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Circuit-By-Circuit Recap: Justices Send Message To Outliers

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:30:14 +0200

The Moments That Shaped The Universal Injunction Case

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:12:44 +0200

My Opera And Baseball Careers Make Me A Better Lawyer

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 16:02:36 +0200

Medela Can’t Escape Trade Dress Claim In Breast Pump Suit

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:25:47 +0200

The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:16:29 +0200

Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:09:59 +0200

5th Circ. Won’t Revive Singer’s TM Claims Against Bandmates

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:07:20 +0200

Qualcomm Limits Access Of Rival’s US Attys To UPC Case

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 13:54:01 +0200

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

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

Trends and key takeaways from trade secret litigation in Brazil

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

Samsung Electronics leads South Korea’s patent filing giants

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

Head of IP Mang Zhu leaves InterDigital

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

NCAA, NASCAR Antitrust Challenges Permeate 2025’s 1st Half

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 23:41:32 +0200

The Biggest Patent Rulings Of 2025: A Midyear Report

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 23:13:43 +0200

Genentech’s $122M IP Fight Against Biogen In Jury’s Hands

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 22:06:49 +0200

Judge Revives Supplement Patent Claims Jury Found Invalid

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 21:53:08 +0200

Energy Firm Says Tribal Nonprofit Trade Secret Suit Too Vague

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 21:43:39 +0200

Vax Maker Ends Appeal After Stewart Halts Patent Ax Sanction

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 21:41:27 +0200

2nd Circ. Affirms NY Court Can’t Nix Swiss Arbitration Loss

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 21:28:41 +0200

Netlist Asks For Toss Of Rival’s ‘Bad Faith’ Claims

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 20:39:58 +0200

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

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

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

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 19:56:36 +0200

Ex-Employees Of NJ Medical Co. Must Face Trade Secrets Suit

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 19:40:52 +0200

Judge Sanctions Building Makers Over Withheld Evidence

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 19:27:14 +0200

Google: From Symbiote to Parasite

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

Apple Gets PTAB To Invalidate Authentication Patent Claims

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 19:11:02 +0200

BREAKING: Trump Announces 1st And 9th Circuit Nominees

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 18:44:22 +0200

Subject Matter Eligibility Test Should Return To Preemption

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 18:43:46 +0200

PTAB Invalidates Claims Of 2 Trading Platform Patents

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 18:16:36 +0200

8 Ways Lawyers Can Protect The Rule Of Law In Their Work

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 18:07:42 +0200

Ex-Copyright Office Head Fights Gov’t Arguments On Firing

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 16:45:16 +0200

3 Count: Shein Again

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

Toys R Us Seeks Default Judgment In ‘Vape R Us’ Dilution Suit

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 15:39:04 +0200

Chinese Firm Sanctioned In Meta Cybersquatting Fight

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 14:34:40 +0200

The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court’s Term

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 14:05:53 +0200

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

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

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

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

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

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

IPBC Global 2025: Trade secret strategy insights from industry leaders

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 12:31:23 +0200

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 08:20:00 +0200

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

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

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

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

Alnylam Pharma Beats Inventorship Suit Tied To COVID-19 Jab

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 23:38:19 +0200

Apple Says Ex-Engineer Stole Vision Pro IP To Take To Snap

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 22:38:35 +0200

GM Can’t Escape Obviousness Challenge To Fender Design IP

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 21:45:41 +0200

5 Federal Circuit Clashes To Watch In July

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 21:12:52 +0200

The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 20:19:47 +0200

Full Fed. Circ. Rejects Mylan Rehearing Bid In Patent Case

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 20:17:40 +0200

Calif. Panel Backs Warner Bros.’ Win In Writer’s Film Theft Suit

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 19:58:10 +0200

Cloudflare Launches Tool to Monetize AI Crawlers

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

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

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

Justices Face Busy Summer After Nixing Universal Injunctions

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 19:09:42 +0200

Google Damages Ruling Offers Lessons For Testifying Experts

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 18:52:22 +0200

Judge Tosses Teva Suit Over Generic Drug Patent Deal

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 18:46:11 +0200

OpenAI Accused Of Using Pirated Works, ‘Shadow Libraries’

