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Anthropic Judge Says Authors Can Seek OpenAI Docs In NY

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 21:29:18 +0200

Astellas, Generics Scolded For ‘Abusive’ Discovery In IP Case

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 20:56:15 +0200

Ex-Copyright Chief Suggests Trump Fired Her Over AI Report

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 20:23:37 +0200

9th Circ. Revives Barrett Business Services’ Secrets Case

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 20:11:54 +0200

Eye-Control Wheelchair Tech Targeted In Wash. Co.’s IP Suit

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 20:07:30 +0200

The Services Problem That Undermines Crocs’ Textualist False Advertising Defense

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

False Ad Ruling Expanded Patent Law, Crocs Tells Justices

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 19:18:31 +0200

Assessing Impact Of USPTO’s New Patent Policies

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 19:14:27 +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

Innospec Sues Ex-Employee, Saying Trade Secrets Were Filched

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 18:46:48 +0200

Judge Clears Mylan On 1 Novo Nordisk Patent In Wegovy Suit

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 18:30:23 +0200

Operators Of Streaming Site Jetflicks Sentenced Up To 7 Years

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 18:09:34 +0200

Fed. Circ. Deems ‘Kist’ And ‘Sunkist’ Marks Confusingly Alike

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 18:05:09 +0200

Indiana CPA Gets 3 Years In Royalty Payment Tax Scheme

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 17:50:11 +0200

PTAB Ends Remote Hearings Beginning Sept. 1

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 17:42:56 +0200

Fed. Circ. Backs Decision Clearing Seismic Bracing In IP Case

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 17:06:02 +0200

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

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

Bradley Arant Taps Arnall Golden Fintech Pro In Atlanta

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 15:42:24 +0200

3 Count: Beyond the Grave

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

Trump Publishes AI ‘Action Plan’ With 90 Policy Proposals

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 14:49:14 +0200

How Uber is using IP in its quest to become the No 1 self-driving platform

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 11:53:37 +0200

Developer Accuses Payment App Of ‘Cynical’ Data Theft Claim

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 11:43:07 +0200

Litigation funding setback: Federal Circuit flips Colibri Heart Valve’s $106.5M verdict

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 11:30:00 +0200

Law School’s Missed Lessons: Skillful Persuasion

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 11:19:39 +0200

More Briefs in SAP and Motorola

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

Nokia sues Geely in Germany and UPC adding to Chinese carmaker SEP suits

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 09:37:32 +0200

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

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

State Grid Corporation’s patent numbers indicate China dominance – but analysis shows global challengers hold strong

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 08:20:00 +0200

Apple prevails in registering SIDECAR trademark as court vacates appeal decision and IP office refusal

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 08:20:00 +0200

Chinese courts take firm stance in first-of-its-kind copyright infringement case by ordering demolishment of building 

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 08:20:00 +0200

Xiaomi hit with German, Indian lawsuits by NPE wielding BlackBerry SEPs

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 08:08:31 +0200

First UPC UK injunction raises major strategic questions

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 06:37:19 +0200

Brandt’s Fruit Trees Says Farm Misuses ‘Pink Lady’ Apple TM

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 23:49:14 +0200

Engineer Cops To Stealing Missile Tracking Tech To Aid China

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 23:47:56 +0200

IP Atty’s FCA Suit Against Valeant Over Apriso Tossed Again

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 22:33:37 +0200

Fed. Circ. Urged To Nix Motorola Fintiv Memo Withdrawal Fight

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 22:31:50 +0200

NY Judge Backs Calif. Bioscience Co. In $15M Arbitration Row

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 22:10:15 +0200

Fed. Circ. Won’t Stop Entresto Generic During Novartis Appeal

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 21:46:15 +0200

Sandals Owes Longtime Ad Partner $50K In Copyright Trial

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 21:44:38 +0200

Fair Use Carveout Applies To Med Device Repairs, Judge Says

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 21:08:57 +0200

Zynga PTAB Win Upheld As Fed. Circ. Finds No ‘Shenanigans’

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 20:49:15 +0200

Judge Nixes ‘Ghost’ Lawyer’s Suit Against Ex-Employee, Atty

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 19:51:13 +0200

Maxell Seeks Boost To $112M Patent Award, Samsung Hits Back

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 19:40:50 +0200

Fed. Circ. Won’t Intervene In Pipe Liner Discovery Dispute

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 19:22:13 +0200

The Power of Unreviewability

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

WTO Finds China’s Anti-Suit Injunctions Violate TRIPS

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 19:17:54 +0200

South Korean President Withdraws Minister Over Plagiarism

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

Brandy Melville Hits Temu For ‘Bait-And-Switch’ Copycat Garb

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 19:07:19 +0200

IP Notebook: Cox Piracy Appeal, Ugliest House, Keyword Feud

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 18:10:09 +0200

USPTO Employee Held In China Amid Visa Disclosure Dispute

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 17:38:12 +0200

Ex-Mich. Players Say Ohio Ruling Can’t Sink $50M NIL Suit

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 17:35:52 +0200

SAP Sues Startup For IP Infringement Amid US Antitrust Suit

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 16:55:47 +0200

3 Count: AI Accountability

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

4th Circ. Affirms $190M Trademark Verdict Against Vivint

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 16:37:50 +0200

Fed. Circ. Ingenico Ruling Pivotal For IPR Estoppel Landscape

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 16:36:39 +0200

OpenAI Scores TM Win Against Open Artificial Intelligence Co.

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 16:16:33 +0200

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

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

Pillsbury Adds Technology IP Litigator From Goodwin

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 16:13:10 +0200

Litigation Inspiration: How To Respond After A Loss

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 15:59:16 +0200

Native Groups Reject Trump’s Call For Old Team Names

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 15:49:25 +0200

EU Deepens Look Into Universal Music $775M Downtown Deal

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 15:07:29 +0200

Five things to know about R&D and patent licensing firm Headwater Research

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 14:08:09 +0200

In relentless pursuit of views? Apple sues YouTuber over iOS26 leak

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 13:17:54 +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

Transsion joins Via LA’s AAC pool as operator prepares to expand regional royalty rate approach

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 07:44:44 +0200

Sisvel sign Cisco as first enterprise-rate licensee in Wi-Fi 6 pool

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0200

Sisvel signs Cisco as first enterprise-grade licensee in Wi-Fi 6 pool

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +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

Intel, VLSI Clash Over Ownership Verdict Effect In Patent Fight

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 23:10:43 +0200

Novartis Can’t Block Generic Entresto Amid TM Feud Appeal

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 22:56:16 +0200

Perplexity Says ‘Comet’ Marks Should Be Axed For Fraud

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 22:10:15 +0200

Copyright And TM Cases To Watch In The Second Half Of 2025

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 21:45:31 +0200

USPTO Standardizes Timeline For Setting PTAB Filing Dates

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 21:38:30 +0200

PTAB Head Judge Reverses Grant Of Samsung, Google IPRs

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 21:06:11 +0200

Sens. Float Bill To Protect Against AI Data Piracy

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 20:32:57 +0200

Ex-Judges Call SAP Hypocritical In ‘Self-Serving’ Fintiv Appeal

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 20:14:55 +0200

Ky. AG Sues Temu For ‘Stealing’ User Data

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 20:04:03 +0200

Jury Axes Patent In Fight Between Railcar Scale Cos.

