In Sanctions

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 19:16:09 +0200

Pro Se Applicant Gets USPTO’s 101 Rejection Vacated at CAFC

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 19:15:05 +0200

Merck Shakes Off Some Claims From Cholesterol Drugs Suit

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 19:10:14 +0200

Fed. Circ. Backs PTAB Axing CAO Lighting Patent Claims

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 18:15:36 +0200

Harper Lee Estate, Publisher Settle ‘Mockingbird’ Play IP Case

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 18:10:42 +0200

Apple Hit With Suit Over Voice And Text Recognition Patents

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 18:01:28 +0200

Other Barks and Bites for Friday, September 5: FTC Takes New Action on Noncompetes; EGC Upholds New U.S.-EU Personal Data Transfer Framework; and POPA Sues Trump Admin for Ending USPTO CBA

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 17:59:54 +0200

Fed. Circ. Revives Pro Se Inventor’s Social Media Patent Bid

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 17:39:11 +0200

Fla. Bar Moves To Suspend Atty Accused Of Widespread Scam

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 16:49:24 +0200

Conn. Biotech Hits Ch. 11 With $2.7M Debt After Patent Suit

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 16:30:56 +0200

BREAKING: Anthropic Agrees To Pay $1.5B To Settle AI Copyright Fight

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 16:04:42 +0200

Mea Culpa: Trump Administration Moves Swiftly on Tariffs Appeal

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 15:58:57 +0200

Instagrammer’s IP, Likeness Suit Tossed With Prejudice

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 15:07:04 +0200

Warner Bros. Sues AI Image Biz Over Character Outputs

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 14:48:15 +0200

How A ‘Risky’ Move Fueled Kobre & Kim’s Win Over Phillips 66

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 13:56:41 +0200

Parenting Skills That Can Help Lawyers Thrive Professionally

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 13:25:24 +0200

Beyond the hype: strategic responses to USPTO’s AI-enhanced patent examination

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 13:00:00 +0200

Enablement Standard Insights From Fed. Circ. Agilent Ruling

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 12:45:22 +0200

Hytera hit with $70 million penalty for breaching Motorola royalty order

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 07:48:52 +0200

The UK government’s SEP consultation has laudable aims but some of its proposals are misguided

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0200

Hyatt v. Stewart: Why Petrella and SCA Hygiene Don’t Save Long-Delayed Patent Prosecutions

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 01:15:55 +0200

Late Funkadelic Member’s Royalty Suit Too Late, Judge Finds

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 23:18:05 +0200

AI Co. Sues Rival, Ex-Exec Over Alleged Trade Secret Theft

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 22:48:44 +0200

PTAB Mostly Backs Comcast In Entropic Patent Challenges

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 20:59:57 +0200

Samsung Inks Deal To End Neonode Smartphone’s Patent Suit

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 20:47:46 +0200

Generic Drug Org Backs MSN In High Court Entresto Appeal

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 20:41:51 +0200

Texas Judge Allows Nokia’s License Defense In Patent Dispute

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 20:28:19 +0200

GSK Adds Moderna’s New COVID Vaccine To Del. IP Suit

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 20:14:25 +0200

Sterne Kessler Adds Ex-Deputy Chief PTAB Judge

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 19:14:50 +0200

How WTO’s Anti-Suit Injunction Ruling Affects IP Stakeholders

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 18:59:33 +0200

Split Third Circuit Upholds Medicare Price Negotiation Program Under Biden IRA

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 18:49:56 +0200

Coinbase Fights Password Co.’s IP Claims Over Login Method

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 18:49:43 +0200

Music Lyrics Co.’s $1B Antitrust Suit Mostly Survives

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 18:48:21 +0200

Empty Advisory Boards Have Attys Worried About USPTO

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 18:33:43 +0200

Retrospective: The Dennis Leary/Bill Hicks Plagiarism War

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 18:12:19 +0200

Automakers Fail In PTAB Bid To Ax Neo Wireless Patent

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 18:07:11 +0200

Fed. Circ. Backs Motorola Camera Lens Patent Win At PTAB

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 16:58:03 +0200

Beer, Wings, Patents: Tackling The Latest IP Football Fights

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 16:44:02 +0200

Retailer Pushes To Dismiss Ugg Maker’s IP Claims

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 16:18:22 +0200

Teaching Trial Advocacy Makes Us Better Lawyers

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 16:15:02 +0200

Why Civil RICO Claims Are Gaining Traction With Plaintiffs

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 15:56:39 +0200

3 Count: Streameast Shuttered

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 15:10:41 +0200

Korean auto parts supplier BH EVS joins Via LA’s Qi pool

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 15:00:00 +0200

Patent examiners’ union battles White House over loss of representation

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 12:26:13 +0200

No Infringement Intended: Can I Clean the Graffiti Off My Walls? When Intellectual Property and Property Rights Clash

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 12:15:47 +0200

How to Escape the Jurisdictional Demons of the Past: DHC’s Lesson on Territorial Claims in the Digital Bazaar

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 10:11:34 +0200

Whose Jurisdiction is it Anyway?: SC Dismisses CCI’s Appeal Against Ouster of Jurisdiction on Patent Issues

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 07:01:51 +0200

Federal Circuit reverses prosecution laches in Google v Sonos but leaves room for uncertainty

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0200

POPA Challenges Trump’s Union Busting “National Security” Designation for Patent Examiners

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 03:37:58 +0200

Same Evidence, Different Label: “Reference Recycling” in IPR Estoppel

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 02:53:10 +0200

TikTok, Chinese Co.’s $845M IP Fight Heads To October Trial

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 22:45:58 +0200

Trump Sued Over Ending Patent Office Bargaining Rights

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 21:54:53 +0200

Fed. Circ. Upholds Zynga PTAB Win Axing IGT Patent Claims

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 21:20:04 +0200

Samsung Argues New PTAB Memo Can’t Undo Its Patent Win

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 21:18:59 +0200

U.S. Chamber-Led Coalition Joins Voices Telling Commerce to Nix Valuation-Based Patent Fee Proposal

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 20:43:43 +0200

Radio Host Hit With IP Suit Over Hulk Hogan Sex Tape Doc

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 20:34:45 +0200

Amazon Targets 3 Groups Over Alleged ‘Refund Abuse’ Scams

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 20:10:51 +0200

Plagiarism and a Small Town Mural

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 19:42:51 +0200

Patent Company Fights Baker Botts Atty’s Bid To Trim Suit

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 18:19:52 +0200

You’re Out?: Rooftop Views Of Sports Games Raise IP Issues

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 18:01:01 +0200

Special Master Says Sherwin-Williams’ Conduct Merits Fees

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 16:33:34 +0200

5 Key Steps To Prepare For Oral Arguments

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 16:32:28 +0200

Tech, Small Biz Groups Push Against Value-Based Patent Fees

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 16:08:55 +0200

Covington IP Atty Joins WilmerHale In San Francisco

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 15:59:41 +0200

3 Count: TikTok Trial

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 15:39:19 +0200

POPA Complaint Alleges Trump Executive Order is Retaliatory and Its Reasoning ‘Spurious’

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 14:15:45 +0200

CAFC Affirms TTAB Refusals in Two Appeals Brought by Pro Se Trademark Applicant

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 14:15:31 +0200

Indivior Attorney Rejoins McGuireWoods In Virginia

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 13:33:00 +0200

Roche, Foresight end IP fight with licensing deal paving way to commercialisation 

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 12:55:34 +0200

Justice with Velvet Gloves? A Look at the DHC’s Decision in the iPhone Counterfeit Case

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 09:52:25 +0200

India’s Supreme Court quashes prospect of Ericsson SEP antitrust probe

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 09:35:05 +0200

When Everything is a Right, What’s Left? Analysing Rajasthan HC’s Invocation of Article 21 in a Trademark Context

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 09:01:41 +0200

Two conflicting High Court rulings on process claims under Section 3(d) underscore need for clearer legal framework 

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 08:20:00 +0200

Prince’s estate and Apollonia clash over trademark rights as contractual obligations and passage of time in entertainment industry called into question

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 08:20:00 +0200

Lutnick “dealing” for share of university patents, challenging decades of innovation policy

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 07:58:38 +0200

Who’s who in industrial robotics innovation?

