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Elevating the patent discourse at IAM Live: China IP Forum

Sat, 30 May 2026 07:30:02 +0200

Old Soil, New Clock: The DTSA Discovery Rule After Insulet v. EOFlow

Fri, 29 May 2026 22:40:46 +0200

Spotify Says Class Suit Over Bots Lacks ‘Special Relationship’

Fri, 29 May 2026 21:30:21 +0200

Adtran, Telecom Patent Owner Enter Deal To End Fight

Fri, 29 May 2026 21:15:55 +0200

Justices Told USPTO’s ‘Settled Expectations’ Rule Flouts Law

Fri, 29 May 2026 20:43:48 +0200

Intuit Didn’t Infringe Browsing Patent, Calif. Judge Says

Fri, 29 May 2026 20:42:34 +0200

Architect’s Cabinet Design Not Copyrighted, NC Court Says

Fri, 29 May 2026 20:29:00 +0200

Nielsen Patent Survives Alice Invalidation Bid Before Trial

Fri, 29 May 2026 19:35:33 +0200

7th Circ. Revives Chinese IP Defendants’ Email Service Case

Fri, 29 May 2026 19:24:35 +0200

Luminar Exits Investor Suit Over Chip Image Rip-Off Claims

Fri, 29 May 2026 19:15:07 +0200

Several Online Sellers Escape ‘Designice’ TM Suit

Fri, 29 May 2026 19:14:23 +0200

No Fed. Circ. Arguments In August Due To Building Work

Fri, 29 May 2026 19:10:03 +0200

Facing Scrutiny, ‘Schedule A’ Suits Grow Beyond Chicago

Fri, 29 May 2026 19:02:07 +0200

DOJ tells court seed patent limits risk undermining agricultural innovation

Fri, 29 May 2026 18:56:05 +0200

Corteva Nears Deal With Farmers In Pesticides Antitrust Case

Fri, 29 May 2026 18:51:20 +0200

Teva Ruling Offers Patentees New Support For Genus Claims

Fri, 29 May 2026 18:29:04 +0200

Fed. Judge Rips Altice, Touchstream For Patent Case Delays

Fri, 29 May 2026 18:03:39 +0200

Paging Dr. Brown: Baby Care Biz Sues Soda Co. In TM Fight

Fri, 29 May 2026 18:02:46 +0200

Defense Patent Holiday’s Real Prize May Be Collab Potential

Fri, 29 May 2026 17:53:09 +0200

LG Ends Suit Over Display Patents After Squires Rejected IPR

Fri, 29 May 2026 17:24:54 +0200

AI Voice Co. Files Ch. 7 Amid Actors’ Copyright Suit

Fri, 29 May 2026 17:14:45 +0200

Rail Co. Says Seller Broke Deal By Launching Rival Biz

Fri, 29 May 2026 16:52:15 +0200

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, May 29: CNN Files IP Infringement Suit Against Perplexity; EU Fines Temu €200 Million for DSA Violations; and Bipartisan Agreement Struck on New Collegiate NIL Bill

Fri, 29 May 2026 16:07:23 +0200

Your Next Litigation Hold Should Cover AI Chat Logs

Fri, 29 May 2026 14:36:34 +0200

The Copyright Strike as a Commercial Weapon: What Anamika Sood v. Saregama Does Not Say But Should

Fri, 29 May 2026 13:44:27 +0200

Fox Rothschild Gains Ex-Gordon Rees, DOJ Litigator In DC

Fri, 29 May 2026 12:28:05 +0200

Spotlight on US patent deals from February featuring NXP, InterDigital, AMD 

Fri, 29 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200

Sunwoda wins invalidation of German battery patent asserted by Tulip Innovation

Fri, 29 May 2026 10:16:06 +0200

Public Squares vs. Private Estates: The Delhi High Court’s Doctrinal Shift in Keyword Advertising

Fri, 29 May 2026 08:29:23 +0200

Appellate rulings raise questions over Brazil’s approach to preliminary injunctions

Fri, 29 May 2026 07:20:21 +0200

Tesla Tumbler Targeted In New MiiR Patent, Trade Dress Suit

Thu, 28 May 2026 22:47:34 +0200

Energy Drink Co. Ex-Execs Won’t Face Limits At New Jobs

Thu, 28 May 2026 22:29:59 +0200

Eden Foods Says CBD Co. Is Running Afoul Of TM Settlement

Thu, 28 May 2026 22:16:01 +0200

Ex-NBA Player Sues Crypto Co. After $2M Publicity Deal Sours

Thu, 28 May 2026 21:27:17 +0200

The Myth of Patent Growth

Thu, 28 May 2026 20:55:20 +0200

CNN Accuses AI Co. Perplexity Of ‘Free Riding’ On Reporting

Thu, 28 May 2026 20:55:00 +0200

Squires Scrutinizing Grant Of Asus IPR Over Sotera Concern

Thu, 28 May 2026 20:14:27 +0200

3 Federal Circuit Clashes To Watch In June

Thu, 28 May 2026 20:08:10 +0200

Nearmap, Eagleview Reach Roof Measurement Patent Deal

Thu, 28 May 2026 19:58:48 +0200

Squires To Review TikTok Foreign Ties In Another IPR

Thu, 28 May 2026 19:57:18 +0200

The Copyright Mystery Over a JFK Photo

Thu, 28 May 2026 19:42:29 +0200

J&J Unit Cleared In Blood Pump Patent Suit In Mass.

Thu, 28 May 2026 19:35:38 +0200

5 AI Cos. Sued Over Neural Network Patent In Delaware

Thu, 28 May 2026 19:25:38 +0200

Aerospace Co. Must Pay $2M In Network System Contract Trial

Thu, 28 May 2026 18:58:44 +0200

Wine School TM Fight Sours For Co. Challenging Rival’s Name

Thu, 28 May 2026 18:37:41 +0200

6th Circ. Revives P-Funk Keyboardist’s Copyright Royalty Suit

Thu, 28 May 2026 18:23:38 +0200

Skin Care Co. Says Ex-Consultant Cut Off Access To Accounts

Thu, 28 May 2026 17:56:36 +0200

HSBC Defeats Most Claims In First Citizens’ Poaching Suit

Thu, 28 May 2026 17:40:31 +0200

It’s ‘Just Math,’ Lenovo Says Of German Co.’s Patent Claims

Thu, 28 May 2026 17:23:26 +0200

International Patent Licensing System Must Be Maintained

Thu, 28 May 2026 17:07:03 +0200

Athletes Blast Antitrust Immunity In Senate College Sports Bill

Thu, 28 May 2026 16:56:41 +0200

Squires intervenes after Nokia accuses Asus of violating Sotera stipulation

Thu, 28 May 2026 16:50:11 +0200

Fed. Circ. Reinstates PTAB Challenge To E-Learning Patent

Thu, 28 May 2026 16:45:35 +0200

3 Count: World Cup Access

Thu, 28 May 2026 16:42:32 +0200

Split CAFC Issues Precedential Decision on Trade Secret Statute of Limitations Standard

Thu, 28 May 2026 16:15:49 +0200

Federal Circuit Vacates PTAB Finding That Expert Testimony on Step Sequencing Was Conclusory

Thu, 28 May 2026 15:15:36 +0200

Split Fed. Circ. Says $452M Trade Secret Verdict Was Untimely

Thu, 28 May 2026 15:12:05 +0200

ITC Investigating Welch’s Rival’s Fruit Snack Imports

Thu, 28 May 2026 15:00:02 +0200

Despite Recent Changes, the PTAB Remains a Patent Death Squad

Thu, 28 May 2026 14:56:00 +0200

DC Newspaper Sues NOTUS Over ‘Star’ Rebrand

Thu, 28 May 2026 14:25:37 +0200

Dolby deflects blow as InterDigital fails to dismiss DJ action

Thu, 28 May 2026 13:30:45 +0200

IAM Patent 1000 2026 edition now live

Thu, 28 May 2026 13:07:36 +0200

Studying Foreign Languages Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Thu, 28 May 2026 11:42:50 +0200

Fractus announces asset tracking licensee while dispute with Johnson Controls looms

Thu, 28 May 2026 10:42:14 +0200

Ozempic generics delayed as China rolls out drug data exclusivity rules

Thu, 28 May 2026 08:45:58 +0200

EXCLUSIVE: Fortress acquisition gives IPValue firepower for mega-patent transactions, says CEO

