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Promoting the Progress: Patents, Knowledge, and the Pursuit of Happiness

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 19:44:27 +0200

Squires Likely to Be Confirmed as USPTO Director Thursday via Nuclear Option for Trump Nominees

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 18:52:12 +0200

Pawtucket Superintendent Plagiarized Speech

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 17:59:43 +0200

Fed. Circ. Backs Rejection Of Sterling Silver Patent App

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 17:12:08 +0200

Nonprofit Loses TM Injunction Bid Against ‘Making PA Better’

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 15:59:36 +0200

3 Count: Min/Maxing

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 15:34:49 +0200

Fed. Circ. Revives Hard Disk Patent Suit Against Seagate

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 15:06:02 +0200

Celeb Photo Agency Sues Over Decade-Old Farley Picture Use

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 14:54:49 +0200

Sky-High AI Valuations Are Reshaping Dealmaking Playbook

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 13:28:50 +0200

A smarter, sharper patent market

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 13:00:17 +0200

Appealing Designs: Federal Circuit Goes Back to School on Design Patents

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 12:15:53 +0200

Frimline and the Future of Open-Ended Transition Phrases in Indian Patent Law

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 10:48:43 +0200

Adapting To Private Practice: From Va. AUSA To Mid-Law

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 10:36:31 +0200

Pinsent Masons-Led Rouse Acquires Rival European IP Firm

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 10:13:36 +0200

The struggle in licensing video streamers is possible with flexibility

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 09:25:52 +0200

Delhi High Court clarifies scope of Section 104A in biologics dispute involving process patents

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 08:20:00 +0200

Part II: A Peek Behind the Curtains of the Patent Amendment Rules 2024: A Diversity Analysis

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 07:03:08 +0200

Part I: A Peek Behind the Curtains of the Patent Amendment Rules 2024

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 07:02:43 +0200

App giant Grab’s patenting culture is fueling its innovation boom

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0200

The PowerBlock Problem: A Roadmap for Dodging Patent Eligibility Hurdles

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 03:28:38 +0200

IP Attorneys Aren’t Playing Into Pokémon Patent Panic

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 22:16:55 +0200

Patent Owner Wants Fed. Circ. Revival Of Salesforce Suit

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 21:39:26 +0200

Fed. Circ. Won’t Look At USAA’s Nixed $223M Patent Verdicts

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 21:04:44 +0200

4th Circ. Asked To Rehear ‘Inspire’ Dance Team Case

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

2 Fed. Circ. Rulings Show Risks Of Altering Patent Claims

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 18:53:27 +0200

The War Over Google’s AI Summaries

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 18:29:03 +0200

The Patent Workforce Is Attracting Fewer Attys, More Agents

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 18:17:28 +0200

Judge Orders Bench Trial On Key Issue In Sirius Patent Case

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 18:07:10 +0200

Jazz Can’t Escape Antitrust Claims Over Sleep Disorder IP

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 18:06:42 +0200

Doximity Says AI Startup Using Lawsuits To Thwart Rivals

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 17:49:20 +0200

Disney, WB, Universal Sue Chinese AI Firm Alleging IP Theft

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 17:38:27 +0200

Travelers Must Cover Scholastic’s IP Suit Costs, Not Damages

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 17:31:24 +0200

Fed. Circ. Brushes Off Wig Grip Patent Case

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 16:17:38 +0200

Dickinson Wright Adds IP Ace In Austin From PayPal

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 15:58:50 +0200

7 Document Review Concepts New Attorneys Need To Know

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 15:53:32 +0200

3 Count: 78 Settlement

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 15:42:26 +0200

Federal Circuit Affirms Non-Infringement Finding in Wig Grip Patent Case

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 14:15:10 +0200

From software engineer to IP strategy leader: the career journey of Lorie Goins

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 12:28:40 +0200

IP as a Force for Good: A Conversation with WIPO Director General Daren Tang

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 11:15:49 +0200

Arvin Patel joins forces with Erich Spangenberg at SIM IP

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 11:00:00 +0200

Xiaomi sued by eighth UPC plaintiff; files UK FRAND action against Asus/Innovative Sonic

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 09:56:54 +0200

Managing infringement threats across the supply chain

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0200

Knowledge as (Constitutional) Commons, Knowledge as Commodity: Assessing the Implications of Delhi HC’s Sci-Hub Order through Boyle’s ‘Second Enclosure Movement’