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 18:40:52 +0200

$70M Verdict Boosts TriZetto’s Trade Secrets Award To $370M

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 18:20:53 +0200

Apple Hit With $111M Patent Verdict In Delaware

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 18:16:04 +0200

3 Count: Livestream Drama

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

Axing Lit Funding Tax Proposal Gives Relief But Fears Remain

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 17:00:29 +0200

Weil Patent Pro Jumps To WilmerHale In Silicon Valley

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 16:55:46 +0200

Law School’s Missed Lessons: Communicating With Clients

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 16:50:38 +0200

Fantasy Sports Site Drops IP Suit Against DraftKings Director

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 16:40:53 +0200

1st Female Harlem Globetrotter Sues Team Over Apparel Sales

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 16:25:16 +0200

Judge OKs Perplexity ‘Comet’ Browser Launch Amid TM Fight

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 16:22:51 +0200

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

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

Pool Co. Can Sell Off Inventory On Amazon Despite Sales Ban

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 15:37:08 +0200

Gilstrap Slams Carmakers And Patent Owner But Allows Stay

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 15:16:02 +0200

Groups Urge Fed. Circ. To Stop USPTO Retroactive Denials

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 15:04:03 +0200

Fed. Circ. Won’t Revisit Jepson Claim Ruling In Xencor IP Case

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 14:42:07 +0200

Breaking Down Part 3 Of The Copyright Office’s AI Report

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 14:16:42 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (June 23- June 29)

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

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

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 11:24:29 +0200

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fed. Circ. Faults PTAB Ax Of Patent On Bausch Eye Drops

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 00:27:14 +0200

Allergan Botox Patent Fight Headed To July Trial In Del.

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 21:43:28 +0200

Genentech Says Biogen Owes $122M Royalties As Trial Opens

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 21:28:43 +0200

Deja Vu? MGA, T.I. Appear Headed For 4th OMG Doll Trial

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 21:21:53 +0200

Tillis, Senate IP Leader, Announces Retirement

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 21:12:58 +0200

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

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

Supreme Court May Shape Future Of ISP Liability In Cox Case

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 21:03:23 +0200

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

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 20:30:12 +0200

NRA Pushes To Move Florida Lobbyist’s Suit To Virginia Court

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 20:21:57 +0200

Fed. Circ. Affirms Mixed PTAB Rulings On Computing IP

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 20:02:55 +0200

Suit Over TV Money Resumes With NCAA’s NIL Deal In Place

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 19:45:05 +0200

Xockets Sues Amazon Claiming Data Patent Infringement

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 19:21:24 +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