Thu, 28 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200

Why SCA Hygiene Doesn’t Reach Hyatt: A Structural Distinction the Briefs Miss

Thu, 28 May 2026 00:45:58 +0200

How Patent Eligibility Declarations Can Stave Off Rejection

Wed, 27 May 2026 23:14:20 +0200

Judge Won’t Block Texas From Making Themed Gold Coins

Wed, 27 May 2026 22:19:33 +0200

Lady Gaga Case Saves Swift’s ‘Showgirl’ Use, Judge Told

Wed, 27 May 2026 22:16:29 +0200

Copyright Drama Over Saddle Blankets

Wed, 27 May 2026 19:25:19 +0200

Pharmacies Hit With Injunction In Gilead Counterfeit Drug Row

Wed, 27 May 2026 19:07:05 +0200

Squires Tells SCOTUS Gil Hyatt’s Conduct Was ‘Extraordinary’, Warranting Laches Denial

Wed, 27 May 2026 18:45:58 +0200

10 US Patent Pressure Points For EU Life Sciences Cos.

Wed, 27 May 2026 18:27:14 +0200

Walmart Rips Estée Lauder’s ‘Vague And Ambiguous’ TM Fight

Wed, 27 May 2026 18:25:01 +0200

Squires Institutes 3 IPRs, Refuses Case With Limited Impact

Wed, 27 May 2026 18:12:03 +0200

Samsung Sued Again Over Pictiva Patent After $99M Verdict

Wed, 27 May 2026 18:08:28 +0200

‘Baywatch’ Star, Models Keep False Ad Suit Against Strip Club

Wed, 27 May 2026 17:06:33 +0200

Squires Says Sun PGR Petition Denied For Not Naming Parent

Wed, 27 May 2026 17:05:06 +0200

11th Circ. Told YouTube Copyright Win Doesn’t Merit Fees

Wed, 27 May 2026 16:49:34 +0200

D.C. Court Rules Public Docket Access Does Not Extinguish Copyright in Expert’s Lawsuit Against Jan 6 Attorneys

Wed, 27 May 2026 16:15:50 +0200

Caterpillar Launches New Patent Suits Against Bobcat

Wed, 27 May 2026 15:33:23 +0200

BREAKING: Trump Taps Ohio Appeals Judge For Federal Bench

Wed, 27 May 2026 15:22:17 +0200

Winston & Strawn Lands Baker Botts IP Litigator In Dallas

Wed, 27 May 2026 15:14:55 +0200

A Brief History of the Official Language(s) of International Copyright Law

Wed, 27 May 2026 15:14:48 +0200

And Now A Word From The Panel: An MDL Realignment

Wed, 27 May 2026 15:08:27 +0200

3 Count: Cookie Crumbl

Wed, 27 May 2026 15:04:19 +0200

BREAKING: Fortress acquires long-standing patent licensing platform IPValue

Wed, 27 May 2026 12:40:53 +0200

Fortress acquires long-standing patent licensing platform IPValue

Wed, 27 May 2026 12:40:53 +0200

The cost of waiting: why speed often wins in trade secret disputes 

Wed, 27 May 2026 12:01:05 +0200

Telefónica, América Móvil lead Latin American companies in US IP cases

Wed, 27 May 2026 09:21:00 +0200

What the NO-FAKES Act could mean for AI and federal publicity rights as Taylor Swift files trademark applications to protect voice and likeness 

Wed, 27 May 2026 08:20:00 +0200

Applicants must closely scrutinise refusal orders following Delhi High Court decision to overturn application rejection based on lack of inventive step

Wed, 27 May 2026 08:20:00 +0200

Why judicial rate-setting will fundamentally undermine patent pools

Wed, 27 May 2026 07:30:00 +0200

Feds, Unified Patents, AT&T Push Back On High Court Bids

Tue, 26 May 2026 21:56:29 +0200

USPTO Spurns Reexam Bid For Reusing Failed IPR Theories

Tue, 26 May 2026 19:21:43 +0200

Federal Circuit Upholds JMOL of Noninfringement for DISH in ClearPlay Patent Dispute

Tue, 26 May 2026 19:15:09 +0200

AI and the Future of Lies

Tue, 26 May 2026 19:05:22 +0200

Packaging Trial Delayed After Both Sides Say Jury Is Tainted

Tue, 26 May 2026 18:57:01 +0200

Verizon, AT&T Lose Bids To Dodge Database Patent Suits

Tue, 26 May 2026 18:56:21 +0200

Revisiting Sixteen Years of §101 After a Data Correction

Tue, 26 May 2026 18:28:58 +0200

Sonrai’s $59M Trade Theft Verdict Trimmed To $10.4M

Tue, 26 May 2026 18:15:30 +0200

Copyright Suits Against Jan. 6 Attys Won’t Be Tossed

Tue, 26 May 2026 18:01:30 +0200

NIL Contracts Test Limits On College Football Transfers

Tue, 26 May 2026 18:00:01 +0200

AI Firms Can’t Shake Disney, WB’s Copyright Suit

Tue, 26 May 2026 17:52:02 +0200

Data Center Boom Brings New Patent Risk For Owners

Tue, 26 May 2026 17:34:10 +0200

Fed. Circ. Won’t Bring Back $469M Patent Verdict Against Dish

Tue, 26 May 2026 16:41:12 +0200

Tekion Defends CDK Dealer Software Monopoly Claims

Tue, 26 May 2026 16:37:38 +0200

Squires’ Institution Flips Are Increasing Uncertainty At PTAB

Tue, 26 May 2026 16:14:25 +0200

Patent Law Firms Face an AI Reckoning: The New Economics of Patent Practice | IPWatchdog Unleashed

Tue, 26 May 2026 16:14:14 +0200

3 Count: Snoopy Mystery

Tue, 26 May 2026 15:57:39 +0200

‘Anderson Method’ Ruling Shows Copyright Limits In Fitness

Tue, 26 May 2026 15:56:07 +0200

Mintz Gets Patent Malpractice Suit Sent From Texas To Mass.

Tue, 26 May 2026 15:53:55 +0200

NC Justices Revive Insurance Co.’s Noncompete Suit

Tue, 26 May 2026 15:50:50 +0200

Justices To Consider Taking Judge Newman Case On June 11

Tue, 26 May 2026 15:45:25 +0200

Wheel Maker Accuses Competitor Of Patent Infringement

Tue, 26 May 2026 15:41:35 +0200

College Athletes Say NIL Oversight Loophole Hurts Women

Tue, 26 May 2026 15:25:48 +0200

SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (26.05.2026)

Tue, 26 May 2026 12:19:26 +0200

Avanci quietly signs up much of the commercial vehicle market amid fanfare over Chinese automakers

Tue, 26 May 2026 10:59:54 +0200

The Bristol-Myers Squibb case in Venezuela and its impact on pharmaceutical applications  

Tue, 26 May 2026 08:44:16 +0200

How chief IP officers should plan IP strategy amid unpredictable regulatory policy 

Tue, 26 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200

Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar

Mon, 25 May 2026 20:01:25 +0200

CAFC Finds District Court Erred in Precluding Unjust Enrichment Damages in Trade Secret Case

Mon, 25 May 2026 16:15:27 +0200

CAFC Affirms Dual PTAB Rulings Invalidating Pictometry’s Aerial Roof-Measuring Patents

Mon, 25 May 2026 16:15:11 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (May 18 – May 24)

Mon, 25 May 2026 11:44:49 +0200

In the Aftermath of Parle: Unsettling Questions for Trade Mark Law

Mon, 25 May 2026 10:04:53 +0200

Former federal prosecutor warns companies to act fast on trade secret theft risks

Mon, 25 May 2026 10:01:00 +0200

Aurora Patents is Seeking a Software and Medical Device Patent Agent (Remote)

Mon, 25 May 2026 09:15:10 +0200

Covid-19 vaccine licensing work required us to “rise to the challenge”, says NIH tech transfer boss

Mon, 25 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200

Defragmenting the “Work” : A Critique of Ivy Entertainment’s “Hook” Injunction

Sun, 24 May 2026 18:06:49 +0200

Inter Partes Review in 2026

Sun, 24 May 2026 14:40:59 +0200

What’s in a Name? The Quintessential Misnomers That Are Untested SEPs: Thoughts on the Division Bench Judgment in Bansal v. Philips

Sun, 24 May 2026 11:42:33 +0200

IP Hall of Fame inductees announced; Oppo interview; Samsung patent injunction refused; law firm gender divide data; Nokia-Geely settlement; plus much more

Sun, 24 May 2026 09:30:00 +0200

The great IP audit: why 2026 is the year portfolio management gets ruthless

Sat, 23 May 2026 07:30:00 +0200

Music Labels Want To Add 60K Songs To AI Copyright Suit

Fri, 22 May 2026 22:15:34 +0200

USPTO Defends Squires’ Axed PTAB Decision At Fed. Circ.