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 06:26:29 +0200

Jazz Loses Bid To Block Avadel From Seeking Sleep Drug OK

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 23:48:32 +0200

AbbVie Settles Rinvoq Litigation, Blocks Generics Until 2037

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 23:30:11 +0200

Still Pending: Three Mandamus Petitions Test USPTO’s Expanded Denial Powers

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 23:07:24 +0200

Bayer Urges 9th Circ. Not To Revive Tevra Flea, Tick Meds Suit

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 22:51:53 +0200

Ex-PTAB Leader Reflects On USPTO After Leaving Agency

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 22:15:20 +0200

Stewart Says New Policies Seek Fairness For Patent Owners

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 21:27:14 +0200

Eli Lilly Fights $278M Drug Royalties Ruling At 9th Circ.

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 21:05:34 +0200

High Times Magazine Brings TM Infringement Action

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 20:16:06 +0200

Full Fed. Circ. Urged To Check Revived Dumbbell Patent

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 19:58:39 +0200

Stewart Defends Hands-On Approach as Squires Confirmation Looms

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 19:45:46 +0200

Roku Gets Judge To Ax Claims In 7 Media Patents Under Alice

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 19:43:27 +0200

Education Plan Cites Nonexistent Sources

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 19:40:44 +0200

2nd Circ. Backs Jimmy Kimmel In George Santos IP Fight

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 19:06:54 +0200

X Corp., X Social Media Settle TM Fight Over Twitter Rebrand

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 18:08:29 +0200

Fed. Circ. Rulings Refine Patent Claim Construction Standards

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 17:27:12 +0200

Software Co. Defends Contempt Order Against Womble Atty

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 16:47:04 +0200

Record Labels, Internet Archive Settle Copyright Feud

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 16:41:19 +0200

USPTO Regional Director Joins Holland & Hart In Denver

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 16:36:29 +0200

Avoiding Unforced Evidentiary Errors At Trial

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 16:11:17 +0200

3 Count: Reference Material

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 16:07:41 +0200

Fed. Circ. OKs PTAB Denial Of Motorola Lens Patent Challenge

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 15:49:14 +0200

Patents Subjected to IPRs are the Perfect Vehicle to Assess the USPTO’s Patent Quality Problem

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 14:15:57 +0200

Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB Decision Upholding Imaging Lens Patent

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 13:15:36 +0200

Shining a light on Disney’s patent litigation defence strategies

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0200

ArentFox Schiff is Seeking a Patent Agent/Patent Attorney

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 09:15:43 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (September 8 – September 14)

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 08:34:19 +0200

WATCH: Former IBM patent chief Manny Schecter on entry to IP Hall of Fame

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 08:00:00 +0200

How to build a comprehensive trademark licence recordal system following CNIPA guidance

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0200

Good news for applicants as the CNIPA issues fresh requirements on non-use cancellation actions

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0200

The pivotal role of customs in IP rights enforcement and practical challenges

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0200

Why the Chinese government is reducing domestic patent filing subsidies and how rights holders can adapt

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0200

CNIPA signals renewed commitment to Patent Prosecution Highway in joining international improvement initiative

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0200

The latest cases addressing the question of amending ‘obvious’ post-grant patent errors

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0200

How royalty determination is evolving in China and key takeaways for litigants

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0200

Securing patent protection for generative-AI inventions amid unprecedented global investment and incoming reform to examination guidelines

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0200

A closer look at Oppo v Nokia and its impact on rate setting in SEP/FRAND disputes

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0200

Strategic approaches to resolving patent licensing disputes in China

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0200

How to secure registrations for non-traditional trademarks in China

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0200

Protecting trade secrets in China amid evolving infringement methods

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0200

Genetic Patents Catch-22: Can Challenging a Patent Requires Risking Infringement?