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 19:51:57 +0200

Microsoft Gets PTAB To Knock Out 2 Proxense Patents

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 19:20:52 +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

NCAA Says Ohio NIL Case Ruling Ends NC Spat

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 18:08:26 +0200

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

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

How Patent Attys Can Carefully Integrate LLMs Into Workflows

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 17:24:34 +0200

GlobalFoundries Faces $9.2M Verdict In Chip Patent Trial

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 16:55:20 +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

Fed. Circ. Affirms Motorola Win In Camera Patent Suit

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 15:55:54 +0200

The Metamorphosis Of The Major Questions Doctrine

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 13:54:19 +0200

Baker McKenzie Brings Back IP Ace In Dallas

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 13:53:18 +0200

EXCLUSIVE: Samsung asks ETSI to remove ZTE patents from cellular standards

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 12:39:49 +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

Sua sponte finding of invalidity in Sonos v Google creates confusion at Federal Circuit

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 09:25:48 +0200

Law360 Names 2025’s Top Attorneys Under 40

Sun, 20 Jul 2025 20:00:28 +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

Xiaomi interview; BYD Brazilian injunction; UKIPO SEP consultation; Ericsson patent revenues; Transsion sued at UPC; plus much more

Sun, 20 Jul 2025 09:30:00 +0200

Secrets, sausages and civil rights: when trade secret disputes are out of the ordinary 

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

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

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

Simon & Schuster, Bob Woodward Defeat Trump Suit, For Now

Sat, 19 Jul 2025 00:06:05 +0200

Allergan Wins $56M In Patent Trial Over Revance Botox Rival

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 23:25:57 +0200

USPTO Calls On Fed. Circ. To Reject Fight Over Fintiv Policy

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 22:20:09 +0200

Stewart Issues Discretion Decisions For 56 More Petitions

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 19:24:32 +0200

Ohio State, NCAA, Big Ten Beat Ex-QB’s NIL Suit

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 19:02:41 +0200

MSN Urges Fed. Circ. To Allow Launch Of Generic Entresto

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 18:38:22 +0200

New PTAB Denial Processes Grow More And More Confusing

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 18:21:26 +0200

Fed. Circ. Frees Medtronic From $125M Patent Judgment

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 18:10:08 +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

Mattel Says Overseas Counterfeiters Ripping Off Uno Game

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 17:14:01 +0200

Franchisee Stole Biz Model, College Advising Co. Says

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 16:50:49 +0200

Apple Says Tech Analyst, YouTuber Conspired To Leak IOS 26

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 16:24:36 +0200

Assurant Says Ex-Salesmen Plotted ‘Bloodbath’ Of Clients

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 16:12:18 +0200

Manaflex Loses Bid To Trim Competitor’s Trade Secrets Suit

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 15:29:03 +0200

Huawei Trial In Washington Again Delayed, Till 2027

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 14:17:12 +0200

Armstrong Teasdale Adds Former CLO As A Litigator In Miami

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 14:03:18 +0200

Apple’s argument to avoid import ban on watches is a tough sell for the Federal Circuit

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 12:30:22 +0200

A new leaf: how IP-smart leaders can reshape Canadian competitiveness

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0200

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

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 09:09:50 +0200

The rise of AI in data centres: patent and trade secret best practices

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 07:30:18 +0200

Uncomfortable Truths: Prosecution History Disclaimer in Design Patents

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

‘Yellowjackets’ Makers Get $108K In Fees In Copyright Row

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 20:56:56 +0200

Lenovo, Quectel Added To Avanci Patent Pool List

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 20:08:20 +0200

Fed. Circ. Scraps $21M IP Win For ‘Comfy’ Sweatshirt Maker

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 19:46:33 +0200

CAFC Says Prosecution History Disclaimer Applies to Design Patents, Too

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 19:16:29 +0200

Stanford Trims Roche IP Suit, But Others Face Most Claims

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 19:12:36 +0200

What Chess Teaches About Academic Integrity

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

Senators Float ‘Patent Thicket’ Bill To Limit Generic Litigation

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 18:48:29 +0200

6 Cases For Patent Attys To Watch In The Second Half Of 2025

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 18:33:05 +0200

Authors Win Cert. In Copyright Suit Against Anthropic

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 17:40:47 +0200

EU Space Act Could Stifle US Commercial Operators

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 17:32:21 +0200

A Word On Ensuring Precision In Patent Claim Construction

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 17:18:01 +0200

Notorious B.I.G. Estate, Others Settle IP Row Over Merch

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 16:44:39 +0200

Albright Clears Cisco In $121M Network Patent Case

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 16:37:01 +0200

Design Patent Search Tool is Latest AI Feature for Examiners to Address USPTO Backlog

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 16:15:11 +0200

3 Count: Handheld Crisis

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

Defend Trade Secrets Act complaints reach record level in Q2 2024 

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 13:00:00 +0200

Playing Mah-Jongg Makes Me A Better Mediator

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 11:29:49 +0200

Transsion sued by NEC, Sun Patent Trust as UPC’s HEVC wars expand

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 09:33:00 +0200

Harrity & Harrity Seeks FT Patent Attorney / Agent in Electrical or Mechanical Technologies

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 09:15:54 +0200

Top 10 US patent transactions in H1 2025

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 08:15:58 +0200

Brazil: the critical role of subsequent innovation patents in safeguarding pharmaceutical innovation amid ongoing debate

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0200

The WHO Pandemic Agreement: A Contested Step Beyond Doha

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

OpenAI, Microsoft Challenge Authors’ Proposed Class Action

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 22:18:43 +0200

BREAKING: Trump Taps Ex-Thomas, Kavanaugh Clerk For 3rd Circ.

