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

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

UPC gets second Qi SEP dispute as Powermat sues Anker

Wed, 21 May 2025 10:15:13 +0200

BlackBerry’s jettisoned patents are increasingly being asserted

Wed, 21 May 2025 10:00:14 +0200

Bombay High Court sides with Indian Patent Office in refusal appeal decision clarifying distinction between examination and pre-grant opposition 

Wed, 21 May 2025 08:20:00 +0200

Compliance versus coverage: diagnosing hidden growth constraints in licensing programmes

Wed, 21 May 2025 08:20:00 +0200

Women in IP: Sonja London on ‘corporate style’ LES International presidency and new venture

Wed, 21 May 2025 08:01:28 +0200

LG Gets PTAB To Trim Smart TV Patent Claims As Trial Starts

Tue, 20 May 2025 20:36:03 +0200

Crypto Co. Says Uniswap Uses Its Patented DeFi Tech

Tue, 20 May 2025 20:33:10 +0200

Moderna Says Order To Narrow Vax IP Case Should Stay

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

Assessing The Design Patent Impact Of LKQ, One Year Later

Tue, 20 May 2025 20:05:03 +0200

Ye Must Answer Discovery Requests In ‘Donda’ IP Suit

Tue, 20 May 2025 19:21:47 +0200

Netflix Hit With TM Suit Over Tyler Perry’s ‘She The People’

Tue, 20 May 2025 19:07:49 +0200

SAG-AFTRA Says Fortnite’s Use of AI Instead of Actors Is Unfair

Tue, 20 May 2025 18:55:23 +0200

Carnegie Hall Group Targets Hospitality Biz In TM Suit

Tue, 20 May 2025 18:54:49 +0200

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

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

Music Co. Rips Apple’s Sanctions Bid Over App Store Ouster

Tue, 20 May 2025 18:51:13 +0200

Did Louisiana Plagiarize its Voting Sticker?

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

Howard & Howard Adds IP Atty From Dickinson Wright

Tue, 20 May 2025 18:25:44 +0200

9th Circ. Ruling Clarifies Derivative Suit Representation Test

Tue, 20 May 2025 18:09:13 +0200

Patenting AI And Machine Learning In The Wake Of Recentive

Tue, 20 May 2025 18:09:00 +0200

Stewart Revives E-Cig Patent Row, Clarifying PTAB Denials

Tue, 20 May 2025 17:49:00 +0200

Ex-NCAA Basketball Players Appealing NIL Denial To 2nd Circ.

Tue, 20 May 2025 17:43:43 +0200

SAG-AFTRA Battles Use Of Fortnite’s AI Darth Vader At NLRB

Tue, 20 May 2025 17:21:28 +0200

Netlist Hits Samsung, Micron With New Patent Suits

Tue, 20 May 2025 16:51:18 +0200

MLBPA, Underdog Sports End Suit Over Using Player Images

Tue, 20 May 2025 16:50:19 +0200

Trade Secrets Would Likely See Court Protection From GenAI

Tue, 20 May 2025 16:11:51 +0200

3 Count: Old Town Photos

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

TCL becomes Via LA ATSC 3.0 licensor to ‘balance out’ fees, says IP deputy director

Tue, 20 May 2025 15:00:00 +0200

Navigating the Narrow Confines of the Common Law Experimental Use Exemption

Tue, 20 May 2025 13:49:28 +0200

OpenEvidence v Pathway Medical trade secret suit is a watershed case for GenAI industry 

Tue, 20 May 2025 11:31:24 +0200

Woodward is Seeking a Patent Agent

Tue, 20 May 2025 09:15:59 +0200

Nvidia sued with chip patents by NPE linked to Longhorn IP

Tue, 20 May 2025 08:47:08 +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

Stewart Clarifies Application of Advanced Bionics, Orders New Briefing in Light of Rescinded Fintiv Memo

Mon, 19 May 2025 23:34:40 +0200

Let’s Talk About Rights: Salt-N-Pepa Sue UMG To Reclaim IP

Mon, 19 May 2025 22:46:06 +0200

4th Circ. Partially Revives Eye Drop Maker’s IP Theft Suit

Mon, 19 May 2025 21:58:55 +0200

Co. Topples IP Dispute By Having Crane Patent Nixed

Mon, 19 May 2025 21:36:48 +0200

Va. State Judge Clears VLSI’s Fraud Suit Against PQA

Mon, 19 May 2025 21:18:39 +0200

Bluebird Beats Patent Case Over Blood Disease Therapies

Mon, 19 May 2025 19:43:20 +0200

Judge Gilstrap Recuses From Cisco Patent Cases In EDTX

Mon, 19 May 2025 19:31:55 +0200

U. Of Minnesota, Broadcom End Computer Storage IP Case

Mon, 19 May 2025 19:15:38 +0200

Video Game Studio Bungie Accused of Plagiarism… Again

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

Licensing Co. Ends Caller ID Patent Suit Against Salesforce

Mon, 19 May 2025 18:43:10 +0200

Ex-Workers Want Mercer Global’s Info Theft Suit Tossed

Mon, 19 May 2025 18:40:09 +0200

9th Circ. Weighs ‘WallStreetBets’ Ownership In Reddit TM Suit

Mon, 19 May 2025 18:38:42 +0200

‘Baby Shark’ Wins Bid To Keep Knockoff Products Off Shelves

Mon, 19 May 2025 18:33:59 +0200

IP and the Wild West Landscape of AI | IPWatchdog Unleashed

Mon, 19 May 2025 18:07:09 +0200

Justices OK Tossing Copyright Case Against Ta-Nehisi Coates

Mon, 19 May 2025 18:04:12 +0200

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

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

Heineken Unit Settles Palm Trees Beer Logo TM Dispute

Mon, 19 May 2025 18:02:42 +0200

Copyright Law’s Nuances Pose Challenges To AI Music Suits

Mon, 19 May 2025 17:52:24 +0200

BREAKING: Epic Beats $32.5M Patent Claim Over Fortnite Concerts

Mon, 19 May 2025 17:46:22 +0200

Fed. Circ. Sides With Samsung In PTAB Fight With Power2B

Mon, 19 May 2025 17:41:52 +0200

Fed. Circ. Sends TM Fight Over Perfume Mark Back To TTAB

Mon, 19 May 2025 17:04:38 +0200

NCAA Defends Latest NIL Deal Revisions In Bid For Approval

Mon, 19 May 2025 16:57:31 +0200

3 Count: AI Bypass

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

USPTO Seeks Input On Guidelines For Fighting Online Fakes

Mon, 19 May 2025 15:14:25 +0200

5 Tribunals’ Rules To Help Patent Litigators Avoid AI Disasters

Mon, 19 May 2025 14:44:42 +0200

BREAKING: Nokia settles Sunmi litigation as IoT licensing push continues

Mon, 19 May 2025 13:59:58 +0200

CAFC Reverses Apple Win Against Fintiv Due to District Court’s Claim Construction

Mon, 19 May 2025 11:15:51 +0200

Intel sued by German NPE in UPC-only enforcement campaign

Mon, 19 May 2025 10:10:51 +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

InterDigital on China office; UCal CRISPR victory; HP US district court patent case data; EPO SEP study; $222 million Walmart blow; plus much more

