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The Federal Circuit is moving design patent law in the wrong direction

Sat, 21 Feb 2026 09:30:00 +0100

Valve’s Anti-Troll Law Win Could Open New Doors

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 22:31:43 +0100

Centripetal Wants Squires To Erase 2022 Patent Review Order

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 22:27:01 +0100

7th Circ. Wary Of Tackling Jurisdiction In 2 ‘Schedule A’ Suits

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 22:06:20 +0100

Ex-Exec Must Arbitrate Claims In CoStar DQ-Embroiled Spat

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 21:39:23 +0100

BioNTech Says Moderna’s New COVID Vax Infringes Its IP

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 21:26:01 +0100

Squires Sinks 2 PTAB Challenges, Including 1 He Instituted

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 20:28:20 +0100

Fed. Circ. Backs PTAB Invalidation Of VideoLabs Patent Claims

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 19:12:10 +0100

Fed. Circ. Unwinds Ineligibility Ruling For Gene Therapy IP

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 18:48:24 +0100

Fed. Circ. In Jan.: On The Validity Of Expert Testimony

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 18:22:04 +0100

Fed. Circ. OKs Micron’s PTAB Loss In Netlist Patent Challenge

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 18:03:33 +0100

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, February 20: WIPO Report Shows Unprecedented Rates of Invention Diffusion; Tillis and Schiff Letters to ANSI and ALI Demand Transparency; and Judge Oldham Disputes Trade Secret Existence in Fifth Circuit Ruling

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 17:15:45 +0100

Reel Justice: ‘Sentimental Value’ And Witness Anxiety

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 17:09:28 +0100

Calif.’s Civility Push Shows Why Professionalism Is Vital

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 17:02:18 +0100

Dinsmore Adds Partner In Texas From Fish & Richardson

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 16:06:35 +0100

2nd Circ. Backs $286K For Childish Gambino’s Attys

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:27:15 +0100

USPTO US-licensed practitioner proposal triggers concerns over impact on foreign patent filers

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0100

The Illusion of Innovation: Looking at the Galgotias University Patents

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:18:57 +0100

BREAKING: Ericsson sues Verifone at UPC in first IoT SEP enforcement actions

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 12:16:41 +0100

IP-backed lending is growing – here’s how to secure patent-backed finance

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 11:43:40 +0100

[Sponsored] Admissions Open: WIPO-NLUD-IPO Joint Masters/LL.M., the Post Graduate Insolvency Programme (PGIP), and Ph.D. Programme at National Law University Delhi (April 10, 2026)

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 10:53:46 +0100

Are You a-live Performer? A Question to Studio Recordist

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 05:58:22 +0100

Ex-Google Engineers Took Trade Secrets To Iran, DOJ Says

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 23:58:47 +0100

USTR official signals IP priority as Special 301 morphs into enforcement tool

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 22:28:13 +0100

Tillis and Schiff Want Answers from ALI on Mass Resignations Around Latest Copyright Restatement Project

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 21:48:58 +0100

Lab Seeks Rare Essential Patent Injunction In Wi-Fi Case

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 21:38:30 +0100

Trump’s Push For Airport TMs Unprecedented, Experts Say

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 21:25:44 +0100

SCOTUSGate: A New Portal to the Certiorari Pipeline

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 21:24:10 +0100

Justices Urged To Bar Passive Infringement For Skinny Labels

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 21:04:28 +0100

Producers Drop Karol G ‘Gatúbela’ Suit, Issue Apology

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 20:59:41 +0100

Funder Longford Wins Patent Litigation Settlement Dispute

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 20:35:27 +0100

Judge Affirms Literal Infringement In Ravgen’s $57M Jury Win

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:58:14 +0100

Shkreli Again Tries To Add Wu-Tang Members To Album Fight

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:00:44 +0100

Flavored Air Co. Seeks Ch. 15 Nod In Nevada After Settlement

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:44:47 +0100

She Has A Point: Dechert’s Kassie Helm

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:36:41 +0100

Squires Accepts 8 PTAB Cases, Walks Back 7 Merits Referrals

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:18:29 +0100

Sony Prevails at CAFC in Decision Faulting Patent Owner’s Means-Plus-Function Analysis

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:03:11 +0100

How The Fashion ‘Dupe’ Economy Is Redefining IP Strategies

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 17:54:26 +0100

Fed. Circ. OKs Decision Clearing Sony In $500M Patent Case

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 17:37:43 +0100

Fed. Circ. Won’t Revive Corcept’s Drug Patent Feud

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 17:22:13 +0100

Foley & Lardner Brings On 4 IP, Corporate Attys In Calif.

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 16:41:34 +0100

CAFC Partially Affirms PTAB Unpatentability Decision for Samsung but Vacates on Unchallenged Claims

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 15:29:49 +0100

How IPValue uses litigation last to monetise its global portfolio

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:30:00 +0100

Tech Co. Seeks Morgan Lewis DQ From Smart Glasses Case

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:30:00 +0100

TD Garden Owners Say Pot Shops Copying Name

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 13:52:14 +0100

In Defense of Sumitomo, and What It Means for India

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:11:12 +0100

Ericsson asks US court to fend off Acer’s 4G/5G claims against base station customers

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:08:45 +0100

Canva v RxPrism; Analysing How the 3(k) Challenge was ‘Canva’ssed with a Statutory Presumption of Validity

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:52:58 +0100

UK Raises Antitrust Concerns In Getty’s Shutterstock Deal

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:36:23 +0100

Trivia Competition Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 10:28:46 +0100

Harrity & Harrity is Seeking a Patent Attorney / Patent Agent – Electrical & Mechanical Innovations

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 10:15:08 +0100

BREAKING: Trump Taps Atty In Carroll Case For 8th Circ

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 21:52:07 +0100

“Anonymous Work” and the AI Author Fight

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 21:51:14 +0100

Judge Won’t Let MediaTek Out Of Bogus Litigation Case

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 21:08:35 +0100

Sandoz’s Case Against Amgen Over Enbrel Biosimilar Tossed

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:49:02 +0100

Sen. IP Leads Worry About Outsized Standards Influencers

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:42:36 +0100

British Consumer Association Withdraws Competition Claim Against Qualcomm

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:41:54 +0100

NC Biz Court Slashes Tex-Mex Chain’s Trade Secrets Case

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:37:13 +0100

Axsome Blocks Sleep Disorder Drug Generic Until 2040

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:36:18 +0100

This Firm Nabbed The Top Spot In Patent Activity Rankings

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:35:06 +0100

BMW Rips Onesta’s Claim That Qualcomm Deal Ends Patent Row

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:34:20 +0100

Amazon Says Atty Accused Of TM Scheme Used AI Citations

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:02:09 +0100

Will Jurors Penalize AI? Study Examines Trade Secrets Impact

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 19:58:07 +0100

Judge Won’t Let Slacker CEO Out Of Sony’s Royalties Suit

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 19:56:19 +0100

PTAB Axes Showerhead Patent After Squires-Ordered Do-Over

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 19:53:20 +0100

Ericsson Asks Court To Preempt Acer Suits Over 4G, 5G Patents

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 19:38:38 +0100

USPTO Making Moves To Handle Surge In Reexam Requests

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 19:38:22 +0100

Illinois’ Pritzker Proposes Social Media Tax To Fund Education

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 19:03:20 +0100

An Instructive Reminder On Appealing ITC Determinations

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:52:35 +0100

US federal courts experience a 30% year‑on‑year rise in trade secret filings

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:39:55 +0100

Senators Push For Transparency In Litigation Funding

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:09:13 +0100

Texas A&M Employee Dodges ’12th Man’ Copyright Suit

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:07:10 +0100

9th Circ. Affirms Tracy Anderson’s Workout Copyright Loss

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:24:50 +0100

Clarifying A Persistent Misconception About Settlement Talks

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:22:17 +0100

Federal Preemption In AI And Robotics Is Essential

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:18:58 +0100

Fed. Circ. Backs More Samsung PTAB Wins Over Audio Tech

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:09:16 +0100

Texas Co. Accuses Asian Firms Of Memory Tech Infringement

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:01:49 +0100

Law School’s Missed Lessons: What Cross-Selling Truly Takes

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:55:46 +0100

Ceva’s 2025 financials reveal surge in AI device licensing

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0100

Delaware Court Narrows Moderna’s Invalidity Defenses Ahead of Arbutus LNP Patent Trial