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 21:18:20 +0200

Property Evaluation Patent Case Allowed To Move Forward

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 21:11:11 +0200

With Discretionary Denials, PTAB Accepting Fewer Petitions

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 21:00:40 +0200

AI Tools Taking On Bigger Role In USPTO Patent Examination

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 20:43:08 +0200

Ex-Tech Exec Says Ga. Law Can’t Hold Her To Trade Secrets

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 20:06:40 +0200

Amici Have Their Say in SAP’s Challenge to USPTO Recission of Vidal Discretionary Denial Guidance

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 19:36:30 +0200

Facebook to Fight Unoriginal Content

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

Hawley Accuses AI Cos. Of ‘Largest IP Theft’ In US History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 19:22:57 +0200

Senior Placement Co. Wants Out Of False Ad Suit

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 18:53:33 +0200

Does Research Tool Safe Harbor Cover AI Drug Development?

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 18:47:41 +0200

Tips For Business Users After 2 Key AI Copyright Decisions

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 17:52:25 +0200

ITC Judge Finds BOE Misappropriated Samsung Trade Secrets

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 17:37:24 +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

Understanding IP Matters: Celebrated MIT Engineer and Entrepreneur Develops Medical Devices to Treat Cancer and Other Diseases

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:42:06 +0200

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

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

Anthropic Asks Judge Alsup’s Permission to File Interlocutory Appeal of Fair Use Order

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 11:15:58 +0200

Ericsson’s patent revenue continues impressive climb following Lenovo deal

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 11:11:37 +0200

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

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

Deep dive into 2025 Annual Report case highlights difficulties for brand owners in proving trademark use under Class 35 

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 08:22:00 +0200

Philips and Transsion settle audio codec SEP dispute in India 

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 08:20:01 +0200

Calcutta High Court clarifies patentability criteria under Section 3(b) in reversal of Indian Patent Office refusal order 

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 08:20:00 +0200

Why regular and predictable royalty audits reduce risk for IP licensors

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 08:20:00 +0200

Analysis of strategic behaviours spotlights China’s dominance in patent publications

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 08:20:00 +0200

China’s first conditional SEP injunction handed down in VoiceAge v HMD

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 03:21:42 +0200

Popular Webtoon Cancelled Over Plagiarism

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

European Musicians Object to Path of EU AI Act Implementation

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 18:55:10 +0200

Beyond Curiosity: Practical Guidance on the Research Exemption and Hatch-Waxman Safe Harbor

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 16:15:22 +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

CAFC Finds IPR Petitioner Did Not Rely on AAPA as Basis for Obviousness Grounds in Affirming PTAB Invalidation

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 12:53:35 +0200

UKIPO proposes SEP regulatory measures and launches consultation

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0200

Universities continue to dominate India’s patent landscape in 2024

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 08:23:12 +0200

Patent injunction hits BYD’s Brazilian operations 

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 07:30:27 +0200

Should We Fear Gen AI? Promises, Pitfalls and the Path Forward | IPWatchdog Unleashed

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 22:50:11 +0200

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

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

SCOTUS Let Us Down Again, So Congress Should Move PERA

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 20:21:45 +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

English Court of Appeal decision is good news for patent litigation funding

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 12:39:41 +0200

NPE files 12 suits with Wi-Fi 6 SEPs from NXP, ZTE

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 12:22:28 +0200

Patent Filing Dynamics in Latin America: Trends, Insights, and Future Outlook

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 12:15:33 +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

Look inside Xiaomi’s IP team with the negotiator for Siemens, Panasonic deals

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 07:20:21 +0200

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

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

Foreign Price Controls: A Risk to U.S. Medical Innovation and Patient Access

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 16:15:14 +0200

Tulip Innovation interview; USPTO discretionary denials data; European Commission auto LNG response; China bolsters trade secret regime; Novacloud sues IBM with Ericsson patents; plus much more

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 09:30:00 +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

Still fighting for fairness: an update on US patent legislation battles

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 07:30:00 +0200

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

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

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, July 11: EGC Affirms Annulment of Rubik’s Cube Marks; Sysco Trade Secret Case Dismissal Affirmed by Fourth Circuit; and EU Advocate General Finds Member States Can Impose Measures to Protect News Content on Meta Platforms

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 18:54:00 +0200

Federal Circuit Wrestles with Prosecution Laches in Sonos v. Google

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

Amazon hit with new trade secret lawsuit over air cargo blueprint 

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 12:05:53 +0200

Oppo sued at UPC by Crystal Clear Codec on heels of German victory against it

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 09:59:11 +0200

NovaCloud sues IBM with Ericsson patents

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 08:44:43 +0200

China bolsters trade secret enforcement regime in landmark legal overhaul 

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0200

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

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

EU Publishes Code of Practice as Deadline for AI Act’s Provisions on General-Purpose AI Models Nears

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 20:15:43 +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

Private Equity Meets Patents: A New Strategic Avenue for Large IP Owners

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 13:27:48 +0200

European Commission gives Automotive Licensing Negotiation Group informal approval

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 11:23:10 +0200

Dolby scores against Lava as Indian court orders security deposit in audio SEP case

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 07:14:24 +0200

LCD patents hot on US patent market in June

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0200

June 2025 US patent transactions

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +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

CAFC Says Samsung Failed to Prove it Deserves Transfer of Patent Infringement Case to California

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 15:15:14 +0200

Will the Federal Circuit Finally Follow Supreme Court Holdings on the Unavailability of the Laches Defense?

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 13:20:42 +0200

New Texas Business Court may bring speed and expertise to high-stakes trade secret cases

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 11:28:44 +0200

Data shows USPTO treating IPR, PGR discretionary denials differently

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 09:40:06 +0200

The UPC has already reshaped the European litigation landscape: insights from its first two years

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0200

India’s record security deposit award boosts patentee-friendly image 

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 03:53:34 +0200

India’s security deposit award boosts patentee-friendly image 

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 03:53:34 +0200

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

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

CAFC Upholds Win for Janssen on Patent for Antipsychotic Med Dosing Regimen

Tue, 08 Jul 2025 21:03:44 +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

Federal Circuit Confirms Cisco’s Victory in Egenera Patent Dispute Over Virtual Server Technology

Tue, 08 Jul 2025 13:18:17 +0200

Headwater Research’s damages award sails to top of 2025’s second quarter

Tue, 08 Jul 2025 13:15:00 +0200

Trademark Tussle on Two Wheels: Yamaha v. Trademark Registrar

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

IP Innovators – From Patent Office to Managing Partner: Chris Agrawal’s Journey

Tue, 08 Jul 2025 11:15:25 +0200

UPC begins new CMS rollout, but changes could affect public visibility of court cases

Tue, 08 Jul 2025 10:36:18 +0200

Leveraging cybersecurity to establish trade secret protection in the age of AI 

Tue, 08 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0200

Knobbe Martens is Seeking a Patent Scientist – Computer Science/Electrical Engineering