Sun, 18 May 2025 09:30:00 +0200

India can do better than US trade agency’s priority watch list

Sat, 17 May 2025 07:30:00 +0200

Anthropic’s AI-Hallucinated Errors Taint Filing, Publishers Say

Fri, 16 May 2025 22:48:08 +0200

New PTAB Discretionary Denial Era Starts With First 4 Rulings

Fri, 16 May 2025 22:37:21 +0200

Epic Tells Jury Fortnite Concerts Weren’t Patent Infringement

Fri, 16 May 2025 21:41:58 +0200

USPTO Seeks Comment On Invention Promoter Complaints

Fri, 16 May 2025 20:50:08 +0200

Fed. Circ. Backs Apple PTAB Win Over Location-Tracking IP

Fri, 16 May 2025 20:49:23 +0200

Stewart Issues First Decisions on Discretionary Denial Under Interim Workload Management Process

Fri, 16 May 2025 20:35:04 +0200

Fed. Circ. Makes Apple Face Fintiv Payment IP Again

Fri, 16 May 2025 19:59:43 +0200

9th Circ. Says Lil Nas X Didn’t Steal Model’s Instagram Poses

Fri, 16 May 2025 18:53:41 +0200

Illumina Accuses Ex-Workers’ Co. Of Infringing Gene Tech IP

Fri, 16 May 2025 18:42:18 +0200

Western Digital Agrees To End Patent Suit After $262M Verdict

Fri, 16 May 2025 18:23:46 +0200

Sheeran Fights Supreme Court Review Of Copyright Ruling

Fri, 16 May 2025 18:14:48 +0200

Unpacking Copyright Office’s AI Report Amid Admin Shakeups

Fri, 16 May 2025 17:53:25 +0200

Off The Bench: NIL Objectors, NFL’s Bluesky Beef, Dick’s Deal

Fri, 16 May 2025 17:52:08 +0200

Bid Protest Spotlight: Size, Supply Schedules, SINs

Fri, 16 May 2025 17:36:29 +0200

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, May 16: USPTO Wants Comments on E-Commerce Counterfeiting; Bayh-Dole Coalition Honors Faces of Innovation; Google Takes Top Spot in U.S. Patent Filings for Generative AI

Fri, 16 May 2025 17:24:24 +0200

Colo. Consultancy Says Company Ripped Off AI Tool Name

Fri, 16 May 2025 16:59:57 +0200

Calif. Atty Caught Using Claim Construction Made Up By AI

Fri, 16 May 2025 16:50:56 +0200

Merchandising Co., Ex-Exec Drop Suit Over $47M Lowe’s Deal

Fri, 16 May 2025 16:37:15 +0200

Patent Owner Urges Justices To Take Telemedicine Case

Fri, 16 May 2025 14:46:53 +0200

Trump Admin, Nonprofit Settle Vaccine Contract Info Suit

Fri, 16 May 2025 13:40:03 +0200

Walmart hit with $222M trade secret verdict in protracted legal battle with Zest Labs

Fri, 16 May 2025 13:31:25 +0200

$38M Law Firm Settlement Highlights ‘Unworthy Client’ Perils

Fri, 16 May 2025 11:22:21 +0200

$68 million Bruker/10x Genomics settlement brings dramatic patent dispute to a close

Fri, 16 May 2025 11:04:55 +0200

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

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

China concerns drive Senate IP debate on urgent need to protect American patents, trade secrets

Fri, 16 May 2025 08:41:22 +0200

Google Leads In Filing The Most AI Patent Applications

Thu, 15 May 2025 21:59:23 +0200

Anthropic’s Atty Says Client’s Own AI Created Error In Filing

Thu, 15 May 2025 20:54:07 +0200

NBA Gets Ban On Knockoff Sales Extended

Thu, 15 May 2025 19:41:29 +0200

Healthcare CEO Accused of Blog Plagiarism

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

Maintaining Legal Compliance For GenAI In Life Sciences

Thu, 15 May 2025 17:57:53 +0200

Trending At The PTAB: The Influence Of Litigation Arguments

Thu, 15 May 2025 17:52:59 +0200

X Wants $105M Video Patent Verdict Thrown Out

Thu, 15 May 2025 17:46:36 +0200

Bausch, Mylan Settle Patent Suit Over Generic IBS Drugs

Thu, 15 May 2025 17:46:07 +0200

Snap’s Alice Win On Image Search Patents Gets Fed. Circ. OK

Thu, 15 May 2025 17:27:42 +0200

Walgreens Settles TM Suit With Founder’s Great-Grandson

Thu, 15 May 2025 17:27:38 +0200

Amarin Tells Justices Hikma Has Gotten Far Ahead Of Itself

Thu, 15 May 2025 17:23:25 +0200

Teaching Business Law Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Thu, 15 May 2025 17:02:00 +0200

Curaleaf And Ex-VP In Settlement Talks, Court Told

Thu, 15 May 2025 16:54:26 +0200

3 Count: Robot Newspapers

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

Davis Wright Adds Longtime Knobbe Martens IP Duo In Seattle

Thu, 15 May 2025 16:27:28 +0200

Nuances in the interplay between PTAB policy and Federal Circuit’s IPR estoppel ruling

Thu, 15 May 2025 14:45:00 +0200

Federal Circuit Affirms USPTO’s Rejection of Application for Diagnostic Testing Patent

Thu, 15 May 2025 14:15:24 +0200

Buchalter Names Sports Agent As Sacramento Office Co-Lead

Thu, 15 May 2025 13:49:36 +0200

Duracell embroiled in highly-charged lithium-ion battery market trade secrets suit

Thu, 15 May 2025 13:41:05 +0200

Senate IP Subcommittee Talks Legislative Fixes to China’s Threats to American Innovation Leadership

Thu, 15 May 2025 13:40:12 +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

China’s proposed rules for examining AI patents focus on ethics, claim drafting and disclosure requirements

Thu, 15 May 2025 06:45:12 +0200

NY Judge Skeptical Of Huawei’s Pretrial Bid To Nix Charges

Wed, 14 May 2025 23:59:02 +0200

‘Toys R Us’ Blows Smoke At ‘Vape R Us’ Over Similar Marks

Wed, 14 May 2025 23:23:57 +0200

Lawmakers Question Legality of Library Of Congress Moves

Wed, 14 May 2025 22:45:31 +0200

Missy Elliott’s Copyright Claim Faces Court Setback

Wed, 14 May 2025 22:09:39 +0200

Oilify Cleared Of Infringement In Oil Field Product Patent Suit

Wed, 14 May 2025 20:41:29 +0200

Medical Imaging Co. Faces Tough Questions On Nixing Award

Wed, 14 May 2025 20:19:19 +0200

ITC To Probe Nokia Patent Claims Against Acer, Others

Wed, 14 May 2025 19:56:30 +0200

Potential Jurors In IP Hot Spots Hold Mixed Views On Big Tech

Wed, 14 May 2025 19:48:24 +0200

The Pete Hegseth Plagiarism Controversy

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

Alnylam Halts Patent Row Over Pfizer, BioNTech COVID-19 Vax

Wed, 14 May 2025 17:54:53 +0200

Objectors Give Thumbs-Down To Latest Fix In NIL Settlement

Wed, 14 May 2025 17:30:33 +0200

ExxonMobil Accuses Texas Atty Of Double Repping Company

Wed, 14 May 2025 16:48:40 +0200

Stewart Orders PTAB Officials To Review Axed LED Patent

Wed, 14 May 2025 16:28:10 +0200

EU Wrong To Deny Dutch Tax Firm’s Trademark, Court Says

Wed, 14 May 2025 16:24:54 +0200

3 Count: Come Together

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

Another Director Review Request Demonstrates Extent of PTAB Hubris

Wed, 14 May 2025 16:15:22 +0200

Vape Co. Stopped From Using ‘Breeze’ Name

Wed, 14 May 2025 15:27:37 +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

Walmart Hit With $223M Verdict In Trade Secrets Fight

Wed, 14 May 2025 14:13:12 +0200

Law School’s Missed Lessons: Mastering Discovery

Wed, 14 May 2025 13:52:50 +0200

Announcing the SpicyIP Tech Innovation Policy Fellows 2025!