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 02:01:05 +0200

Former USPTO Solicitor Urges Squires Confirmation, Accuses Acting Director of Overreach

Sun, 14 Sep 2025 16:15:04 +0200

Avanci’s Laurie Fitzgerald on 5G progress; IPBC China 2025; August patent transactions; InterDigital wins Disney injunction; quantum machine learning; plus much more

Sun, 14 Sep 2025 09:30:00 +0200

License to Kill (Innovation): Problems of the Indian SEP-Antitrust Gridlock

Sun, 14 Sep 2025 06:06:09 +0200

Part II: Beyond the Tip of the Iceberg: Delving into the Entanglements of the PABS Annex

Sat, 13 Sep 2025 07:33:25 +0200

Supreme Court Optis/Apple review needed to avoid erosion of trust in UK rate-setting

Sat, 13 Sep 2025 07:30:00 +0200

Part I: Beyond the Tip of the Iceberg: Delving into the Entanglements of the PABS Annex

Sat, 13 Sep 2025 07:08:34 +0200

Caught in Limbo: The Karnataka HC’s Compromise on Staying Patent Infringement Suits

Sat, 13 Sep 2025 06:14:13 +0200

Google Gets IP Claims Against Some AI Products Tossed

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 23:21:25 +0200

Dentons Ducks Chinese Vape-Maker’s Hacking Suit

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 22:55:14 +0200

Stewart Issues New Slate Of Discretionary Denials

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 22:49:53 +0200

Tootsie Roll Sues Rival Candy Seller Over ‘Tootsi’ Mark

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 22:06:00 +0200

Jury Awards Mallinckrodt $9.5M In Nitric Oxide Patent Suit

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 21:11:47 +0200

Novartis Takes Entresto Bench Trial Loss To Fed. Circ.

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 21:00:04 +0200

Hytera Fights Motorola’s Contempt Bid Over Subsidiary Sale

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 20:47:26 +0200

Shein Uses AI To Steal Popular Designs, Suit Claims

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 20:38:59 +0200

Fed. Circ. Affirms PTAB’s Slicing Of Fracking Patent Claims

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 20:35:10 +0200

What To Know About Anthropic’s Pending $1.5B IP Settlement

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 20:23:50 +0200

Samsung, Headwater End Patent Fights After $279M Verdict

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 20:18:18 +0200

Snoop Dogg’s Ice Cream Brand Battles ‘Swizzle’ TM Claim

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 19:51:51 +0200

In Fees Fight, OpenAI Rival Says TM Case Not Exceptional

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 19:48:16 +0200

Del. Judge Says Pet Med Co. Founder Liable For $40.2M

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 19:16:04 +0200

How Value-Based Patent Fees May Shape IP Strategies

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 18:18:00 +0200

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, September 12: Novartis Loses Challenge to IRA Drug Price Negotiation Program; Lutnick Wants a Share of University IP Licensing; and EUIPO Announces First Copyright Conference

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 18:08:14 +0200

Fed. Circ. Backs $3.5M Award In Wallet Gadget Patent Case

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 18:01:37 +0200

2 Approaches To Atty Ethics Liability For Agentic AI Errors

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 17:29:02 +0200

Texas Jury Finds AT&T Didn’t Infringe Telecom Patent

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 17:25:51 +0200

Assurant Rival Seeks Toss Of ‘Scant’ Racketeering Claims

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 17:23:31 +0200

Forgetting the Evidence: How Sherman Lost on Obviousness Before and After LKQ

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 17:14:16 +0200

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

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 13:46:32 +0200

Trade secret suits surge as AI companies clash over tech talent 

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 12:46:33 +0200

Quantum machine learning: patent strategy promise, pitfalls and practicalities

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 09:37:41 +0200

‘Keep your IP department alive’: IPBC China participants on navigating trade tensions

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 08:00:00 +0200

Google’s ‘Failure To Communicate’ In AI Fight Irks IP Judge

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 21:57:58 +0200

Apparel Co. Accuses Google Of Helping Copyright Infringers

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 21:22:15 +0200

9th Circ. Revives ‘Beauty’ FX Copyright Verdict Against Disney

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 20:26:46 +0200

Ex-USPTO Solicitor Says Squires Is Better Than No One

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 20:17:51 +0200

PTAB To Review Nike Flyknit Patent After Stewart Remand

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 19:49:02 +0200

AI Licensing Comparison: RSL vs. Pay-Per-Crawl

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 19:46:21 +0200

Using Reissue Applications To Strategically Improve Patents

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 18:54:44 +0200

Tesla, Musk And WB Slice Off ‘Blade Runner’ IP Claims

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 18:31:27 +0200

NC Justices Ponder How Much Of Firm Value Atty’s Ex Gets

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 18:13:18 +0200

Under Armour Prevails In PTAB Challenges To 4 Shoe Patents

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 17:53:14 +0200

RSS Creator Unveils Licensing Plan For AI Content Crawlers

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 17:21:01 +0200

Fed. Circ. Lets Ruling On Canada’s Cherry Patent Stand

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 17:05:36 +0200

Zeiss Secures $785K Win In X-Ray Patent Dispute With Sigray

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 17:04:22 +0200

3 Count: Reinstatement

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 16:24:33 +0200

Government Taking a Cut of University Royalties Would Threaten Bayh-Dole’s ROI

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 16:15:47 +0200

CAFC Applies ‘Common Sense’ to Fifth Circuit’s 100-Mile Rule in Upholding Transfer Motions for Google and Amazon