Tue, 08 Jul 2025 09:15:58 +0200

Tulip Innovation to expand LG/Panasonic battery pool and enter new sectors, says CEO

Tue, 08 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0200

Coping with Alice: Strategies for Winning on Patent Eligibility | IPWatchdog Unleashed

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 21:30:43 +0200

The Lockpicking Copyright Fight

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

iRhythm Urges Stewart to Reconsider and Clarify ‘Settled Expectations’ Basis for Discretionary Denial

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 18:31:58 +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

Beyond Patents: Trademark Protection for Products Covered by Utility Patents

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 13:15:50 +0200

Huawei fails in second attempt to stay MediaTek’s UK rate-setting action

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 11:15:11 +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

The trends shaping Chinese pharma patent litigation

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

PTAB’s New “Settled Expectations” Doctrine

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

In Sonos v. Google, the Federal Circuit Has a Chance to Fix Its Prosecution Laches Doctrine

Sun, 06 Jul 2025 16:15:25 +0200

Tillis stepping down; China regulatory roundup; Access Advance video streaming traction; EPO prior art ruling; Apple trade secrets suit; plus much more

Sun, 06 Jul 2025 09:30:00 +0200

The Trump administration is hurting innovation by scaring off international students

Sat, 05 Jul 2025 07:30:00 +0200

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, July 4: Danish Government Proposes Copyright Protections Against Deepfakes; Fifth Circuit Finds No Lanham Act Claims Between Mark Co-Owners; and Ferrari’s “TESTAROSSA” Mark is Revived by the EGC

Fri, 04 Jul 2025 16:15:22 +0200

All roads may lead to the ITC, especially with revival of Fintiv precedent  

Fri, 04 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0200

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

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

EPO appeal board establishes ‘on-sale bar’ with big implications for patent owners

Fri, 04 Jul 2025 11:24:16 +0200

Apple sues former Vision Pro engineer for alleged theft of AR trade secrets 

Fri, 04 Jul 2025 11:03:55 +0200

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

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

Genentech’s UPC success shows why EU court is useful tool for pharma patentees

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 12:22:24 +0200

Trends and key takeaways from trade secret litigation in Brazil

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0200

Samsung Electronics leads South Korea’s patent filing giants

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0200

Head of IP Mang Zhu leaves InterDigital

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 06:50:06 +0200

Perspectives on the PTAB’s 70% All Claims Invalidation Rate

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 20:29:01 +0200

Squires, Stewart Comments Align with Congress’s Original Vision for PTAB

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 19:56:36 +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

BREAKING: UK Supreme Court grants Tesla permission to appeal in Avanci 5G rate-setting case

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 13:54:51 +0200

Complying with the DMCA Process: Service Providers Don’t Always Make it Easy

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 13:41:30 +0200

Access Advance video streaming pool signs up 31 licensors, four licensees

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 13:26:51 +0200

IPBC Global 2025: Trade secret strategy insights from industry leaders

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 12:31:23 +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

Ten things to embrace as IP crosses the next frontier of corporate valuation

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 09:00:30 +0200

Indian Patent Office ordered to reconsider patent application refusal following Delhi High Court ruling that known substance must be identified

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 08:20:00 +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

Moratorium on State AI Regulation Scrapped in Senate Version of Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 19:12:54 +0200

3 Count: Livestream Drama

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

CAFC Says Prosecution History Shows Board Erred in Construction of Eye Treatment Patent Claim Term

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 16:15:33 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (June 23- June 29)

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

Amgen asserts swathes of patents against Biocon, Henlius and Hikma in latest biosimilar spats

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 11:24:29 +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

Mapping trade secrets litigation to national security concerns and patenting behaviours suggests striking relationship

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0200

China’s five most important IP regulatory developments in the first half of 2025

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 05:00:00 +0200

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

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

Increasing Volume of Patent Deals Could Signal Bounce in Patent Marketplace | IPWatchdog Unleashed

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 20:30:12 +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

SCOTUS Will Review Cox Communications’ Petition on Infringement Liability for ISPs

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 16:44:31 +0200

3 Count: Supreme Review

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 16:24:40 +0200

Senator Tillis stepping down with possible impact on PERA, PREVAIL

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 15:23:21 +0200

North Star Files Petition for Rehearing Challenging CAFC’s ‘Sufficiently Distinct’ Test for Design Patent Infringement

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 13:59:38 +0200

USPTO Updates for 2025 – Free Webinar

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 13:51:58 +0200

NPE wielding former Ericsson patents sues Meta

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 11:22:37 +0200

Chinese robotics companies targeted by European NPE in new UPC and German suits

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 10:27:33 +0200

Preview: Federal Circuit Oral Argument in Google v. Sonos (July 10, 2025)

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 02:31:55 +0200

How the USPTO Could Make a Permanent After-Final Consideration Program Work

Sun, 29 Jun 2025 16:15:56 +0200

Google Japan SEP injunction first; AI prompt injections battle; UK interim licence declaration; TikTok sued for patent infringement; SCOTUS seeks ‘skinny label’ advice; plus much more

Sun, 29 Jun 2025 09:30:19 +0200

USPTO director should make all institution decisions

Sat, 28 Jun 2025 07:30:11 +0200

Other Barks and Bites for Friday, June 27: EGC Says ‘NERO CHAMPAGNE’ Unduly Exploits Protected Designation of Origin; SCOTUS Seeks SG Views on Skinny Label Issues in Hikma; and a Big Week for Copyrights and AI

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 18:15:36 +0200

Rare earth elements emerging as a major trade secrets battleground  

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 12:30:00 +0200

Opinion: Legacy Media is Trying to Kill AI Innovation

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 11:15:59 +0200

Former InterDigital licensing executive on industry change and championing the innovator voice

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0200

DivX sues Netflix at the UPC, expanding long-running dispute

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 09:47:17 +0200

PTAB Designates Informative Director Review Decision Vacating Institution of Two Petitions Challenging Same Claims

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 20:44:26 +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

Judge Says Authors Made the Wrong Arguments in Ruling for Meta on Fair Use

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 14:15:43 +0200

‘Artificially Intelligent’ Economics of Fair Use

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 12:15:13 +0200

US antitrust division supports patent owner’s injunction bid

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 12:12:56 +0200

SCOTUS again seeks Solicitor General’s view on vexed ‘skinny label’ questions

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 11:06:23 +0200

Avanci Video licensor sues TikTok in case that could have lasting impact

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 08:00:00 +0200

Navigating claim strategies as evolving US case law makes it tougher to patent a genus of antibodies