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:15:18 +0100

CAFC Affirms $42.5 Million Patent Infringement Verdict in Pre-Lit Christmas Tree Dispute

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:15:17 +0100

Are training datasets enforceable trade secrets – and why AB 2013 needs a rethink

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0100

Unfair competition action dismissed following Court of Cassation ruling cementing scope of good-faith principle

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 10:20:00 +0100

China overhauls drug administration regime through introduction of market exclusivity, data safeguards and registration certificates as tradable assets

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 10:20:00 +0100

What the USPTO’s latest memorandum means for life sciences Section 101 eligibility

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 10:20:00 +0100

New WIPO report reveals “unprecedented” speed of global GenAI adoption 

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 09:26:58 +0100

The Hidden Stories From Bangalore Habba: Conversations With Artisans Beyond Legal Frameworks

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 06:51:47 +0100

An Inexact Art: Willis Electric and the Limits of Damages Gatekeeping

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 05:14:31 +0100

Trade Secret Expert Defends Patent Review In $1M Tech Row

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 23:09:34 +0100

Judge Trims Moderna’s Defenses In COVID Patent Suit

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 21:02:46 +0100

Betting Tech Rivals Settle Antitrust, Patent Row

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:43:53 +0100

Flat Fee Or Contingency? Firm, Ex-Client Fight Over IP Spoils

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:12:40 +0100

Fed. Circ. Greenlights $71M Christmas Tree Patent Verdict

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 19:37:31 +0100

Post U May Be Owed Billions In IP Damages, Jury Told

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 19:27:12 +0100

What ‘Precedential’ Decisions Reveal About USPTO’s Direction

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 19:07:40 +0100

Reexamination vs. IPR: Which is Better for Patent Owners?

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 18:15:22 +0100

CoStar Rival Urges High Court To Reject Antitrust Appeal

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 18:00:54 +0100

Tick, Tock: Maximizing The Clock, Regardless Of Trial Length

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:43:17 +0100

OpenAI’s Video App Can’t Use ‘Cameo’ As TM Case Proceeds

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:10:23 +0100

Valve Jury Says Rothschild, Atty Broke Anti-Patent Troll Law

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:04:43 +0100

Squires Ends IPR After ITC Judge Rejects Validity Challenge

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:03:59 +0100

Funkadelic Member’s Estate Beats Clinton’s Sanctions Bid

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:57:51 +0100

Fox’s $5.8M IP Win Unaffected By New Email Service Ruling

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:26:58 +0100

Full Fed. Circ. Won’t Review Car Seat Patent Case

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:00:55 +0100

Intellectual Property Group Of The Year: Williams & Connolly

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:00:27 +0100

Qualcomm gets ‘no licence, no chips’ boost as Which? withdraws antitrust class action

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 15:28:25 +0100

Battery Co. Calls Energizer’s Trade Secret Claims ‘Meritless’

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 13:47:26 +0100

What the Second Circuit Got Wrong About Rule 4(f) and the Hague Convention

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 13:15:43 +0100

Regulating Artificially Generated Media: Unpacking the Amendments to the IT Rules

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:24:03 +0100

WIPO Backs Director General For Second Term

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:01:33 +0100

HP transfers patents to NPE – just before patent lawsuit settlement

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0100

Delhi High Court Justice Prathiba M Singh reflects on her life in law

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0100

International Rule Changes, Complex Licensing Schemes Lead to Last-Minute Copyright Clearance Issues at 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 17:15:08 +0100

Copyright Office Report: Copyright Claims Board a Success, But Statutory Changes Needed for Efficiency

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 17:15:01 +0100

RPX and Fractus strike multi-industry IoT patent licensing deal

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 12:29:14 +0100

Qi SEP holders continue to file suits in US

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0100

SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (16.02.2026)

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 09:07:09 +0100

The hard 20-year Ozempic patent term cap and Brazil’s message to pharma companies

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0100

SpicyIP Weekly Review (February 9 – February 15)

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 01:30:46 +0100

Hot Bench: Speaking Time and Opinion Writing at the Federal Circuit

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:08:18 +0100

AI and Copyright: How Lessons from Litigation Can Pave the Way to Licensing

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 17:15:22 +0100

Malikie sues Oppo; Maxeon-Aiko solar patent deal; IAM Live in Korea; Samsung seeks fresh InterDigital arbitration; LLMs for portfolio management; plus much more

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 11:30:00 +0100

AI hesitation fuels shadow adoption, threatening trade secret security

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 09:30:00 +0100

Announcing the Finalists of the 1st National Policy Brief Competition on Intellectual Property & Innovation 2025!

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 08:31:04 +0100

ER Squibb to map Zydus’s product: Does this mean closure?

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 08:27:02 +0100

Lynk Labs Resource Guide

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 23:08:14 +0100

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

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 22:09:38 +0100

Albright Stresses IP Sovereignty In Allowing BMW Injunction

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 21:10:39 +0100

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

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 21:08:10 +0100

PTAB Largely Invalidates Men’s Underwear Patent Claims

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 20:46:23 +0100

Copyright Claims Board Called Successful Despite Delays

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 20:41:02 +0100

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

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 19:53:23 +0100

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

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 19:42:37 +0100

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, February 13: CAFC Says NHK-Fintiv is General Policy Statement; Second Circuit Adopts Rule on Waiver of DMCA Safe Harbor; and Daren Tang Nominated for Second Term as WIPO Director

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 19:36:16 +0100

Drafting Tech Patents After USPTO’s Eligibility Memos

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 19:31:28 +0100

Judge Unsure OnlyFans Model Can Pin X With Revenge Porn

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 19:11:12 +0100

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

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 18:50:07 +0100

Big Tech Loses Fintiv APA Challenge At Fed. Circ.

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 18:44:13 +0100

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

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 18:19:44 +0100

ITC Reinstates Patent Claims Against Chinese Resin Importer

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 18:07:41 +0100

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

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 18:02:19 +0100

ITC commissioner nominations could create a Republican majority

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:28:48 +0100

Judges On AI: Practical Use Cases In Chambers

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:25:11 +0100

Intellectual Property Group Of The Year: WilmerHale

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:03:45 +0100

How Attorneys Are Navigating A Patent Review ‘Sea Change’

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:57:39 +0100

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

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:45:23 +0100

The Director Unbound: Federal Circuit Holds NHK-Fintiv Exempt from APA Rulemaking

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:11:35 +0100

Another Atty Ordered To Explain Fake Case Citations

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:45:47 +0100

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

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:10:00 +0100

Brazil’s post EU-Mercosur deal spurs ‘momentum for change’ in trade secret protections

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0100

Knobbe Martens is Seeking a Patent Scientist

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:15:05 +0100

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

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 10:58:21 +0100

Ericsson reveals market-by-market IoT approach, new healthcare/agriculture deals

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 10:32:39 +0100

Arnold & Porter is Seeking a Senior Manager of IP Administration

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 10:15:05 +0100

From opacity to insight: using LLMs to rebuild patent portfolio alignment

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0100

SC to decide CCI’s Jurisdiction over abuse of Patent Rights

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:45:43 +0100

Apple Infringed Wireless Charging Tech, Powermat Alleges

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 22:42:24 +0100

Delaware Magistrate Judge Recommends Finding Nielsen Audience Measurement Patent Ineligible

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 20:47:45 +0100

Why the Olympics are a Copyright Disaster

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 20:23:53 +0100

Tesla Says Case Transfer Boosts Mandamus Bid In PTAB Fight

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 19:32:24 +0100

Apple AirTags And IPhones Infringe Tracking Tech, Suit Says

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 19:17:45 +0100

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

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 19:17:28 +0100

DOJ antitrust chief resigns, but impact on IP policy still unknown

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 18:52:51 +0100

3 Count: Copyright Gift

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 17:07:22 +0100

BREAKING: Wilus enforces Wi-Fi 6 injunction, asks Asus to remove products from Germany

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:02:11 +0100

District Court Invalidates Immervision Patent Claim in Suit Against Apple, Citing Single-Means Doctrine

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 15:15:31 +0100

Intangible assets now comprise 92% of S&P 500 value 

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:01:00 +0100

EXCLUSIVE: Samsung seeks new arbitration following InterDigital deal

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 09:30:00 +0100

Patent term adjustment and the need for Brazilian parliament action

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0100

‘Pro-tem’ FRAND Deposits: Are temporary orders here to stay?