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

Patent quality report recommendations embraced by USPTO

Wed, 14 May 2025 13:45:41 +0200

Biogen Sues Ex-Collaborator Over Rights To Drug Tech

Wed, 14 May 2025 13:16:39 +0200

AI regulation debate puts trade secret challenges in the frame

Wed, 14 May 2025 13:05:45 +0200

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

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

UPC reshaping SEP strategies, new EPO study shows

Wed, 14 May 2025 12:05:26 +0200

Pharma Playbook: What Practitioners Can Learn from Early UPC Litigation

Wed, 14 May 2025 11:55:05 +0200

Asia-Pacific continues to dominate with biggest global patent owners – but expanding base of IP ownership indicates more decentralised innovation ecosystem

Wed, 14 May 2025 08:20:00 +0200

PTAB Ramps Up Fintiv Denials After Withdrawal Of Memo

Tue, 13 May 2025 22:46:30 +0200

Atty Sues To Sell NFL Merch Without License

Tue, 13 May 2025 22:35:26 +0200

Brie, Franco’s ‘Together’ Is ‘Blatant Rip-Off,’ Film Co. Says

Tue, 13 May 2025 22:11:35 +0200

Becton Dickinson Sues Baxter Over Infusion Pump Patents

Tue, 13 May 2025 21:36:24 +0200

Did AI Co. Anthropic’s Expert Cite AI-Hallucinated Study?

Tue, 13 May 2025 20:56:18 +0200

Hose Maker Wants Case Over Amazon Patent Program Tossed

Tue, 13 May 2025 20:22:33 +0200

10x Genomics, Bruker Strike Deal After $31M Patent Verdict

Tue, 13 May 2025 19:43:08 +0200

Split PTAB Cites SAS To Reject Samsung Petition

Tue, 13 May 2025 19:04:07 +0200

How Do I Prove That I’m Human?

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

Farberware, Walmart Can’t Duck Pressure Cooker Burn Suit

Tue, 13 May 2025 18:27:05 +0200

Cancer Centers Want Fed. Circ. To Rehear Antibody IP Fight

Tue, 13 May 2025 18:05:50 +0200

Investment Firm Drops 2 Counts From $70M Client Poach Suit

Tue, 13 May 2025 17:55:12 +0200

Betting Cos. Feud Over Stay As Discovery Sanctions Loom

Tue, 13 May 2025 17:45:45 +0200

Albright Scraps $26M Video Patent Verdict Against Google

Tue, 13 May 2025 16:48:00 +0200

3 Count: Bunny Sample

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

The Existential Threat of AI Consciousness | IPWatchdog Unleashed

Tue, 13 May 2025 16:15:33 +0200

EUIPO Will Launch ‘Copyright Knowledge Centre’ to Help Address Emerging AI Issues

Tue, 13 May 2025 14:15:20 +0200

Examining HP’s track record in US district courts

Tue, 13 May 2025 13:28:58 +0200

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

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

Ingenico and the Federal Circuit’s Elimination of IPR Estoppel

Tue, 13 May 2025 11:15:56 +0200

UCal wins big Federal Circuit CRISPR victory but Cas9 patent uncertainty will drag on

Tue, 13 May 2025 09:49:36 +0200

InterDigital’s Beijing head on why a physical presence in China matters

Tue, 13 May 2025 07:15:00 +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

Copyright Office Weighs in on AI and Fair Use Amidst Major Leadership Shakeup

Mon, 12 May 2025 18:51:51 +0200

Latest Trump Executive Order Redirects Drug Pricing Debate

Mon, 12 May 2025 17:26:28 +0200

CAFC Vacates CRISPR Ruling for Broad Institute Due to PTAB Error on Conception Standard

Mon, 12 May 2025 16:15:19 +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

Can You Patent Video Games? Many Times, the Answer is Yes

Mon, 12 May 2025 11:15:58 +0200

UPC rejects Boehringer Ingelheim injunction request in latest blow to pharma IP owners

Mon, 12 May 2025 11:15:31 +0200

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

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

Meet Strong Force Innovation Portfolios, an R&D shop investing in the AI-driven technology convergence revolution

Mon, 12 May 2025 09:09:17 +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

Lutnick Tells Inventors, ‘You Have a Friend’ at Commerce

Sun, 11 May 2025 16:15:29 +0200

Auto IP USA; patent divestment insights; Market Makers; SEP regulation revival request; Hall of Fame; plus much more

Sun, 11 May 2025 09:30:00 +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

Delete IP law? Let’s not

Sat, 10 May 2025 07:30:03 +0200

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, May 9: USPTO Responds to GAO Report; Stewart Welcomes National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductees; CAFC Defines ‘Ground’ for IPR Estoppel Statute

Fri, 09 May 2025 18:15:57 +0200

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

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

Bill on ringfencing American trade secrets more tightly progressing swiftly 

Fri, 09 May 2025 11:42:12 +0200

IP Hall of Fame inductees for 2025 revealed

Fri, 09 May 2025 09:57:06 +0200

Langbo pauses licensing efforts to focus on 6G R&D

Fri, 09 May 2025 02:51:28 +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

PTAB Designates as Informative Stewart Decision on Discretion to Institute in Context of Parallel District Court Litigation

Thu, 08 May 2025 15:15:39 +0200

Arvin Patel leaves Nokia following string of video patent deals 

Thu, 08 May 2025 15:00:16 +0200

GIPC Applauds New USTR Approach to Special 301 List

Thu, 08 May 2025 14:15:14 +0200

PTAB panel-stacking whistleblower wins $125k for USPTO’s retaliation

Thu, 08 May 2025 14:04:46 +0200

Revive the SEP regulation, say Germany, France and other EU countries

Thu, 08 May 2025 12:26:17 +0200

GAO Says USPTO Falls Short on Oversight, Patent Quality Efforts

Thu, 08 May 2025 11:15:16 +0200

How to comply with UK trade secret legislation amid growing risk of unintentional disclosure using generative AI 

Thu, 08 May 2025 10:00:00 +0200

Trade secrets v transparency

Thu, 08 May 2025 09:30:00 +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

Judge Hughes Again Calls Out CAFC’s Overly Rigid Article III Analysis for Pharmaceutical Cases

Wed, 07 May 2025 21:24:19 +0200

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

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

‘The Force’ Abandons Applicant for US SPACE FORCE Trademark at CAFC

Wed, 07 May 2025 17:15:48 +0200

3 Count: Storm Chaser

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

IAM’s Market Makers of the year

Wed, 07 May 2025 15:50:42 +0200

IPWensdays – No Conflict: Distinguishing Between USPTO Eligibility Examples 39 and 47 to Your Advantage

Wed, 07 May 2025 15:15:10 +0200

Comments Invited for Draft Guidelines on Similar Biologics

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

NexSteps Challenges CAFC’s Rigid Requirements in Doctrine of Equivalents Infringement Cases

Wed, 07 May 2025 13:05:28 +0200

HP settles US litigation with VideoLabs

Wed, 07 May 2025 11:40:13 +0200

Federal Circuit Reverses Injunction Against Avadel Due to Hatch-Waxman Safe Harbor

Wed, 07 May 2025 11:15:18 +0200

Studebaker Brackett PLLC is Seeking a Patent Attorney/Agent

Wed, 07 May 2025 09:15:41 +0200

Delhi High Court division bench overturns injunction ruling amid genus and species patent controversy