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0200

How the EPO addresses public prior use in clinical trials and patentability obstacles for pharmaceutical inventions

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0200

Japan: approaching patent strategy in the life sciences space

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0200

Leveraging Canadian intellectual property for market diversification amid trade environment uncertainty

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0200

Building a robust trade secret strategy in China as courts increasingly awarding significant damages

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0200

How to take advantage of both EPO prosecution and German enforcement

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0200

Australia: sector-specific trends and legal challenges highlight importance of forward-looking IP strategy

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0200

Toyota patent filings soar as other major Japanese companies cut back

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0200

South Africa: winning strategies to keep pace with evolving pharma sector

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0200

India: High Court rulings shed light on method-of-treatment claims under Section 3(i)

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0200

Analysing key trends in China’s patent-linkage system and their impact on pharmaceutical patent strategies

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0200

A deep dive into patent law and exclusivity in the United States

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0200

Stewart Grants Discretionary Denial Due to Patent Being Dismissed From Litigation

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 22:41:38 +0200

The MrBeast AI Thumbnail Controversy

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 18:57:06 +0200

CAFC Affirms Cross-Protocol Communication Patent Claims as Abstract

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 18:30:29 +0200

3 Count: Rest of the Story

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 15:11:36 +0200

Stop Using PTAB Invalidation Rates as a Metric for Measuring Patent Quality

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 14:57:00 +0200

May 2025 US patent transactions

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 12:15:00 +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

U.S. Government’s Intervention in Patent Case Signals Good News for Patent Owners Seeking Injunctions

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 21:50:08 +0200

US antitrust division official voices pro-innovator concerns about FRAND

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 20:35:56 +0200

Air India CEO Accused of Plagiarizing Crash Response

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 19:32:55 +0200

Judge Calls Anthropic’s Training of LLMs with Authors’ Works ‘Quintessentially Transformative’ But Gives No Pass on Piracy

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 19:15:32 +0200

GIPC Report Underscores Economic Contribution of Copyright-Reliant Industries

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 18:15:31 +0200

USPTO Implements Penalty System for False Small/Micro Entity Status Claims

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 16:47:46 +0200

Takeaways from the Latest Copyright Drama: Film Studios Fight to Keep Their Creative Crown

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 15:15:12 +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

Gaming Patent Litigation on Both Sides of the ‘v’ | IPWatchdog Unleashed

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 19:15:53 +0200

3 Count: Finally it’s Over

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:37:21 +0200

SCOTUS Asks SG for Input on Petition Seeking to Clarify Inducement Under Hatch-Waxman

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:15:52 +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

Recentive Rehearing Petition Challenges CAFC’s Broad Section 101 Exclusion of Machine Learning Inventions

Sun, 22 Jun 2025 16:15:28 +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

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, June 20: Advocate General Tells CJEU to Affirm €4 Billion Antitrust Fine Against Google; Recentive Challenges Section 101 Invalidation of Machine Learning Claims

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 18:15:51 +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

Stewart Expands on ‘Settled Expectations’ Criteria in Interim Discretionary Denial Process

Thu, 19 Jun 2025 15:02:55 +0200

Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB’s Invalidation of Some Avago Patent Claims, Vacates and Remands on Claims Upheld

Thu, 19 Jun 2025 14:00:54 +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

Mediocre Results so Far for Deferred Subject Matter Eligibility Response Pilot

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 20:01:28 +0200

The $1 Million Bounty Clause and Unreviewable Sanctions Order

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 17:55:09 +0200

CAFC Says it Can’t Review Matters from ITC that Are Not Ancillary to a Final Determination

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 17:15:06 +0200

Dangerous Curves Ahead: Evolving Landscape of Patent Eligibility After Contour IP Holding

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 14:15:08 +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

Blackburn and Hirono Sign on to PERA 2025

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 21:50:09 +0200

Federal Circuit Offers Some Loosening of the Nexus Standard for Objective Indicia of Nonobviousness

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 15:09:03 +0200

High Court Declines to Weigh in on Doctrine of Equivalents Inquiry

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 14:15:39 +0200

Federal Circuit Vacates $300 Million Jury Verdict on Multiple Grounds

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 13:53:50 +0200

A Big Win for Small Business Patent Owners: Leveling the Patent Litigation Playing Field

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 11:15:13 +0200

$300 Million Damages Ruling for Optis Wiped Out by Federal Circuit Over Jury Instructions Violating Apple’s Seventh Amendment Rights

Mon, 16 Jun 2025 23:43:08 +0200

Recapping Stewart’s Director Discretionary Denial Decisions So Far

Mon, 16 Jun 2025 16:15:10 +0200

(No) Royalty in the Clouds: Between Copyright and Consumption

Mon, 16 Jun 2025 12:10:04 +0200

iRhythm Creates a New Basis for Discretionary Denial

Mon, 16 Jun 2025 11:15:21 +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

Congress and Courts Need to Look in the Mirror When Asking Why Medical Innovation is Declining

Sun, 15 Jun 2025 16:15:25 +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

USPTO Hiring Freeze Ends, Patent Examiners Wanted

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 19:37:55 +0200

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, June 13: Acting Director Stewart Issues Decisions on Discretionary Denial; CAFC Affirms Denial of Subject Matter Jurisdiction in Mitek II; and House SST Committee Advances Emerging Tech Bills

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 18:19:24 +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

CAFC Says Mobile Check Deposit Systems Don’t Improve Underlying Technology of Generic Computers

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 16:15:30 +0200

3 Count: Vegas Tragedy

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 15:49:50 +0200

Judiciary Committee Votes Squires Through 20-2

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 15:37:07 +0200

Federal Circuit Upholds PTAB Decision Invalidating Agilent’s CRISPR Patents

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 14:28:06 +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 Become Latest to Sue Midjourney Over Generative AI Service

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 19:15:12 +0200

Disney and Universal Sue Midjourney, Call it a “Bottomless Pit of Plagiarism”

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 19:02:44 +0200

Are AI and Machine Learning Patents Doomed After Recentive?