Fri, 22 May 2026 20:08:29 +0200

Gucci Settles Suit Over Counterfeit Perfume Sales

Fri, 22 May 2026 19:15:28 +0200

Fed. Circ. Won’t Save Aerial Imagery Roof-Measuring Patents

Fri, 22 May 2026 19:10:35 +0200

Disney, Cameron Look To Escape Suit Over ‘Avatar’ Sequels

Fri, 22 May 2026 19:06:26 +0200

Snap Patent Fight Shipped From Texas To California

Fri, 22 May 2026 19:04:21 +0200

USPTO Tells Justices To Skip Dolby Interested Party Case

Fri, 22 May 2026 18:52:54 +0200

Apple, OnePlus Accused Of Infringing Camera Patents

Fri, 22 May 2026 18:43:03 +0200

OpenAI Must Produce Musk Case Depos In NY Copyright MDL

Fri, 22 May 2026 18:38:30 +0200

The Unjust Enrichment Option: A Trade Secret Plaintiff’s Choice of Remedy

Fri, 22 May 2026 18:20:54 +0200

Meat Co. Says It Lost $1.2M Through Trade Secrets Theft

Fri, 22 May 2026 18:08:21 +0200

Maxim Drops Playboy IP Suit After Losing Injunction Bid

Fri, 22 May 2026 17:33:17 +0200

New USPTO Procedure May Be A Boon For Patent Owners

Fri, 22 May 2026 17:26:45 +0200

Wis. Justices Turn Away Skechers’ License Deal Tax Fight

Fri, 22 May 2026 17:22:35 +0200

Fed. Circ. Restores $82M Award Against Ford In IP Fight

Fri, 22 May 2026 17:06:11 +0200

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, May 22: CAFC Vacates Improper Rejection of Unjust Enrichment in Trade Secret Case; EU Call for Evidence Targets Generative AI’s Impact on Copyright; and Director Squires Argues CAFC’s Lack of Jurisdiction to Hear InComm Appeal

Fri, 22 May 2026 17:05:10 +0200

EDTX Jury Awards $3.3M In Battery Components Patent Trial

Fri, 22 May 2026 17:03:14 +0200

Ky. Mom Brings School Survey Copyright Case To High Court

Fri, 22 May 2026 15:14:53 +0200

Via calls for NAND patents for second memory pool

Fri, 22 May 2026 14:30:00 +0200

California Beer Co. Says Hemp Seller Stole ‘Riip’ Trademark

Fri, 22 May 2026 12:59:02 +0200

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

Fri, 22 May 2026 11:33:45 +0200

A Personality Too Spiritual for Satire?

Fri, 22 May 2026 11:09:37 +0200

Takeda’s $885 million damages verdict highlights patent strategy antitrust risks

Fri, 22 May 2026 10:30:23 +0200

Ready, Set, Enclose? India’s Sports-IP Waiver and the Problem of Turning Play into Property

Fri, 22 May 2026 07:56:15 +0200

From Blueprints to Bistro: Rethinking Culinary Creativity After Cryogas

Fri, 22 May 2026 07:10:31 +0200

German, UK firms continued to dominate EPO patent representation

Fri, 22 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200

Can the Indian Copyright Act Accommodate Fully Autonomous AI Generated Output?

Fri, 22 May 2026 05:45:41 +0200

Borrowing from the Board: District Court Obviousness in the Post-IPR Era

Thu, 21 May 2026 22:06:18 +0200

Trump Cites US AI Lead In Shelving Cybersecurity Directive

Thu, 21 May 2026 22:04:42 +0200

UCB Staves Off Seizure Drug Competition After Bench Trial

Thu, 21 May 2026 20:36:32 +0200

Did AI Just Win a Literary Prize?

Thu, 21 May 2026 19:54:28 +0200

Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB Ruling That Samesurf’s Shared Browsing Patent Claims Are Unpatentable

Thu, 21 May 2026 19:40:46 +0200

While Faulting 2nd. Circ., Feds Urge Justices To Skip TM Fight

Thu, 21 May 2026 19:03:16 +0200

USPTO appellate intervention defends director’s power to scrap IPRs after final decisions 

Thu, 21 May 2026 19:00:00 +0200

3 Count: Bad Spaniels

Thu, 21 May 2026 16:56:32 +0200

Nokia settles global 5G patent dispute with Chinese automaker Geely

Thu, 21 May 2026 13:02:21 +0200

Re-Spacing Cursor in the AI Stack: The Antitrust Implications of a SpaceX-Cursor Collab

Thu, 21 May 2026 12:15:59 +0200

Patent law’s gender divide: India leads, China slips behind

Thu, 21 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200

The USPTO’s AI Agenda: Examining the Office’s AI Tools and Guidance for Practitioners

Thu, 21 May 2026 11:15:04 +0200

Finding infringed patents: let LLMs burn the haystack so you can find the needles

Thu, 21 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200

Transplanting India’s SEP interim payment order to Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Johannesburg

Thu, 21 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200

AI Ruins Multiple Graduation Ceremonies

Wed, 20 May 2026 18:52:54 +0200

Patents, Property Rights, and What Patent Policy Keeps Getting Wrong | IPWatchdog Unleashed

Wed, 20 May 2026 17:21:21 +0200

NO FAKES Reintroduced with More Protections for Libraries and Researchers

Wed, 20 May 2026 16:15:45 +0200

3 Count: Whale Tale

Wed, 20 May 2026 15:50:31 +0200

Via’s cellular voice codec pool obtains second licensee

Wed, 20 May 2026 14:30:00 +0200

UK court observes “evidentiary void” in withdrawn Qualcomm ‘no licence, no chips’ claim

Wed, 20 May 2026 13:09:25 +0200

Sisvel snags Asus as Wi-Fi multimode licensee; Malikie and ETRI launch patent suits

Wed, 20 May 2026 12:16:20 +0200

Destroying the Intended Purpose of a Reference May Not Be a ‘Golden Ticket’ to Patentability

Wed, 20 May 2026 12:15:44 +0200

Categorical Rules Cut Both Ways: Originalist Equity, NPE Status, and the Symmetry of eBay’s Four-Factor Test

Wed, 20 May 2026 11:34:39 +0200

Bayes PLLC is Seeking a Patent Preparation and Prosecution Attorney or Agent

Wed, 20 May 2026 09:15:53 +0200

SMEDs are working: what the USPTO’s updated section 101 patent eligibility guidance means for innovators

Wed, 20 May 2026 08:20:00 +0200

The high cost of patent infringement in India

Wed, 20 May 2026 08:20:00 +0200

The structural gap between licensing contracts and commercial reality in royalty governance

Wed, 20 May 2026 08:20:00 +0200

US bills target China‑linked trade secret theft, putting universities in spotlight

Wed, 20 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200

Williamson Found Its Mark: New Data on Functional Claim Language, 1976-2026

Tue, 19 May 2026 23:14:05 +0200

Sports Illustrated Accused of AI Plagiarism

Tue, 19 May 2026 19:04:07 +0200

Texas court denies injunction against Samsung after $445m patent verdict

Tue, 19 May 2026 18:18:01 +0200

The Survivors: Post-IPR Claims, the Presumption of Validity, and the Limits of § 285

Tue, 19 May 2026 18:05:52 +0200

CAFC Clarifies Statutory Versus Constitutional Standing Jurispridence

Tue, 19 May 2026 16:18:47 +0200

CAFC Reverses Dismissal of Medtronic’s Patent Infringement Counterclaims, Finds Standing Intact Under A.L.M.