Anthem, Blue Cross Sue Ga. Co. Over Alleged Insurance Scam

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 17:34:05 +0200

Trending At The PTAB: Shifts In Parallel Proceedings Strategy

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 16:59:05 +0200

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

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

3 Count: Supreme Review

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

Adapting To Private Practice: From U.S. Rep To Boutique Firm

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 15:53:30 +0200

Senator Tillis stepping down with possible impact on PERA, PREVAIL

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

Meta Dodges Authors’ DMCA Claim In AI Suit

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 14:45:57 +0200

Fed. Circ. Won’t Revive Beverage Can Patent Claims

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 14:25:44 +0200

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

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

USPTO Updates for 2025 – Free Webinar

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

Software Startup Says Ideagen Trademark Use Not Deceptive

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 13:46:47 +0200

NPE wielding former Ericsson patents sues Meta

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

Justices Won’t Eye Claim Fed. Circ. Revived Waived Argument

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 10:33:28 +0200

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

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

Justices Allow Chinese Co. To Access Micron’s Code Records

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 10:11:26 +0200

BREAKING: Justices To Review Copyright Liability For Internet Providers

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 09:57:11 +0200

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

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

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

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

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

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

USPTO director should make all institution decisions

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

Feds Use Fortress-Backed NPE Suit To Encourage Injunctions

Sat, 28 Jun 2025 00:12:58 +0200

Biogen, Genentech May Stay Mum On Damages At Trial

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 23:11:06 +0200

Can AI Kill Human Art? Two Judges Envision Different Futures

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 21:09:35 +0200

Fed. Circ. Upholds Win For Lyft On Vehicle Monitoring Patents

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 19:06:14 +0200

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

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

Samsung Hit With $12.5M Verdict In Mobile Patent Trial

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 18:07:03 +0200

Discretionary Denial Rulings May Spur Calls For PTAB Reform

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 17:56:39 +0200

Jury Adds $30M More To Fleet Tech Co.’s Trade Theft Trial Win

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 17:43:38 +0200

Google Escapes Search Engine Patent Suit, For Now

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 17:14:58 +0200

Court Urged To Push Ex-GC To Provide Co. Laptop Password

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 16:17:03 +0200

Mooring Maker Says Rival Destroyed Evidence In TM Row

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 16:00:02 +0200

Fed. Circ. Urged To Rethink Pool Design Patent Decision

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 14:21:29 +0200

Spinoff Transaction Considerations For Biotech M&A

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 14:16:06 +0200

Trump Urges Court To Push Bob Woodward Suit Forward

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 13:59:42 +0200

Rare earth elements emerging as a major trade secrets battleground  

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

Opinion: Legacy Media is Trying to Kill AI Innovation

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

NC Biz Court Bulletin: Last-Minute Settlements Head Off Trials

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 11:03:47 +0200

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

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

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

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

OpenAI Loses Data Hold Round In News Orgs’ Copyright Fight

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 23:42:11 +0200

Stewart Clarifies Settled Expectations In Denying Intel IPRs

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 23:13:39 +0200

Fleet Tech Co. Wins Nearly $29M In Trade Secret Theft Trial

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 22:38:39 +0200

Italian Winery Claims $53M Loss From Importer’s Interference

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 20:46:46 +0200

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

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 20:44:26 +0200

Kirkland Stops Repping Novartis After Regeneron Sought DQ

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 20:33:33 +0200

Em Dashes, Hyphens and Spotting AI Writing

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 19:08:08 +0200

College Apparel Co. Forever Barred From Using Penn St. TMs

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 19:07:47 +0200

Stewart Issues Guidance For Rejecting Parallel IPR Petitions

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 18:34:05 +0200

Fed. Circ. In May: Evaluating Opportunistic Trademark Filings

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 17:57:14 +0200

Lawmakers Object To USPTO Reneging On Atlanta Hub Plan

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 17:40:39 +0200

Senate’s 41% Litigation Finance Tax Would Hurt Legal System

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 17:39:45 +0200

3 Juror Psychology Principles For Expert Witness Testimony

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 17:23:51 +0200

Judge Tosses Biogen MS Drug Antitrust Suit, For Now

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 17:09:39 +0200

Calif. Judge Rejects CoStar, CREXi’s Early Win Bids In IP Row

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 16:31:46 +0200

3 Count: Wrong Arguments

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 16:03:23 +0200

Garmin Seeks Escape From Fitness Tracker IP Suit

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 15:50:35 +0200

Fed. Circ. Pushed To Rethink Part Of Samsung Win In IP Row

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 14:51:35 +0200

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

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

Marketing Co. Fights For TM Case As X Corp. Seeks Sanctions

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 13:19:47 +0200

‘Artificially Intelligent’ Economics of Fair Use

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

US antitrust division supports patent owner’s injunction bid

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fresh antitrust guidelines to address pharmaceutical monopoly issues in China

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

How to navigate the biosimilar and biologic markets amid challenging US litigation trends

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

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

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

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

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

Japan: approaching patent strategy in the life sciences space

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

Leveraging Canadian intellectual property for market diversification amid trade environment uncertainty

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

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

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

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

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

How to take advantage of both EPO prosecution and German enforcement

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Toyota patent filings soar as other major Japanese companies cut back

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

Stewart Grants Discretionary Denial Due to Patent Being Dismissed From Litigation

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

The MrBeast AI Thumbnail Controversy

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

CAFC Affirms Cross-Protocol Communication Patent Claims as Abstract

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

3 Count: Rest of the Story

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

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

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

BREAKING: Samsung granted interim licence declaration against ZTE in landmark English High Court decision

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 12:22:18 +0200

Seven US patent deals in May could bring litigation risk

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 12:15:00 +0200

U.S. Government: NPEs Deserve Injunctive Relief when their Patents Are Infringed

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 10:07:47 +0200

[Part II] – New Performance metrics might be in place in the IPO!

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 09:55:04 +0200

[Part I] – New Performance metrics might be in place in the IPO!

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 09:54:10 +0200

Seeds of Doubt: Sexual Reproduction and Territorial Limits in Plant Patent Law

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 23:42:57 +0200

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

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

US antitrust division staffer voices pro-innovator concerns about FRAND

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

US antitrust division official voices pro-innovator concerns about FRAND

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

Air India CEO Accused of Plagiarizing Crash Response

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

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

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

GIPC Report Underscores Economic Contribution of Copyright-Reliant Industries

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

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

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

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

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 15:15:12 +0200

3 Count: Central Library

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 15:12:56 +0200

OpenEvidence ramps up fight against AI ‘prompt injections’ as Pathway Medical pushes back

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 12:08:05 +0200

Xiaomi, Oppo sued at UPC as Celerity IP expands enforcement campaign

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 09:34:24 +0200

Google dealt major blow in Japan’s first SEP injunction; Pantech moves to pursue broader sales ban