Wed, 07 May 2025 08:20:00 +0200

Deel kicks back at Rippling’s trade secret theft accusations as IP battles heat up

Wed, 07 May 2025 06:00:38 +0200

Coke Stewart’s Recent Show Cause Order Offers Hope for Addressing Serial Patent Challenges

Tue, 06 May 2025 21:15:35 +0200

Thaler Urges Full D.C. Circuit to Rehear AI-Generated Art Case

Tue, 06 May 2025 19:03:16 +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

AI, Quantum and IP: Are We Ready for What’s Next? | IPWatchdog Unleashed

Tue, 06 May 2025 14:49:07 +0200

Survey shows surge of corporate interest in patent divestment 

Tue, 06 May 2025 12:12:43 +0200

Tariffs won’t produce the “all-American car”, auto IP execs say

Tue, 06 May 2025 06:24:25 +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

SCOTUS Denies Cellspin Petition Seeking Recusal Based on Federal Judge’s Financial Ties to Google

Mon, 05 May 2025 18:48:21 +0200

3 Count: Red War Advance

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

The USPTO Should Reintroduce the AFCP Program—Now

Mon, 05 May 2025 15:15:39 +0200

Examining Samsung Display’s escalating IP dispute against BOE

Mon, 05 May 2025 14:30:07 +0200

No Infringement Intended: Can My Trademark Be a Victim of Genericide? A Look at Trademark Distinctiveness

Mon, 05 May 2025 11:15:35 +0200

Best practices to patent machine-learning inventions under new US precedent

Mon, 05 May 2025 07:00:00 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (April 28 – May 4)

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

What Fintiv v. PayPal Means for Software and AI Patent Practice

Sun, 04 May 2025 16:15:36 +0200

CRISPR Cas9 patent battle; US trade report; Baidu leading LLM filings; Qualcomm-Transsion licence revenue; Optis victory in Apple spat; plus much more

Sun, 04 May 2025 09:30:15 +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

Stop Geneva from transferring US wealth abroad

Sat, 03 May 2025 07:30:00 +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

Despite Tweaks, PREVAIL 2025 Would Still Transform the PTAB

Fri, 02 May 2025 17:27:11 +0200

AI and Cognitive Laziness for Lawyers

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

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, May 2: PERA and PREVAIL Act Reintroduced in Congress; USTR Moves Mexico to Priority Watch List in Special 301 Report; and Fourth Circuit Affirms CAFC’s Exclusive Jurisdiction Over Patent Misuse Counterclaims

Fri, 02 May 2025 16:15:12 +0200

Dolby expects economic headwinds to cut FY2025 revenue 2-3%

Fri, 02 May 2025 14:08:56 +0200

Tesla and X trademark, copyright cases under the microscope

Fri, 02 May 2025 13:30:55 +0200

Insulet forgoes high trade secret damages award in favour of injunction

Fri, 02 May 2025 07:00:00 +0200

Patent Eligibility Reform Returns to the Hill: PERA 2025 Explained

Thu, 01 May 2025 19:12:10 +0200

UK Court of Appeal Bumps Apple FRAND Payment to Optis Up to $502 Million

Thu, 01 May 2025 18:19:57 +0200

By all Means: When Software Functions Lack Correspnding Structure

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

Using AI to Analyze the Sentiment of Public Comments on AI and Copyright

Thu, 01 May 2025 16:15:30 +0200

3 Count: Dancing Again

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

InterDigital realises Vivo patent licensing revenue in Q1

Thu, 01 May 2025 14:35:59 +0200

Apple suffers major defeat at English Court of Appeal as Optis awarded $502 million plus interest

Thu, 01 May 2025 13:53:15 +0200

Invention Harvesting: Leveraging AI for Greater Impact

Thu, 01 May 2025 11:15:45 +0200

Qualcomm earnings report hints at value of Transsion patent licence

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 20:44:56 +0200

The High-Profile Fight Over Recipe Plagiarism

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

PayPal, Apple Succeed in Scrapping Fintiv’s Patent Claims at CAFC

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:22:37 +0200

3 Count: Time Delay

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

POPA Fires Back at Alleged USPTO Labor, CBA Violations

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 16:15:18 +0200

Latest Federal Circuit Ruling on Section 101 Affirms Invalidation of Digital Image Correction Patents

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 15:15:16 +0200

Follow these six tips to close on your Brazilian patent purchase

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 13:39:07 +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

Using copyrighted content to train generative AI can be deemed fair following Ultraman infringement dispute

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 08:20:00 +0200

Baidu leads the pack in LLM patents as China’s government eyes creating AI pool

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 08:05:32 +0200

US trade report flags IP concerns worldwide

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +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

CAFC Affirms TTAB’s Genericness Test for Color Marks in Affirming Rejection of Green Medical Glove Trademark

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 17:00:14 +0200

CAFC Affirms TTAB’s Genericness Test for Color Marks

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 17:00:14 +0200

3 Count: Still Coming…

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

Ninth Circuit Says Group of Chinese Companies Indicted for Trade Secret Theft Failed Foreign Sovereign Immunity Test

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 15:15:29 +0200

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

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

From lemonade to lawsuits: the inventive journey of Newman Infinite’s innovator

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 13:09:22 +0200

Internal synergy: the underpinning of trade secret protection success 

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 11:34:10 +0200

First CRISPR Cas9 drug dispute breaks out with suits in the Netherlands and the UK

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 10:16:55 +0200

How Someone Impersonated Me to Send a DMCA Notice to Reddit

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

AI and the Law: How Companies Can Navigate IP Risk and Seize Opportunity | IPWatchdog Unleashed

Mon, 28 Apr 2025 19:15:07 +0200

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

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

Supreme Court Passes on Petition to Clarify On-Sale Bar Post-AIA

Mon, 28 Apr 2025 17:15:30 +0200

3 Count: Grumpiest Cat

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

Delaware regains top position among ANDA courts in Q1 2025

Mon, 28 Apr 2025 13:15:44 +0200

Injunction Culture: Understanding Brazil’s Approach to Urgent IP Relief

Mon, 28 Apr 2025 12:15:05 +0200

Merck sued over world’s best-selling drug as rivalry between patent licensors heats up

Mon, 28 Apr 2025 11:35:11 +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

Tesla most-sued auto maker; DeepSeek’s patent portfolio; EU files WTO appeal; Nokia Q1 results; Ericsson Brazilian antitrust probe; plus much more

Sun, 27 Apr 2025 09:30:00 +0200

Press Play on American IP: AI Can’t Scratch the Soundtrack to World IP Day

Sat, 26 Apr 2025 16:15:42 +0200

Strengthening Innovation: Kerala’s Vision for IPR and TK

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

Big Tech’s dangerous assault on copyright must be fended off

Sat, 26 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0200

Analysing the Results of Patent Agent Exam 2025

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

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, April 25: World IP Day 2025 Celebrates Musicians; Texas A&M to Lead Center for Advanced Aviation Technologies; and Tenth Circuit Affirms Specialty Metals Trade Secret Dismissal

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 17:13:29 +0200

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

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

Fortress-owned NPE to license nearly 2,000 5G assets into wireless industry

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0200

Fortress-managed NPE to license nearly 2,000 5G assets into wireless industry

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0200

Non-compete clauses in the crosshairs

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0200

Using IP strategy to maximise investability for pharma SMEs

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0200

Judges Seem Frustrated with Judicial Council Arguments in Newman v. Moore Case

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 20:30:02 +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

Brazil antitrust investigation of Ericsson over 5G dispute with Lenovo is unprecedented