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 06:41:25 +0100

Ingevity’s $85 Million Lesson: Antitrust Tying Still Has Teeth

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 21:25:53 +0100

UK Supreme Court Issues Milestone Judgment for AI and Software Patentability

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 20:48:53 +0100

Adelphi Student Wins AI Plagiarism Lawsuit

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 20:40:41 +0100

CAFC Affirms $84.8 Million Antitrust Verdict Against Ingevity in Patent Tying Case

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 18:15:02 +0100

3 Count: Free Skate

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 16:42:41 +0100

UK Supreme Court upends patentability exclusion approach in landmark AI decision

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:24:13 +0100

CLEAR Act Would Establish Notice Requirements for Copyrighted Works in AI Training Data

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 12:15:58 +0100

Tips for using USPTO Director Squires’s pro‑patent eligibility policy

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0100

Patent analytics reveal the United Kingdom’s most innovative start-ups

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 10:20:00 +0100

Delhi High Court clarifies scope of sufficient evidence for proof of right to apply for patents as an assignee 

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 10:20:00 +0100

All eyes on Korea’s new IP ministry to help rev up patent monetisation engine

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0100

Say goodbye to the US value-based patent tax idea

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 22:06:15 +0100

Lutnick Tells Coons He Will Not ‘Harm Innovation’ With Patent Tax Proposal

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 21:54:54 +0100

PTAB Whiplash: Predictability, Policy and the PTAB Pendulum

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 18:15:44 +0100

Pre-Alice Patents Keep Falling: Three Section 101 Decisions from the Federal Circuit

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 18:05:16 +0100

InterDigital sues TCL and Hisense; Samsung challenges $1.05 billion arbitration decision

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 17:21:53 +0100

Samsung and ZTE deliver final UK FRAND arguments as Chongqing decision looms

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 14:14:00 +0100

CAFC Partially Reverses Abiomed Patent Win, Revives Maquet Infringement Claims

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 13:15:45 +0100

Jingdiao win marks turning point for trade secret enforcement in China 

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 12:13:19 +0100

$236 million deal ends Maxeon-Aiko solar patent spat

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:12:38 +0100

First Possession and Intellectual Property: A Supplement for Property Law

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 02:50:33 +0100

Netflix Scores Win at CAFC in Reversal of 101 Decision for Patent Owner

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 21:36:17 +0100

Privity Without Duty: When Patent Inventors Are Bound but Not Represented

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 18:11:06 +0100

Oppo sued in Germany, India and at UPC as Malikie continues licensing push

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:55:15 +0100

Federal Circuit Finds In-Store Product Locator Patents Ineligible as Abstract

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:15:41 +0100

Following ongoing strategy, Anker settles with Powermat over SEPs

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:54:23 +0100

How Temu Works With Brands to Protect Intellectual Property Rights

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:15:31 +0100

SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (09.02.2026)

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 08:39:07 +0100

SpicyIP Weekly Review (February 2 – February 8)

Sun, 08 Feb 2026 22:44:53 +0100

Patent Portfolio Economics: Balancing Quality, Cost and Market Coverage

Sun, 08 Feb 2026 18:00:17 +0100

ANDA litigation data; US patent watch list; first Avanci Video licensee; Huawei-TP link interim licence; LSD trade secret spat; plus much more

Sun, 08 Feb 2026 11:30:07 +0100

An Old Trick in the Patent Book: Targeted Drafting from 1876 to 2026

Sat, 07 Feb 2026 17:08:17 +0100

Design Law Reforms: Searching for Justifications

Sat, 07 Feb 2026 10:22:44 +0100

What the USPTO should do next, whether it prevails in Apple v Squires

Sat, 07 Feb 2026 09:30:00 +0100

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, February 6: Counterfeit Study Shows 41% Fail Product Safety Standards; USPTO De-Designates PTAB Precedentials on RPI Amendments

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 18:43:00 +0100

From the Archives: The Giant, the Dwarf and the Lawyer – An 1847 Trilogue!

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:27:20 +0100

Third time’s the charm for Optis in jury trial redo against Apple

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:05:35 +0100

Huawei and TP-Link have interim licence terms set by English court

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 12:58:45 +0100

Vendor‑selection trade secret fight puts landmark LSD trials under the microscope

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 12:29:59 +0100

Comments to the DPIIT on their GenAI – Copyright Working Paper 1

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 07:07:42 +0100

UK University Encouraged Essay Mills, AI

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 20:46:51 +0100

CAFC Agrees Content Sharing Patents are Ineligible in Win for Walmart

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 18:32:08 +0100

InterDigital posts record smartphone revenue in 2025

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 17:27:04 +0100

Federal Circuit Affirms Noninfringement Finding in Ladder Patent Dispute

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 17:15:43 +0100

Avanci Video signs first licensee, announces royalty rates

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 17:00:00 +0100

3 Count: Blade Stunner

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 16:53:32 +0100

Patent Suit Over NASA’s Mars Helicopter Blocked by Government Contractor Immunity

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:54:35 +0100

Qualcomm’s has strong start to FY2026 but faces supply chain headwinds hitting handset market

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 14:43:32 +0100

Qualcomm has strong start to FY2026 but faces supply chain headwinds hitting handset market

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 14:43:32 +0100

The ‘Narrow’ Question That Appears in Half of PTAB Obviousness Decisions

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 02:17:13 +0100

Megachurch Pastor Accused of Repeated Plagiarism

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 20:21:55 +0100

CAFC Affirms Summary Judgment Ruling in Patent Suit Against NASA Mars Helicopter Subcontractor

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 18:15:34 +0100

Judge Wolson Issues Key Summary Judgment Ruling on Eve of Trial in Arbutus v. Moderna

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 18:15:29 +0100

When Obviousness Rejections Pile On: Rethinking Multi-Reference Combinations

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 17:01:10 +0100

3 Count: No Laughing Matter

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 16:38:56 +0100

USPTO De-Designates Two PTAB Decisions on RPIs in Light of Corning Optical

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 13:15:18 +0100

Adding to the SEP toolkit: AI and SEP analysis

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0100

European SEP developments spur calls to add UK, Germany and UPC to US patent watch list

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 09:05:00 +0100

No commitment, no certificate: loose combinations and the SPC regulation 

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0100

Rambus rides AI wave to record royalty revenue in 2025

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 21:32:50 +0100

Who Are You? YMTC’s Refusal to Identify Its Real Parties in Interest

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 21:29:36 +0100

If You Don’t Disclose AI, You’re a Plagiarist

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 20:51:18 +0100

Federal Circuit Upholds PTAB Finding that Aerial Imaging Patents are Obvious

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 20:28:27 +0100

3 Count: Minions Olympics

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:49:31 +0100

Inside the PTAB Reset: Practical Fixes for a Reengineered PTAB | IPWatchdog Unleashed

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 15:09:41 +0100

Fraunhofer becomes one of the UPC’s most prolific users

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 13:59:53 +0100

China’s IP top IP court signals tougher damages, stronger trade secrets enforcement

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 13:35:44 +0100

China’s top IP court signals tougher damages, stronger trade secrets enforcement

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 13:35:44 +0100

ANDA cases up 14% YOY in Q4 2025

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0100

The USPTO and the Board of Peace

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 21:41:38 +0100

Moore Dissent Says CAFC Created Design Patent Law Problem in Egyptian Goddess

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 21:15:17 +0100

Find the Differences vs Substantial Similarity: Chief Judge Moore Challenges Federal Circuit’s Design Patent Infringement Framework

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 20:13:01 +0100

The Problem with Collecting CCB Damages

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 20:04:57 +0100

Congratulations to the 2024 and 2025 IPWatchdog Dog of the Year!