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 16:15:13 +0200

Luminar Must Face Investor Suit Over Image Rip-Off Claims

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 15:31:40 +0200

IYO Loses Sanctions Bid In OpenAI Trademark Case

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 14:54:26 +0200

Application of Fifth Circuit’s Heightened § 1404(a) Standard in Patent Cases

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 14:50:46 +0200

Fed. Circ. Keeps Google, Amazon Patent Fights In Calif.

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 14:45:07 +0200

Being A Professional Wrestler Makes Me a Better Lawyer

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 13:16:12 +0200

CAFC Rules Realtek is Prevailing Party Despite Future Link’s Voluntary Dismissal

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 12:15:40 +0200

InterDigital secures preliminary injunction in Brazil in global patent battle with Disney

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 10:10:50 +0200

Big companies selling patents last month: Philips, United Microelectronics, State Farm

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 07:25:04 +0200

August 2025 US patent transactions

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 07:25:04 +0200

Britannica, Merriam-Webster Sue Perplexity Over Content Use

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 23:28:21 +0200

D.C. Circuit Says Perlmutter Can Resume Register Role Pending Lawsuit Against Trump

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 22:53:04 +0200

Fed. Circ. Won’t Revisit Double-Patenting, Soda TM Appeals

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 22:47:33 +0200

Sonos Seeks Exit In $3M Royalties Suit By SoundExchange

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 20:41:30 +0200

Shira Perlmutter is (Temporarily) Back in Charge at Copyright Office

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 20:38:25 +0200

Disney Says Forged Doc Aids $532K ‘Moana’ Sanctions Bid

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 20:09:38 +0200

Plaintiffs Seek Info From Microsoft, OpenAI In Copyright MDL

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 19:49:04 +0200

COPE Releases New Retraction Guidelines

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 19:41:59 +0200

Meet The Attys Now Fighting Judge Newman’s Suspension

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 19:29:16 +0200

Broadcom Urges Fed. Circ. To Undo Netflix’s Patent Wins

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 18:08:38 +0200

Patent Claim Lessons From Fed. Circ.’s Teva Decision

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 17:49:56 +0200

Vehicle Cosmetics Co. Sues Over AI-Voice Suit Threats

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 17:40:01 +0200

Conservatives Appeal to Lutnick’s Inventor Roots in Urging Him to Drop ‘Patent Tax’ Proposal

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 16:57:34 +0200

3 Count: No Lifts

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 16:11:34 +0200

Litigation Fund Says Co-Founder Stole Trade Secrets

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 15:38:03 +0200

Law School’s Missed Lessons: Adapting To The Age Of AI

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 15:27:05 +0200

Womble Bond Bolsters TM Practice With Leader In Chinese IP

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 15:19:26 +0200

FTC Issues Noncompete RFI as Trump Admin Moves Toward Case-by-Case Prohibitions

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 14:15:33 +0200

Ch. 11 Ruling Voiding $2M Litigation Funding Sends A Warning

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 14:11:43 +0200

DuPont uses US ITC to block Chinese imports of rival high-performance fabrics

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 14:06:26 +0200

DC Circ. Temporarily Reinstates Copyright Head After Firing

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 13:18:03 +0200

USPTO Comings and Goings

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 10:37:29 +0200

Tech M&A Pro Joins Baker McKenzie In Silicon Valley

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 10:19:30 +0200

Comparable licences in FRAND negotiations: a principled starting point for valuation

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 10:00:01 +0200

Multimedia patent licensing complexity drives discussion at IPBC China 2025

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 06:32:57 +0200

Supreme Court Grants Cert in Parallel Cases from Federal Circuit and DC Circuit

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 00:35:04 +0200

Conservative Groups Warn Against Value-Based ‘Patent Tax’