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0200

Wheeling & Appealing: The Latest Must-Know Appellate Action

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 23:23:55 +0200

Apple Seeks Fees, Says Fintiv Tried To ‘Avoid’ Its Own IP Trial

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 23:18:33 +0200

Auto Injection, Ypsomed Settle Insulin Pen Patent Dispute

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 23:11:10 +0200

Ex-XAI Engineer Who Joined OpenAI Must Hand Over Devices

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 22:55:11 +0200

Fed. Circ. Told PTAB Ineligibility Rule Flouts Due Process

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 22:30:25 +0200

Del. Jury Awards $1.5M In Text Marketing Patent Trial

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 21:08:51 +0200

VLSI Wants Chance To Defend Patent At Stewart’s PTAB

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 20:52:21 +0200

Two Unions Fight Trump Order Ending Labor Rights

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 20:27:35 +0200

The AI Wars Come to DragonCon

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 20:21:15 +0200

Copyright Office Veteran Takes Over Registration Policy Role

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 20:12:49 +0200

Confusion Over Slashed Patent Verdict Vexes Fed. Circ. Judge

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 19:44:17 +0200

Paramount Scores Some Docs In ‘Top Gun’ Copyright Suit

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 19:34:25 +0200

Nike, StockX Resolve Counterfeiting Suit Ahead Of Trial

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 19:24:12 +0200

Jury Clears Exela In Blood Pressure Drug Patent Suit

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 18:29:57 +0200

Trump Order Bars USPTO Patents Employees from POPA Membership But Will Not Yet Affect Telework

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 18:27:11 +0200

A Change In Big Pharma Response To FTC Delisting Warnings

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 17:59:47 +0200

9th Circ. Finding That NFTs Are Goods Will Change TM Law

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 16:49:36 +0200

4th Circ. Won’t Stop Dance Teachers From Using ‘Inspire’ TM

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 16:17:24 +0200

Gilead Rival Agrees Not To Sell Generic HIV Drug For Now

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 16:05:33 +0200

3 Count: Turtle WoW

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 15:51:05 +0200

Adapting To Private Practice: From Texas AUSA To BigLaw

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 15:19:37 +0200

Remedial Restraint and the Rule of Law: When Courts Find Violations But Limit Relief

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 15:14:32 +0200

What the New USPTO Memo on 101 Means for Patent Eligibility Rejections

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 14:41:58 +0200

Cox Urges SCOTUS to Reject Fourth Circuit’s ISP Liability Ruling

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 12:15:46 +0200

Licensing the road ahead: why automotive displays are next for LED tech licensors

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 11:00:00 +0200

Potential pitfalls in Lutnick’s US patent tax proposal

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 09:30:00 +0200

Buoyed by Samsung win, NPE Empire Technology Development files more suits

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0200

Vasundhra vs Vasundhara: Notes on Section 35 and the Goodwill Question

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 06:52:22 +0200

CAFC Upholds Prosecution Laches Ruling Against Gil Hyatt After Remand

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 15:18:45 +0200

Elon Musk’s xAI alleges ex-employee stole Grok AI trade secrets as labour market heats up

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 13:58:40 +0200

From Disco Dancer to Dream Girl 2: Bollywood’s Copyright Dance in Court

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 12:23:03 +0200

Shenzhen-HK-Guangzhou hotspot tops WIPO global innovation ranking

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 07:48:25 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (August 25 – August 31)

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 07:46:28 +0200

ByteDance, Tencent early frontrunners in next-gen video technology

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0200

Apple trade secret suit; Adeia on video streaming; Gurulogic patent pivot; Yangtze Memory interview; PTAB patent age denial doctrine data; plus much more

Sun, 31 Aug 2025 09:30:16 +0200

Power Shift at Patent Office: Senior PTAB Leaders Reassigned in Surprise Move

Sat, 30 Aug 2025 22:19:41 +0200

Marbury in the Trade Context: CAFed Declares Trump’s Tariffs Illegal, but Limits Relief

Sat, 30 Aug 2025 20:44:39 +0200

SpicyIP Tidbit: Analysing the Mankind Pharma Order through the lens of the Modi Pharma Case on the ‘Family of Marks Doctrine’

Sat, 30 Aug 2025 10:06:32 +0200

Implementers shouldn’t read too much into Roku’s FRAND rate-setting suit dismissal

Sat, 30 Aug 2025 07:30:41 +0200

Fed. Circ. Upholds Prosecution Laches In Affirming Hyatt Loss

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 21:44:37 +0200

Fortnite Maker Says Patent Claims Too Abstract For IP Suit

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 20:45:39 +0200

Justices Urged To Take Home Designer’s Copyright Case

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 20:24:59 +0200

Judge Newman’s Suspension Extended Once Again

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 20:07:14 +0200

Stewart Again Rebuffs Nat. Security In New Discretion Batch

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 19:46:39 +0200

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, August 29: CAFC Affirms Prosecution Laches Ruling Against Hyatt; Trump Admin Cancels USPTO CBA; Second Circuit Affirms Lack of Standing in Ripple Trademark Case

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 19:15:32 +0200

Cox Tells Justices $1B Verdict Risks ‘Mass’ Internet Evictions

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 19:08:07 +0200

Data Undermines USPTO’s ‘Settled Expectations’ Doctrine

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 18:21:29 +0200

NC Tex-Mex Chain Says Ex-Employee Defected With Recipes

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 17:55:43 +0200

Advice For 1st-Gen Lawyers Entering The Legal Profession

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 16:13:25 +0200

Anthropic Settles the Authors’ Class Action on Training Data: What It Means for Fair Use, Compensation, and Competition

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 15:29:42 +0200

NeoGenomics Scores Win In Natera DNA Test Patent Suit

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 14:28:29 +0200

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

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 12:51:04 +0200

M&A Attys Hand Tasks To ‘Machines’ In Careful Embrace Of AI

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 12:38:22 +0200

‘I’m Flabbergasted’: Fla. Atty’s Accusers Rip Bar For Inaction

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 10:51:28 +0200

Non-IP En Banc: Federal Circuit Limits Federal Procurement Protests

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 10:10:07 +0200

Unpacking the PTAB’s patent age denial doctrine data

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 09:37:05 +0200

Bristol-Myers $300 million IP spinout is latest example of pharma ‘externalisation’ strategy

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 07:00:00 +0200

Yangtze Memory on using patent strategy to navigate rough terrain   

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0200

Remote Work on the Chopping Block: How Union Exclusion Reshapes USPTO Employment

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 03:53:37 +0200

Trump Ends Bargaining Rights For Workers At More Agencies

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 23:32:32 +0200

3rd Circ. Agrees Natera Doesn’t Owe $45M In False Ad Fight

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 22:47:15 +0200

CBP, ITC Say Masimo Suit Over Apple Watch Ruling Misplaced

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 22:40:41 +0200

Del. Judge Rejects J&J Unit’s $12M Interference Claim

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 22:21:10 +0200

PNC Urges Justices Not To Review Nixed USAA $218M Verdict

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 21:47:41 +0200

Barings Denied Ex-Employee Emails In Corporate Raid Case

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 21:36:21 +0200

IP Notebook: ‘Lazy Reaction’ Vids, Lafufus, Proud Boys TM

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 21:06:07 +0200

Attys, Judge Mull Next Steps In ‘Ugly House’ Trademark Trial

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 20:57:43 +0200

PTAB Won’t Make USPTO Give William Shatner A Patent

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 20:52:29 +0200

Fed. Circ. Gives Google Another Go At Database IP Challenge

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 20:37:30 +0200

Truist, Ex-Execs Clash In Bids To End Poaching Dispute

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 20:11:22 +0200

Apple, Comcast, Others Face Headwater Patent Suit Spree

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 20:03:30 +0200

The SciHub Saga! Miles to Go While We Sleep

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 19:23:34 +0200

Google v. Sonos: Federal Circuit Validates Strategic Patent Continuation Practice (With Limits)

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 19:04:06 +0200

My 7 Most Fun Plagiarism Today Posts

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 18:36:09 +0200

USPTO Unveils Streamlined Patent Assignment Search Tool

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 18:21:00 +0200

Sonos Gets Fed. Circ. To Revive IP From $33M Google Verdict

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 18:15:28 +0200

CAFC Dodges Key Issues in Reversing District Court Finding for Google on Prosecution Laches