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 19:39:16 +0100

3 Count: Evil Genie

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 17:19:14 +0100

Nokia v Paramount/Warner Bros UK RAND trial granted lightning-speed expedition

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 14:26:12 +0100

EUIPO-EPO Joint Report Finds IP-Driven Industries Contribute Nearly Half of EU GDP, One-Third of Total Jobs

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 13:15:54 +0100

Mexico: transforming healthcare through ambitious reforms and regulatory changes

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0100

Impacts of the Mercosur-European Union agreement on Brazilian IP

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0100

SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (02.02.2026)

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 07:26:24 +0100

PTAB Masters Panelists Predict Rough Road for Pending Patent Bills, Tough Questions from Congress on USPTO Rules, Warn of Widening Gap Between CAFC and USPTO

Sun, 01 Feb 2026 23:56:21 +0100

SpicyIP Weekly Review (January 26 – February 1)

Sun, 01 Feb 2026 23:45:30 +0100

Geely seeking Nokia FRAND rate; first UPC CAR-T dispute; IPR filings nosedive; ETSI AI cybersecurity standard; Japan’s anti-espionage law push; plus much more

Sun, 01 Feb 2026 11:30:00 +0100

Supreme Court IP Docket February 1, 2026: Hikma Leads, Section 101 and IPR Questions on Deck

Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:06:27 +0100

SEP licensors face new EU policy battles, despite recent victories

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 09:30:00 +0100

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, January 30: Senator Cantwell Criticizes Cuts to Federal R&D Funding; Kalyan Deshpande Named Chief Judge of PTAB

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 18:35:13 +0100

Government Urges Supreme Court to Deny AI Copyright Case, Emphasizing Narrow Question and Statutory Text

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 18:33:56 +0100

Foreign tech theft spurs Japan’s push for new anti‑espionage regime

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 15:43:37 +0100

Inside Promptu’s $240m Comcast jury win: what you need to know

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:09:22 +0100

(Part III) Book Review: Intellectual Property Debates in South Asia

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 09:52:50 +0100

(Part II) Book Review: Intellectual Property Debates in South Asia

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 09:36:44 +0100

(Part I) Book Review: Intellectual Property Debates in South Asia

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 09:20:27 +0100

BREAKING: Ericsson goes after Transsion in South Africa, Thailand, Vietnam and Philippines

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0100

Dolby expects revenue growth as video distribution patent pool gains traction

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 23:19:07 +0100

Eurovision’s First Plagiarism Story of 2026

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 20:05:21 +0100

Large Entities Achieve Double the Patent Allowance Rate of Micro Entities

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 19:17:22 +0100

3 Count: Anthropic Unprincipled

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 17:26:58 +0100

USPTO’s Stewart to PTAB Masters Attendees: Tell Us Your Story, Focus on the Errors

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:37:35 +0100

CAFC Affirms Non-Infringement Ruling for Hulu Due to Claim’s Requirement of Specific Order of Steps

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:15:56 +0100

ETSI launches first global AI cybersecurity standard with industry backing

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:15:00 +0100

Nokia’s run-rate creeps up in 2025, despite torrent of new patent deals

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 13:57:18 +0100

Music Publishers File New Piracy Suit Against Anthropic Alleging Mass Torrenting of Copyrighted Works

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 13:15:31 +0100

Japan Display is 2025’s No 1 US patent seller 

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0100

Analysing whether government intervention would help or hinder SEP/FRAND disputes in India

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0100

A 15-Year Long Fight Over Exam Questions

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 20:52:57 +0100

Identifying Trade Secrets Under the DTSA: The Critical Requirement of ‘Reasonable Particularity’

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 20:15:33 +0100

CAFC Affirms District Court’s Ruling That Trade Secrets Were Not Sufficiently Identified Under Statute

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:45:00 +0100

3 Count: What Did I Miss?

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 16:56:07 +0100

No Do-Over: Trade Secret Plaintiffs Must Crystallize Their Theory by Summary Judgment

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 16:24:22 +0100

DOJ Urges Supreme Court to Deny Cert in Thaler’s Latest Bid to Copyright Work Created by AI

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 13:15:28 +0100

DuPont doubles down on protecting Tyvek trade secrets 

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 12:14:33 +0100

The IP Hall of Fame turns 20 – nominate now for 2026

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 11:40:27 +0100

Wu-Tang Clan album dispute involves unusual application of trade secret doctrine 

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 10:20:00 +0100

Strategic value of accurate data in increasingly complex 5G patent race

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 10:20:00 +0100

Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade committee proposes hybrid model to address AI copyright concerns

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 10:20:00 +0100

The Supreme Court Should Take Up the USAA Case to Bring Clarity to the Esoteric ‘Abstract Ideas’ Doctrine of Alice

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 23:18:26 +0100

Patent Venue’s Method Claim Problem: How Many Steps Must Occur in the District?

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 21:50:14 +0100

Every Researcher’s Nightmare

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 20:23:50 +0100

CAFC Again Declines to Overturn USPTO’s ‘Settled Expectations’ Doctrine

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 18:10:24 +0100

Strengthening IP Enables Human Creativity and Economic Mobility | IPWatchdog Unleashed

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 16:56:28 +0100

3 Count: Water Tank Mural

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 16:04:21 +0100

Johnson & Johnson sued by BMS subsidiary in UPC’s first CAR-T patent dispute

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 13:30:49 +0100

IPR filings nosedive after institution denials rise in 2025

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0100

Geely targeted in Korean expansion of Tulip Innovation’s battery campaign against Sunwoda

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:16:26 +0100

GSK, Takeda among wave of new licensees in booming drug delivery space

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0100

Open Invention Network to charge member fee for Linux patent non-aggression 

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 05:00:00 +0100

Single-Reference Obviousness: Federal Circuit Says Don’t Re-Do the Prior Art’s Work

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 21:21:12 +0100

The Federal Government’s Drug Price Negotiation Program Would Likely Violate Its Own Antitrust Laws

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 21:19:32 +0100

SpicyIP Weekly Review (January 19 – January 25)

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 20:10:04 +0100

Fourth Circuit Partially Reverses District Court in Latest Chapter of Decade-Long Blackbeard Copyright Case

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 19:15:19 +0100

3 Count: $12.9 Trillion

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:59:06 +0100

Federal Circuit Vacates PTAB Decision, Finding Board Erred in Requiring Motivation to Combine

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 14:22:16 +0100

Geely seeking global FRAND rate for Nokia cellular SEPs in China

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 10:02:54 +0100

These NPE operators are asserting AMD assets against BMW, Qualcomm, Nvidia

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0100

SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (26.01.2026)

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 06:47:11 +0100

Undisputed Testimony on Portability of Setting Apparatus Dooms Orange’s CAFC Appeal

Sun, 25 Jan 2026 22:53:49 +0100

LG sues Transsion; China’s UK patent grants; Justice Singh interview exclusive; Tokyo court SEP guidelines; Ericsson record revenues; plus much more

Sun, 25 Jan 2026 11:30:00 +0100

The Thaw Begins?: What’s Driving IPR Institutions Under Director Squires

Sat, 24 Jan 2026 19:23:58 +0100

Proposed patent tax offers a dangerous ‘solution’ to a non-existent problem

Sat, 24 Jan 2026 09:30:00 +0100

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, January 23: USAA Petition on Section 101 Distributed for Conference; Fifth Circuit Says Trade Secret Claimants Must Apportion Damages; TRAIN Act Introduced in House

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 18:15:53 +0100

Announcing the Shortlisted Teams for the Pre-Finals 1st National Policy Brief Competition on Intellectual Property & Innovation 2025!