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 23:49:43 +0200

2nd Circ. Won’t Nix Vimeo IP Loss But Clears Path For Appeal

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 23:39:09 +0200

CVS Says Takeda Tried To Block Heartburn Drug Competition

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 22:48:52 +0200

Shein, Designers Resolve IP, RICO Dispute Over Copying

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 22:34:57 +0200

Juul Gets ITC To Review NJOY Vape Imports, Again

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 22:04:48 +0200

PTAB Leader Urges Specificity In Discretionary Denial Briefs

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 21:26:58 +0200

Meta Target Of Patent Suit In Texas Over Social Search Tech

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 20:24:07 +0200

Hoodie Co. Wants $3.6M In Fees After Trial Loss Overturned

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 20:09:46 +0200

Fed. Circ. Revives Realtek’s Fee Bid In Semiconductor IP Feud

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 19:45:29 +0200

Sandoz, Regeneron Settle Eye Drug Patent Claims

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 19:39:40 +0200

ITC Judge Clears Motive In Trucking Tech Patent Fight

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 18:53:06 +0200

Judge Rebukes Anthropic Copyright Settlement

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 18:04:55 +0200

Converting Voluntary Dismissals: Federal Circuit Holds Sanctions Can Create Prevailing Party Status Under § 285

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 17:35:52 +0200

Federal Circuit Orders New Trial in Marine Fuel Patent Infringement Case Against Phillips 66

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 17:17:48 +0200

3 Count: About Last Night…

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 15:32:40 +0200

Trader Joe’s Union Strikes Out at Ninth Circuit in Reversal of Trademark Infringement Win

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 15:15:11 +0200

Federal Circuit Delivers Major Reversal on “Software Per Se” Rejections in In re McFadden

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 15:04:49 +0200

Indian Patent Office releases highly anticipated examination guidelines for computer-related inventions

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 13:59:31 +0200

USPTO expedited examination programme for design applications formally cancelled in amended federal rule

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 12:41:00 +0200

PTAB Turbulence: A Good Time to be a Patent Owner

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 12:15:55 +0200

Avanci 5G platform has met expectations but there’s more to do, says top executive

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 11:07:58 +0200

Trade secret litigation analysis highlights bigger wins – and a strategic warning

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 09:38:06 +0200

Sisvel grows China presence and names first mainland director

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

Makan Delrahim, David Gooder and Others Appointed to New USPTO Advisory Committees

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 21:45:29 +0200

Amici Have Their Say in SCOTUS Case on ISP Liability

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 21:33:03 +0200

3 Problems with the Anthropic Settlement

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 19:18:37 +0200

Discovery Gamesmanship Backfires: Federal Circuit Orders New Trial After Defendant’s Bait-and-Switch on Testing Requirements

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 19:04:38 +0200

Warner Bros. Complaint Alleges Midjourney’s Copyright Infringement is ‘Systematic’ and ‘Willful’

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 16:15:35 +0200

3 Count: Unsettling Settlement

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 15:58:23 +0200

USPTO acting director urges engagement in patent fee structure debate

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 13:07:54 +0200

America Can’t Win the 21st Century Without Protecting Intellectual Property

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 11:15:15 +0200

Gilead Sciences says remdesivir-copy patent in UPC action worth €20 million 

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 10:07:36 +0200

English approach to transparency in patent cases jeopardises trade secrets

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 07:30:06 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (September 1 – September 7)

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 06:19:02 +0200

Cox v. Sony and the Future of Patent Contributory Liability: How a Copyright Case Could Reshape Patent Law

Sun, 07 Sep 2025 20:51:21 +0200

Latest Director Discretionary Denial Decisions Mostly Deny Institution, But Two Cases Defy ‘Settled Expectations’ Trend

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

Next-gen video tech; Musk trade secrets suit; industrial robotics long read; USPTO examiner worries; UK SEP consultation; plus much more

Sun, 07 Sep 2025 09:30:21 +0200

Are region-based royalty structures the future for patent pools? 

Sat, 06 Sep 2025 09:20:43 +0200

Anthropic to Pay Largest Publicly Reported Copyright Settlement in History

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

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

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

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

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

Mea Culpa: Trump Administration Moves Swiftly on Tariffs Appeal

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Split Third Circuit Upholds Medicare Price Negotiation Program Under Biden IRA

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

Retrospective: The Dennis Leary/Bill Hicks Plagiarism War

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

3 Count: Streameast Shuttered

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

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

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

Patent examiners’ union battles White House over loss of representation

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Plagiarism and a Small Town Mural

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

3 Count: TikTok Trial

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Who’s who in industrial robotics innovation?