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 18:01:14 +0200

9th Circ. Reinstates Copyright Suit Over Liturgical Song

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 17:28:46 +0200

Fed. Circ. In July: Instability In IPR Requirements

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 17:15:25 +0200

Rhodium Founders Defend D&O Coverage Request In Ch. 11

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 16:54:24 +0200

3 Count: Ouch, That Stings

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 14:48:07 +0200

The Power of Plain English Patent Claims

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 13:15:18 +0200

AI Artist Challenges Copyright Office Denial of AI-Assisted Work

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 13:15:12 +0200

Four things to know about Oura and its competition

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0200

Notes From Doctoral Diary: TACIP, Turku (20 – 21 August 2025)

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 11:57:54 +0200

Gurulogic’s pivot to cybersecurity motivated monetisation of codec patents

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 09:00:00 +0200

Seoul Semiconductor clinches final win in Korean trade secret theft case 

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 07:18:06 +0200

[SpicyIP Tidbit] From Travel to Trouble: The Yatra Online vs. Mach Conferences Tussle

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 07:06:10 +0200

Love Letters Gone Wrong: Federal Circuit’s First AIA Derivation Appeal Hinges on Valentine’s Day Emails

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 20:09:03 +0200

Turnitin Launches Anti-AI Humanizer Feature

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 19:47:51 +0200

CAFC Corrects PTAB’s Inventorship Analysis in First Appeal of AIA Derivation Proceeding

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 15:50:43 +0200

3 Count: First Settlement

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 15:39:39 +0200

Beyond State Law: The Ninth Circuit’s New Framework for DTSA Trade Secret Identification

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 15:01:41 +0200

Anthropic Settlement with Authors Could Set an AI Industry Precedent

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 12:15:48 +0200

Adeia’s media licensing exec reveals strategies to close deals with video streamers

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 12:07:43 +0200

[SpicyIP Tidbit] A Heavy Dose of Litigation: Novo Nordisk sees Litigation from Natco over Semaglutide

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 09:06:07 +0200

Compulsory licensing tensions loom in clash over US tariffs, Brazil IP retaliation

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 09:00:00 +0200

Beijing E-Town’s Chinese lawsuit against Applied Materials highlights patent and trade secret overlaps

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 07:00:00 +0200

F-Bombs Away: Federal Circuit Sends Brunetti Back to TTAB to Consider its Failure to Function Doctrine

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 20:02:13 +0200

How AI Launders Image Copyright Infringement

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 18:54:23 +0200

Brunetti’s Back: Split CAFC Rejects Most of Scandalous Trademark Applicant’s Arguments But Remands for Second Chance at TTAB

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 18:16:05 +0200

The Intangible Economy: Realizing Wealth from Innovation, IP and Trade

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 16:15:33 +0200

3 Count: Judicial Review

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 15:52:55 +0200

Vetements Pursues SCOTUS Review of Federal Circuit’s Foreign Equivalents Ruling

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 12:15:01 +0200

Figuring Out the Correct CRI Guidelines by Looking at Google LLC v The Controller of Patents

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 11:35:07 +0200

Apple sues former employee alleging theft of trade secrets for Oppo

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 10:32:52 +0200

UPC covid caseload grows as Pfizer faces fresh action by Enanta 

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 07:58:28 +0200

Genentech sues Henlius in first Perjeta biosimilar patent spat

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 07:00:00 +0200

AI is Not Democratizing Writing

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 19:52:46 +0200

Hips Don’t Lie, But Patent Specs Might: CeramTec’s Color Conundrum and Trade Dress After Patenting

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 19:00:24 +0200

USPTO Director Discretionary Denials Granted Due to Trial Timing Despite Young Age of Patents

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 18:15:28 +0200

Claim Construction Challenges Fail to Convince CAFC to Overturn ITC’s Robotics Patent Infringement Finding

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 17:15:56 +0200

CAFC is Unconvinced by Claim Construction Challenges to ITC’s Robotics Patent Infringement Finding

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 17:15:56 +0200

3 Count: Not Moving

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 16:28:53 +0200

Pride & Prejudice: The Supreme Court’s Sobering Take on Post-Sale Confusion

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 13:15:16 +0200

Surge in Schedule A infringement cases sparks judge’s scrutiny, legal debate

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 12:04:13 +0200

Copyright Ma(r)ximalism! 

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 11:59:54 +0200

Seven Questions Every Inventor Should Answer Before Filing a Patent Application

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 11:15:34 +0200

On the Pen Losing Its Might: Contemplating the Digital News Industry’s Fate in Light of ANI v OpenAI

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 08:07:20 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (August 18 – August 24)

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 06:37:32 +0200

Inside Thailand’s patent battles: the four biggest obstacles

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0200

Amgen overturns $50m patent damages; China extraterritorial ruling exclusive; UPC flexes long-arm jurisdiction; 3GPP RAN2 chair interview; American brain drain; plus much more

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 09:30:27 +0200

America’s brain drain: cutting science means ceding our innovative edge

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 07:30:39 +0200

When ‘Patented’ Becomes False Advertising: Crocs Takes Its Dastar Fight to the Supreme Court

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 19:26:53 +0200

D.C. Circuit Kills Judge Newman’s Appeal While Hinting at Constitutional Problems with Suspension

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 18:15:36 +0200

New Clothes for the Doctrine of Foreign Equivalents?

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 17:50:34 +0200

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, August 22: Strike Three for Former Copyright Register in Injunction Bid; Ninth Circuit Finds Contract Term Implied by Copyright Duration; and First Circuit Dismisses Attempt to Toll Copyright Statute Until Registration

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 16:15:10 +0200

BREAKING: Nokia sues Paramount in US and Brazil for video coding patent infringement

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 13:11:02 +0200

Inside 3GPP standards development with RAN2’s chairwoman

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0200

Can Purely Religious Terms be Trademarked? The Curious Case of ‘Shree Jagannath Dham’

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 11:57:36 +0200

Bodhisattva v. Mayo: The DHC’s take on Trademark Infringement and the Missing Injunction Tests

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 11:23:52 +0200

AI is today’s engine: where will it take us?

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 10:30:22 +0200

HEVC patent wars proliferate as Hisense sued by NEC, ETRI at UPC 

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 07:30:28 +0200

Sci-Hub now Completely Blocked in India!

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 07:29:59 +0200

Masimo Challenges CBP’s Ex Parte Order Allowing Apple to Restore Infringing Pulse Oximetry Function

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 20:43:18 +0200

5 Craziest Moments in 20 Years of Plagiarism Today

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 19:30:44 +0200

No Fault for USTA: Federal Circuit Protects Non-Party Defenses against Attempted Default Slam

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 16:32:21 +0200

GSA Announces ‘Gemini for Government’ Agreement to Further Trump’s AI Adoption Efforts

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 16:15:29 +0200

CAFC Affirms Decreased Damages Ruling for Tennis Let Detection Patent But Reverses Denial of Post-Judgment Interest

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 15:15:59 +0200

3 Count: Eevee Evolution

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 15:02:27 +0200

Discretion advised: strategic considerations for PTAB petitioners

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:11:50 +0200

Obviousness-Type Double Patenting: Challenging the Allergan First-Issued Safe Harbor

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 11:11:25 +0200

[SpicyIP Tidbit] Deja Vu on Section 59? Delhi HC Allows Amendment in Albemarle, But Do the Precedents Hold Up?

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 07:47:59 +0200

Chinese phone maker Honor injuncted in India

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 07:25:30 +0200

Chinese phone maker Honor enjoined in India

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 07:25:30 +0200

Rewinding the Law: Are Pre-Digital Era Copyright Assignments Valid for Today’s Modern Tech Platforms?