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 17:15:03 +0200

3 Count: Superman Superfail

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 15:39:08 +0200

No Infringement Intended: What Brands Can Learn About Trade Dress From the YETI and RTIC Cooler Wars

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 13:21:14 +0200

Stewart Says USPTO Wants Early Validity Challenges, Not Late IPRs

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 19:31:45 +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

Hatch-Waxman Safe Harbor: Lessons from Recent Court Precedent

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 13:15:16 +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

Solutions for a Better Patent System | IPWatchdog Unleashed

Mon, 09 Jun 2025 18:08:07 +0200

3 Count: Artificial Images

Mon, 09 Jun 2025 16:26:25 +0200

CAFC Reverses Equitable Estoppel Ruling After Finding No Reliance by Sirius XM Radio

Mon, 09 Jun 2025 16:15:30 +0200

Stewart Grants Request to Deny IPR Institution Due to Patent Owner’s ‘Settled Expectations’

Mon, 09 Jun 2025 14:05:00 +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

The Impact of Price Controls and Biologics on the Future of U.S. Pharmaceutical Innovation and Investment

Sun, 08 Jun 2025 16:15:07 +0200

Discovering the Crown Jewels: Irreversible Harm in the Digital Age

Sat, 07 Jun 2025 10:39:05 +0200

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, June 6: UK House of Lords Insists on Copyright Transparency in AI Bill; OpenAI Vows to Appeal New York Times Ruling; and Stewart Sua Sponte Orders Review of PTAB Win for TikTok

Fri, 06 Jun 2025 17:29:01 +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

Squires’ Responses to Senate Judiciary Committee Focus on Balance, Backlog and ‘Born Strong’ Patents

Thu, 05 Jun 2025 18:16:18 +0200

CAFC Says AIA Confers No Freestanding Informational Right to Identities of Unnamed RPIs

Thu, 05 Jun 2025 16:15:34 +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

USPTO Study into Applications with Large Patent Families Raises Questions

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 20:02:06 +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

CAFC Affirms Moderna’s Win, Holding Alnylam Narrowly Defined ‘Branched Alkyl’

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 16:59:19 +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

Understanding IP Matters: This Fashionista Doesn’t Wear Fashion – She Covers It

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 12:15:37 +0200

Agency’s Acting Deputy Director Says It’s Back to Basics for the USPTO

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 20:29:32 +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

PTAB Finds Return Mail Inapplicable to Alleged Chinese Control Over TikTok in Motion to Terminate IPRs

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 13:13:58 +0200

Reversing the Opt-Out Burden: Why AI Firms Should Bear Licensing Obligations for Training Data

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 08:33:18 +0200

Quantum Computers and the Evolution of AI | IPWatchdog Unleashed

Mon, 02 Jun 2025 16:15:42 +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

Forget the Trolls, It’s Time to Embrace the Elves

Mon, 02 Jun 2025 11:15:40 +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

The Great Flip: Is Opt Out a Prohibited Formality under the Berne Convention? Part I

Sun, 01 Jun 2025 22:21:33 +0200

Second C4IP Congressional Scorecard Finds Pro-Innovation Efforts Lacking Among Most DC Lawmakers

Sun, 01 Jun 2025 16:15:48 +0200

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, May 30: Eighth Circuit Avoids Knowledge Standard Question Left by Unicolors; SCOTUS Denies Petition on Enablement Standard for Prior Art; USIJ Urges FTC to Look at PTAB Abuse

Fri, 30 May 2025 17:15:11 +0200

Copyright Strikes? ANI-time! Disappearing Free Speech in the Copyright and Broadcasting World

Fri, 30 May 2025 14:45:13 +0200

Federal Circuit Takes Center Stage in Trump’s Tariff Campaign

Fri, 30 May 2025 11:52:28 +0200

[Part II] ANI v. Open AI – The Storage Paradox is More Than Just Transient!

Fri, 30 May 2025 08:28:24 +0200

[Part I] ANI v. Open AI – A Lesson in Resisting the Temptation to Borrow Excessively without Legislative Sanction

Fri, 30 May 2025 07:59:15 +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

[Part II] Going Green as a Garnish—A Brief Analyses of Green Trademarks Situation in India and related Ethos

Thu, 29 May 2025 13:00:16 +0200

[Part I] Going Green as a Garnish—A Brief Analyses of Green Trademarks Situation in India and Related Ethos

Thu, 29 May 2025 12:22:30 +0200

Uninvited Guests: The Federal Circuit’s Problematic Revival of Waived Arguments

Wed, 28 May 2025 19:59:17 +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

Too Much, Yet Too Little: An Examination of Delhi HC’s “Andaz Apna Apna” Interim Order

Tue, 27 May 2025 10:45:17 +0200

Operationalising India’s Biopiracy Watch List: A Strategic Proposal for Inclusive Global IP Accountability

Mon, 26 May 2025 11:14:50 +0200

Infringement or Not? DHC Refers Case to Larger Bench to Decide on Actions Against Registered Trademarks

Mon, 26 May 2025 09:07:30 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (May 19 – May 25)

Mon, 26 May 2025 07:09:49 +0200

Injury vs. Discovery: The Goldilocks Problem and Copyright’s Statute of Limitations

Sat, 24 May 2025 20:16:45 +0200

Inherent Disclosure and Implicit Construction

Sat, 24 May 2025 01:42:36 +0200

Patent Quality and Performance Metrics: More is not better! (Part II)

Fri, 23 May 2025 12:12:41 +0200

Patent Quality and Performance Metrics: More is not better! (Part I)

Fri, 23 May 2025 12:11:37 +0200

Perlmutter v. Trump: Does the President Control the Copyright Office?

Fri, 23 May 2025 02:04:38 +0200

How a Fake AI-Generated Book List Made it Into Major Papers

Thu, 22 May 2025 18:39:31 +0200

Rapunzel, Rapunzel, Let Down Your Generic Hair (and Let Us In)!

Thu, 22 May 2025 17:47:36 +0200

3 Count: Spoiler Alert

Thu, 22 May 2025 15:09:22 +0200

The Remedies Remedy is Almost Complete: EcoFactor v. Google

Thu, 22 May 2025 02:19:16 +0200

Graduation Speaker Plagiarizes Speech, Returns Honorary Degree

Wed, 21 May 2025 18:34:05 +0200

3 Count: No Quorum

Wed, 21 May 2025 15:31:20 +0200

Calcutta High Court Refuses to Hold 20-Year Patent Term from Date of Application as Unconstitutional

Wed, 21 May 2025 12:30:34 +0200

Federal Circuit Confronts “Divide and Conquer” Briefing Strategy in Patent Appeal

Tue, 20 May 2025 18:53:13 +0200

Did Louisiana Plagiarize its Voting Sticker?

Tue, 20 May 2025 18:43:45 +0200

3 Count: Old Town Photos

Tue, 20 May 2025 15:50:04 +0200

An Update about the Results of 2024 Shamnad Basheer Essay Competition on IP Law

Tue, 20 May 2025 04:59:30 +0200

An IDS is Now the Best Defense Against IPRs: Ecto World v. RAI

Tue, 20 May 2025 02:25:17 +0200

Video Game Studio Bungie Accused of Plagiarism… Again

Mon, 19 May 2025 18:58:47 +0200

Thin Ice That Held: Samsung’s IPR Strategy Survived Scrutiny at the Federal Circuit

Mon, 19 May 2025 18:03:40 +0200

3 Count: AI Bypass

Mon, 19 May 2025 15:54:43 +0200

Interim Injunction Granted under PPVFRA!