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

The AI Wars Come to DragonCon

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

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

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

3 Count: Turtle WoW

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Potential pitfalls in Lutnick’s US patent tax proposal

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

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

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

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

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

CAFC Upholds Prosecution Laches Ruling Against Gil Hyatt After Remand

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

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

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

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

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

Shenzhen-HK-Guangzhou hotspot tops WIPO global innovation ranking

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

SpicyIP Weekly Review (August 25 – August 31)

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

ByteDance, Tencent early frontrunners in next-gen video technology

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Unpacking the PTAB’s patent age denial doctrine data

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

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

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

Yangtze Memory on using patent strategy to navigate rough terrain   

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

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

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

The SciHub Saga! Miles to Go While We Sleep

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

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

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

My 7 Most Fun Plagiarism Today Posts

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

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

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

3 Count: Ouch, That Stings

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

The Power of Plain English Patent Claims

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

AI Artist Challenges Copyright Office Denial of AI-Assisted Work

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

Four things to know about Oura and its competition

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

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

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

Gurulogic’s pivot to cybersecurity motivated monetisation of codec patents

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

Seoul Semiconductor clinches final win in Korean trade secret theft case 

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

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

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

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

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

Turnitin Launches Anti-AI Humanizer Feature

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

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

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

3 Count: First Settlement

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

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

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

Anthropic Settlement with Authors Could Set an AI Industry Precedent

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

How AI Launders Image Copyright Infringement

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

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

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

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

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

3 Count: Judicial Review

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

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

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

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

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

Apple sues former employee alleging theft of trade secrets for Oppo

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

UPC covid caseload grows as Pfizer faces fresh action by Enanta 

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

Genentech sues Henlius in first Perjeta biosimilar patent spat

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

AI is Not Democratizing Writing

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3 Count: Not Moving

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

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

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

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

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

Copyright Ma(r)ximalism! 

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

Seven Questions Every Inventor Should Answer Before Filing a Patent Application

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

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

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

SpicyIP Weekly Review (August 18 – August 24)

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

Inside Thailand’s patent battles: the four biggest obstacles

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

New Clothes for the Doctrine of Foreign Equivalents?

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

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

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

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

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

Inside 3GPP standards development with RAN2’s chairwoman

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sci-Hub now Completely Blocked in India!

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

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

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

5 Craziest Moments in 20 Years of Plagiarism Today

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3 Count: Eevee Evolution

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

Discretion advised: strategic considerations for PTAB petitioners

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

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

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

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

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

Chinese phone maker Honor injuncted in India

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

Chinese phone maker Honor enjoined in India

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tubi Loses Case at Copyright Claims Board

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

CAFC Affirms Invalidity in Amphibious Vehicle Patent Dispute

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

3 Count: Don’t Look Anywhere

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

Potential value-based patent tax could disrupt biopharma innovation

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

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

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

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

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

UPC flexes its long-arm jurisdiction with first Spanish injunction

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

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

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

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

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

Patent examination slowdown risks harming India’s IP momentum

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

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

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

Grammarly Launches New AI-Powered Editor

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

CAFC Affirms PTAB Finding that Glucose Sensor Patent Claims are Obvious

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

3 Count: Copyright Malware

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

Imminent Infringement: How far can you go? 

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

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

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

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

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

How successful are Federal Circuit cert petitions in patent cases?

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

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

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

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

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

My Anti-Plagiarism Advice for Students in 2025

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

Military Discipline Meets Patent Proficiency: A Conversation with Ted Wood

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

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

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

3 Count: The Long Road

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

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

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

Transsion sued in Germany and at UPC by ETRI

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

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

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

SpicyIP Weekly Review (August 11 – August 17)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

How Plagiarism Changed Over the Past 20 Years

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

Hoverboard Design Patent Owner Falls Flat at CAFC

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

3 Count: Baby Shark History

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Alsup Slams Anthropic’s Request to Delay AI Copyright Trial

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Is it Time to Block the Internet Archive?

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

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

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

The Federal Circuit’s Heavy Lifting on Automation Patents

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

3 Count: Look at this Murdergram

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

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

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

Should Plagiarists Remain Anonymous?