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 06:14:09 +0200

Fallacy Dispelled: Invalidation Rates of Adjudicated Patents Convey Nothing About Quality of All Issued Patents

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 21:15:19 +0200

Guest Post: Quintara Clarifies — and Complicates — Trade Secret Identification Under the DTSA

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 19:10:57 +0200

Tubi Loses Case at Copyright Claims Board

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 18:09:21 +0200

CAFC Affirms Invalidity in Amphibious Vehicle Patent Dispute

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 17:15:52 +0200

3 Count: Don’t Look Anywhere

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 15:38:00 +0200

Potential value-based patent tax could disrupt biopharma innovation

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 14:00:00 +0200

New Law Requires Commerce to Report on Export of Key Tech to High-Risk Countries

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 13:15:40 +0200

Docket Navigator and IAM Litigation Report: The UPC’s second year

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +0200

UPC flexes its long-arm jurisdiction with first Spanish injunction

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 11:36:31 +0200

Domain Name Ring-Fencing: Evaluation of Madras HC’s new pre-emptive twist to dynamic injunctions 

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 10:29:01 +0200

US biotech industry faces change as Trump administration proposes patent maintenance fee overhaul

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 08:20:00 +0200

Patent examination slowdown risks harming India’s IP momentum

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 07:23:04 +0200

Wilco v. Weeks Marine: When Expert Disagreements Don’t Create Genuine Disputes of Material Fact

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 02:54:38 +0200

Grammarly Launches New AI-Powered Editor

Tue, 19 Aug 2025 19:44:31 +0200

CAFC Affirms PTAB Finding that Glucose Sensor Patent Claims are Obvious

Tue, 19 Aug 2025 17:15:01 +0200

3 Count: Copyright Malware

Tue, 19 Aug 2025 16:05:14 +0200

Imminent Infringement: How far can you go? 

Tue, 19 Aug 2025 12:31:49 +0200

C4IP Urges FTC to Proceed with Caution on Addressing Perceived Drug Pricing Problems

Tue, 19 Aug 2025 12:15:14 +0200

EXCLUSIVE: China’s groundbreaking first ruling on extraterritorial trade secret enforcement 

Tue, 19 Aug 2025 12:00:22 +0200

How successful are Federal Circuit cert petitions in patent cases?

Tue, 19 Aug 2025 11:30:00 +0200

Amgen overturns $50 million damages with ‘inequitable conduct’ defence

Tue, 19 Aug 2025 10:10:56 +0200

The USPTO Has Adopted Several PTAB Improvements Discussed on IPWatchdog—But There’s Still More to Do

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 22:36:34 +0200

My Anti-Plagiarism Advice for Students in 2025

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 19:35:20 +0200

Military Discipline Meets Patent Proficiency: A Conversation with Ted Wood

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 18:15:34 +0200

Federal Circuit Reverses Another Jury Verdict Favoring Patent Holder in LabCorp v. Qiagen

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 16:45:59 +0200

3 Count: The Long Road

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 15:16:55 +0200

U.S. Chamber Report: Small Businesses Rapidly Adopting AI Despite Regulatory Concerns

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 14:15:58 +0200

Transsion sued in Germany and at UPC by ETRI

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 09:50:28 +0200

Pramudji Law Group PLLC is Seeking a Patent Attorney or Patent Agent (Remote/Telecommute)

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 09:15:32 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (August 11 – August 17)

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 09:07:11 +0200

Bench and Bot – The Kerala HC’s AI Guidelines and the Bigger Judicial Puzzle

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 08:31:25 +0200

Japan: AI and extraterritoriality dominate patent landscape as JPO refines examination practice

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 07:00:00 +0200

South Korea: inclusion of exports under infringing acts in Patent Act and key court decisions set to improve enforcement landscape

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 07:00:00 +0200

Vietnam: key eligibility and regulatory considerations for foreign applicants

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 07:00:00 +0200

New era of litigation emerging in China amid fresh SEP trends

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 07:00:00 +0200

Specialist chapter: Navigating AI inventorship, patentability and disclosure requirements in China, Europe and the United States

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 07:00:00 +0200

South Korea: a closer look at wilful patent infringement and punitive damages under the Patent Act

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 07:00:00 +0200

Indonesia: Omnibus Law’s patent regime overhaul raises questions about practical implementation

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 07:00:00 +0200

Key challenges in licensing EVS patents in China and strategic considerations for litigating them

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 07:00:00 +0200

Specialist chapter: Navigating the complexities of patent examination in south-east Asia

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 07:00:00 +0200

Philippines: Low number of cases filed exposes challenges in pursuing litigation

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 07:00:00 +0200

China: ambiguity of separate comparison principle for novelty assessment presenting fresh issues in invalidation proceedings

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 07:00:00 +0200

India: delving into the latest litigation developments, high-stakes settlements and policy recommendations

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 07:00:00 +0200

Specialist chapter: Key challenges in licensing EVS patents in China and strategic considerations for litigating them

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 07:00:00 +0200

Specialist chapter: New era of litigation emerging in China amid fresh SEP trends

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 07:00:00 +0200

IPBC China is coming to Shanghai with lots in store for you

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 00:07:35 +0200

After “Schedule A”: The Cross-Border IP Enforcement Gap

Sun, 17 Aug 2025 19:24:28 +0200

Ninth Circuit Says Copyright Owner Can’t Subpoena Cox for Names of Users Showing Pirated Film

Sun, 17 Aug 2025 16:15:57 +0200

Sharp Asia IP Elite interview; US cyberattack sounds trade secret alarm; IAM Strategy 300; Malikie pursues Blackberry comparable licences; TuffAir on Amazon action; plus much more

Sun, 17 Aug 2025 09:30:00 +0200

It’s time to rethink Brazil’s pharmaceutical innovation policy

Sat, 16 Aug 2025 07:30:00 +0200

Fintiv Patent Case Against Apple Ends; Fintiv RICO case Against Apple Begins

Fri, 15 Aug 2025 22:38:04 +0200

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Fri, 15 Aug 2025 20:15:06 +0200

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, August 15: Korean Supreme Court Sides with Pinkfong in ‘Baby Shark’ Case; Ninth Circuit Says DTSA Claims Rarely Dismissible as Discovery Sanctions; and Trump Administration Mulls Investment Stake in Intel

Fri, 15 Aug 2025 18:15:47 +0200

Gauging the ‘Weight’ of the Matter: Here’s Your Latest Patent and Litigation Updates on Semaglutide

Fri, 15 Aug 2025 12:55:35 +0200

Exclusive: TuffAir’s founder on taking on Amazon in trade secret battle  

Fri, 15 Aug 2025 12:41:31 +0200

C-suite, investors spooked by value-based US patent fee proposal

Fri, 15 Aug 2025 11:30:00 +0200

UPC Court of Appeal hands Boehringer Ingelheim landmark injunction victory

Fri, 15 Aug 2025 11:22:48 +0200

IP industry survey shows plateauing salary growth in Europe

Fri, 15 Aug 2025 07:00:00 +0200

CAFC Faults Delaware District Court for Allowing Jury to Decide Issue of Claim Construction

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 19:55:38 +0200

How Plagiarism Changed Over the Past 20 Years

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 19:48:52 +0200

Hoverboard Design Patent Owner Falls Flat at CAFC

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 17:24:30 +0200

3 Count: Baby Shark History

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 15:49:31 +0200

From the Archives: A Telling Tale of Copyright Over the Indian National Anthem, Jana Gana Mana

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 15:34:12 +0200

Disney’s antitrust lawsuit raises mostly old arguments

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 13:30:00 +0200

China’s BOE facing almost 15-year US import ban over Samsung OLED trade secret theft

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 12:51:22 +0200

Malikie uses US discovery to unearth Blackberry comparable SEP licences for use in Xiaomi spat

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 11:01:26 +0200

It’s settled: US patent buyers will love new PTAB discretionary denial standard

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 09:30:00 +0200

China’s top court clears Zhuhai CosMX in major lithium-ion battery dispute

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 07:36:58 +0200

CAFC Vacates Non-Infringement Ruling for Apple Due to District Court Error in Striking Expert Opinion

Wed, 13 Aug 2025 17:59:19 +0200

The Intangible Investor: Hit Horror Movie’s IP Story Frightens Some Studio Execs – It Shouldn’t

Wed, 13 Aug 2025 16:15:58 +0200

Alsup Slams Anthropic’s Request to Delay AI Copyright Trial

Wed, 13 Aug 2025 14:15:27 +0200

Patent Damage Arguments Move to the Supreme Court: Built-In-Apportionment

Wed, 13 Aug 2025 13:57:51 +0200

US SPACE FORCE Trademark Applicant Takes Constitutional, Lanham Act Challenges to High Court

Wed, 13 Aug 2025 13:40:32 +0200

Global IP leaders recognised in IAM’s 2025 Strategy 300

Wed, 13 Aug 2025 12:00:24 +0200

Federal judiciary cyberattack raises alarm over trade secret vulnerability

Wed, 13 Aug 2025 09:28:28 +0200

Alibaba, ZTE join Access Advance video streaming pool as licensors

Wed, 13 Aug 2025 07:32:13 +0200

Methodological Reflections: The “How” of doing Interviews in IP legal Research

Wed, 13 Aug 2025 06:10:45 +0200

Ninth Circuit Says District Court Abused Its Discretion in Striking Biotech Company’s Trade Secrets at Discovery Stage

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 23:15:10 +0200

Is it Time to Block the Internet Archive?