Mon, 19 May 2025 09:09:14 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (May 12 – May 18)

Mon, 19 May 2025 08:14:53 +0200

Federal Circuit on Negative Limitations and Secondary Considerations

Sun, 18 May 2025 22:02:20 +0200

Mind your Monopoly: Delhi HC Lambastes PPL’s Licensing Fees

Sun, 18 May 2025 18:43:20 +0200

SpicyIP Tidbit: In the Nick of Time: Does Timing Determine Intellectual Property Rights?

Fri, 16 May 2025 10:54:31 +0200

Healthcare CEO Accused of Blog Plagiarism

Thu, 15 May 2025 19:13:17 +0200

3 Count: Robot Newspapers

Thu, 15 May 2025 16:30:05 +0200

Call for Papers: NLU Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies Volume IX, Issue II [Submit by June 09, 2025]

Thu, 15 May 2025 09:43:23 +0200

The Pete Hegseth Plagiarism Controversy

Wed, 14 May 2025 19:01:16 +0200

3 Count: Come Together

Wed, 14 May 2025 16:19:41 +0200

Some Exciting News about the SpicyIP Summer School! Deadline Extended and Graduates Before 2023 Can now Apply as well!

Wed, 14 May 2025 14:17:19 +0200

Announcing the SpicyIP Tech Innovation Policy Fellows 2025!

Wed, 14 May 2025 13:49:13 +0200

Jurisdictional Boundaries in Patent Licensing Disputes: Misuse Counterclaim Creates CAFC Jurisdiction

Wed, 14 May 2025 12:31:55 +0200

How Do I Prove That I’m Human?

Tue, 13 May 2025 19:03:34 +0200

3 Count: Bunny Sample

Tue, 13 May 2025 16:36:52 +0200

Formalism, Fictions, and Federalism: Post Expiry Royalties Return to SCOTUS

Tue, 13 May 2025 11:55:26 +0200

Whirlwind of Changes Expected in India’s Patent, Copyright, and GI Regimes as India and the UK Finally Finalize the FTA 

Tue, 13 May 2025 07:10:24 +0200

The Indian concept of ‘derivative works’: Reframing issues in ANI v OpenAI

Tue, 13 May 2025 03:48:07 +0200

The Standard for Conception: Don’t Ask “Will it Work”

Mon, 12 May 2025 20:59:55 +0200

Trump Administration Fires the Register of Copyrights

Mon, 12 May 2025 19:01:12 +0200

3 Count: Bricked Switches

Mon, 12 May 2025 15:50:50 +0200

Transformative Changes: Copyright Leadership Dismissed as AI Report Questions Industry Practices

Mon, 12 May 2025 15:41:16 +0200

Parody, Trademarks, and the IPL: Analysing Delhi HC’s ruling in RCB v. Uber

Mon, 12 May 2025 09:50:45 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (May 5 – May 11)

Mon, 12 May 2025 08:43:50 +0200

“Operation Sindoor” and the Misguided Idea of “Moment Trademarking”

Mon, 12 May 2025 05:36:33 +0200

Reference Recycling and the Case for Sua Sponte Rehearing in Ingenico

Sat, 10 May 2025 19:46:51 +0200

ITC vs Controller of Patents: A missed opportunity in clarifying Section 3(b)

Sat, 10 May 2025 10:40:52 +0200

Federal Circuit Affirms Trademark Refusal for “US SPACE FORCE” Mark

Fri, 09 May 2025 18:13:42 +0200

The Free Tools I Use to Find High Quality Sources

Thu, 08 May 2025 19:30:12 +0200

Throwing Out the Jury: How the Federal Circuit’s ‘Particularized Testimony’ Rule Further Threatens the Doctrine of Equivalents

Thu, 08 May 2025 18:09:39 +0200

3 Count: Suspended Sentence

Thu, 08 May 2025 16:15:36 +0200

The Champak Controversy: How “Naming A Dog” Led BCCI Into A Trademark Tussle

Thu, 08 May 2025 07:44:34 +0200

SpicyIP Tidbit: Fair Dealing or Foul Play? Copyright Claims in An IPL Breakfast Show

Thu, 08 May 2025 05:31:28 +0200

Estoppel Gutted: A Pelican’s Guide to Patent Litigation

Thu, 08 May 2025 02:24:02 +0200

My Comments to the US Copyright Office on the Copyright Claims Board

Wed, 07 May 2025 18:11:03 +0200

3 Count: Storm Chaser

Wed, 07 May 2025 16:17:02 +0200

Comments Invited for Draft Guidelines on Similar Biologics

Wed, 07 May 2025 13:38:09 +0200

Clinical Trials Get a Legal Shield: Federal Circuit Reverses Pharma Patent Injunction

Tue, 06 May 2025 18:43:05 +0200

3 Count: Courtroom Shoes

Tue, 06 May 2025 16:27:35 +0200

The State of CRI Jurisprudence in India – “Technically” All Over the Place

Tue, 06 May 2025 04:15:46 +0200

The Federal Circuit’s Rigid Approach to Secondary Considerations

Tue, 06 May 2025 03:33:20 +0200

Why AI is Not Like a Calculator

Mon, 05 May 2025 19:37:15 +0200

Legacy of In re Rijckaert: Inherency’s Limited Role in Obviousness Analysis

Mon, 05 May 2025 18:56:34 +0200

3 Count: Red War Advance

Mon, 05 May 2025 16:10:58 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (April 28 – May 4)

Mon, 05 May 2025 05:43:12 +0200

Dagar v. A R Rahman Controversy: Is the Law Out of Tune with Indian Classical Music?