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 09:18:45 +0200

Label-Plus Infringement: The Tinderbox Theory of Generic Inducement

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 22:09:37 +0200

H3H3/Ethan Klein Sues Three Reaction Streamers

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 19:26:21 +0200

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

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

3 Count: Finally it’s Over

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

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

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:15:52 +0200

Tech, electronics, car companies face patent litigation risk from this prolific NPE

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0200

MediaTek sues Huawei at UPC; UK court hears second application to stay global FRAND hearing

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 11:09:13 +0200

USPTO Discontinues Accelerated Examination Program for Utility Applications (Design Patent Rocket Docket is also Suspended)

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 11:02:12 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (June 16 – June 22)

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 07:03:31 +0200

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

Sun, 22 Jun 2025 16:15:28 +0200

Microsoft sued at UPC; Women in IP Live; Optis FRAND award vacated; USPTO hiring examiners; SEP regulation update; plus much more

Sun, 22 Jun 2025 09:30:03 +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

The interplay between director fiduciary duties & trade secrets

Sat, 21 Jun 2025 07:30:19 +0200

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

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 18:15:51 +0200

Article III, the PTAB, and Expired Patents: Constitutional Analysis After Oil States

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 13:44:19 +0200

Panel Discussion: The Future of Affordable Biosimilars in India

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 11:51:13 +0200

Seventeen-year semiconductor trade secret battle shows persistence pays

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 11:35:52 +0200

Dark Patterns in the Spotlight as CCPA Pushes for Platform Accountability

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 11:26:03 +0200

Bipartisan support grows for patent eligibility reform in the US Senate

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0200

SEP regulation withdrawal not opposed by European Parliament; patentees push for confirmation

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 09:57:42 +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

Huawei continues reign as China’s premier patent filer of 2024

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 07:06:52 +0200

Top China filers 2024

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 07:06:52 +0200

Cert Petition Preview: Federal Circuit’s Broad Reading of TrafFix in CeramTec

Thu, 19 Jun 2025 16:18:09 +0200

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

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

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

Thu, 19 Jun 2025 14:00:54 +0200

USPTO hiring examiners after securing limited exception to federal workforce freeze

Thu, 19 Jun 2025 10:30:00 +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

Wilus sues Asus at UPC and German regional court over Wi-Fi 6 technology

Thu, 19 Jun 2025 08:39:18 +0200

Chasing the puck: insights on trade secret management from a California litigator

Thu, 19 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0200

Mediocre Results so Far for Deferred Subject Matter Eligibility Response Pilot

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

The $1 Million Bounty Clause and Unreviewable Sanctions Order

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

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

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

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

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 14:15:08 +0200

Optis’s $300 million US FRAND award vacated just weeks after dramatic UK victory against Apple

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 11:41:24 +0200

IPBC Global 2025: Women in IP Live dissects building effective teams and negotiation style

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0200

A closer look at the key players and strategic IP considerations in fusogen-powered drug delivery

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 08:20:00 +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

The hidden crisis: why insider threat statistics fail to capture trade secret theft reality

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 07:16:59 +0200

Blackburn and Hirono Sign on to PERA 2025

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

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

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

High Court Declines to Weigh in on Doctrine of Equivalents Inquiry

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

IPValue and licensee partner on $100M fund to acquire portfolios

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 14:07:47 +0200

IPValue and licensee partners on $100M fund to acquire portfolios

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 14:07:47 +0200

Federal Circuit Vacates $300 Million Jury Verdict on Multiple Grounds

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

Microsoft sued at UPC as wave of actions against major tech companies continues

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 12:15:17 +0200

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

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

US AI policy reset prioritises innovation over regulation

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0200

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

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

Recapping Stewart’s Director Discretionary Denial Decisions So Far

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

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

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

EcoFactor should remind damages experts they are not mind readers

Mon, 16 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0200

iRhythm Creates a New Basis for Discretionary Denial

Mon, 16 Jun 2025 11:15:21 +0200

Nokia targeted in latest English rate-setting action; files Indian video SEP suits against Acer and Hisense

Mon, 16 Jun 2025 09:52:36 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (June 9 – June 15)

Mon, 16 Jun 2025 04:22:14 +0200

The Federal Circuit’s Shifting Political Balance

Sun, 15 Jun 2025 20:29:16 +0200

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

Sun, 15 Jun 2025 16:15:25 +0200

USPTO Hiring Examiners (for non-union role without telework)

Sun, 15 Jun 2025 14:26:54 +0200

IPBC Global 2025; Ericsson says ‘shop is open’; Imagination Technologies patent sale; AI innovation in music industry; Denso interview; plus much more

Sun, 15 Jun 2025 09:30:00 +0200

Delhi HC’s Orders in Sadhguru & Ankur Warikoo Cases: What Indian Courts Are Getting Wrong About Personality Rights?