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

Exploring the Future of Standard Essential Patents with WIPO

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

Lutnick Warns Harvard of Plan to March In on Patents

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

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

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

3 Count: Classy Appeal

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

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

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

SpicyIP Weekly Review (August 04 – August 10)

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

USAA v. PNC: Costume Changes in the IPR Theatre

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Plagiarism Today Celebrates 20 Years

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

CAFC: Even Anticipation Requires Explanation

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

Appellate Challenges to Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program Fail

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

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

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

3 Count: International Edition

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

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

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

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

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

Meghan Markle’s Fake Plagiarism Problem

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

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

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

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

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

3 Count: What Year is This?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Deflated Basketballs and Copyright Questions

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

C4IP Slams ETHIC Act Targeting Patent Thickets as Destabilizing to Innovation

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

3 Count: Canadian Front

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

CAFC Vacates Insecticide Injunction Due to Erroneous Claim Construction

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dolls Gone Bad: The War over Sylvanian Drama

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

Latest Director Discretionary Denials Deliver Good News for Patent Owners

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

3 Count: Pickle Platter

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

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

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

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

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

Too Common to Claim? Rethinking Trademark Boundaries in Colour Protection

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

SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 28 – August 03)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mandamus Denied: Fintiv’s Trial Moves Forward

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ideology, Expertise, and the Evolving Federal Circuit

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

The Copyright Legacy of Tom Lehrer

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

Strike Two for Perlmutter in Bid to Return to Copyright Office

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

3 Count: Our House

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

Event Report of the Inaugural SpicyIP Summer School!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3 Strange Ways AI is Improving Plagiarism

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

3 Count: Sandals Off

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

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

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

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

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

Suitcases v Shoes: Who Really Owns Carlton?

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

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

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

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

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

The Pokémon Plagiarism Controversy

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

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

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

3 Count: Horizon Legal Dawn

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

How Facebook Censors Copyright News

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

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

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

3 Count: Baby Shark

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

Copyright Thicket and President Trump’s AI Training Data Solution

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

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

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

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

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

SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 21 – July 27)

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

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

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

En Banc Update from the Federal Circuit

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

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

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

When 100 Years of Use is Not Enough

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

No CA Fed Jurisdiction in _This_ Arbitration Award Challenge

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

The Street Fighter AI Art Debacle

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

3 Count: Storm Chasing

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

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

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

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

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

The Services Problem That Undermines Crocs’ Textualist False Advertising Defense

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

ChatGPT Ignores Robots.txt, Rehashes My Column

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

3 Count: Beyond the Grave

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

More Briefs in SAP and Motorola

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

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

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

The Power of Unreviewability

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

South Korean President Withdraws Minister Over Plagiarism

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

3 Count: AI Accountability

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

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

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

“Winning Isn’t Normal” Author Loses at CCB

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

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

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

3 Count: Class Action

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

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

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

SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 14-July 20)

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

Does US Innovation Drive the Dollar’s Global Dominance?

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

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

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

Uncomfortable Truths: Prosecution History Disclaimer in Design Patents

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

What Chess Teaches About Academic Integrity

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

3 Count: Handheld Crisis

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

The WHO Pandemic Agreement: A Contested Step Beyond Doha

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

Facebook to Fight Unoriginal Content

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

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

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

3 Count: Telekinesis Fight

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

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

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

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

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

Popular Webtoon Cancelled Over Plagiarism

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

3 Count: Switched Off

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

Thinking back on Milburn and Secret/Springing Prior Art

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

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

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

The Shrimp Festival Poster Controversy

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

3 Count: Overcoming Shyness

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

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

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

SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 7 – July 13)

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

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

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

En Banc Ineligibility Petition in Longitude Licensing v. Google

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Federal Circuit Wrestles with Prosecution Laches in Sonos v. Google

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

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

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

Google v. Sonos: Oral Arguments

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

Overlapping Ranges and the Presumption of Obviousness

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

Architect Sues Pinterest Over Scraping

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

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

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

3 Count: Handbag Sandbag

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

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

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

YouTube Targets “Inauthentic” Content

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

3 Count: Que Sera, Sera

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

Trademark Tussle on Two Wheels: Yamaha v. Trademark Registrar

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

The Lockpicking Copyright Fight

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

Quick Post on Egenera

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

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

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

3 Count: Off the Rails

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

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

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

SpicyIP Weekly Review (June 30 – July 6)

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

PTAB’s New “Settled Expectations” Doctrine

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

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

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

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

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

Google: From Symbiote to Parasite

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

3 Count: Shein Again

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Cloudflare Launches Tool to Monetize AI Crawlers