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 18:16:09 +0200

Former USPTO Director Iancu Delivers Stinging Rebuke to ‘Delete IP Law’ Ideology

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 18:15:58 +0200

3 Count: Cookie Crumbl

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

Patently Strategic Podcast: Protecting Cannabis Patents

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 12:38:11 +0200

Nokia Q1 results show why patent licensing figures must be handled with care

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 10:06:19 +0200

The damaging impact of tariffs on intellectual property

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 09:41:42 +0200

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

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

Back to Fintiv? The USPTO’s Shifting Approach to Discretionary Denials in PTAB Proceedings

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:15:51 +0200

3 Count: Book and Copyright Day

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

Federal Circuit Reverses PTAB Win for Apple, Finding Board Erred in Its Applicant-Admitted Prior Art Analysis

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 15:15:41 +0200

Data shows how often Musk-owned X and Tesla are sued for patent infringement

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 13:00:12 +0200

EU files WTO appeal after partial loss in SEP case against China

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 11:58:27 +0200

Decoding DeepSeek’s patent technology and layout

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 08:52:39 +0200

Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency stops responding to information requests despite landmark decision outlining obligations and trade secret definition

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

Meghan Markle’s Plagiarism Non-Story

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

IPWatchdog Masters Panelists Urge U.S. Government to Get Organized When It Comes to AI

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 19:04:47 +0200

Who Wants Weak IP Laws? An Economic Analysis

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 17:15:56 +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

SCOTUS Denies Petitions from Summary Judgment Rulings on Section 101, Attorney’s Fees Awards

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:15:11 +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

Data shows 68 PTAB discretionary denial requests under new bifurcated process

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 12:40:20 +0200

Bayer, GSK and other pharma giants sued in latest life sciences NPE assertions

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 11:34:04 +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

Second Trump administration could shift SEP agenda amid swift USPTO appointment and ITC uncertainty

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 07:11:43 +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

Fixing the PTAB: 10 Things the USPTO Can Do to Improve the PTAB | IPWatchdog Unleashed

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 18:15:24 +0200

3 Count: Roblox Dance

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

AI and IP in Hollywood: Finding Balance on the Verge of a New Creative Class

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 11:15:57 +0200

(Extensions of) Time May Not Be on the Side of USPTO Applicants with Long-Toothed Priority Claims

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 11:15:43 +0200

Tesla sued the most among top automakers in 2024

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 07:30:57 +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

Fox Succeeds in Scrapping Machine Learning Claims at CAFC Under 101

Sun, 20 Apr 2025 16:15:07 +0200

Celerity IP interview; SanDisk-Samsung Electronics patent sale; SEP Summit Asia; Ofinno’s unique revenue model; India’s SEP approach; plus much more

Sun, 20 Apr 2025 09:30:46 +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

Watch out law firms: IP executives are judging your response to Trump’s orders

Sat, 19 Apr 2025 07:57:25 +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

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, April 18: CAFC Affirms Ineligibility of Machine Learning Claims; EPO’s Campinos Issues Opinion on Intervener Appeals; USPTO Ends Climate Change Mitigation Program

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 19:46:46 +0200

“Do it on AI” claims are Abstract Ideas

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

India’s growing pro-SEP stance cannot be ignored

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 12:30:00 +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

This NPE’s story reflects the royalty rollercoaster that rights’ holders ride

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0200

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

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

In Latest Antitrust Blow for Google, Judge Finds Search Giant Monopolizes Certain Ad Tech Markets

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 21:41:38 +0200

Is The Pitt a Copyright Infringement of ER?

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

CAFC Scraps Xerox Patent in Wins for Snap, Meta and X

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 17:03:05 +0200

3 Count: Wheel of Jeopardy

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

Meet Ofinno, the SEP R&D shop with a unique three-stream revenue model

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 14:00:00 +0200

Tariffs Are Reshaping Supply Chains—Is Your Trademark Strategy Vietnam-Ready?

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 11:15:12 +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

Samsung Display looks to leverage trade secrets against rapidly-growing Chinese rival BOE 

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 06:18:02 +0200

New USPTO Group to Crack Down on Threats to U.S. Patent System

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 21:32:31 +0200

The Frustrating Case of Rachel Hardeman

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

International IP Index Warns EU Efforts to Weaken Pharma IP Could Cause Investment to Migrate

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 17:15:39 +0200

3 Count: Unmasking

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

Nokia’s SEP litigation playbook against tech giants

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 13:24:43 +0200

Trend watch: new corporations selling patents for first time

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 12:01:11 +0200

How Abundance-Minded Leaders Empower Teams for Maximum Impact

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 11:15:42 +0200

One Transform, Inc. is Seeking a Legal Technology Sales Representative (AI for Patent & IP Law)

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 09:15:03 +0200

Madras High Court’s failure to address all grounds for appeal following IPO refusal raises procedural questions

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

Avanci faces risk of Chinese FRAND suits, say lawyers at SEP summit

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 07:07:07 +0200

IP, Globalization and the Future of Supply Chains: A Conversation with Sonja London | IPWatchdog Unleashed

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 20:15:30 +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

Delete All IP? Dorsey and Musk Should Retract Their Destructive Statements

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 17:15:30 +0200

3 Count: Amicus Brief

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

ROSS Intelligence Appeals Originality, Fair Use Rulings in Thomson Reuters AI Legal Tool Lawsuit

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 15:05:41 +0200

Patent Armory has filed 229 US patent cases in three years – and it’s not done yet

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 11:41:10 +0200

CAFC Dismisses Bid to Cancel New Orleans Saints’ Fleur-de-Lis Mark

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 11:15:40 +0200

Calling the Experts: CGPDTM Invites Applications for Scientific Advisors

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

China’s SEP ecosystem evolving to be friendlier to innovators – IP chiefs

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 07:22:49 +0200

SanDisk transfers 209 global assets to Samsung Electronics

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 07:01:44 +0200

IPWatchdog’s New Publication Policy: No Paywall, But No Free Ride

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 17:15:37 +0200

Federal Circuit Affirms Refusal of CHICKEN SCRATCH Mark for Beer

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 16:15:29 +0200

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

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

Google Declines to Respond to Cellspin SCOTUS Petition Seeking Recusal Based on Judge’s Financial Interests in Tech Giant

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 12:15:53 +0200

US exports $140 billion in IP through foreign licences

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 10:00:54 +0200

GTC Law Group is Seekinga Patent Attorney/Agent – AI and Software

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 09:15:25 +0200

Oppo and Xiaomi suits unlikely to be our last, says Celerity IP CEO

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (April 7 – April 13)

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

UPC vs. EPO Oppositions: Lessons from Recent UPC Case Law

Sun, 13 Apr 2025 16:15:22 +0200

Taking a closer look at the Draft CRI Guidelines 2025 

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

Eeva Hakoranta leaving InterDigital; Ericsson joins Avanci Video; Pfizer agrees GSK royalties; Wilus-Lenovo Wi-Fi 6 patent deal; Senator Tillis on PTAB reforms; plus much more

Sun, 13 Apr 2025 09:30:00 +0200

The future of trade secret strategy is collaboration

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

Silicon Valley Judicial Ties: The Cellspin Recusal Case

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

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, April 11: CAFC Denies Transfer of EDTX Patent Case; Texas Leads Entire U.S. in IP Exports; and Google Declines to Respond to Cellspin Soft Cert Petition

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 17:33:20 +0200

LG Chem, State Farm, IBM and Infineon among sellers in March 2025 US patent transactions

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 13:07:10 +0200

March 2025 US patent transactions

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 13:07:10 +0200

Who Gets to Be Read: Knowledge, Power, and the Ones We (rarely read and) Cite?