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:22:28 +0100

Ericsson hits patent revenue high; Avanci snags three new Chinese OEMS

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 14:37:01 +0100

Nokia wins German injunctions against Acer, Asus in video patent fight

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 11:32:44 +0100

When AI reverse engineers you: rethinking IP protection

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0100

Tu Quoque Denied: Google’s Own Patents Irrelevant to §101 Defense

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 22:08:39 +0100

CAFC Affirms Rule 12(b)(6) 101 Dismissal for Google in Precedential Ruling on Software Claims

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 21:01:22 +0100

Why AI Watermarking Isn’t The Answer

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 20:33:42 +0100

3 Count: International Edition

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 17:13:27 +0100

Creators Launch Campaign to Counter Big Tech’s Alleged AI Copyright Theft

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:15:12 +0100

Apple, Nvidia sued as Eyesmatch expands Big Tech patent licensing campaign

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 13:36:07 +0100

From credit bureau to tech company: Equifax’s IP head reveals its patent strategy

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0100

Tokyo court seeking to drive SEP settlements under new guidelines

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:30:24 +0100

Sisvel launches Wi-Fi 7-era multimode patent pool

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 09:32:00 +0100

A Course Correction? What Rangaraj and Kamal Haasan Get Right about Personality Rights

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 09:28:20 +0100

Who Decides When Construction Is Needed? Comcast Seeks Supreme Court Review of O2 Micro’s Limits

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 21:59:15 +0100

The Fight Over Paid Video Game Mods

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 20:04:30 +0100

EUIPO-OECD Joint Study Details Close Link Between Global Counterfeit Trade and Abusive Labor Practices

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 18:15:31 +0100

3 Count: NVIDIA in Cahoots

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 16:11:34 +0100

Federal Circuit Reverses PTAB on Issue Preclusion, Finds Smart Mobile Patent Claims Unpatentable

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 15:15:41 +0100

EcoFactor Fails to Overcome Rejection of Reexamined Smart Thermostat Claims at CAFC

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 14:15:44 +0100

EXCLUSIVE: ‘No one can ignore India’: Justice Prathiba M Singh on India’s evolving SEP landscape

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0100

Patent analytics uncover pruning patterns in 12 leading imaging, optics and sensing companies

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 10:20:00 +0100

Federal Circuit affirms LeBron James’s priority based on valid assignment of common law rights following TTAB opposition dismissal

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 10:20:00 +0100

Madras High Court adopts EPO approach in overturning refusal of data-lineage invention

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 10:20:00 +0100

Asia leading in innovation but AI race still on

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 09:27:53 +0100

Split CAFC Says Disputed Aspects of Testimony by Doctor’s Experts are for Jury to Parse

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 22:03:50 +0100

How to Prevent a Work from Entering the Public Domain

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 19:24:55 +0100

Federal Circuit Finds Its Spine: Rejecting “Hyper-Technical” Gatekeeping

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 18:09:58 +0100

World’s No 2 TV maker LG Electronics signs InterDigital-Sony patent licence

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 18:01:38 +0100

3 Count: Gambling Problem

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:57:55 +0100

Why PTAB Reform Alone Won’t Save the U.S. Patent System | IPWatchdog Unleashed

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:58:05 +0100

Squires Designates as Informative Director Review Decision on RPIs

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:15:27 +0100

USAA Petitions SCOTUS: Is Mobile Check Deposit Just an “Abstract Idea”?

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 18:30:29 +0100

Supreme Court to Review CAFC’s Induced Infringement Ruling in Hikma v. Amarin

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 17:15:55 +0100

A Terrorization of the Terroir

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 11:42:28 +0100

SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (19.01.2026)

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 07:32:20 +0100

Call for Submissions NUALS Intellectual Property Law Review (Vol. VII) [Submit by March 1, 2026]

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 06:57:56 +0100

SpicyIP Weekly Review (January 12 – January 18)

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 04:37:49 +0100

Biosimilarity is not Infringement- Full Stop

Sat, 17 Jan 2026 11:49:47 +0100

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, January 16: U.S.-Taiwan $250B Chip and Tariff Deal Announced; South Korean Creators Slam Korea AI Action Plan; and CJEU Says Private Copying Levies Don’t Violate Copyright Directive

Sat, 17 Jan 2026 04:30:20 +0100

The Tinderbox Ignites: Supreme Court to Decide Whether Generic Equivalence Statements Constitute Inducement

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 21:02:35 +0100

A Dog’s Breakfast: The Doctrinal Mess Surrounding “Configured To” Claim Language

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 21:57:30 +0100

To Boost American Innovation, Allow Under 18 Inventors to File Patents for Free

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 20:15:25 +0100

Yet Another Romanian Plagiarism Scandal

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 20:04:06 +0100

Conservatives Urge Trump Admin to Voice Support for USPTO’s Proposed PTAB Rule

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 16:15:25 +0100

3 Count: Blocking the Blocks

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 14:14:31 +0100

IFI Report: U.S. Patent Applications Plunge 9% After Record High as IBM Falls Out of Top 10

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 13:15:15 +0100

Staying the Numbers: Damages Quantification and the Limits of “Exceptionality” after Lifestyle

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 09:58:29 +0100

SpicyIP Tidbit: Caution! Trade Marks Protection through Online Service Providers

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 09:11:31 +0100

Nippon v. Controller: DHC Sets the Standard for What Constitutes “Proof of Right”

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 07:43:36 +0100

The Unresolved Code: Anand Khosla, Arbitrability, and the Ghost of Rights in Rem

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 06:32:13 +0100

The Unresolved Code: Anand Khosla, Arbitrability, and the Ghost of Rights in Rem

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 06:32:13 +0100

Iancu Urges House Trade Subcommittee to Address Weakening of U.S. IP Rights By America’s Trading Partners

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 22:44:02 +0100

The Strange Plagiarism Case of Dylan Thomas

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 19:58:54 +0100

3 Count: International Termination

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 17:07:19 +0100

Issa’s Latest Litigation Funding Bill Debated in House Judiciary Without Reaching Vote

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:15:38 +0100

InPASS New Feature Update: Download Final Granted Patent Specifications with Ease! 

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 11:44:44 +0100

Online Symposium on the Book “IP Debates in South Asia” (17th Jan)

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:43:06 +0100

Supreme Court Patent Update: Hikma Redistributed, Curtin’s Missing Brief, and Two Petitions on Deck

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 21:36:23 +0100

Can You Plagiarize an AI Prompt?

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 20:26:35 +0100

L’Office, C’est Moi: Director Squires and the Parchment Barriers of PTAB Institution Precedent

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 19:20:28 +0100

3 Count: Settling Lizzo

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 18:16:03 +0100

Federal Circuit Vacates and Remands PTAB Decision, Finding Apple Was Denied Opportunity to Respond

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 18:15:25 +0100

Pioneering AI Innovations and Legacy: A Conversation with Inventor Gil Hyatt / IPWatchdog Unleashed

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 15:17:10 +0100

CAFC Says SAZERAC STITCHES is Likely to Be Confused with SAZERAC

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 15:15:23 +0100

[Tidbit] Will Azure Hospitality Saga Impact the PPL-Passcode Litigation?