Sun, 15 Jun 2025 07:00:14 +0200

Preparedness Without Power? Analysing IP and Access in the WHO Pandemic Agreement

Sun, 15 Jun 2025 06:07:20 +0200

Federal Circuit Reverses Equitable Estoppel Defense: Reliance Requires More Than Business Pragmatism

Sat, 14 Jun 2025 17:44:19 +0200

AI is eating your IP 

Sat, 14 Jun 2025 07:30:00 +0200

USPTO Hiring Freeze Ends, Patent Examiners Wanted

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

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

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 18:19:24 +0200

Federal Circuit Sets Quick Schedule for Trump Tariff Constitutional Challenge

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 17:17:45 +0200

IPBC Global 2025: Highlights from the world’s leading patent value creation event

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 11:19:58 +0200

Auto parts supplier Denso looks to be ‘more proactive’ in IP licensing

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0200

Unbound, Bankruptcy and the Dangers of Crowdfunded Publishing

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 19:27:15 +0200

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

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

3 Count: Vegas Tragedy

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

Judiciary Committee Votes Squires Through 20-2

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

Federal Circuit Upholds PTAB Decision Invalidating Agilent’s CRISPR Patents

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 14:28:06 +0200

Building strategic IPR portfolios by using trade secrets and patents simultaneously

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 14:12:00 +0200

The Federal Circuit and the Trump Tariff En Banc Ruling

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 14:10:59 +0200

Could the ITC’s rehearing petition reverse course in Lashify?

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 10:06:00 +0200

Now tax deductible: Hatch-Waxman litigation expense

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0200

Federal Circuit Clarifies Enablement Standards: Amgen Doesn’t Apply to Anticipatory Prior Art

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 04:07:17 +0200

Disney and Universal Become Latest to Sue Midjourney Over Generative AI Service

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

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

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

Are AI and Machine Learning Patents Doomed After Recentive?

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

3 Count: Superman Superfail

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

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

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

IPBC Global 2025: Qualcomm IP boss on looking beyond smartphones for SEP growth

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 11:17:58 +0200

Patent monetisation won’t be the same after EcoFactor v Google precedent

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0200

Patent landscape analysis reveals Fraunhofer and Dolby leading audio codec race 

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 08:20:00 +0200

Even frivolous FRAND-related antitrust actions risk hurting SEP holders

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 07:00:44 +0200

Stewart Says USPTO Wants Early Validity Challenges, Not Late IPRs

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 19:31:45 +0200

ICANN Report Discusses Dangers and Benefits of DNS Blocking

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 18:53:51 +0200

3 Count: Egregious Debate

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 15:34:32 +0200

IPBC Global 2025: Acting USPTO Director says IPR use needs to change

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

Hatch-Waxman Safe Harbor: Lessons from Recent Court Precedent

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 13:15:16 +0200

The Summer of the Superlative Injunction 

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 12:30:48 +0200

SCOTUS: Pairing RADesign’s Discovery Rule with Jem’s Laches Defense

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 11:01:16 +0200

Patents shine light on AI innovation in the music industry

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0200

Ministry of Commerce Proposes Mandatory Online Payment of License Fees 

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 08:45:46 +0200

Under the hood of Key Patent Innovations’ US litigation activity

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0200

Google Wins Copyright Dismissal in Textbook Piracy Case

Mon, 09 Jun 2025 19:51:59 +0200

Solutions for a Better Patent System | IPWatchdog Unleashed

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

3 Count: Artificial Images

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

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

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

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

Mon, 09 Jun 2025 14:05:00 +0200

UK AI chip company Imagination Technologies selling 3,600 patents

Mon, 09 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0200

The Boundaries of Equivalence: Vitiation in the Complex Arts

Mon, 09 Jun 2025 11:00:41 +0200

Ericsson VP says the “shop is open” for potential patent transactions

Mon, 09 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (June 2 – June 8)

Mon, 09 Jun 2025 06:18:06 +0200

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

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

Discovering the Crown Jewels: Irreversible Harm in the Digital Age

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

Sisvel Bespoke; PE investors eyeing patents; Oppo-VW bilateral deal; Amazon-Nokia asset transfer; Samsung v ZTE; plus much more

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

Federal Circuit keeps tightening the noose on patent eligibility

Sat, 07 Jun 2025 07:30:44 +0200

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

Fri, 06 Jun 2025 17:29:01 +0200

Maintaining a Speedy and Robust IPR Process Should Be a Major Focus of John Squires’ Patent Quality Efforts