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 19:53:49 +0200

Phillips 66 and the $1.2 Billion Mistake: A Cautionary Tale on Trade Secret Misappropriation and Due Diligence Failures

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 18:15:44 +0200

The Federal Circuit’s Heavy Lifting on Automation Patents

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 16:20:51 +0200

3 Count: Look at this Murdergram

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 16:14:06 +0200

Federal Circuit Delivers 101 Victory for Patent Owner in Dumbbell Patent Case

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 15:17:22 +0200

GSK gets up to $500 million plus royalty from BioNTech/CureVac settlement

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 11:31:04 +0200

GSK gets up to $500 million plus royalties from BioNTech/CureVac settlement

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 11:31:04 +0200

Brazilian businesses lead innovation charge in Latin America

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 09:51:29 +0200

Potential impact of US government march-in on Harvard’s patents

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 09:00:00 +0200

Sharp’s move to transform IP into profit centre ‘clear success’, says IP head

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 07:00:00 +0200

Should Plagiarists Remain Anonymous?

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 19:45:38 +0200

Exploring the Future of Standard Essential Patents with WIPO

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 19:15:59 +0200

Lutnick Warns Harvard of Plan to March In on Patents

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 17:08:37 +0200

Rapunzel, Rapunzel, Let Down Your Generic Hair (and Let the Supreme Court In)!

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 16:34:37 +0200

3 Count: Classy Appeal

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 16:05:37 +0200

Copyright Is Supposed to Help Creators: But Only the Rich Can Afford It

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 15:45:09 +0200

What makes SAP America a formidable patent challenger?

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 13:30:00 +0200

Philips sues Anker, expanding Qi and Qi2 patent battles at the UPC

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 11:16:50 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (August 04 – August 10)

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 07:13:51 +0200

USAA v. PNC: Costume Changes in the IPR Theatre

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 01:32:39 +0200

CAFC Delivers Win for LG in Reversal of $14 Million Award and Validity Ruling for Mondis

Sun, 10 Aug 2025 16:15:47 +0200

Moderna UK covid-19 win; OpenAI sued at UPC; Qualcomm interview; India eyes forming telecom SEP pool; July patent transactions; plus much more

Sun, 10 Aug 2025 09:30:00 +0200

US patents are getting their teeth back

Sat, 09 Aug 2025 07:30:00 +0200

Dura-Line v. Jain Irrigation: Where the Design’s Test Holds Water but TSM Leaks

Sat, 09 Aug 2025 06:11:39 +0200

Other Barks and Bites for Friday, August 8: CAFC Finds No Support for IDing ‘Type’ of Display Unit; Divided Fifth Circuit Panel Affirms Costs Award in G.I. Bro Copyright Case; and GSK to Receive $370 Million in mRNA Patent Settlement

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 20:35:11 +0200

‘Illicit Association’ in Ecuador: A Legal Tool Against IP Crimes

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 13:15:54 +0200

SpaceX, HP, Google, InterDigital among assignees in July’s US patent transactions

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:30:31 +0200

Another day, another new PTAB rule

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0200

Similar Isn’t Identical? How the Roche v. Zydus Judgment Interprets Section 104A

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 08:59:11 +0200

India eyes forming telecom SEP pool with sovereign patent fund

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 07:05:20 +0200

Plagiarism Today Celebrates 20 Years

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 19:17:41 +0200

CAFC: Even Anticipation Requires Explanation

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 18:45:27 +0200

Appellate Challenges to Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program Fail

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 17:15:38 +0200

Lack of Express Reasoning on Prior Art Radiation Detection Dooms PTAB Ruling at CAFC

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 16:15:52 +0200

3 Count: International Edition

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 16:02:47 +0200

Fintiv Accuses Apple of Trade Secret Theft on a ‘Staggering’ Scale

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 13:15:27 +0200

Qualcomm’s John Han talks 5G renewals, future plans for 6G, IoT and multimedia licensing

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 12:30:32 +0200

Amgen IPR denials show new USPTO approach’s impact on biosimilar disputes

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 11:43:22 +0200

Canadian patent office’s IT system upgrade is promising but growing pains remain

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 08:30:28 +0200

Tenth Circuit Partially Reverses Denial of Employee’s Trade Secret Claim Against Former Employer

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 22:02:07 +0200

Meghan Markle’s Fake Plagiarism Problem

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 19:37:49 +0200

License Fraud or Patent Law? Acorda v. Alkermes and the Jurisdictional Trap in Concealed Invalidity Disputes

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 18:45:40 +0200

Prepared Remarks of Peter-Anthony Pappas for Senator Tillis at FTC-DOJ Listening Session on Lowering Drug Prices

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 17:27:11 +0200

3 Count: What Year is This?

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 16:11:24 +0200

M&A missteps cost Phillips 66 over $833 million in trade secret battle with Propel Fuels 

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 13:53:30 +0200

Webinar on Breaking Barriers to SMA (Spinal Muscular Atrophy) Treatment (August 8)

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 10:43:54 +0200

Patent analytics reveal the world’s most innovative biotech start-ups 

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 08:20:00 +0200

Red-Lining Revelations: Edits between Patent Families Continue to be Highly Relevant to Claim Construction

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 23:37:18 +0200

Stewart Denies iRhythm’s Bid to Review Decision Scrapping IPRs Based on ‘Settled Expectations’

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 23:06:04 +0200

ST Microelectronics, Warby Parker licences drive Adeia’s revenue

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 21:09:36 +0200

Deflated Basketballs and Copyright Questions

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 18:59:51 +0200

C4IP Slams ETHIC Act Targeting Patent Thickets as Destabilizing to Innovation

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 18:35:42 +0200

3 Count: Canadian Front

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 15:57:23 +0200

Taiwan High Prosecutors Office detains three people in TSMC trade secrets probe

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:38:06 +0200

CAFC Vacates Insecticide Injunction Due to Erroneous Claim Construction

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 12:15:43 +0200

Exception Meets Exception: The Federal Circuit’s Collateral Estoppel Morass

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 02:17:15 +0200

Settled Expectations: When is a Patent Safe from Challenge at the PTAB?

Mon, 04 Aug 2025 21:15:03 +0200

In Memoriam: IP Legend, Harold (Hal) C. Wegner

Mon, 04 Aug 2025 20:42:37 +0200

Dolls Gone Bad: The War over Sylvanian Drama

Mon, 04 Aug 2025 19:19:03 +0200

Latest Director Discretionary Denials Deliver Good News for Patent Owners

Mon, 04 Aug 2025 17:15:38 +0200

3 Count: Pickle Platter

Mon, 04 Aug 2025 15:22:49 +0200

Trump Threatens Pharma to Deliver on Most Favored Nation Drug Pricing or Face Consequences

Mon, 04 Aug 2025 12:15:25 +0200

The “Mc”Monopoly: Is McDonald’s Building a Trademark Empire on a Single Prefix? 

Mon, 04 Aug 2025 11:06:43 +0200

Too Common to Claim? Rethinking Trademark Boundaries in Colour Protection

Mon, 04 Aug 2025 08:53:42 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 28 – August 03)

Mon, 04 Aug 2025 08:17:46 +0200

OED: Supreme Court Petition Challenges USPTO’s Moral Character Standards

Mon, 04 Aug 2025 02:23:48 +0200

EU Commission Confirms that SEP Regulation, AI Liability Directive are Officially Scrapped

Sun, 03 Aug 2025 16:15:52 +0200

SpicyIP Tidbit: “GLC Law and Lore” – Justice Gautam Patel’s Powerful Call

Sat, 02 Aug 2025 14:49:27 +0200

What do you intend?  Section 3(b) and the “intent” principle 

Sat, 02 Aug 2025 12:06:09 +0200

Mandamus Denied: Fintiv’s Trial Moves Forward

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 21:09:06 +0200

Federal Circuit Extends EcoFactor Framework to Patent Damages Apportionment in Jiaxing Decision

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 18:29:34 +0200

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, August 1: Senate Commerce Approves Advanced Manufacturing and Space Bills; Ninth Circuit Affirms Narrow Application of Jack Daniel’s; and EU Commission Confirms Withdrawal of AI Directive and SEP Regulation

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 16:15:44 +0200

USPTO Closes AAPA Door: New Memo Practically Reverses Shockwave from Below

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 23:29:17 +0200

Ideology, Expertise, and the Evolving Federal Circuit

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 19:04:51 +0200

The Copyright Legacy of Tom Lehrer

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 18:15:40 +0200

Strike Two for Perlmutter in Bid to Return to Copyright Office

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 18:11:37 +0200

3 Count: Our House

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 14:57:29 +0200

Event Report of the Inaugural SpicyIP Summer School!