Tue, 19 May 2026 16:14:39 +0200

3 Count: Hair Dress

Tue, 19 May 2026 15:50:53 +0200

Nick Dudziak leaves Sisvel to join independent licensing firm Equiviti

Tue, 19 May 2026 14:00:00 +0200

Insourcing of Corporate IP Work in the Age of AI: More Reasons to Say Yes

Tue, 19 May 2026 13:42:35 +0200

Nokia cannot include cross-licence requirement in Acer/Asus arbitration offers

Tue, 19 May 2026 10:21:51 +0200

EXCLUSIVE: Oppo’s Vincent Lin outlines the company’s new patent licensing playbook

Tue, 19 May 2026 06:36:00 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (May 11 – May 17)

Tue, 19 May 2026 02:26:50 +0200

Squires and Stewart Hear Panelist Views on Desired PTAB Changes

Mon, 18 May 2026 21:15:43 +0200

Justice Up Close: The Federal Circuit Opens Its Doors for America 250

Mon, 18 May 2026 19:29:34 +0200

New York Magazine Reporter Accused of Plagiarism

Mon, 18 May 2026 18:50:59 +0200

SCOTUS Denies Cert to Pharma Industry Challenges to IRA’s Negotiation Program, USAA’s Section 101 Patent Appeal

Mon, 18 May 2026 18:15:22 +0200

3 Count: Delayed Approval

Mon, 18 May 2026 15:46:09 +0200

Squires’ Latest Precedential Decision Slams Use of IPR for ‘Litigation Leverage’

Mon, 18 May 2026 13:55:42 +0200

Breaking: Breakthrough for India’s SEP Jurisprudence in new Philips v. Rajesh Bansal ruling!

Mon, 18 May 2026 12:53:03 +0200

Amazon APEX patent enforcement procedure triggers unfair competition dispute

Mon, 18 May 2026 12:05:06 +0200

SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (18.05.2026)

Mon, 18 May 2026 09:01:08 +0200

Remembering Mr. Guruswamy “Nutty” Nataraj (1970-2026)

Mon, 18 May 2026 07:25:51 +0200

IP Hall of Fame inductees for 2026 announced

Mon, 18 May 2026 05:00:00 +0200

CAFC Reverses Attorney’s Fees, Sanctions, While Affirming Obviousness in E-Banking Patent Case

Sun, 17 May 2026 16:22:11 +0200

Video codec patent pool exclusive; US auto litigation data; landmark Nokia v Acer/Asus ruling; USPTO assignments data failure; precedential Magnolia Medical Technologies IPR decision; plus much more

Sun, 17 May 2026 09:30:00 +0200

Drafting Fixable vs. Amendment Created: A Tale of Two §112 Rejections

Sat, 16 May 2026 17:37:19 +0200

Amazon as Prior Art: The Rise in Design Patent §102 Rejections

Sat, 16 May 2026 15:33:21 +0200

Remembrance of IP firms past

Sat, 16 May 2026 07:30:00 +0200

Polar Electro’s New § 101 Cert Petition: When Courts Do the Challenger’s Job

Fri, 15 May 2026 17:57:35 +0200

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, May 15: PTAB Decisions on Inconsistent Claim Arguments Marked Informative; Bill Moving Copyright Office to Executive Branch Moves to House Floor; CJEU Upholds Right of Fair Compensation for Publishers

Fri, 15 May 2026 17:40:34 +0200

Federal Circuit reins in fee awards and lawyer sanctions in patent suits in mCom ruling

Fri, 15 May 2026 15:55:10 +0200

Keep the ‘Technical’, Let’s Bring Consistency in 3(k)

Fri, 15 May 2026 13:32:28 +0200

Zee v Nykaa: The $210,000 Worth Instagram Reels

Fri, 15 May 2026 13:23:07 +0200

Halozyme suffers setback in Keytruda patent battle with Merck; receives adverse AG opinion at CJEU

Fri, 15 May 2026 12:16:24 +0200

Patent Law Firms Face the AI Squeeze as Clients Internalize More Work

Fri, 15 May 2026 12:15:25 +0200

Texan trade secret case tests overlapping damages claims theories

Fri, 15 May 2026 08:15:42 +0200

Why arbitrate international IP disputes?

Fri, 15 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200

Recent trends in WIPO arbitration and mediation

Fri, 15 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200

Obtaining interim and permanent relief in international IP arbitration

Fri, 15 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200

Quantifying damages in international IP arbitration

Fri, 15 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200

Publisher’s note

Fri, 15 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200

Post-award considerations and a look to the future

Fri, 15 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200

Practical realities of AI in international IP arbitration

Fri, 15 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200

Patent, copyright and trademark disputes

Fri, 15 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200

Squires denies IPR, scorning ‘second bite at the apple’ after jury loss

Thu, 14 May 2026 20:52:09 +0200

Beware the Siren’s Call of Industrial Policy

Thu, 14 May 2026 20:15:23 +0200

Is it Time to Rewrite US Copyright Law?

Thu, 14 May 2026 18:15:28 +0200

After LKQ: The Boilerplate Changed; The Rejection Rate Did Not

Thu, 14 May 2026 16:57:05 +0200

Evaluating the Business Case for AI in Patent Practice

Thu, 14 May 2026 16:15:10 +0200

3 Count: Samstunk

Thu, 14 May 2026 15:55:29 +0200

So Near, Yet So Far: A Look at India’s Vaccine Push Caught Between Promise and Policy

Thu, 14 May 2026 12:58:29 +0200

The Real Cost of Weakening Drug Patents

Thu, 14 May 2026 12:15:12 +0200

Brazil’s INPI faces pressure to modernise after funding ruling

Thu, 14 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200

Gerasimow Law is Seeking an Associate Attorney

Thu, 14 May 2026 09:15:27 +0200

A comparative guide to enforcing trade secrets across major jurisdictions 

Thu, 14 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200

Shamnad at 50: Still Lighting the Way

Thu, 14 May 2026 04:22:56 +0200

US DOJ warns Corteva patent case risks stifling seed market competition

Wed, 13 May 2026 20:30:33 +0200

Twice Ambiguous: Actelion v. Mylan and the Contextual Reading of pH 13

Wed, 13 May 2026 19:47:45 +0200

Researcher Ordered to Repay Grants Over Alleged Plagiarism

Wed, 13 May 2026 19:24:55 +0200

3 Count: Sampling Error

Wed, 13 May 2026 16:18:06 +0200

CAFC Says Generic Hypertension Drug Does Not Infringe Actelion’s Patents

Wed, 13 May 2026 14:15:51 +0200

USPTO Targets Removal of 10,500 Trademarks for Fraudulent Submissions, Scam Billing Practices

Wed, 13 May 2026 14:15:42 +0200

USPTO data failure hid 1.4 million patent assignment records for years

Wed, 13 May 2026 14:00:30 +0200

Google AI trade secrets case: judge sceptical on espionage counts as ex-engineer seeks new trial

Wed, 13 May 2026 13:31:23 +0200

Senators Defend Copyright Office Independence as AI and Executive Overreach Dominate Oversight Hearing

Wed, 13 May 2026 12:15:46 +0200

Nokia wins landmark English Court of Appeal decision against Acer/Asus

Wed, 13 May 2026 11:39:28 +0200

Wolf Greenfield is Seeking a Patent Agent (Engineering) – Korean Language Fluency Required

Wed, 13 May 2026 09:15:23 +0200

How US energy start-ups can avoid common collaboration pitfalls as major tech companies pursue nuclear energy

Wed, 13 May 2026 08:20:00 +0200

Delhi High Court denies interim relief in semaglutide patent dispute amid imminent expiry

Wed, 13 May 2026 08:20:00 +0200

Congressman urges USPTO to reinstate patent examiners’ labour rights 

Wed, 13 May 2026 08:00:00 +0200

Federal Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Pro Se Inventors’ Suit Challenging USPTO Micro-Entity Denial

Tue, 12 May 2026 20:08:37 +0200

Micro-Entity Traps for Inventors Who Also Own Their Employer

Tue, 12 May 2026 17:05:42 +0200

Remains Disabled: How a Firmware Rewrite Defeated Bissell’s ITC Exclusion Order

Tue, 12 May 2026 15:00:13 +0200

Tesla: 2025’s most-sued automaker in US as top companies’ IPRs dwindle

Tue, 12 May 2026 14:00:00 +0200

Looking for a FRANDly Precedent? DHC missteps in Malikie v. Xiaomi pro-tem order

Tue, 12 May 2026 13:38:39 +0200

CAFC Reiterates ‘Exceptional Case’ Awards Don’t Apply to IPRs

Tue, 12 May 2026 13:15:22 +0200

ZTE-Samsung: UPC recommends settlement rate, German court makes FRAND determination

Tue, 12 May 2026 12:21:46 +0200

Another brick in the wall for the Continuing Rights of Authors

Tue, 12 May 2026 09:27:46 +0200

Wolf Greenfield is Seeking a Patent Agent (Engineering)