Fri, 06 Jun 2025 11:22:34 +0200

Samsung v ZTE interim licence hearing tests the limits of UK’s ‘jurisdictional imperialism’

Fri, 06 Jun 2025 11:16:34 +0200

Supreme Court to Hear Patent Officers Association’s Challenge to Dr. Unnat P. Pandit’s Appointment as the Controller General

Fri, 06 Jun 2025 10:29:49 +0200

Critical strategic considerations for PTAB discretionary denials 

Fri, 06 Jun 2025 10:00:16 +0200

James Malackowski aims to revolutionise IP strategy as first CIPO at J.S. Held

Fri, 06 Jun 2025 08:05:58 +0200

Are New Copyright Registrations Valid?

Thu, 05 Jun 2025 18:41:06 +0200

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

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

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

Thu, 05 Jun 2025 16:15:34 +0200

Federal Circuit Dismisses Patent Owner’s Appeal of Favorable IPR Decision for Lack of Standing

Thu, 05 Jun 2025 15:58:03 +0200

3 Count: Taylor’s Version

Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:25:09 +0200

Lamborghini facing bumpy road ahead in steering wheel software trade secret suit

Thu, 05 Jun 2025 12:40:29 +0200

EXCLUSIVE: Nokia takes ownership of Amazon patents following video codec litigation settlement

Thu, 05 Jun 2025 09:41:54 +0200

BREAKING: Oppo and Volkswagen strike bilateral deal, despite being Avanci members

Thu, 05 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0200

USPTO Study into Applications with Large Patent Families Raises Questions

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 20:02:06 +0200

The Problem with AI Polishing

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 19:06:18 +0200

Strict Standard for Overriding Patent Lexicography in COVID Vaccine Patent Battle

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 18:28:21 +0200

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

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 16:59:19 +0200

3 Count: Shawshank Redeption Arc

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 15:45:52 +0200

Federal Circuit ruling alters risk calculus for PTAB petitioners

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 14:18:38 +0200

The USPTO’s Statement on Required Practitioner Review of Information on an IDS

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 13:26:54 +0200

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

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

Maxell’s US litigation record under the microscope

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 10:24:27 +0200

How AI is transforming the surgical robotics space: key players, applications, innovations and insights into IP management 

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 08:20:00 +0200

Fresh judicial interpretation on criminal IP cases introduces welcome change – but impact on sentencing severity remains unclear

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 08:20:00 +0200

Economics and valuation of trade secrets in the age of AI 

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 07:00:08 +0200

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

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 20:29:32 +0200

The High-Stakes Fight Over Aldi Snack Packaging

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 19:43:19 +0200

3 Count: Lose Yourself

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 16:35:02 +0200

USDOJ: Contributory Infringement Requires Conscious and Culpable Acts

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 14:28:31 +0200

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

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

Trump opened the door for crypto. Here’s how innovators should respond

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 13:00:09 +0200

SIM IP joins forces with ‘RPX of cannabis’ Gene Pool Technologies

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 11:35:53 +0200

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

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

Trend watch: private equity investors eyeing patents

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 07:00:21 +0200

Quantum Computers and the Evolution of AI | IPWatchdog Unleashed

Mon, 02 Jun 2025 16:15:42 +0200

Finally, Relief for Refurbishers! Softening Stance of DHC

Mon, 02 Jun 2025 13:40:14 +0200

Federal Circuit Decisions – 2024 Stats and Datapack

Mon, 02 Jun 2025 13:00:43 +0200

The Ethics of When Lawyers Make Mistakes

Mon, 02 Jun 2025 12:57:44 +0200

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

Mon, 02 Jun 2025 11:15:40 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (May 26 – June 1)

Mon, 02 Jun 2025 08:02:36 +0200

SpicyIP Tidbit: Constitutional Challenge to Rule 29(4), Copyright Rules Rejected by the SC

Mon, 02 Jun 2025 04:01:31 +0200

The Great Flip: Can Opt-Outs be a Permitted Exception? Part II

Sun, 01 Jun 2025 22:30:55 +0200

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

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

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

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

USPTO remote working; Intel-VLSI high-stakes showdown; LG Electronics joins Qi pool; IAM Patent 1000; Foxconn interview; plus much more

Sun, 01 Jun 2025 09:30:00 +0200

Get ready Boston: IPBC Global is back – and bigger and better than ever

Sat, 31 May 2025 07:30:00 +0200

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

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

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

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

Federal Circuit Takes Center Stage in Trump’s Tariff Campaign

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

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

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

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

Fri, 30 May 2025 07:59:15 +0200

On the Edge of Claim Construction: Federal Circuit Splits Over What Counts as a Tile’s ‘Edge’