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 12:53:09 +0200

SEP ESP: Deciphering the United States’ Views on Irreparable Harm

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 12:15:44 +0200

Seeing Red, Silencing Truth: The Theft and Caste-Washing of ‘Sevvarali Poocharam’

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 11:38:57 +0200

Thompson Patent Law Seeks an Experienced Patent Attorney – Electrical/Software

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 09:15:00 +0200

SpicyIP Tidbit: No Work, No Relief? Re-examining the Non-Working of Patents as a Ground to Deny an ad Interim Injunction

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 07:14:32 +0200

Holes in Reasoning? How the Judgement in Crocs v Bata Might be Misunderstood

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 06:05:38 +0200

Bipartisan Bill Would Allow Courts to Compel ISP Blocking of Proven Foreign Piracy Sites

Wed, 30 Jul 2025 19:44:57 +0200

3 Strange Ways AI is Improving Plagiarism

Wed, 30 Jul 2025 18:18:54 +0200

The Real Danger of AI Developers Becoming Unwanted Co-Inventors

Wed, 30 Jul 2025 18:15:31 +0200

Republican Senators Ask Trump Admin to Fill Vacant IP Post, Use Tariff Negotiations to Deliver on Drug Pricing Goals

Wed, 30 Jul 2025 14:15:32 +0200

3 Count: Sandals Off

Wed, 30 Jul 2025 13:56:00 +0200

Federal Circuit Steps Into Apple-Fintiv Discovery Fight Days Before August 4 Trial

Wed, 30 Jul 2025 13:04:08 +0200

The Knowledge Gap in Action: Newgen v. VCare and the Realities of Modern Contracting

Wed, 30 Jul 2025 12:27:46 +0200

Suitcases v Shoes: Who Really Owns Carlton?

Wed, 30 Jul 2025 11:37:31 +0200

What the India–UK Free Trade Agreement Means for GRATK Protection: A Missed Opportunity?

Wed, 30 Jul 2025 11:18:42 +0200

From the Archives: India’s (not so) Secret Breakup Letters to the Berne Convention

Wed, 30 Jul 2025 07:56:57 +0200

The Pokémon Plagiarism Controversy

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 19:23:16 +0200

The Price of Drug Innovation: Middlemen, Global Free-Riding and the Future of Medicine | IPWatchdog Unleashed

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 19:15:32 +0200

CRI Guidelines 2025 released!: Same Bottle, Same Wine?

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 16:48:48 +0200

Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB Win for Netflix Over Distributed Computing Patents

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 16:15:14 +0200

3 Count: Horizon Legal Dawn

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 15:50:39 +0200

CAFC Faults Western Texas for Excluding On-Sale Bar Evidence, Urgers Proper Daubert Analysis on Remand

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 13:15:27 +0200

Call for Submission RSRR – Ahlawat & Associates Blog Series (Submissions by August 20, 2025)

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 11:50:10 +0200

Device Found, but Not a Case of Patent Infringement: Examining the Order in Conqueror Innovations v Xiaomi

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 07:41:01 +0200

The New Trump-Lutnick Patent Tax: Trading Innovation Policy for Deficit Reduction

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 03:47:37 +0200

Purported Plan to Charge Patent Owners a Percentage of Patent Value is Fraught with Peril

Mon, 28 Jul 2025 21:13:30 +0200

Stewart’s Denial of Institution on Two Amgen IPRs Highlights Possible Tension Between Drug Pricing, USPTO Priorities

Mon, 28 Jul 2025 19:33:00 +0200

Moore’s Committee Recommends Suspending Judge Newman Again: ‘Longest Suspension for Any Judge in U.S. History’

Mon, 28 Jul 2025 19:15:15 +0200

How Facebook Censors Copyright News

Mon, 28 Jul 2025 18:41:46 +0200

The Great Power Competition: Federal Circuit Reinforces Commerce’s Anti-China Trade Arsenal

Mon, 28 Jul 2025 16:52:10 +0200

3 Count: Baby Shark

Mon, 28 Jul 2025 16:09:34 +0200

Copyright Thicket and President Trump’s AI Training Data Solution

Mon, 28 Jul 2025 15:16:16 +0200

Skechers Faces Latest Infringement Suit Over Hands-Free Sneaker Technology

Mon, 28 Jul 2025 12:15:44 +0200

A Quick Look at the Draft Patent Rules 2025: What’s New(and Old)?

Mon, 28 Jul 2025 10:01:07 +0200

Raanjhanaa on the Big Screen (Again): Analysing the IPR Issues Triggered by An AI-Generated Ending

Mon, 28 Jul 2025 08:15:30 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 21 – July 27)

Mon, 28 Jul 2025 08:07:49 +0200

Fuel of Interest, Fire of Genius: Lincoln’s Patent Philosophy

Sun, 27 Jul 2025 21:58:52 +0200

Federal Circuit Transfers Case to Second Circuit for Lack of Jurisdiction to Review Decision Stemming from Arbitration

Sun, 27 Jul 2025 16:15:07 +0200

En Banc Update from the Federal Circuit

Sat, 26 Jul 2025 21:27:00 +0200

Taking a Look at the Patent Provisions from the India-UK CETA: Does it Set a Course for Future Trade Negotiations for India?

Sat, 26 Jul 2025 17:27:45 +0200

When 100 Years of Use is Not Enough

Fri, 25 Jul 2025 20:46:35 +0200

No CA Fed Jurisdiction in _This_ Arbitration Award Challenge

Fri, 25 Jul 2025 17:21:28 +0200

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, July 25: Ninth Circuit Reverses $8 Million Ruling in Bored Ape Yacht Club Case; EGC Affirms EUIPO’s Cancellation of ICELAND Mark; and PTAB Returns to In-Person Hearings September 1

Fri, 25 Jul 2025 15:38:17 +0200

The Street Fighter AI Art Debacle

Thu, 24 Jul 2025 19:01:27 +0200

3 Count: Storm Chasing

Thu, 24 Jul 2025 16:43:31 +0200

Snap, Meta and X Defeat Xerox’s Appeal of PTAB Unpatentability Ruling at CAFC

Thu, 24 Jul 2025 16:41:12 +0200

EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal Brings On-Sale Bar Doctrine Closer to United States’

Thu, 24 Jul 2025 16:15:41 +0200

Crocs Urges SCOTUS Justices to Address 3-2 Circuit Split on False Claims About Intangible Properties

Thu, 24 Jul 2025 12:15:28 +0200

E.R. Squibb v. Zydus: Why the Delhi HC’s Take on Biosimilars May Set a Dangerous Precedent

Thu, 24 Jul 2025 11:17:56 +0200

Reframing Procedural Fairness in Patent Amendments: A Comparative Look at Dong Yang and Srinivas Jegannathan’s Reversals

Thu, 24 Jul 2025 10:52:00 +0200

The Services Problem That Undermines Crocs’ Textualist False Advertising Defense

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 19:32:34 +0200

ChatGPT Ignores Robots.txt, Rehashes My Column

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 19:10:49 +0200

Trump AI Plan Would Penalize States with Regulations Deemed Burdensome

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 19:01:26 +0200

CAFC Reverses TTAB Dismissal of Sunkist’s Opposition, Finding Faulty DuPont Factor Analysis

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 15:57:08 +0200

3 Count: Beyond the Grave

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 15:00:19 +0200

More Briefs in SAP and Motorola

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 10:22:42 +0200

Prima Facie, Not Per Se: Rebuilding SEP Interim Jurisprudence after Nokia v Oppo

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 08:36:34 +0200

The Power of Unreviewability

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 19:19:05 +0200

South Korean President Withdraws Minister Over Plagiarism

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 19:16:08 +0200

3 Count: AI Accountability

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 16:47:40 +0200

CAFC Nixes Interference Estoppel Appeal Under General Rule of IPR Institution Unreviewability