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

3 Count: Livestream Drama

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

SpicyIP Weekly Review (June 23- June 29)

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

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

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

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

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

Spider-Man and Homage vs. Plagairism

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 18:57:24 +0200

Hedging on Claim Construction: USPTO Says Keep It to One IPR Petition

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 17:52:21 +0200

3 Count: Supreme Review

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

USPTO Updates for 2025 – Free Webinar

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

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

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

Em Dashes, Hyphens and Spotting AI Writing

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 19:08:08 +0200

3 Count: Wrong Arguments

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 16:03:23 +0200

The MrBeast AI Thumbnail Controversy

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

3 Count: Rest of the Story

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

U.S. Government: NPEs Deserve Injunctive Relief when their Patents Are Infringed

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 10:07:47 +0200

[Part II] – New Performance metrics might be in place in the IPO!

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 09:55:04 +0200

[Part I] – New Performance metrics might be in place in the IPO!

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 09:54:10 +0200

Seeds of Doubt: Sexual Reproduction and Territorial Limits in Plant Patent Law

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 23:42:57 +0200

Air India CEO Accused of Plagiarizing Crash Response

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

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

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

3 Count: Central Library

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 15:12:56 +0200

Label-Plus Infringement: The Tinderbox Theory of Generic Inducement

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 22:09:37 +0200

H3H3/Ethan Klein Sues Three Reaction Streamers

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 19:26:21 +0200

3 Count: Finally it’s Over

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

USPTO Discontinues Accelerated Examination Program for Utility Applications (Design Patent Rocket Docket is also Suspended)

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 11:02:12 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (June 16 – June 22)

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 07:03:31 +0200

Prosecution Laches from Woodbridge to Sonos: A 170-Year Continuation?

Sat, 21 Jun 2025 14:39:40 +0200

Not “Well-Known” Enough? What the Bombay HC’s Decision On TikTok Tells Us About Well-Known Marks

Sat, 21 Jun 2025 10:53:22 +0200

Article III, the PTAB, and Expired Patents: Constitutional Analysis After Oil States

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 13:44:19 +0200

Panel Discussion: The Future of Affordable Biosimilars in India

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 11:51:13 +0200

Dark Patterns in the Spotlight as CCPA Pushes for Platform Accountability

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 11:26:03 +0200

A Stumble on the Tightrope?: How the Delhi High Court’s Ruling in Zeria Pharmaceuticals Could Stifle Innovation

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 09:46:17 +0200

Cert Petition Preview: Federal Circuit’s Broad Reading of TrafFix in CeramTec

Thu, 19 Jun 2025 16:18:09 +0200

Walking on ‘Thin’ Ice: DHC Domestically Injuncts Reddy’s from Selling Novo Nordisk’s Weightloss Drug

Thu, 19 Jun 2025 10:06:16 +0200

The $1 Million Bounty Clause and Unreviewable Sanctions Order

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

Is it a Marketplace or just a Directory? The DHC Considers the Trademark Infringements from IndiaMART

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 07:59:02 +0200

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

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

Federal Circuit Vacates $300 Million Jury Verdict on Multiple Grounds

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

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

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

SpicyIP Weekly Review (June 9 – June 15)

Mon, 16 Jun 2025 04:22:14 +0200

The Federal Circuit’s Shifting Political Balance

Sun, 15 Jun 2025 20:29:16 +0200

USPTO Hiring Examiners (for non-union role without telework)

Sun, 15 Jun 2025 14:26:54 +0200

Delhi HC’s Orders in Sadhguru & Ankur Warikoo Cases: What Indian Courts Are Getting Wrong About Personality Rights?

Sun, 15 Jun 2025 07:00:14 +0200

Federal Circuit Reverses Equitable Estoppel Defense: Reliance Requires More Than Business Pragmatism

Sat, 14 Jun 2025 17:44:19 +0200

Federal Circuit Sets Quick Schedule for Trump Tariff Constitutional Challenge

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 17:17:45 +0200

Unbound, Bankruptcy and the Dangers of Crowdfunded Publishing

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 19:27:15 +0200

3 Count: Vegas Tragedy

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

The Federal Circuit and the Trump Tariff En Banc Ruling

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 14:10:59 +0200

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

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

3 Count: Superman Superfail

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

ICANN Report Discusses Dangers and Benefits of DNS Blocking

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 18:53:51 +0200

3 Count: Egregious Debate

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 15:34:32 +0200