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 12:56:22 +0200

China puts US IP royalties in spotlight amid tariff showdown 

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 07:30:25 +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

Federal Circuit Issues Precedential Order Denying Mandamus Relief for SAP, Despite District Court Errors

Thu, 10 Apr 2025 18:59:12 +0200

3 Count: Back to Basics

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

Understanding IP Matters: When IP Rights Lose Their Property-Like Function Innovation Suffers

Thu, 10 Apr 2025 11:15:55 +0200

Wilus and Lenovo agree Wi-Fi 6 deal aided by Sisvel

Thu, 10 Apr 2025 08:09:11 +0200

Some Hits and Some Misses: Analysing Kemin Industries vs Controller of Patents

Thu, 10 Apr 2025 04:27:13 +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

CAFC Affirms Dismissal of Opposition to iVoters Marks But Hints USPTO Should Reconsider Registration

Wed, 09 Apr 2025 17:36:56 +0200

3 Count: DISH Soap

Wed, 09 Apr 2025 16:11:28 +0200

IPWENSDAYs: Delving into the USPTO AI Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance

Wed, 09 Apr 2025 15:15:20 +0200

NO FAKES Act Reintroduced to Support from Both Big Tech and Creators

Wed, 09 Apr 2025 14:15:26 +0200

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

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

The Copyright Blunder Over Schedule 1

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 19:28:38 +0200

3 Count: Embed This

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 16:17:40 +0200

C4IP Sets Out Pro-IP Agenda for Congress and Trump Admin

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 16:15:38 +0200

CAFC Affirms District Court Holding for Generic, Says Later-Made Prosecution Statements Don’t Change Earlier Disclaimer

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 16:15:18 +0200

Why Creativity and Ownership Are Crucial to Innovation | IPWatchdog Unleashed

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 15:13:06 +0200

[Sponsored] From Law to Leadership: How the MIPLC LL.M. Transforms Careers in IP and Competition Law

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 10:18:33 +0200

Van Hoven PC is Seeking a Patent Attorney or Agent

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 09:15:24 +0200

[Sponsored] Call for Applications: Advanced International Certificate Course on IP Asset Management (April 20)

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 05:10:53 +0200

James Somerton Re-Emerges, Plagiarizes Again, Disappears

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 19:05:08 +0200

Can Judge Hughes Course Correct the CAFC on Prosecution Laches?

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 16:15:18 +0200

3 Count: Zipper Merge

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 15:58:04 +0200

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

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

New York Judge Keeps Key Aspects of Suit Against OpenAI Alive

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 15:15:06 +0200

No Infringement Intended: Can My Band Cover a Famous Song? A Look at Copyright Law in Music

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 11:15:15 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 31 – April 6)

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 05:59:44 +0200

Federal Circuit Affirms Trade Secret/ Contract Damages Award But Remands for Interest Correction

Sun, 06 Apr 2025 18:15:20 +0200

[Part II] Fair Dealing or Foul Play? The Latest Kunal Kamra Controversy

Sat, 05 Apr 2025 11:13:42 +0200

[Part I] Fair Dealing or Foul Play? The Latest Kunal Kamra Controversy

Sat, 05 Apr 2025 10:46:28 +0200

No Provisional Rights for Expired Patents

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

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, April 4: CAFC Corrects Date of Public Accessibility in Trade Secret Appeal; Sixth Circuit Issues Divided Opinion in Data Privacy Appeal; and OpenAI Urges Broad Copyright Exception in UK

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 19:00:18 +0200

The Great Indian Cancer Information Treasure Hunt

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 12:55:28 +0200

Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Pharma Patent Bills IP Advocates Say are Backed by Faulty Data

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 22:15:16 +0200

Photojournalist Wins Lawsuit Against the City of Chicago

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 19:31:18 +0200

Federal Circuit Tells Patent Applicant Expired Patents Don’t Get Provisional Rights Either

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 16:15:22 +0200

3 Count: Still Coming

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 15:15:50 +0200

Judge our 14th Annual Patent Moot Court Competition

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 14:19:59 +0200

[Part III] Should Delhi High Court be Inviting Pharmaceutical Companies for its Official Event to Mark World IP Day?

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 12:34:07 +0200

[Part II] Public Money, Private Patents? Unravelling India’s Opacity over its COVID Vaccines

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 12:16:35 +0200

[Part I] India’s Hypocrisy over the TRIPs Waiver During the Pandemic

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 11:06:29 +0200

Challenging the Server Test for Image Embedding

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 23:55:10 +0200

How Long Does a Plagiarism Retraction Take?

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 19:30:32 +0200

3 Count: April Fool

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 16:12:00 +0200

Workshop on Access to Medicines, TRIPS, and Patents in the Developing World [Kochi, May 30 to June 3, 2025]

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 07:11:41 +0200

Copyright Claims Board Tackles Real Estate Photography

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 19:43:37 +0200

3 Count: Cybersquatting Approach

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 16:24:55 +0200

The Return of Robust Discretionary Denials

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 14:59:54 +0200

Convoyed Sales: Federal Circuit Washes Away $2.6M in Patent Damages

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 14:40:07 +0200

En Banc: Lesko v. US and the Future of Agency Deference Post-Loper Bright

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 03:16:37 +0200

The Mark Carney Plagiarism Scandal

Mon, 31 Mar 2025 19:18:13 +0200

3 Count: Stopping Levitating

Mon, 31 Mar 2025 16:16:53 +0200

PatCon 13, April 10-12

Mon, 31 Mar 2025 13:34:18 +0200

Diamond Art Club Challenges USPTO’s Mass Termination of Chinese-Origin Applications in Federal Court

Mon, 31 Mar 2025 10:18:28 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 24 – March 30)

Mon, 31 Mar 2025 05:16:49 +0200

Part II- Applying Natural Intelligence (NI) to Artificial Intelligence (AI): Understanding ‘why’ training ChatGPT transcends the contours of copyright

Sun, 30 Mar 2025 15:50:14 +0200

Part I- Applying Natural Intelligence (NI) to Artificial Intelligence (AI): Understanding ‘why’ training ChatGPT transcends the contours of copyright

Sun, 30 Mar 2025 15:31:59 +0200

Federal Court Partially Blocks Executive Order Targeting WilmerHale: USPTO Acting Director Among Named Defendants

Sun, 30 Mar 2025 10:28:35 +0200

USPTO Director Takes Control of Expanded Discretionary Denials Amid PTAB Staffing Concerns

Sat, 29 Mar 2025 16:24:34 +0100

Announcing the Winners of the 2024 Shamnad Basheer Essay Competition on Intellectual Property Law!

Sat, 29 Mar 2025 07:09:49 +0100

Statutory Text vs. Precedent: Analyzing the AIA’s On-Sale Bar for Secret Processes in Celanese v. ITC

Sat, 29 Mar 2025 03:04:12 +0100

Federal Circuit Redefines Prior Art Requirements Under § 102(e)/102(a)(2): In re Riggs

Fri, 28 Mar 2025 01:01:48 +0100

Blockchain Evidence Accepted in Copyright Case

Thu, 27 Mar 2025 19:38:12 +0100

3 Count: AI Progression

Thu, 27 Mar 2025 17:08:28 +0100

Pirate Bay Doc Director Files Takedowns Against YouTube Copies

Wed, 26 Mar 2025 19:34:47 +0100

3 Count: Anthropic Principle

Wed, 26 Mar 2025 16:45:38 +0100

CRI guidelines 2025 are out for public consultations!