Tue, 12 May 2026 09:15:57 +0200

Copyright Enforcement in the Gaming Industry: Key Takeaways from the University of Geneva’s 2026 IP Conference from an Indian Observer’s Perspective

Tue, 12 May 2026 09:12:22 +0200

The policy shifts behind China’s green energy revolution

Tue, 12 May 2026 07:22:33 +0200

Winning Patent Prosecution Work: Prove Value or Lose the Business | IPWatchdog Unleashed

Mon, 11 May 2026 21:15:20 +0200

Federal Circuit Affirms ITC Finding That Redesigned Vacuum Products Do Not Infringe Bissell Patents

Mon, 11 May 2026 18:15:30 +0200

EXCLUSIVE: VCL HEVC/VVC licensors asked to vote to change pool administrator to Sisvel

Mon, 11 May 2026 14:47:00 +0200

EXCLUSIVE: VCL HEVC/VVC licensors asked to vote to change pool administrator

Mon, 11 May 2026 14:47:00 +0200

America’s landscape-shifting federal trade secret law turns 10 

Mon, 11 May 2026 13:15:52 +0200

America’s landscape-shifting federal trade secret law turns 10 

Mon, 11 May 2026 13:15:52 +0200

Enforcing patents and SEPs in Vietnam: practical insights, regional considerations

Mon, 11 May 2026 13:02:30 +0200

Enforcing patents and SEPs in Vietnam: practical insights, regional considerations

Mon, 11 May 2026 13:02:30 +0200

Prior Art Rejection Rates in Design Patent Prosecution

Mon, 11 May 2026 12:56:47 +0200

Broken Lines are Dashed: USPTO Finally Modernizes Design Patent Guidance for GUIs, VR and AR

Mon, 11 May 2026 12:15:47 +0200

When Fashion ‘MET’ Culture: But Saving Traditional Craft Takes More Than A Red Carpet Tribute!!

Mon, 11 May 2026 11:41:48 +0200

SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (11.05.2025)

Mon, 11 May 2026 08:05:34 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (May 4 – May 10)

Mon, 11 May 2026 00:31:34 +0200

Maximizing AI Value Through Smarter IP Strategy

Sun, 10 May 2026 16:15:43 +0200

Air taxi patent wars; China ZTE-Samsung rate setting; FBI warns of AI-enabled IP theft; landmark Xoma buyout; Access Advance CEO interview; plus much more

Sun, 10 May 2026 09:30:00 +0200

Time Machines, Cold Fusion, and a Glucose Problem: A 2026 Report on § 101 Utility

Sat, 09 May 2026 22:17:27 +0200

Why Ericsson and Nokia don’t charge patent licensing royalties to MNOs

Sat, 09 May 2026 07:30:00 +0200

Sixteen Years of §101: What Actually Moves Examiners

Fri, 08 May 2026 21:46:31 +0200

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, May 8: Eleventh Circuit Revives Annie Leibovitz Photograph Case; Split Ninth Circuit Panel Nixes False Representation Claims; Report Says Tencent Removed 250K AI Songs From Streams in 2025

Fri, 08 May 2026 18:24:37 +0200

Squires rattles Meta, Google IPR with PTAB warning tangled up in $170M GoDaddy verdict

Fri, 08 May 2026 12:37:19 +0200

Genentech, TD Bank innovation leaders reveal why they back AI defensive patent organisation 

Fri, 08 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200

$739 million Xoma Royalty buyout is a landmark for patent monetisation strategies

Fri, 08 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200

AI, policy and the push for quality: expert views on the forces reshaping China’s IP market

Fri, 08 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200

Call for Submissions: NALSAR’s Indian Journal of Intellectual Property Law (IJIPL) Vol. 16 (Deadline: August 1)

Fri, 08 May 2026 06:44:08 +0200

How Successful Patent Practitioners Are Putting AI to Work

Thu, 07 May 2026 21:15:07 +0200

Unjust Enrichment Under the DTSA: A Nascent Circuit Split and Its Practical Implications

Thu, 07 May 2026 18:15:25 +0200

IAM’s No 1 Market Maker and his push to simplify video codec licensing 

Thu, 07 May 2026 15:30:00 +0200

US Trade Representative challenges China, India and Vietnam to close trade secret protection loopholes 

Thu, 07 May 2026 14:16:31 +0200

Fourth Circuit Says USPTO Can Withhold Documents in Repaneled Centripetal Networks IPR Featuring Alleged APJ Bias

Thu, 07 May 2026 12:55:46 +0200

New MPEG-DASH disputes add heat to streaming patent licensing wars

Thu, 07 May 2026 07:18:03 +0200

From raw AI output to reliable patent infringement intelligence

Thu, 07 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200

The $1 Oscar: Can Contract and IP Quietly Create Illusory Ownership?

Thu, 07 May 2026 05:21:26 +0200

Jurisdiction-If-We-Win: T-Mobile v. KAIFI and the Gunn Boundary Line

Wed, 06 May 2026 19:01:20 +0200

CAFC Affirms PTAB Ruling That DraftKings Failed to Prove Unpatentability of Gaming Patent Claim

Wed, 06 May 2026 18:15:32 +0200

Raskin Presses Squires on Motives for Board of Peace Trademark Filings

Wed, 06 May 2026 16:15:28 +0200

3 Count: Personally Authorized

Wed, 06 May 2026 16:07:27 +0200

Google’s Challenge to PTAB Limits Puts Reliance and Balance on the Line

Wed, 06 May 2026 12:15:49 +0200

English High Court ZTE-Samsung ruling says major “non-FRAND factors” at play in SEP licences

Wed, 06 May 2026 12:08:58 +0200

FBI warns of AI‑enabled trade secret threats, calls for industry collaboration

Wed, 06 May 2026 11:28:51 +0200

Does the ITC’s proposed disclosure rule boost transparency or burden patentees, favour big tech?

Wed, 06 May 2026 07:06:38 +0200

As Congress Considers PERA, It Should Allow the Frustrated Inventor to Be Heard

Tue, 05 May 2026 19:15:01 +0200

Tiger King and the Unpredictability of Fair Use

Tue, 05 May 2026 18:06:49 +0200

Federal Circuit Affirms 101 Dismissal for Google in Distracted Driving Patent Suit

Tue, 05 May 2026 18:05:43 +0200

Pairing Down: Federal Circuit Affirms § 101 Dismissal of Vehicle-Mode Notification Patent

Tue, 05 May 2026 16:58:06 +0200

3 Count: Hurricane Trial

Tue, 05 May 2026 14:37:08 +0200

Trademark Claims Against Netflix Dismissed Due to One-Letter Typo in Court Order

Tue, 05 May 2026 14:08:29 +0200

Chinese court says ZTE’s $731 million Samsung offer is FRAND – what we know so far

Tue, 05 May 2026 11:33:13 +0200

Fast injunctions and growing dockets: Brazil’s role in global SEP enforcement dynamics

Tue, 05 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200

Xiaomi ordered to deposit $28.7M security in Delhi spat with Malikie 

Tue, 05 May 2026 08:30:48 +0200

Adeia CEO Paul Davis to resign this year

Mon, 04 May 2026 21:12:00 +0200

Patents, Drug Prices, Clinical Trials and the Economics of Medicine | IPWatchdog Unleashed

Mon, 04 May 2026 21:10:57 +0200

Words of Approximation: Why “About” and “Substantially” Are Slipping Out of Patent Claims

Mon, 04 May 2026 19:56:39 +0200

Still More Magic: The Gathering Plagiarism

Mon, 04 May 2026 19:00:50 +0200

CAFC Says ‘Words of Approximation’ in Patent Claims Must Be Sufficiently Explained to Avoid Indefiniteness

Mon, 04 May 2026 16:59:13 +0200

3 Count: The Darkness Continues

Mon, 04 May 2026 15:56:00 +0200

Shooting The Second Suit: Castrol v Sonavane & The Application of Order II Rule 2

Mon, 04 May 2026 13:51:01 +0200

Vertical Aerospace hits back at Archer Aviation over air taxi patents

Mon, 04 May 2026 13:40:26 +0200

EU Returns to Special 301 Report’s Watch List for First Time Since 2006

Mon, 04 May 2026 13:29:44 +0200

An Unreasoned Refusal and a Wrongly Used Provision: Huntington v Union of India and Atomic Energy Patents

Mon, 04 May 2026 12:33:55 +0200

SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (04.05.2026)