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 13:07:46 +0100

Squires Issues Precedential Decision Holding Parallel Petitions on Same Patent Claims Should Be Rare

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 22:15:07 +0100

Does Medium Have a Plagiarism Problem?

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:08:04 +0100

Run, Don’t Walk: Dupe Culture, Trade Dress, and the Growing Fight Over Brand Identity

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 18:15:49 +0100

3 Count: Salt-N-Pepa

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:43:16 +0100

PTAB Precedential Designations Highlight Discretionary Considerations on PGR Petitions, Joinder Requests

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 14:15:08 +0100

The Unraveling of International Patent Comity?

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 12:44:42 +0100

One Chance or Two? Madras HC Bars LPAs in Patent Disputes, Deepening High Court Parity

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 11:42:20 +0100

Natural Justice Without Participation? Patent Examination, Civil Consequences, and the Zydus Judgment

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 10:20:05 +0100

SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (12.01.2026)

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 08:11:09 +0100

SpicyIP Weekly Review (January 5 – January 11)

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 05:47:34 +0100

The Incredible Shrinking PTAB

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 17:51:22 +0100

The Intangible Investor: Are ‘Patent Hoarders’ a Detriment to Humanity?

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 17:15:18 +0100

Patently-O Operations Contact

Sat, 10 Jan 2026 23:27:57 +0100

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, January 9: Eleventh Circuit Applies Section 512(c) Safe Harbor to YouTube; Ninth Circuit Says Apple’s Prevention of Access to Heart Rate Data is Lawful; EPO Expands AI Pilot Program

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 18:47:17 +0100

DPIIT Working Report: Lawful Access while ignoring Copyright Law

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 05:51:30 +0100

Seven Patent Issues from 2025 that Deserve Ongoing Consideration

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 20:51:14 +0100

UMD’s $600,000 Plagiarism Blunder

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 20:15:36 +0100

Crocs Delivered Blow in Precedential CAFC Ruling on Appeal Window for ITC Decisions

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 18:40:44 +0100

Federal Circuit Affirms TTAB Refusal to Register Trademarks Invoking MLB’s Aaron Judge in Priority Dispute

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 17:15:33 +0100

3 Count: Pinterest Notifications

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 17:06:00 +0100

Counting ROI or Chasing Hype: Stephanie Curcio on the True Test of AI in Patents

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 14:15:23 +0100

Abuse of Discretion on Evidentiary Exclusions Leads CAFC to Vacate Parking Lot Management System Ruling

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 22:15:51 +0100

California Court Grants Summary Judgment for Pinterest in Copyright Suit Over Email Notifications

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 13:15:47 +0100

Striking Out the Giant: Delhi HC Reaffirms Territoriality in MLB Trademark Dispute

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 13:05:29 +0100

Regulating Domain Name System: DHC’s Ex Ante Turn

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 08:53:25 +0100

Part 2: Copyright is the Wrong Answer

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 07:50:05 +0100

Part 1: Copyright is the Wrong Answer

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 07:25:50 +0100

Public Domain Day 2026: What the Entry of Classic Works means for Copyright Law and Creative Freedom

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 06:29:30 +0100

Federal Circuit Distinguishes Kyocera and Becton Dickinson in Upholding PTAB Obvious Finding for Electronic Patent

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 06:15:45 +0100

Bata v. Leayan: Examining the Interplay of Sections 17 and 35 of the Trade Marks Act 

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 05:01:34 +0100

Ariscale’s Failed Ordered Combination 101 Argument

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 02:13:23 +0100

The Need for Good/Non-AI Grammar Checking

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 20:06:39 +0100

CAFC Upholds District Court Invalidation of Wireless Transmission Decoding Claims Under 101

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 18:56:34 +0100

3 Count: Napster? Really?

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 17:08:02 +0100

Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Becoming a Patented Inventor: Behind the Scenes with Renee Quinn

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 14:53:08 +0100

Tariff-Secrecy Double Bind: How Global Trade Rules Undermine Pharmaceutical Access In The Global South

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 06:42:35 +0100

Why Petrella and SCA Hygiene Protect Against Equitable Defenses of Prosecution Laches

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 23:15:46 +0100

When the Director Can Do Anything: Apple v. Squires and the Limits of APA Process

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 21:03:17 +0100

The Shocking Downfall of the Internet Anarchist

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 20:41:18 +0100

Ninth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for Paramount in Top Gun: Maverick Copyright Suit

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 18:15:12 +0100

3 Count: Sleep Token

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 17:36:11 +0100

The Question of AI and Copyright Infringement is Actually an Easy One

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 15:15:45 +0100

When Stature Becomes Substance: Judicial Deference and Moral Rights in the Ilaiyaraaja Injunction

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 10:57:31 +0100

When General Powers Swallow Special Design: A Critique of Surinder Kumar Case of the DHC

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 10:45:53 +0100

SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (05.01.2026)

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 05:33:39 +0100

SpicyIP Weekly Review (December 29 – January 4)

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:29:32 +0100

Secretary Lutnick’s Royalty Grab: Bad for America—and the Administration

Sun, 04 Jan 2026 17:15:37 +0100

[SpicyIP Tidbit] TellyTorrents Movie Piracy Case—A Tale of Evidence Missing in Action

Sun, 04 Jan 2026 15:32:25 +0100

One Nation, Forced Licenses, Multiple Payments: (Un)Balancing AI Innovation & Copyright

Sun, 04 Jan 2026 10:09:23 +0100

Supreme Court’s January 2026 IP Docket: Hikma Leads a Small but Significant Field

Sat, 03 Jan 2026 13:00:01 +0100

PTAB Doubles Section 101 Reversal Rate Under Director Squires

Fri, 02 Jan 2026 22:48:31 +0100

Copyright Maximalism by Design? Rethinking DPIIT’s Licensing Centric Approach to AI Training

Fri, 02 Jan 2026 08:28:52 +0100

Looking Forward to 2026: IP Predictions and Prospects for the Year Ahead

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 17:15:22 +0100

The Top 10 Patents of 2025: Ubiquitous 6G Connections, Auditable Blockchain Transactions and Pest-Resistant Transgenic Corn

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 20:15:48 +0100

What Do We Want? IP Stakeholders Weigh in on Wildest Dreams for 2026

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 13:15:56 +0100

A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2025

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 11:25:29 +0100

‘Peace’ on the Nuclear Front? Analysing the Upheaval in the Nuclear Energy Patents Regime Through SHANTI Act

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 07:39:16 +0100

One Nation, One License, One Big Shortcut: Doctrinal Stagnation in the DPIIT AI Working Paper

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 07:12:02 +0100

The Surprising Headline of 2025: USPTO Stability?

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 23:34:22 +0100

Section 101 and Functional Claiming: The Unexplored § 112(f) Path in 10Tales v. TikTok

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 20:29:18 +0100

5 Copyright and 5 Plagiarism Stories NOT About AI from 2025

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 20:18:46 +0100

Marking Minefield: How NPE Settlements Can Kill Back Damages

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 17:41:04 +0100

3 Count: Late Christmas

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 17:17:17 +0100

Spicy IP Weekly Review (December 22- December 28)

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 07:09:34 +0100

SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (29.12.2025)

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 06:06:23 +0100

Dead Assets in a Digital Economy: Why Online Gaming Licences Should Be Treated Like IP

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 05:35:28 +0100

Knock, Knock: MIT’s Ethanol Engine Patents Run Out of Gas at the Federal Circuit

Sat, 27 Dec 2025 14:32:49 +0100

Most Cited Fed Cir Cases 2020-2025

Fri, 26 Dec 2025 18:50:53 +0100

Final Countdown for the SpicyIP-Jhana Blogpost Writing Competition 2025! Submissions close on December 30

Fri, 26 Dec 2025 09:23:14 +0100

Bulldozer Justice comes to the Digital Sphere: Looking at the GenAI-Copyright Report

Thu, 25 Dec 2025 02:33:40 +0100

Injunction or Copyright Strike: Examining the DHC Order in ANI v Dynamite News

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 07:58:33 +0100

Plagiarism in Pop Culture – Hallmark’s ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 20:21:13 +0100

3 Count: Downloadable Spotify

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:03:21 +0100

Should Abandoned Applications Be Presumed Enabling? Supreme Court Asks for Response

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 13:42:11 +0100

Redefining the Digital Perimeter: The Delhi High Court’s Expansive Stance on Copyright Jurisdiction in Zee Entertainment v. Mohalla Tech 

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 12:10:35 +0100

SpicyIP Tidbit: “Instant” Karma? Delhi High Court Flags Suppression of Material Facts in the Instant Bollywood Dispute

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 12:08:38 +0100

Drawing the Line on What a Foreign Court Can Ask: Madras High Court Pushes Back on U.S. Letters Rogatory in the Softgel v Pfizer Appeal

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 08:30:03 +0100

Procedural Fairness in Patent Pleading: Federal Circuit Vacates Adnexus Dismissal

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 03:10:16 +0100

Was ‘The Night Before Christmas’ a Plagiarism?