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 16:15:42 +0200

Patents vs. Trade Secrets: Do You Need a Patent, or is a Secret Good Enough? | IPWatchdog Unleashed

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 13:17:23 +0200

Hawley-Blumenthal Bill Aims to Rein in AI Companies’ Use of Copyrighted Works

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 12:15:48 +0200

Keeping Up with The (GM) Crops: Comments and Caveats on the GEAC’s Punjab GM Crop Trials

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 06:17:09 +0200

“Winning Isn’t Normal” Author Loses at CCB

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 18:59:21 +0200

Judges and Academics Tell CAFC to Reject SAP’s Mandamus Bid Over Revocation of Vidal’s Discretionary Denial Guidance

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 18:15:55 +0200

Fungi, Bacteria and the U.S. Plant Patent Act

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 17:40:06 +0200

CAFC Says Prosecution History Estoppel Bars Doctrine of Equivalents Argument Due to Claim Cancellation

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 16:15:29 +0200

3 Count: Class Action

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 16:08:35 +0200

No Infringement Intended: Can Tattoos Be Copyrighted? The Legal Battle Over Mike Tyson’s Iconic Ink

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 12:15:59 +0200

[Sponsored] Crack the Patent Agent Exam – Join India’s Most Trusted Training Program

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 10:02:56 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 14-July 20)

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 09:35:54 +0200

Does US Innovation Drive the Dollar’s Global Dominance?

Sun, 20 Jul 2025 17:48:53 +0200

Hawley Says Congress Must Step in to Fix AI Companies’ Mass Theft of Copyrighted Works

Sun, 20 Jul 2025 16:15:19 +0200

Federal Circuit Expands Prosecution History Estoppel to Simple Claim Cancellations in Colibri Heart Valve

Sat, 19 Jul 2025 00:59:55 +0200

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, July 18: CAFC Finds Doctrine of Equivalents Barred by Prosecution Estoppel; Senators Grill Witnesses on AI and Fair Use; and UKIPO Begins Consultation on SEP Ratemaking

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 18:08:35 +0200

Uncomfortable Truths: Prosecution History Disclaimer in Design Patents

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 21:19:45 +0200

What Chess Teaches About Academic Integrity

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 18:59:30 +0200

3 Count: Handheld Crisis

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 14:57:10 +0200

The WHO Pandemic Agreement: A Contested Step Beyond Doha

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 06:36:07 +0200

Facebook to Fight Unoriginal Content

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 19:33:10 +0200

In re SAP America: Sharpening the Dispute over PTAB Discretionary Denials

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 17:02:05 +0200

3 Count: Telekinesis Fight

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 15:47:59 +0200

Procedure, Pleadings, and Platforms: DHC’s Stay in Amazon v. Lifestyle

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 12:36:06 +0200

Comments on Revised Draft CRI Guidelines 2025- Version 2.0, really? 

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 11:09:49 +0200

Popular Webtoon Cancelled Over Plagiarism

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 19:28:09 +0200

3 Count: Switched Off

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 16:15:17 +0200

Thinking back on Milburn and Secret/Springing Prior Art

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 15:54:49 +0200

The Narrow Semantic Line on AAPA: Federal Circuit’s Latest Take in Shockwave

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 22:26:24 +0200

The Shrimp Festival Poster Controversy

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 18:24:58 +0200

3 Count: Overcoming Shyness

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 15:14:44 +0200

GI Protection in High Spirits in the Chile-Peru Pisco Saga

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 11:52:41 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 7 – July 13)

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 07:35:51 +0200

Timing is Everything: PTAB’s Renewed Reliance on Litigation Timelines and Patent Longevity

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 21:54:23 +0200

En Banc Ineligibility Petition in Longitude Licensing v. Google

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 19:32:52 +0200

Trademark Renewal Notices: A Lifeline or a Potential Loophole for Expired Trademarks?

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 09:44:39 +0200

Exploring the Parody-Satire Distinction in light of the Kunal Kamra Saga

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 09:16:07 +0200

Sip, Sample, Sue? Budweiser’s One-Second Spin Through Copyright Foam

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 08:14:49 +0200

Double-Dipping via Design? Why the Crocs Judgment on Trade Dress and Design Rights Wrongly Mixes it Up

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 07:33:30 +0200

Delhi HC Orders ₹290 Cr Interim Deposit In A Patent Dispute

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 06:07:18 +0200

Federal Circuit Wrestles with Prosecution Laches in Sonos v. Google

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 14:37:10 +0200

Motorola Follows SAP with Mandamus Challenge to Acting Director Stewart’s IPR Policy Reversal

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 21:03:38 +0200

Google v. Sonos: Oral Arguments

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:27:29 +0200

Overlapping Ranges and the Presumption of Obviousness

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:00:24 +0200

Architect Sues Pinterest Over Scraping

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 19:10:09 +0200

Prior Art Document vs. Prior Art Process: How Lynk Labs Exposes a Fundamental Ambiguity in Patent Law

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 18:50:24 +0200

3 Count: Handbag Sandbag

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 16:46:57 +0200

Corcept v. Teva Oral Argument: Infringement by Drug Label, Again

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 00:13:21 +0200

YouTube Targets “Inauthentic” Content

Tue, 08 Jul 2025 19:08:30 +0200

3 Count: Que Sera, Sera

Tue, 08 Jul 2025 16:44:30 +0200

Trademark Tussle on Two Wheels: Yamaha v. Trademark Registrar

Tue, 08 Jul 2025 11:42:18 +0200

The Lockpicking Copyright Fight

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 19:30:00 +0200

Quick Post on Egenera

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 17:21:07 +0200

Back to 1789: How Founding-Era Equity Could Resurrect NPE Injunctions

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 16:59:56 +0200

3 Count: Off the Rails

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 15:51:04 +0200

Webinar on the U.S.–India FTA and Beyond: Trade Policy Challenges to Affordable Medicines (July 8, 2025)

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 09:42:30 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (June 30 – July 6)

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 09:24:42 +0200

PTAB’s New “Settled Expectations” Doctrine

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 00:15:12 +0200

The Devil Wears Kolhapuri or Prada? Understanding GI Law, Cultural Appropriation & More

Fri, 04 Jul 2025 11:31:32 +0200

Notes from the Doctoral Diary: 16th Annual Workshop of ISHTIP (25-26 June 2025)

Fri, 04 Jul 2025 09:45:49 +0200

Google: From Symbiote to Parasite

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 19:18:28 +0200

3 Count: Shein Again

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 16:00:08 +0200

Hear! Hear! Prizes Worth Crores for Bringing New Blood into Sickle Cell Innovation 

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 12:01:20 +0200

SAP’s Mandamus Petition Challenging Trump Admin’s Discretionary Denial Policy Shift

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 10:18:23 +0200

[Part II] Obiter > Ratio: The Good and Bad in the First Two American Decisions on Generative AI and Copyright

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 06:51:17 +0200

Obiter > Ratio: The Good and Bad in the First Two American Decisions on Generative AI and Copyright

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 06:15:49 +0200

Cloudflare Launches Tool to Monetize AI Crawlers

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 19:23:22 +0200

3 Count: Livestream Drama

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 17:04:53 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (June 23- June 29)

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 11:45:28 +0200

Supreme Court Grants Cert in First (and only) IP Case of 2024: Billion-Dollar ISP Copyright Contributory Liability Case

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 11:02:10 +0200

Eye Therapies v. Slayback: Federal Circuit Abandons Standard Transition Construction

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 21:07:15 +0200

Spider-Man and Homage vs. Plagairism

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 18:57:24 +0200

Hedging on Claim Construction: USPTO Says Keep It to One IPR Petition

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 17:52:21 +0200

3 Count: Supreme Review

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 16:24:40 +0200

USPTO Updates for 2025 – Free Webinar

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 13:51:58 +0200

Preview: Federal Circuit Oral Argument in Google v. Sonos (July 10, 2025)

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 02:31:55 +0200

Em Dashes, Hyphens and Spotting AI Writing

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 19:08:08 +0200

3 Count: Wrong Arguments

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 16:03:23 +0200

The MrBeast AI Thumbnail Controversy

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 18:57:06 +0200

3 Count: Rest of the Story

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 15:11:36 +0200

U.S. Government: NPEs Deserve Injunctive Relief when their Patents Are Infringed

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 10:07:47 +0200

[Part II] – New Performance metrics might be in place in the IPO!