Mon, 04 May 2026 10:41:45 +0200

Mind the gap: Driving value with the right commercialisation structure

Mon, 04 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (April 27- May 3)

Mon, 04 May 2026 06:00:42 +0200

What the USPTO’s Reexamination Remand for HID Means for Estoppel, Timing and Strategy

Sun, 03 May 2026 16:15:56 +0200

New energy Special Report; CureVac sues Moderna; landmark Hikma hearing; EU on USTR watchlist; Samsung v ZTE ruling; plus much more

Sun, 03 May 2026 09:30:00 +0200

Decimation: Ex Parte Reexamination Eclipses the IPR

Sat, 02 May 2026 20:54:58 +0200

Six on the Bench: The Federal Circuit’s Pending En Banc Patent Petitions

Sat, 02 May 2026 19:35:58 +0200

The jurisdictional tug-of-war in SEP disputes is rewriting strategy playbooks

Sat, 02 May 2026 07:30:00 +0200

International Sanctions and the FRAND Framework

Fri, 01 May 2026 18:45:52 +0200

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, May 1: EU Lands on USTR’s Special 301 Watch List; Battery Recycling Patent Families Increase Seven-Fold in Past Decade; and Google Cert Petition Challenges Settled Expectations Doctrine

Fri, 01 May 2026 16:59:07 +0200

UNC Charlotte Highlights the Power of Invention at 2026 Invention of the Year Awards

Fri, 01 May 2026 12:15:23 +0200

Vodka startup dispute shows how dealmaking can cost commercial trade secrets

Fri, 01 May 2026 06:59:03 +0200

The Latest Attempt to Expose SAWS Highlights Structural Flaws at the USPTO

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:15:45 +0200

The Porcelain Pigeon Poop Plagiarism Pickle

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:02:18 +0200

Hot Takes: What the Oral Arguments in Hikma/ Amarin Revealed

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:15:07 +0200

3 Count: Dark and Done-r

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:12:11 +0200

The Thin Margin Between “Generic Vascepa” and Active Inducement

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:21:58 +0200

Launching the SpicyIP Academy Research Clinic (SPARC)!

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:15:55 +0200

Federal Circuit Vacates PTAB Obviousness Determination and Holds Real Party in Interest Challenge Unreviewable

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:15:42 +0200

Dead Marks, Live Assets – The Case for a Registry Supervised Auction of Lapsed Trademarks in India

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:32:30 +0200

Thompson Patent Law is Seeking an Associate Patent Attorney

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:15:06 +0200

Justices Voice Concern that Upholding CAFC’s Hikma ‘Skinny Label’ Ruling Will Harm Generics Industry

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:40:10 +0200

Pinterest: How NOT to Handle AI

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:13:28 +0200

SCOTUS: IP Cases in the Pipeline

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:38:18 +0200

3 Count: Fraudulent Love

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:54:51 +0200

As Judge Albright Prepares to Leave the Bench, A Look Back on His Patent-Friendly Tenure

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:15:10 +0200

IP Innovators: Closing the Gap: Emily Teesdale on IP Strategy, Collaboration, and the Fractional Model

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:15:02 +0200

Harrity & Harrity is Seeking a Remote Patent Attorney / Patent Agent Electrical & Mechanical Technologies

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:15:24 +0200

How Much Does it Cost to Purchase Authorship in an Academic Paper?

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:35:49 +0200

CAFC Distinguishes ‘Results-Oriented’ Claims from Claims with ‘Specificity and Structure’ in Eligibility Analysis

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:52:22 +0200

Range of Motion En Banc Petition: The Plainly Dissimilar Test and the Functionality Question

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:10:45 +0200

3 Count: Jimi Hendrix Rights

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:24:06 +0200

Doctor’s Orders: The Search for a Workable Pleading Standard in Hikma v. Amarin

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:15:20 +0200

Proactive IP Risk Management: A Patent Litigator’s Perspective | IPWatchdog Unleashed

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:24:26 +0200

‘Venetoclax’ at the IPO: Why Generics Need More than Patent Refusals

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:43:48 +0200

Surat Cut GI tag for Diamond and Terroir: an Unfinished Love Story

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:43:37 +0200

Eckert Seamans Seeks a Patent Agent or Patent Attorney for Pittsburgh Office

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:15:26 +0200

The Director’s Non-Statutory Statute of Limitations

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 01:39:43 +0200

Mississippi Publication Accidentally Publishes AI Article

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:46:46 +0200

SCOTUS Denies Petition Challenging Monetary Sanctions Against Counsel Absent Bad Faith

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:24:33 +0200

When Trade Secret Injunctions Become Patent Noncompetes

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:15:09 +0200

3 Count: Cox Fallout

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:01:37 +0200

Operationalizing AI: From Passenger Experience to Orbital Logistics

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:15:03 +0200

Journalistic Expression or Commercial Shaming? When Media Criticism Meets Commercial Disparagement Law

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 07:56:31 +0200

SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (27.04.2026)

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 07:07:22 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (April 20- April 26)

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 06:08:33 +0200

World IP Day 2026 Spotlights IP Issues in Sports

Sun, 26 Apr 2026 16:15:28 +0200

Crashing the Game, Not the Law: Ambush Marketing and IP Law

Sun, 26 Apr 2026 08:06:50 +0200

The Cox Shadow Over Hikma: Three Questions for Wednesday’s Argument

Sun, 26 Apr 2026 02:38:42 +0200

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, April 24: Judge Albright to Leave Federal Bench in August; China Rejects 1.27 Million Deceptive Trademark Applications; Music Labels Voluntarily Dismiss Verizon Copyright Suit

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:00:50 +0200

It’s the time to Pisco: Delhi HC Dismisses Peru’s GI Hopes Again!

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:40:14 +0200

AI, Plagiarism and Public Relations

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:29:49 +0200

Fun While It Lasted: Judge Albright to Leave the Bench

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:23:14 +0200

CAFC Affirms Ineligibility Holding for AR Patent Claims

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:15:51 +0200

Federal Circuit In Part Reverses PTAB Ruling that Some Centripetal Network Threat Detection Patent Claims are Non-Obvious

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:15:41 +0200

3 Count: Mr. Roboto

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:19:07 +0200

Recalibration: Seven Months of PTAB § 101 Data

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:34:47 +0200

Part II: Flower Nahi, Fire: Delhi HC Waters the Wrong Rights (Again!) 

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:08:21 +0200

Part I: Flower Nahi, Fire: Delhi HC Waters the Wrong Rights (Again!) 

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:46:48 +0200

Gamevice Considers SCOTUS Cert Petition Over Alleged Procedural Improprieties in Nintendo Switch Patent Case

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:15:33 +0200

Cheating Allegations Lead to Chaos at Purdue University

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:56:59 +0200

Broader Concerns Over AI Emerge in Senate Judiciary Hearing on Chinese IP Theft

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:40:05 +0200

3 Count: Major Leak

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:55:48 +0200

Congress is Lagging on Innovation Policy; Americans Are Paying the Price

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:15:57 +0200

Federal Circuit Dismisses Patent Eligibility Appeal as Moot After Finding Settlement Terms Amounted to ‘Side Bet’

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:15:50 +0200

Retired Judges Tell SCOTUS Justices to Take Newman Case, Citing ‘Grave Threat’

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:15:38 +0200

The Difference Between Authorship, Attribution & Citation

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:37:37 +0200

Despite Growing Number of IP Advocates in Congress, C4IP Scorecard Finds Weak IP Engagement Overall

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:30:45 +0200

3 Count: Spoiler Alert

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:12:49 +0200

SEPs, Patent Pools and the Case for Market-Based IP Solutions | IPWatchdog Unleashed

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:33:07 +0200

Still Climbing: PTA Hits 318 Days, Back to 2015 Levels

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:58:01 +0200

The DTSA’s Missing Preemption: Does § 1835(b) Bind State Courts?