Thu, 29 May 2025 20:27:46 +0200

Examining the Intellectual Property-Relevant Provisions in the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

Thu, 29 May 2025 20:15:07 +0200

Harvard Professor Francesca Gino Loses Tenure

Thu, 29 May 2025 19:02:21 +0200

3 Count: High-Cost Battle

Thu, 29 May 2025 16:23:35 +0200

Judge Stark Dissent Calls Majority’s Claim Construction Too Narrow in Tile-Leveling System Appeal

Thu, 29 May 2025 15:15:39 +0200

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

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

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

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

Patently Strategic Podcast: International Patents

Thu, 29 May 2025 11:15:52 +0200

The Federal Circuit’s Take on Prosecution Laches Swallows Whole the Presumption of Validity

Wed, 28 May 2025 22:30:15 +0200

DOJ Backs Cox Over Sony in Competing SCOTUS Petitions on ISP Liability

Wed, 28 May 2025 21:50:48 +0200

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

Wed, 28 May 2025 19:59:17 +0200

Mustangs, Batmobiles, and Copyright-Protected C(h)aracters

Wed, 28 May 2025 18:59:40 +0200

Optimizing Patent Quality via Compromise Between Patent Term Adjustment and Publication After 18 Months

Wed, 28 May 2025 16:15:32 +0200

EBIT: The Answer to Your Patent Filing Decisions

Wed, 28 May 2025 15:15:56 +0200

3 Count: Hallucination Station

Wed, 28 May 2025 15:01:40 +0200

Patent Blame Game: Are 70% of U.S. Patents Really Defective? | IPWatchdog Unleashed

Tue, 27 May 2025 17:23:19 +0200

3 Count: Copyright Office Chaos

Tue, 27 May 2025 15:37:58 +0200

Six Steps to Building Litigation-Robust Patents

Tue, 27 May 2025 11:15:56 +0200

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

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

Stewart Rejects Motorola’s Argument that Director Reviews Applied New Fintiv Guidance Retroactively

Mon, 26 May 2025 16:15:53 +0200

Adapting to AI: Copyright Law Will Catch Up, as it Always Has

Mon, 26 May 2025 11:15:27 +0200

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

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

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

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

SpicyIP Weekly Review (May 19 – May 25)

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

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

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

Inherent Disclosure and Implicit Construction

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

Perlmutter Says Trump’s Attempt to Remove Her as Register is ‘Blatantly Unlawful’ and Has No Effect

Fri, 23 May 2025 20:27:18 +0200

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, May 23: TTAB Properly Applies Lexmark’s Zone-of-Interests Test; PTAB Reversed on Claim Construction of X-Ray Patent; and ALI Members Approve Copyright Restatement

Fri, 23 May 2025 18:15:52 +0200

IP Innovators – From Faxes to AI: Paul Hunter Reflects on 27 Years of Change in Patent Law

Fri, 23 May 2025 13:15:16 +0200

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ITC Asks Federal Circuit to Redo Lashify Ruling on Domestic Industry Interpretation

Thu, 22 May 2025 17:47:50 +0200

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

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

FTC Renews Campaign to Remove ‘Junk’ Inhaler and Device Patents from Orange Book Listings

Thu, 22 May 2025 15:15:47 +0200

3 Count: Spoiler Alert

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

No Infringement Intended: What the ‘Cooler Wars’ Teach Us About the Limits of Patent Protection

Thu, 22 May 2025 13:15:29 +0200

The Remedies Remedy is Almost Complete: EcoFactor v. Google

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

Squires Calls for ‘Born Strong’ Patents in Light of USPTO’s Dire ‘Defective’ Patent Rate

Wed, 21 May 2025 20:35:25 +0200

Split En Banc CAFC Says Google Gets a New Trial on Damages, Scrapping $20 Million Award for EcoFactor

Wed, 21 May 2025 19:15:09 +0200

Graduation Speaker Plagiarizes Speech, Returns Honorary Degree

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

3 Count: No Quorum

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

CAFC Sheds Light on Trademark Doctrine of Foreign Equivalents Analysis

Wed, 21 May 2025 14:15:24 +0200

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

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

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

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

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

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

Did Louisiana Plagiarize its Voting Sticker?