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 20:30:07 +0100

3 Count: Google Irony

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 17:16:42 +0100

SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (22.12.2025)

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 07:25:44 +0100

SpicyIP Weekly Review (December 15-December 21)

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 06:52:09 +0100

Dolby v. Unified: Informational Standing, RPIs, and the SharkNinja Twist

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 00:27:18 +0100

Federal Circuit’s Top Precedents (2025): Claim Construction Classics and the Procedural Turn

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 20:38:01 +0100

The Catch-22 of Court Transparency: Why Public Access Needs a Dedicated Intervention Rule

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 18:44:50 +0100

It’s the Final Countdown! Submissions Close this Sunday (December 21) for the 1st National Policy Brief Competition 2025

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 13:53:26 +0100

HBCU President Sues Plagiarism Accuser

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 20:33:49 +0100

Idaho’s Anti-Troll Law Takes Aim at Federal Court Complaints: Federal Circuit Punts on Preemption

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:26:15 +0100

3 Count: And Adobe Too

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 17:07:24 +0100

Element-by-Element: Federal Circuit Rejects Functional Equivalence in Car Seat War

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 03:09:28 +0100

The Death of Robots.txt

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 19:40:16 +0100

3 Count: Avatar Again

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:55:21 +0100

Holiday Gifts for IP Attorneys 2025: High-Tech Gadgets, Essential Reading, and Tools for Efficiency

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:15:37 +0100

When Orders don’t Speak: Analysing Tapas Chatterjee vs Controller 

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 05:32:22 +0100

How the Printed Matter Doctrine Sees Through X-Ray Markers

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 20:49:19 +0100

The Copymight Coalition: Organizing Against AI

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 20:42:29 +0100

3 Count: 3% Support

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 17:13:22 +0100

Part II- Disentangling Infringement and Disclosure in Novo: Should we continue to Celebrate Novartis? 

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 10:13:46 +0100

Data Exclusivity Debate Resurfaces Amidst US-FTA Talks, Evidence Still Missing

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 09:31:39 +0100

Not A Saathi After All: Why Sanchar Saathi Rings Alarm for Trade Secrets

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 08:09:54 +0100

UMD President Darryll Pines Cleared of Plagiarism

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 20:15:15 +0100

3 Count: Clarification Needed

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 17:34:54 +0100

Lynk Labs: How the Least-Vetted Documents Destroy Issued Patents

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 16:32:53 +0100

The SpicyIP TV Podcast SS Edn: Ep 11 with Mr. Ashwani Balayan

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 12:06:20 +0100

SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (15.12.2025)

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 09:43:25 +0100

The Fault in Our Fame – MP High Court Upholds the Release of ‘Haq’

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 06:49:23 +0100

Call for Papers: NLU Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies Volume X, Issue I (Submit by January 25, 2026)

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 06:09:37 +0100

SpicyIP Weekly Review (December 8 – December 14)

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:04:20 +0100

Why we should stop using the word ‘technical’ 

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 05:03:51 +0100

Gone Goodwill?: Analysing Trademark Abandonment and Goodwill Destruction in the Yezdi Order of Karnataka HC Division Bench

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 09:52:33 +0100

Obvious to Whom? – Analysing Dini’s AI Dilemma

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 09:28:22 +0100

Grammarly Updates Authorship, Improves Labeling

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 20:37:34 +0100

3 Count: Disney’s Darling

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:15:32 +0100

Garden of God or Garden of Confusion? Analysing the DHC’s Karim Decision

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:16:11 +0100

Grounds for Reversal: Federal Circuit Finds KAHWA Registrable for Coffee Shops (even though the word means Coffee in Arabic)

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 20:53:11 +0100

Is Compulsory Licensing for AI the Future?

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 20:48:42 +0100

Label-Plus Liability: The Government Warns the Federal Circuit Misread Hatch-Waxman

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:27:10 +0100

3 Count: Plundered Booty

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 16:50:46 +0100

Extension of the Deadline for the 1st National Policy Brief Competition on Intellectual Property & Innovation 2025 by SpicyIP and CIPAM, DPIIT

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 11:51:08 +0100

The SpicyIP TV Podcast SS Edn: Ep 10 with Ms. Sheja Ehtesham

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 05:01:00 +0100

The Unreviewable Director: How § 314(d) Shields the USPTO’s IPR Denial Regime from Judicial Oversight

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 04:23:21 +0100

The Upcoming War Over Betty Boop

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 20:20:14 +0100

3 Count: Single Leg Takedown

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 17:11:35 +0100

Cynthia Erivo Faces Wicked Attribution Issue

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 20:05:21 +0100

Verdict Deflated: Fed Circuit Punctures Coda’s $64M Win Over Goodyear

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 18:39:23 +0100

3 Count: Perplexing Lawsuit

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 17:15:16 +0100

[Sponsored] Vacancy at Ira Law, New Delhi (Apply by December 15, 2025)

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 11:10:46 +0100

Applications open for Youth for Tech Futures (YTF) Fellowship 2026! [Apply by December 15, 2025]

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 10:29:12 +0100

Establishment of Permanent Subsidiary Body on Article 8(j) of the CBD: A New Direction for IPLCs and Traditional Knowledge Protection?

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 08:25:38 +0100

SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (08.12.2025)

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 06:21:01 +0100

SpicyIP Weekly Review (December 1 – December 7)

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 02:19:32 +0100

Subject Matter Eligibility Declarations (SMEDs) to Overcome Eligibility Rejections

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 13:59:32 +0100

Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud! – Analysing  Ab Initio Technology LLC v. Controller of Patents

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 10:30:59 +0100

AI Conference Overrun with AI Peer Review

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 20:15:07 +0100

Part I- Novo v. Dr. Reddy: Clear the Way or Else Block The Way

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:45:36 +0100

3 Count: Game Over

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:39:02 +0100

The Mythic Source of USPTO Institution Discretion?

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 05:55:43 +0100

Guest Post: The Supreme Court Should Clarify How to Apply Loper Bright in the Patent Law Case of Lynk Labs, Inc. v. Samsung Co. Ltd.

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 21:26:24 +0100

Chainsaw Man and the Trouble with Homage

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:37:53 +0100

3 Count: Reverse Course

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 16:50:55 +0100

Original Sin: Why Inventing Abbreviations Distorts Trademark Law

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 09:34:29 +0100

How to Avoid Copyright Scams

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 20:24:05 +0100

When Juries Don’t Matter: Written Description Effectively Becomes a Question of Law

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 19:53:04 +0100

3 Count: Icehouse Aftermath

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:54:39 +0100

So You’re Telling Me There’s a Chance: IPR Institution Rate Rises to 4%

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 04:34:38 +0100

Apple TV Pulls Series Over Plagiarism Claims

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 20:07:24 +0100

3 Count: Supreme Action

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 17:06:49 +0100

Reflections from an IP Weekend: The First Rajiv K. Luthra Memorial Lecture 2025 Delivered by Prof. Dev Gangjee

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 11:59:57 +0100

SpicyIP Weekly Review (November 24-November 30)

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 10:04:12 +0100

DHC’s First: Does a Species (Automatically) Anticipate Genus?