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:56:19 +0200

SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (21.04.2026)

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:32:25 +0200

The Inventor is still Human: Indian Patent Office’s DABUS Refusal

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 04:56:21 +0200

Barry v. DePuy Returns: En Banc Petition Tests EcoFactor’s Reach on Rule 702 Gatekeeping

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:43:43 +0200

A 25-Year-Fight Over a 2-Second Sample

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:13:46 +0200

Strike Two for CPC at High Court in Rule 36 Challenge

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:47:34 +0200

Supreme Court Denies Cert in Rapunzel Trademark Case

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:15:09 +0200

3 Count: 120,000 Authors

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:17:33 +0200

The Supreme Court Picks the Wrong Patent Fight in Hikma v. Amarin

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:15:52 +0200

AIR-1, Right of Publicity-0: Delhi HC’s CLATastrophic Mix-Up

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:48:37 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (April 13 – April 19)

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:29:17 +0200

Federal Circuit Reverses Trade Secret and Patent Invalidity Rulings in Penile Implant Dispute

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:15:09 +0200

Repair, Remove, Replace: DHC saves the Repair Industry

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 11:23:06 +0200

Same Problem, Same Solution: Reading Trade Secrets Across Fields

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:36:09 +0200

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, April 17: CAFC Reverses District Court Rulings in Penile Implant Patent Case; CJEU Clarifies Scope of ‘Pastiche’ Copyright Exception; Stanford AI Index Shows Tech Gap Between U.S. And China Nearly Gone

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:30:18 +0200

Extra Credit Not Required: Teva v. Lilly and the Limits of Amgen’s Reach

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 03:18:28 +0200

Tumblr’s 30-Hour Attribution Riot

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:22:50 +0200

Federal Circuit Distinguishes Amgen in Reversal of Invalidation of Teva Headache Treatment Patents

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:39:54 +0200

3 Count: Spa Day

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:41:35 +0200

USPTO Pushes for More ASAP! Search Pilot Participants with Extended Deadline

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:15:11 +0200

Schedule A Litigation: Strategies and Best Practices for Online Enforcement

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:15:43 +0200

Consumer, Patient Groups Push for Fast Markup of ETHIC Act

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:47:16 +0200

How Reverse Plagiarism Enabled the Theranos Fraud

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:48:36 +0200

Extraordinary by Design: How the USPTO Is Bypassing Its Own Reexamination Rules

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:32:40 +0200

3 Count: Big Guns

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:17:11 +0200

ANI v OpenAI: Not Everything an LLM Does is Copyright Infringement

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:46:35 +0200

CAFC Affirms District Court Invalidation of Controller Patent

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:15:51 +0200

Navigating the Global SEP Toll Road: From Judicial Arbitrage to the Willingness Test

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:15:46 +0200

DHC Stunts the Growth of Dynamic Injunctions, Demands the Legislature to Step In

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:46:19 +0200

High Performance, Hidden Struggles: Law Firm Culture and the Human Side of IP Law / IPWatchdog Unleashed

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:15:52 +0200

VLSI Scores Reversal of Noninfringement Rulings Against Intel at CAFC

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:15:21 +0200

Mind the Gap: The Middle Layer of Obviousness Doctrine

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:34:27 +0200

Optis’ Post-Trial Motions in Apple Case Demand Serious Attention

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:15:35 +0200

Enhancing Transparency in SEPs: The Sisvel–WIPO PATENTSCOPE Initiative

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:15:32 +0200

Why I’m Adding an AI Disclosure to My Site

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:01:47 +0200

3 Count: Town Too Small

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:57:06 +0200

From Delhi to Bombay, Music Licensing Goes Off the Beat

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:20:34 +0200

SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (13.04.2026)

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:11:16 +0200

PTAB Inventory Drops Below 2,000 for the First Time in 20 Years

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 03:37:48 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (April 6 – April 12)

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 01:54:22 +0200

Marked for Trouble: Settlement Licenses and the § 287 Trap for NPEs

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:48:50 +0200

AI Imposters and Copyright Trolls

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:23:56 +0200

The Dark Matter of Patent Law: Nearly 25% of Office Actions Now Cite Secret Prior Art

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:46:02 +0200

3 Count: Oh Deere

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:35:15 +0200

The Symmetry Problem: Printed Matter, Nexus, and the Federal Circuit’s One-Way Ratchet

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:45:08 +0200

Custom Maps Create Copyright Headaches

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:27:03 +0200

X Marks the … Stick Figure? Federal Circuit Says One DuPont Factor Can Outweigh All Others

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 19:46:20 +0200

3 Count: Erasing Liability

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:13:40 +0200

(Part II) Right Without Duty: Academic Copyright, the Publisher’s Juridical Fiction, and the Case for an Ex Ante Reading of Section 52

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:43:49 +0200

(Part I) Right Without Duty: Academic Copyright, the Publisher’s Juridical Fiction, and the Case for an Ex Ante Reading of Section 52

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:16:18 +0200

Moving Target: When Amended Claims Outrun Your Standing Declaration

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:21:11 +0200

Game Developer Falsely Accused of Using AI

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:30:49 +0200

3 Count: Final Photos

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:37:41 +0200

After Crocs, After Carlsberg: Does Harpic v. Spic Finally Clear the Air?

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:59:51 +0200

What Happens When the AI is the Plagiarist?

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 23:04:10 +0200

3 Count: Good Luck…

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:42:06 +0200

How the Federal Circuit Is Rebuilding Inventorship Law After the AIA

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:15:48 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 30 – April 5)

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:12:26 +0200

SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (06.04.2026)

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:38:11 +0200

Missing Coinventors and the Death of a Patent

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 02:39:34 +0200

Most Common First Names of inventors on US Patents

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:59:07 +0200

Anthropic Has a Copyright Problem

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:18:40 +0200

3 Count: Space Dragons

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:28:50 +0200

Diagnosing the Diagnostic Exclusion: Have Geron and Hirotsu Resolved the Delhi High Court’s Troubles?

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:32:36 +0200

Words That Stick: Prosecution Disclaimer Survives the Examiner’s Rejection

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:40:25 +0200

USPTO’s April Fool’s Prank Says the Quiet Part Out Loud

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 18:58:58 +0200

A Very Brief History of Plagiarism

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:56:58 +0200

3 Count: Sniffing Victory

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:59:01 +0200

The UKSC’s “Any Hardware” Shortcut: Why Emotional Perception AI Raises More Questions Than It Answers — And Why India’s Framework Does Better

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:41:25 +0200

Guest Post: Improving PERA’s Eligibility Exclusions

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:13:43 +0200

3 Count: Anime Pay

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:20:37 +0200

The Nexus Trap: Why Component Patents Struggle with Objective Indicia

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:27:30 +0200

GW Law Seeking IP Fellow for Frank H. Marks Visiting Position

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:15:59 +0200

A Course Correction That Wasn’t: The Balkrishna Order and the Persistence of Overbroad Personality Rights

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:36:20 +0200

SpicyIP Tidbit: When The Twist Beats The Script: Supreme Court Quashes Section 63 Proceedings Against Kahaani 2 Director

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 08:28:55 +0200

Wikipedia and the Problem with Banning AI

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:03:54 +0200

Disclosed but Still Secret? The Federal Circuit Weighs Patent Publications Against Trade Secret Claims

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:19:14 +0200

3 Count: Global Termination

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:24:47 +0200

Delay Enables Monopoly: How Inaction in the Opposition Proceedings at the Patent Office Undermines Access to Medicines

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:03:11 +0200

SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (30.03.2025)

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:09:23 +0200

The GUI Verdict: A Celebration of Progress, or a Lament for Leadership?

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:02:41 +0200

Let’s IPsa Loquitur: a Quick Rundown of the Major IP Developments from 2025

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 06:26:04 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 23 – March 29)

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 02:25:21 +0200

Two Voices on § 101: Agency Guidance Meets Judicial Skepticism

Sun, 29 Mar 2026 22:37:26 +0200

Bipartisan Skepticism Greets Director Squires at First House Oversight Hearing

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 21:32:54 +0100

Prototype Enough: Even More Expansion to the ITC Domestic Industry Framework

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:35:34 +0100

The Madras High Court’s Injunction in Sreedevi v. SaReGaMa: Was the Supreme Court Right to Stay It?