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

3 Count: Old Town Photos

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

Navigating the Narrow Confines of the Common Law Experimental Use Exemption

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

Woodward is Seeking a Patent Agent

Tue, 20 May 2025 09:15:59 +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

Video Game Studio Bungie Accused of Plagiarism… Again

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

IP and the Wild West Landscape of AI | IPWatchdog Unleashed

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

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

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

3 Count: AI Bypass

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

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

Mon, 19 May 2025 11:15:51 +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

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

Fri, 16 May 2025 20:35:04 +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

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

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

Healthcare CEO Accused of Blog Plagiarism

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

3 Count: Robot Newspapers

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

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

Thu, 15 May 2025 14:15:24 +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

The Pete Hegseth Plagiarism Controversy

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

3 Count: Come Together

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

Another Director Review Request Demonstrates Extent of PTAB Hubris

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

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

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

Announcing the SpicyIP Tech Innovation Policy Fellows 2025!

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

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

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

Pharma Playbook: What Practitioners Can Learn from Early UPC Litigation

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

How Do I Prove That I’m Human?

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

3 Count: Bunny Sample

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

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

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

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

3 Count: Bricked Switches

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

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

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

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

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

SpicyIP Weekly Review (May 5 – May 11)

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

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

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

Reference Recycling and the Case for Sua Sponte Rehearing in Ingenico

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

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

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

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

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

The Free Tools I Use to Find High Quality Sources

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

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

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

3 Count: Suspended Sentence

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

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

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

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

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

Estoppel Gutted: A Pelican’s Guide to Patent Litigation

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

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

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

3 Count: Storm Chaser

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

Comments Invited for Draft Guidelines on Similar Biologics

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

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

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

3 Count: Courtroom Shoes

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

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

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

The Federal Circuit’s Rigid Approach to Secondary Considerations

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

Why AI is Not Like a Calculator

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

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

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

3 Count: Red War Advance

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

SpicyIP Weekly Review (April 28 – May 4)

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

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

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

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

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

AI and Cognitive Laziness for Lawyers

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

By all Means: When Software Functions Lack Correspnding Structure

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

3 Count: Dancing Again

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

The High-Profile Fight Over Recipe Plagiarism

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

3 Count: Time Delay

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

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

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

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

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

Reddit and the Ethics of AI in Online Communities

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

Color Mark Denial on Dark Green Medical Gloves

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

3 Count: Still Coming…

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

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

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

How Someone Impersonated Me to Send a DMCA Notice to Reddit

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

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

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

3 Count: Grumpiest Cat

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

SpicyIP Weekly Review (April 21 – April 27)

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

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

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

World IP Day 2025

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

Strengthening Innovation: Kerala’s Vision for IPR and TK

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

Analysing the Results of Patent Agent Exam 2025

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

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

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

California Bar Admits to Using AI to Develop Bar Exam Questions

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

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

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

3 Count: Cookie Crumbl

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

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

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

3 Count: Book and Copyright Day

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

Meghan Markle’s Plagiarism Non-Story

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

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

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

3 Count: Yellowjackets Flight

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

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

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

Announcing the SpicyIP Summer School!

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

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

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

The Hughes-Reyna Divide Continues: Dongkuk v. US

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

Photographer Wins Nearly $3K in Small Claims Case

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

3 Count: Roblox Dance

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

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

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

SpicyIP Weekly Review (April 14 – April 20)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Do it on AI” claims are Abstract Ideas

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Is The Pitt a Copyright Infringement of ER?

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

3 Count: Wheel of Jeopardy

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

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

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

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

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

The Frustrating Case of Rachel Hardeman

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

3 Count: Unmasking

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

Patent Issuance Timeline Accelerated

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

The Battle Over Band Artwork

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

PHOSITA is no Ordinary Person

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

3 Count: Amicus Brief

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

Calling the Experts: CGPDTM Invites Applications for Scientific Advisors

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

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

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

SpicyIP Weekly Review (April 7 – April 13)

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

Taking a closer look at the Draft CRI Guidelines 2025 

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

Silicon Valley Judicial Ties: The Cellspin Recusal Case

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

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

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

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

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

The Battle Against the Bots

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

3 Count: Back to Basics

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

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

3 Count: DISH Soap

Wed, 09 Apr 2025 16:11:28 +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

[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

[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

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

SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 31 – April 6)

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 05:59:44 +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

The Great Indian Cancer Information Treasure Hunt

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

Photojournalist Wins Lawsuit Against the City of Chicago

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 19:31:18 +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

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

Prosecution Disclaimer Across Patent Family Members

Sun, 23 Mar 2025 15:58:17 +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

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

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

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

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

Secretary of Commerce Clears House at USPTO Advisory Committees

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

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

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

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

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