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 07:03:00 +0100

Objective Boundaries or Bust: CAFC Reaffirms Indefiniteness for the Best Metrics

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 02:31:55 +0100

USPTO’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Policy: The Quiet Death of Thaler and the Legal Fiction of Human Inventorship

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 02:04:29 +0100

Giving Thanks in 2025: What IP Practitioners are Grateful for This Year

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 17:15:17 +0100

Happy Thanksgiving: CLE and a Tax Question

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 15:05:04 +0100

CAFC Affirms Attorneys’ Fees Award for Google Due to Frivolous Nature of Suit

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 21:15:35 +0100

Can Money Talk? Latest IPR Mandamus Petitions Seek Workarounds to § 314(d) Bar

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 17:55:01 +0100

Should American Trademark Law Speak English

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 23:00:11 +0100

The AI Invasion of Knitting and Crochet

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 20:40:49 +0100

Time to Merge the Copyright Office with the USPTO

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 17:43:28 +0100

3 Count: Photocalled Off

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 17:09:00 +0100

0% Institution Rate Holds, but Shows Signs of Potential Rise

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 02:35:48 +0100

Community vs. Corporate: The Pebble Fight

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 20:36:52 +0100

Federalism on Trial: Idaho’s Attempt to Regulate Patent Litigation

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 19:13:34 +0100

3 Count: Silent Track

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:30:45 +0100

The Clash Over Copycat Crokinole Cases

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 20:40:05 +0100

Smartrend and the Stretching of Markman: When Specification Parsing Becomes a Question of Law

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 17:59:40 +0100

3 Count: Manga Cloud

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 17:42:11 +0100

Plagiarism in Pop Culture: Batman Beyond

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 20:50:12 +0100

3 Count: Swift Seconds

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:53:25 +0100

Lost Profits: Market Reconstruction and Noninfringing Substitutes

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 15:37:32 +0100

A Retrospective on the Voiceverse Plagiarism Scandal

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 20:13:53 +0100

Masimo v. Apple: Does “Patient Monitor” Cover Apple’s Consumer Wearable

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 20:05:55 +0100

3 Count: Summarize This

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 17:08:36 +0100

WALLSTREETBETS arrive at SCOTUS

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 12:19:07 +0100

Cutting the Gordian Knot of Prior-Art Enablement

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 02:15:18 +0100

Shutting the Patent Office Door: YMTC and the Entity List

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 14:23:46 +0100

Agentic Browsers Could Ruin the Open Internet

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 20:14:36 +0100

3 Count: Eleanor Denied

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 16:08:36 +0100

The Power and Limits of Judicial Claim Correction

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 11:06:36 +0100

The Complicated Fight Over the Morisky Scale

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 20:35:48 +0100

An Era of No: The USPTO’s New 0% Institution Rate

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 19:05:53 +0100

3 Count: European Decision

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 17:40:59 +0100

Algorithmic Recommendations and Section 230: Planet Green v. Amazon

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 16:48:40 +0100

Todd Blanche asks Supreme Court to Hand Over the Copyright Office

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 03:04:10 +0100

Rulemaking as Backdoor Reform: Can the USPTO Bar Whole Classes of IPR Petitions?

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 21:59:02 +0100

3 Count: Cyber Ghosted

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 17:08:02 +0100

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, November 7: CJEU Action Against EU Commission Referred Over SEP Regulation; Ninth Circuit Affirms CoComelon Copyright Win; and C4IP Urges USTR to Address IP Concerns in USMCA Joint Review

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 18:16:17 +0100

How Grammarly Launders AI-Generated Content

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 20:42:03 +0100

Section 314(d)’s Bar Holds: Federal Circuit Rejects Constitutional and APA Challenges to IPR Institution Denials

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 17:49:41 +0100

3 Count: Press F1

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 16:54:41 +0100

Lawyers Sued Over ‘Pirated’ Expert Report

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 20:21:55 +0100

3 Count: Closed Cinema

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 17:22:27 +0100

The Confusing Getty Images/Perplexity Deal

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 19:41:29 +0100

3 Count: Getty Loss

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 16:35:50 +0100

Final But Not Final: Federal Circuit Rejects PornHub Litigation Request

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 16:15:15 +0100

Secret Springing Prior Art and Joint Research: Lessons from Merck v. Hopewell

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 03:23:15 +0100

Plagiarism in Pop Culture: The Simpsons (Part 2)

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 20:00:21 +0100

3 Count: Ghost Damages

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 17:40:45 +0100

Director Squires Denies 13 IPRs With No Explanation: A New Era of Opacity

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 03:08:06 +0100

Guest Post by Profs. Masur & Ouellette: Private Third-Party Sales as Prior Art

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 15:49:23 +0100

How Copyright Has Shaped Halloween

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 18:22:59 +0100

3 Count: Universal Edition

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 15:14:03 +0100

National Security vs National Treatment: The USPTO’s Ongoing China Problem

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 10:24:44 +0100

Grokipedia: How Not to Make an Encyclopedia

Wed, 29 Oct 2025 19:35:31 +0100

3 Count: A Song of Ice and AI

Wed, 29 Oct 2025 15:33:27 +0100

PTAB Responds to Director Squires with 101 Reversals

Wed, 29 Oct 2025 12:33:06 +0100

USPTO Restores Strict RPI Requirements for IPR Petitions

Wed, 29 Oct 2025 03:26:34 +0100

3 Count: Brainrot

Tue, 28 Oct 2025 17:02:55 +0100

When Good Writing Makes Bad Patents: The Synonym Trap in Claim Construction

Mon, 27 Oct 2025 22:51:20 +0100

Perplexity Drops the Academic Integrity Mask

Mon, 27 Oct 2025 19:47:29 +0100

3 Count: No Australian Exemption

Mon, 27 Oct 2025 16:12:46 +0100

Instacart Challenges USPTO’s Discretionary IPR Denials in Seventh Pending Mandamus Petition

Sun, 26 Oct 2025 13:56:32 +0100

Empty Formalism: How Patent Eligibility Lost Touch with Preemption

Fri, 24 Oct 2025 17:12:19 +0200

Executive Branch Ethics: Why PTAB Judges Can Own Stock That Would Disqualify Article III Judges

Fri, 24 Oct 2025 04:02:03 +0200

Call for Applications: 2026–2027 Thomas Edison Innovation Law & Policy Fellowship

Thu, 23 Oct 2025 14:55:28 +0200

2025 Economics Nobel: What the Industrial Revolution Teaches About Patent Policy

Thu, 23 Oct 2025 03:32:56 +0200

Supreme Court on Patents Fall 2025

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 02:23:47 +0200

Does Robots.txt Matter Anymore?

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 18:49:39 +0200

Automated Search Pilot: USPTO’s First Step Toward AI-Assisted Examination

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 15:50:29 +0200

Assignment of Future Patents: Continuations-in-Part

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 03:07:16 +0200

CSU Law’s IP+ Conference 2025

Sat, 18 Oct 2025 21:28:03 +0200

Taxpayers are Already Getting a Good Bang for Their University Research Buck

Thu, 16 Oct 2025 14:15:18 +0200

CAFC Affirms ITC in Finding Brita ‘Gravity Flow’ Patent Invalid for Lacking Written Description, Enablement

Thu, 16 Oct 2025 11:15:29 +0200

Memo to the Supreme Court: The Enablement Requirement Needs Your Guidance—Again

Sun, 05 Oct 2025 16:15:22 +0200