Wed, 26 Mar 2025 11:29:03 +0100

Injunction against Natco refused: Public Interest Triumphs – Maybe

Wed, 26 Mar 2025 10:17:38 +0100

The OxyContin Conundrum: Can a Creator of Crisis Patent Its Solution?

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 20:39:22 +0100

Michigan State University Dean ‘Exonerated’ of Plagiarism

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 19:37:35 +0100

3 Count: Changing Tactics

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:16:15 +0100

[PART II] Personality Rights in Spotlight Once More!: Analysing The DHC’s Karan Johar v.  India Pride Advisory Order 

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 11:03:02 +0100

[PART I] Personality Rights in Spotlight Once More!: Analysing The DHC’s Karan Johar v.  India Pride Advisory Order

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 11:02:36 +0100

A Big Win for Dalit Researchers: Implications for IP

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 09:16:34 +0100

Sheet Music v. Sound Waves: When Old Copyright Law Meets Modern Music

Mon, 24 Mar 2025 19:46:28 +0100

Plagiarism in Pop Culture: The Bernie Mac Show

Mon, 24 Mar 2025 19:09:19 +0100

3 Count: Poison Pill

Mon, 24 Mar 2025 16:00:20 +0100

[Part II] Assessing DHC’s Finding on Piercing the Corporate Veil and Damages in the Amazon Case

Mon, 24 Mar 2025 09:07:04 +0100

[Part I] Safe Harbor in Jeopardy? Why the Delhi HC’s Amazon Verdict Raises Red Flags

Mon, 24 Mar 2025 09:03:33 +0100

Arcturus Therapeutics Inc v. Assistant Controller: The Courts Remind the Patent Office to Give Reasons

Mon, 24 Mar 2025 07:17:46 +0100

SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 17 – March 23)

Mon, 24 Mar 2025 05:17:07 +0100

Prosecution Disclaimer Across Patent Family Members

Sun, 23 Mar 2025 15:58:17 +0100

Delhi High Court Zaps Identical “Zepto” Mark Out of the Register

Sat, 22 Mar 2025 12:09:51 +0100

Tax Victory for Generic Drug Companies: Federal Circuit Affirms ANDA Litigation Expenses are Deductible

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:50:17 +0100

New PTAB Informative Decision Demands MPF Construction and Parallel Litigation Consistency

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 13:08:14 +0100

Marvel Snap Accused of Plagiarizing Fan Art

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 19:31:03 +0100

3 Count: Christmas Blues

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 16:17:54 +0100

Narrowly Broad: The Federal Circuit’s Improper Expansion of Unreviewable Agency Discretion

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 15:16:25 +0100

University of Wisconsin-Madison Removes LaVar Charleston from DEI Position

Wed, 19 Mar 2025 19:02:20 +0100

Guest Post by Profs. Masur & Ouellette: Patent Disclosure and After-Arising Technologies

Wed, 19 Mar 2025 18:17:19 +0100

3 Count: Cowardly Lion

Wed, 19 Mar 2025 15:38:25 +0100

Why AI Watermark Removal is Not a Game Changer

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 19:08:54 +0100

Secretary of Commerce Clears House at USPTO Advisory Committees

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 18:38:03 +0100

3 Count: Hollywood Unity

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 15:52:38 +0100

Phantom Precedents: When AI Hallucinations Invade Judicial Reasoning

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 12:31:52 +0100

Patent Law Year in Review: Top-Nine Topics for 2025

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 23:21:14 +0100

Univesity Invalidates Thesis of Dutch Politician

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 18:50:46 +0100

3 Count: Sony Musical

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 15:54:40 +0100

SpicyIP Tidbit: Prior Use Tips the Scales in DHC’s Ruling on Ex-Parte Injunctions

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:23:59 +0100

SpicyIP Tidbit: Defendant’s use Tips the Scales in DHC’s Ruling on Ex-Parte Injunctions

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:23:59 +0100

Lawful Owners or Private Licensing Cartels? The Latest Development in the S.33 v. S.30 Saga

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 11:37:28 +0100

COP 16 and the Digital Sequence Information Conundrum in Global ABS Governance: A Critical Appraisal of India’s Stance and Regulatory Gaps

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 07:13:24 +0100

SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 10 – March 16)

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 05:04:00 +0100

IP as an Antitrust Exception: SCOTUS Denies Review in $1.6B BMC-IBM Dispute

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 03:11:09 +0100

Finding the Real “Burger King”: Identical Marks & Prior Use in the Pune Eatery Case

Sat, 15 Mar 2025 05:24:02 +0100

Design-Around Victory: Amgen’s Self-Buffering Innovation Regeneron’s Claims

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 20:41:57 +0100

Federal Circuit Rules Jepson Claims Need Full Written Description: Another Nail in the Coffin

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 10:43:35 +0100

Dhanush – Nayanthara Copyright Saga Update: No Interim Relief, Yet No Mediation?

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 05:13:03 +0100

EcoFactor v. Google: Quick Review of Oral Arguments

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 20:26:54 +0100

AI Search Fails at Citation

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 19:38:40 +0100

3 Count: French Front

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 15:04:06 +0100

EcoFactor v. Google: Listen Live This Morning

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 13:47:07 +0100

Federal Circuit Rejects “Once Generic, Always Generic” Rule in Trademark Dispute Between Whiskey Makers

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 19:50:23 +0100

How a Scam Publisher Stole a Video Game

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 19:08:09 +0100

3 Count: Funky Lawsuit

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:05:08 +0100

Convergence: Island IP Points to Wave of Rule 36 Petitions

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 11:47:01 +0100

What Does it Mean to Prove Prior Art Date by a Preponderance of the Evidence?

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 21:41:48 +0100

Moana, Marvin Gaye and the Problem of Proving Infringement

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 19:09:21 +0100

President Trump Formally Nominates John Squires as USPTO Director

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 16:58:00 +0100

3 Count: Moana Victory

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 16:48:54 +0100

Right to Health and the Issue of Compulsory Licensing for Exorbitantly Priced Risdiplam

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 12:25:00 +0100

Plagiarism and PMLA: Taking a look at the ED’s involvement in the Shankar- Tamilnandan “Enthiran” Copyright Saga

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 09:50:08 +0100

Method Claims can Cover an Entire Process Flow – Including All Conditional Branches

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 01:03:06 +0100

Copyright, Yearbooks and the Internet

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 19:08:37 +0100

3 Count: Tetris Block

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 15:59:17 +0100

SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 3 – March 9)

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 05:50:49 +0100

Descriptive or Highly Descriptive? The Federal Circuit Reviews the iVoters vs iVoterGuide Trademark Dispute

Sun, 09 Mar 2025 17:40:07 +0100

Striking the Right Chord: How the New MoU and Proposed Standard Agreement Aim to Give Screenwriters, Lyricists, and Composers Their Due Credit

Sat, 08 Mar 2025 11:26:56 +0100

Back to the Classics: Importing Limitations from the Specification into the Claims

Fri, 07 Mar 2025 20:36:33 +0100

Call for Submissions: Indian Journal of Law and Technology [Volume 21] and IJLT Blog (Submissions on Rolling Basis)

Fri, 07 Mar 2025 12:57:28 +0100

Moving Towards a ‘Wrongful Obtainment’ Standard Part – II

Fri, 07 Mar 2025 12:42:07 +0100

Moving Towards a ‘Wrongful Obtainment’ Standard Part – I

Fri, 07 Mar 2025 12:39:22 +0100

[Sponsored] CRISP (BITS Law School) Invites Applications for Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship (1 April 2025)

Fri, 07 Mar 2025 12:28:26 +0100

Turnitin Announces Clarity, Aim to Make Student Writing More Transparent

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 20:54:49 +0100

Federal Circuit offers Another Important Expansion of the Domestic Industry Requirement for USITC Jurisdiction

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 20:01:40 +0100

3 Count: Epic Darkness

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 17:29:26 +0100

Estoppel Timing and Procedural Traps in Patent Challenges

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 14:45:18 +0100

USPTO Withdraws Biden Era AI Strategy

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 01:59:06 +0100

PTAB Bar Association Advocates for Stability Amid USPTO Turmoil

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 01:35:00 +0100

Does AI Cause Students to Plagiarize?