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 09:55:04 +0200

[Part I] – New Performance metrics might be in place in the IPO!

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 09:54:10 +0200

Seeds of Doubt: Sexual Reproduction and Territorial Limits in Plant Patent Law

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 23:42:57 +0200

Air India CEO Accused of Plagiarizing Crash Response

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 19:32:55 +0200

USPTO Implements Penalty System for False Small/Micro Entity Status Claims

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 16:47:46 +0200

3 Count: Central Library

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 15:12:56 +0200

Label-Plus Infringement: The Tinderbox Theory of Generic Inducement

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 22:09:37 +0200

H3H3/Ethan Klein Sues Three Reaction Streamers

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 19:26:21 +0200

3 Count: Finally it’s Over

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:37:21 +0200

USPTO Discontinues Accelerated Examination Program for Utility Applications (Design Patent Rocket Docket is also Suspended)

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 11:02:12 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (June 16 – June 22)

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 07:03:31 +0200

Prosecution Laches from Woodbridge to Sonos: A 170-Year Continuation?

Sat, 21 Jun 2025 14:39:40 +0200

Not “Well-Known” Enough? What the Bombay HC’s Decision On TikTok Tells Us About Well-Known Marks

Sat, 21 Jun 2025 10:53:22 +0200

Article III, the PTAB, and Expired Patents: Constitutional Analysis After Oil States

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 13:44:19 +0200

Panel Discussion: The Future of Affordable Biosimilars in India

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 11:51:13 +0200

Dark Patterns in the Spotlight as CCPA Pushes for Platform Accountability

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 11:26:03 +0200

A Stumble on the Tightrope?: How the Delhi High Court’s Ruling in Zeria Pharmaceuticals Could Stifle Innovation

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 09:46:17 +0200

Cert Petition Preview: Federal Circuit’s Broad Reading of TrafFix in CeramTec

Thu, 19 Jun 2025 16:18:09 +0200

Walking on ‘Thin’ Ice: DHC Domestically Injuncts Reddy’s from Selling Novo Nordisk’s Weightloss Drug

Thu, 19 Jun 2025 10:06:16 +0200

The $1 Million Bounty Clause and Unreviewable Sanctions Order

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 17:55:09 +0200

Is it a Marketplace or just a Directory? The DHC Considers the Trademark Infringements from IndiaMART

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 07:59:02 +0200

Federal Circuit Offers Some Loosening of the Nexus Standard for Objective Indicia of Nonobviousness

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 15:09:03 +0200

Federal Circuit Vacates $300 Million Jury Verdict on Multiple Grounds

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 13:53:50 +0200

(No) Royalty in the Clouds: Between Copyright and Consumption

Mon, 16 Jun 2025 12:10:04 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (June 9 – June 15)

Mon, 16 Jun 2025 04:22:14 +0200

The Federal Circuit’s Shifting Political Balance

Sun, 15 Jun 2025 20:29:16 +0200

USPTO Hiring Examiners (for non-union role without telework)

Sun, 15 Jun 2025 14:26:54 +0200

Delhi HC’s Orders in Sadhguru & Ankur Warikoo Cases: What Indian Courts Are Getting Wrong About Personality Rights?

Sun, 15 Jun 2025 07:00:14 +0200

Preparedness Without Power? Analysing IP and Access in the WHO Pandemic Agreement

Sun, 15 Jun 2025 06:07:20 +0200

Federal Circuit Reverses Equitable Estoppel Defense: Reliance Requires More Than Business Pragmatism

Sat, 14 Jun 2025 17:44:19 +0200

Federal Circuit Sets Quick Schedule for Trump Tariff Constitutional Challenge

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 17:17:45 +0200

Unbound, Bankruptcy and the Dangers of Crowdfunded Publishing

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 19:27:15 +0200

3 Count: Vegas Tragedy

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 15:49:50 +0200

The Federal Circuit and the Trump Tariff En Banc Ruling

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 14:10:59 +0200

Federal Circuit Clarifies Enablement Standards: Amgen Doesn’t Apply to Anticipatory Prior Art

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 04:07:17 +0200

Disney and Universal Sue Midjourney, Call it a “Bottomless Pit of Plagiarism”

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 19:02:44 +0200

3 Count: Superman Superfail

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 15:39:08 +0200

ICANN Report Discusses Dangers and Benefits of DNS Blocking

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 18:53:51 +0200

3 Count: Egregious Debate

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 15:34:32 +0200

The Summer of the Superlative Injunction 

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 12:30:48 +0200

SCOTUS: Pairing RADesign’s Discovery Rule with Jem’s Laches Defense

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 11:01:16 +0200

Ministry of Commerce Proposes Mandatory Online Payment of License Fees 

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 08:45:46 +0200

Google Wins Copyright Dismissal in Textbook Piracy Case

Mon, 09 Jun 2025 19:51:59 +0200

3 Count: Artificial Images

Mon, 09 Jun 2025 16:26:25 +0200

The Boundaries of Equivalence: Vitiation in the Complex Arts

Mon, 09 Jun 2025 11:00:41 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (June 2 – June 8)

Mon, 09 Jun 2025 06:18:06 +0200

Discovering the Crown Jewels: Irreversible Harm in the Digital Age

Sat, 07 Jun 2025 10:39:05 +0200

Maintaining a Speedy and Robust IPR Process Should Be a Major Focus of John Squires’ Patent Quality Efforts

Fri, 06 Jun 2025 11:22:34 +0200

Supreme Court to Hear Patent Officers Association’s Challenge to Dr. Unnat P. Pandit’s Appointment as the Controller General

Fri, 06 Jun 2025 10:29:49 +0200

Are New Copyright Registrations Valid?

Thu, 05 Jun 2025 18:41:06 +0200

Federal Circuit Dismisses Patent Owner’s Appeal of Favorable IPR Decision for Lack of Standing

Thu, 05 Jun 2025 15:58:03 +0200

3 Count: Taylor’s Version

Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:25:09 +0200

The Problem with AI Polishing

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 19:06:18 +0200

Strict Standard for Overriding Patent Lexicography in COVID Vaccine Patent Battle

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 18:28:21 +0200

3 Count: Shawshank Redeption Arc

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 15:45:52 +0200

The USPTO’s Statement on Required Practitioner Review of Information on an IDS

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 13:26:54 +0200

The High-Stakes Fight Over Aldi Snack Packaging

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 19:43:19 +0200

3 Count: Lose Yourself

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 16:35:02 +0200

USDOJ: Contributory Infringement Requires Conscious and Culpable Acts

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 14:28:31 +0200

Reversing the Opt-Out Burden: Why AI Firms Should Bear Licensing Obligations for Training Data

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 08:33:18 +0200

Finally, Relief for Refurbishers! Softening Stance of DHC

Mon, 02 Jun 2025 13:40:14 +0200

Federal Circuit Decisions – 2024 Stats and Datapack

Mon, 02 Jun 2025 13:00:43 +0200

The Ethics of When Lawyers Make Mistakes

Mon, 02 Jun 2025 12:57:44 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (May 26 – June 1)

Mon, 02 Jun 2025 08:02:36 +0200

SpicyIP Tidbit: Constitutional Challenge to Rule 29(4), Copyright Rules Rejected by the SC

Mon, 02 Jun 2025 04:01:31 +0200

The Great Flip: Can Opt-Outs be a Permitted Exception? Part II

Sun, 01 Jun 2025 22:30:55 +0200

Federal Circuit Takes Center Stage in Trump’s Tariff Campaign

Fri, 30 May 2025 11:52:28 +0200

On the Edge of Claim Construction: Federal Circuit Splits Over What Counts as a Tile’s ‘Edge’

Thu, 29 May 2025 20:27:46 +0200

Harvard Professor Francesca Gino Loses Tenure

Thu, 29 May 2025 19:02:21 +0200

3 Count: High-Cost Battle

Thu, 29 May 2025 16:23:35 +0200

Mustangs, Batmobiles, and Copyright-Protected C(h)aracters

Wed, 28 May 2025 18:59:40 +0200

3 Count: Hallucination Station

Wed, 28 May 2025 15:01:40 +0200

3 Count: Copyright Office Chaos

Tue, 27 May 2025 15:37:58 +0200

How a Fake AI-Generated Book List Made it Into Major Papers

Thu, 22 May 2025 18:39:31 +0200