Sun, 04 May 2025 05:30:00 +0200

SpicyIP Tidbit: The Philips-Vivo SEP Showdown: How a High-Stakes SEP Battle Ended in Settlement

Sat, 03 May 2025 06:35:45 +0200

AI and Cognitive Laziness for Lawyers

Fri, 02 May 2025 17:23:50 +0200

By all Means: When Software Functions Lack Correspnding Structure

Thu, 01 May 2025 17:28:53 +0200

3 Count: Dancing Again

Thu, 01 May 2025 15:50:26 +0200

The High-Profile Fight Over Recipe Plagiarism

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 19:27:51 +0200

3 Count: Time Delay

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:00:34 +0200

Why Should the U.S. Have All the Fun? India Must Consider Publishing a Biopiracy Watch List

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 12:45:17 +0200

Assessing the Cryogas Judgment from the lens of Section 52(1)(w)

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 10:50:10 +0200

Reddit and the Ethics of AI in Online Communities

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 19:22:45 +0200

Color Mark Denial on Dark Green Medical Gloves

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 17:37:40 +0200

3 Count: Still Coming…

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 16:03:56 +0200

Privies, Prior Art, and Procedure: Stewart’s Triple Rebuke of PTAB in favor of Patentees

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:36:07 +0200

How Someone Impersonated Me to Send a DMCA Notice to Reddit

Mon, 28 Apr 2025 19:55:31 +0200

The USPTO’s AI Inventorship Guidance: A Legally Problematic Half-Measure

Mon, 28 Apr 2025 18:25:35 +0200

3 Count: Grumpiest Cat

Mon, 28 Apr 2025 16:12:10 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (April 21 – April 27)

Mon, 28 Apr 2025 06:24:50 +0200

Soto v. US: Will the Court Require Congress to Say the “Magic Words?”

Sun, 27 Apr 2025 20:41:38 +0200

World IP Day 2025

Sun, 27 Apr 2025 14:42:16 +0200

Strengthening Innovation: Kerala’s Vision for IPR and TK

Sat, 26 Apr 2025 11:01:19 +0200

Analysing the Results of Patent Agent Exam 2025

Sat, 26 Apr 2025 05:01:51 +0200

Federal Circuit Affirms: Rule 60(b) Motion Filed Too Late to Revive Patent Case

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 16:28:55 +0200

California Bar Admits to Using AI to Develop Bar Exam Questions

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 19:34:39 +0200

Masters of Their Own Petition: The Federal Circuit’s Latest Stance on AAPA

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 19:34:06 +0200

3 Count: Cookie Crumbl

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 16:38:04 +0200

How Copyright Solved an 18-Year-Old Yu-Gi-Oh Mystery

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 19:01:16 +0200

3 Count: Book and Copyright Day

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 15:34:21 +0200

Meghan Markle’s Plagiarism Non-Story

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 19:07:28 +0200

The Priority Paradox: In re Floyd Highlights the Dual Standards of Written Description and Anticipation

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 17:06:22 +0200

3 Count: Yellowjackets Flight

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 16:00:32 +0200

Call for Applications: SpicyIP Summer School (Apply by May 15)

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 13:23:23 +0200

Announcing the SpicyIP Summer School!

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 13:23:23 +0200

New Twist in the PPL-Azure Tale: Supreme Court Stays the DHC’s Direction to Azure to Pay PPL at the RMPL Rates for its Sound Recordings   

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 07:54:45 +0200

The Hughes-Reyna Divide Continues: Dongkuk v. US

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 19:25:31 +0200

Photographer Wins Nearly $3K in Small Claims Case

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 18:53:33 +0200

3 Count: Roblox Dance

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 16:13:36 +0200

SpicyIP Tidbit: Beyond Abstract Ideas: Understanding Process Patentability for a Progressive Innovation Ecosystem

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 07:00:03 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (April 14 – April 20)

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 06:59:39 +0200

Seymour’s Shadow: Reviving the Supreme Court’s Standard for Prior Art Enablement

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 02:17:30 +0200

Vacancies for 2 Advocates in the Office of Swathi Sukumar, Senior Advocate [Apply by April 30, 2025]

Sun, 20 Apr 2025 07:29:02 +0200

Looking Beyond the Numbers: What does the 2023-24 IP India Annual Report Says on Patents?

Sat, 19 Apr 2025 04:31:05 +0200

“Do it on AI” claims are Abstract Ideas

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 17:25:13 +0200

Figuring out sufficient level of human intervention in BTS Research International v. Controller

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 10:49:53 +0200

[Part II] Cryogas Judgment: Supreme Court Stops Copyright from ‘Gaslighting’ Design

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 09:55:42 +0200

[Part I] Cryogas Judgment: Supreme Court Stops Copyright from ‘Gaslighting’ Design

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 09:35:42 +0200

PPL Cannot Issue Licenses for Sound Recordings Without Being Registered as a Copyright Society: DHC

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 09:09:19 +0200

I Know I’m Going to Love a Brief That Repeatedly Cites Marbury v. Madison

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 02:41:37 +0200

Is The Pitt a Copyright Infringement of ER?

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 19:39:29 +0200

3 Count: Wheel of Jeopardy

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 16:20:50 +0200

Call for Applications: TWN and IUCIPRS Workshop on Patent Oppositions (June 12-16)

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 08:36:04 +0200

Call for Applications: International IP Week Celebration, IILM University, Gurugram (April 22–26, 2025) 

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 08:15:13 +0200

The Frustrating Case of Rachel Hardeman

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 19:13:00 +0200

3 Count: Unmasking

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 15:52:00 +0200

Patent Issuance Timeline Accelerated

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 19:17:54 +0200

The Battle Over Band Artwork

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 18:59:53 +0200

PHOSITA is no Ordinary Person

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 18:46:17 +0200

3 Count: Amicus Brief

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 16:26:22 +0200

Calling the Experts: CGPDTM Invites Applications for Scientific Advisors

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 11:01:20 +0200

Jack Dorsey and Elon Musk Call for Abolition of “All IP Law”

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 13:15:18 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (April 7 – April 13)

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 06:09:40 +0200

Taking a closer look at the Draft CRI Guidelines 2025 

Sun, 13 Apr 2025 14:13:11 +0200

Silicon Valley Judicial Ties: The Cellspin Recusal Case

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 20:39:42 +0200

Judge Shopping vs. Judge Dodging: Federal Circuit Denies SAP’s Transfer Request

Thu, 10 Apr 2025 19:39:19 +0200

The Battle Against the Bots

Thu, 10 Apr 2025 19:35:25 +0200

3 Count: Back to Basics

Thu, 10 Apr 2025 16:28:10 +0200

When Five Years of Use Isn’t Enough: The High Bar for Highly Descriptive Marks

Wed, 09 Apr 2025 19:40:15 +0200

Copyright, Statutory Damages And Unicorn Party Dresses

Wed, 09 Apr 2025 19:17:50 +0200

Non-Tariff Countermeasures to U.S. Tariff Hikes: IP, Services, and Investment Implications

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 19:52:51 +0200

Federal Circuit on Trade Secret Remedies in AMS-OSRAM v. Renesas

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 15:17:50 +0200

No Provisional Rights for Expired Patents

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 19:05:43 +0200