Wed, 05 Mar 2025 19:59:47 +0100

3 Count: Fire Flower Power

Wed, 05 Mar 2025 17:09:26 +0100

The Last Word: ParkerVision’s Reply Brief Makes Final Push for Supreme Court Review of Rule 36

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:19:44 +0100

Madras High Court and the (Mis-Placed) Judicial Economy: Analysing the Clouds Behind the Silver Lining

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:59:06 +0100

Second-Guessing the Jury: The Federal Circuit’s Flawed Take on Enhanced Damages in Halo v. Pulse

Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:20:51 +0100

OpenEvidence v. Pathway: The Legal Battle Over AI Reverse Engineering

Mon, 03 Mar 2025 17:06:23 +0100

ANI vs OpenAI: Why Delhi High Court Has Jurisdiction 

Mon, 03 Mar 2025 12:58:07 +0100

  WIPO PCT-MADRID ROVING SEMINARS 2025

Mon, 03 Mar 2025 12:51:05 +0100

SpicyIP Weekly Review (February 24 – March 2)

Mon, 03 Mar 2025 07:00:06 +0100

The Fintiv Pendulum Swings Again: More Discretionary Denials Coming Soon

Sat, 01 Mar 2025 21:21:36 +0100

Amazon Owns Your E-Books and Wants More

Sat, 01 Mar 2025 08:16:39 +0100

Ninth Circuit Rejects Patent Misuse Defense in Minimum Royalty Dispute, Setting Up Potential Supreme Court Review

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 22:52:55 +0100

The USPTO’s Innovation Double Standard: Which Diversity Initiatives Survive

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 14:33:26 +0100

The Philips DVD SEP Case: Looking at the DHC’s Decision on Foreign Applications and Damages

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 13:50:52 +0100

‘Star’ring In Conflict: Rogue IPTV Players Meet Star India In IP Battle

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 13:29:40 +0100

Federal Circuit Denies Patent Agent Registration for Former USPTO Examiner Who Failed to Disclose Workplace Suspension

Thu, 27 Feb 2025 21:13:45 +0100

Chegg Sues Google Over AI Summaries

Thu, 27 Feb 2025 20:17:27 +0100

3 Count: Polynesian Lessons

Thu, 27 Feb 2025 16:45:48 +0100

Chalo Delhi! Office of CGPDTM Moves to New Delhi

Thu, 27 Feb 2025 12:51:29 +0100

USPTO Facing Additional Cuts: What’s Core vs. Expendable

Thu, 27 Feb 2025 03:31:07 +0100

Corporate Shells and Legal Loopholes: The Dewberry Decision’s Trickster Legacy

Wed, 26 Feb 2025 20:39:55 +0100

Plagiarism, Transparency and the Case of Pamela Whitten

Wed, 26 Feb 2025 20:01:32 +0100

3 Count: Needy Removal

Wed, 26 Feb 2025 16:13:08 +0100

Delhi High Court Stirs the Pot for Biotech Patent Applicants in India 

Wed, 26 Feb 2025 12:15:46 +0100

Who and What the DMCA Protects

Tue, 25 Feb 2025 20:39:32 +0100

3 Count: Sound of Silence

Tue, 25 Feb 2025 17:18:25 +0100

Patent Office News and Turmoil

Tue, 25 Feb 2025 15:14:16 +0100

Republican Administration Maintains Exclusivity Stance in GLP-1 (Tirzepatide) Compounding Dispute

Mon, 24 Feb 2025 22:56:34 +0100

The Deathcore Flyer Plagiarism Battle

Mon, 24 Feb 2025 20:08:41 +0100

3 Count: Super Effective

Mon, 24 Feb 2025 17:23:09 +0100

Privilege Gone Too Far? How a 250-Year-Old Privilege Cost Atturo $10 Million

Mon, 24 Feb 2025 15:45:55 +0100

Optimus’ Linezolid Patent Revoked After Post-Grant Opposition

Mon, 24 Feb 2025 08:43:49 +0100

SpicyIP Weekly Review (February 17 – February 23)

Mon, 24 Feb 2025 06:26:18 +0100

Bane and Antidote: Copyright Statute of Limitations

Mon, 24 Feb 2025 03:32:59 +0100

Pfizer v. Softgel: The Errors of Comity

Sun, 23 Feb 2025 07:54:08 +0100

Tier I, Tier II, Time for Experts; The Curious Case of Scientific Advisers, Party Expert and Two Tiered Confidentiality Club 

Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:37:13 +0100

The Doctrinal Merger No One Asked For: How Enablement Swallowed Utility

Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:16:37 +0100

Call for Suggestions on the Draft Guidelines for Processing Patent Applications of AYUSH Systems and Related Inventions (February 28)

Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:51:35 +0100

Comments Invited on “AI Governance and Guidelines Development” Report (February 27)

Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:36:59 +0100

When Rebranding Goes Double Wrong

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:48:24 +0100

3 Count: Birkenstopps

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:54:42 +0100

Reimagining Patent Examination: A (Half-Baked) Proposal for Pre-Filing Certification

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:33:05 +0100

Are AI Writing Detectors Getting Better?

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:00:19 +0100

New USPTO Leadership on the Horizon: Lutnick Confirmed as Commerce Secretary, Squires Expected as Director

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 19:20:33 +0100

3 Count: Cloudflare Soccer Battle

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 15:36:20 +0100

3 Updates from the Copyright Claims Board

Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:22:38 +0100

3 Count: Gemini Split

Tue, 18 Feb 2025 17:01:31 +0100

Generic Drugs, Skinny Labels, and Liability for Off Label (Infringing) Use

Tue, 18 Feb 2025 13:43:48 +0100

Supreme Court Patent Challenges February 2025

Mon, 17 Feb 2025 16:05:29 +0100

The Burden of Proving Prior Art Enablement

Mon, 17 Feb 2025 03:48:36 +0100

Dark & Darker Dev Didn’t Infringe Copyright, Violated Trade Secrets

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 20:01:55 +0100

3 Count: Incoherent

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 17:58:05 +0100

When Properties Define Structure: Eligibility of Composition Claims

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 16:06:04 +0100

Federal Circuit Tightens Expert Testimony Standards in Trudell, Previewing Potential Approach to EcoFactor

Wed, 12 Feb 2025 21:37:01 +0100

Docket This: Working with Clients to Manage the USPTO Continuation Surcharges

Wed, 12 Feb 2025 19:36:14 +0100

Patent Applications After Final Rejection: A One-Year Follow-Up Study

Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:25:20 +0100

From Sculptors to Headnotes: Chiseling Out Copyright Protection for Westlaw Content

Tue, 11 Feb 2025 19:08:22 +0100

Different Burdens of Proof Prevent IPR Estoppel from Extending to Non-Challenged Claims

Tue, 11 Feb 2025 15:03:48 +0100

Million-Dollar Mysteries: Recent Complex Patent Cases Lost to Rule 36

Mon, 10 Feb 2025 21:28:46 +0100