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:05:02 +0100

A New Shield for the “Strike” Era? Analysing the Delhi High Court’s Reasoning in Associated Broadcasting v. Google

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:20:23 +0100

Sahyog or Suppression? The New Architecture of Intermediary Liability

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 05:53:18 +0100

Revisiting the Orphan Works Debate 20 Years Later

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:29:33 +0100

No Do-Overs: Federal Circuit Blocks Dismiss-and-Refile Tactic to Restart ITC Stay Deadline

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:42:17 +0100

3 Count: Opening a Window

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:54:29 +0100

Knowledge Isn’t Enough: The Supreme Court Rejects Expansive Theory of Secondary Copyright Liability

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:52:40 +0100

Supreme Court Rules for Cox, Weakens DMCA

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:09:32 +0100

3 Count: Disney Exit

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:40:27 +0100

[SpicyIP Tidbit] Patent’s Gone, War’s On: Inside Novo Nordisk’s Semaglutide Litigation Blitz

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:07:55 +0100

Cleanroom as a Service: AI-Washing Copyright

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 19:47:26 +0100

3 Count: Garage Band

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:24:09 +0100

Wonder Drug, Generic Price: What Semaglutide’s Patent Expiry Should Really Mean for India

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:30:11 +0100

Day 61

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 23:41:22 +0100

The Slow Collapse of “Copyright Trolling”

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 17:54:57 +0100

3 Count: Bicycle Kick

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 13:59:39 +0100

Where Were You? Geofence Warrants and the Fourth Amendment’s Day in Court

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:41:29 +0100

The 14-Month Fiction: Only 10% of First Actions Arrive on Time

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:31:45 +0100

TWN- IUCIPRS Workshop on Patent Opposition in Pharmaceutical Field (Apply by 31 March)

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 09:33:50 +0100

University Flags 95% of Theses for Plagiarism

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:48:03 +0100

3 Count: A New Foe Has Appeared

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:38:26 +0100

Patent Law Year in Review: USC IP Institute 2026

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:41:29 +0100

Issued in Public Interest: Your Name is Not a Copyrighted Work

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 07:30:53 +0100

The Growing Epidemic of Hallucinated Citations

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 20:28:28 +0100

3 Count: 12 Bars

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:58:05 +0100

3 Count: EncyclopedAI

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:23:36 +0100

The Tinderbox: A Framework for Skinny-Label Inducement Before the Supreme Court

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:08:38 +0100

The Patent Term Distribution, and What it Reveals

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:36:27 +0100

AI: Trading Understanding for Speed

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:22:46 +0100

3 Count: Delayed Launch

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 17:27:47 +0100

Rest in IP: Posthumous Personality Rights in the Age of Deepfakes

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 11:15:34 +0100

SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (16.03.2026)

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 04:52:15 +0100

SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 9 – March 15)

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:55:10 +0100

Are Rising Maintenance Fees Shortening the Effective Patent Term?

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 14:00:40 +0100

Judge Newman Asks the Supreme Court to Intervene: Framing Judicial Independence as a Constitutional Imperative

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 17:16:41 +0100

Guest Post: Protectionist PTO Memo is on a Collision Course with TRIPS

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:15:40 +0100

Orange Minds – IPR Lecture Series by CIPAM, DPIIT (16 March 2026 to 10 April 2026)

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:52:15 +0100

Deciphering the ‘Bona Fide’ Notes of s. 52(1)(za): Bombay HC’s Recent Order in PPL v Yashraj Satwara

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:07:07 +0100

Grammarly Sued Over Expert Review Feature

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 20:14:17 +0100

3 Count: DISH Dismissal

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:07:14 +0100

Untethered: USPTO Loosens the Article of Manufacture Requirement for Digital Designs

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:40:34 +0100

Made in America: Director Squires Ties IPR Institution to Domestic Manufacturing

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:48:21 +0100

[Sponsored] 2026 WIPO – KOREA Advanced International Certificate Course (AICC)(Apply by April 19, 2026)

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:13:22 +0100

From Graham to Gramm: A New Deere Case Arrives at the Federal Circuit

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 21:02:00 +0100

3 Count: Metadata Battle

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:12:22 +0100

Sufficiency of Disclosure and Patent Rejections

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:53:05 +0100

White Noise: Pantone’s Cloud Dancer, and the Politics of Colour

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:26:49 +0100

The Razor Returns: AIPLA Tells the Supreme Court That Alice Step Two Has Revived the Pre-1952 ‘Invention’ Requirement

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 21:13:00 +0100

Copyright and the Case of the Hobo Snails

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 19:17:23 +0100

PTA Keeps Score: Patent Term Adjustment as a Measure of the USPTO Backlog

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 17:56:19 +0100

3 Count: Letting Off Steam

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 15:51:05 +0100

India’s Defining Moment on SEPs: The Supreme Court’s Decision Opens the Door for Policy Leadership

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 08:08:26 +0100

School Wins $75 Million from Course Hero

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 22:13:17 +0100

Too Late to Invent an Inventor: Forfeiture and § 256 in IPR Proceedings

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:26:33 +0100

3 Count: Publishers Unite

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:11:40 +0100

The Expanding Patent Document: Fewer Claims, More Words, and a Trend That Predates Alice

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 12:31:44 +0100

Dealing Away Fair Dealing: The Curious Case of Fair Dealing and Its Infringement

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:35:13 +0100

SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (09.03.2026)

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 05:51:40 +0100

SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 2 – March 8)

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 01:10:42 +0100

An Animated History of Patent Claim Counts

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 20:46:10 +0100

Twenty and Done: The Fee-Driven Collapse of Claim Count Diversity

Sat, 07 Mar 2026 12:44:07 +0100

(Part III) SO OPEN, YET SO OVERLOOKED: A DIVE INTO THE WORLD OF FOSS

Sat, 07 Mar 2026 08:03:16 +0100

(Part II) So Open, Yet So Overlooked: A Dive into the World of FOSS

Sat, 07 Mar 2026 07:53:07 +0100

(Part I) So Open, Yet So Overlooked: A Dive into the World of FOSS

Sat, 07 Mar 2026 07:46:33 +0100

Soak and Pounce: 1920’s Style Submarine Patents

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 13:18:24 +0100

Royalty Raja’s Reformation of the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012 

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 07:19:21 +0100

Professor Sues Colleague Over Copied Class Material

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:37:48 +0100

Patently Unreasonable: Hyatt’s Return to the Supreme Court and the Fight Over Prosecution Laches

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:14:57 +0100

3 Count: Meta Deal

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:01:23 +0100

Two Rejections Per Allowance

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 15:38:37 +0100

Thinking Out Loud……Literally: Brains And Boundaries

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 10:28:59 +0100

Beyond PDFs and Portals: Building ‘Explainable IP’ for a Transparent and Inclusive Indian Innovation Ecosystem

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 09:58:55 +0100

Green Patents and Climate Governance: What India Can Learn from Global Leaders in Climate-Tech IP

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:57:37 +0100

The Kerly’s Impasse: A Relic of the Past?

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 04:57:37 +0100

Forthwith, Part II: CIT Orders Refunds for All Importers, Not Just Litigants

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 02:24:28 +0100

The Law/Fact Lever: How the Federal Circuit Can Control Obviousness Outcomes

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 22:11:49 +0100

3 Count: No Robot Copyright

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:58:02 +0100

Federal Circuit Dissent Rates Collapse After Newman’s Removal

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 20:38:34 +0100

Guest Post: Design Patents at the ITC

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 18:33:59 +0100

Kill it Again – Revoking “Dead” Patents

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 10:57:37 +0100

Applications Open for the SpicyIP Summer School 2026! 

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 09:32:22 +0100

Infringement Against Contract Manufacturers: Can Patentees Restrain ‘Have-Made’ Rights in India?

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 08:05:16 +0100

[Sponsored] MIPLC LL.M. 2026/27 Applications Now Open – A Global Program at the Intersection of IP, Innovation, and Technology

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 06:47:27 +0100

SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (03.02.2026)

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 05:29:35 +0100

Cleaning House: Director Squires Responds to Examiner Conflict-of-Interest Scandal

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 23:27:53 +0100

Forthwith: Federal Circuit Issues Mandates in V.O.S. Selections, Clearing the Way for $175 Billion Refund Reckoning

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 17:49:31 +0100

Intitled to Tie Him Up: Can 18th-Century Chancery Practice Restore Patent Injunctions?

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 15:20:28 +0100

Extension for Submissions to NUALS Intellectual Property Law Review (Vol. VII) [Final Deadline: March 10]

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 12:48:46 +0100

The Third Way: Examiner Action Dates and the Allowance Rate Curve

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 11:25:46 +0100

The Real-Time View: USPTO Allowance Rate “Dips” to 75%

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 20:39:30 +0100

Five Petitions, Five Denials: The Federal Circuit’s Mandamus Wall Grows Higher

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 15:17:06 +0100

No Sunshine, No Standing? The Federal Circuit’s Informational Rights Gap in IPR

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 21:38:55 +0100

The 20-Year Allowance Rate Arc: From Trough to Peak and Back Again

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:02:15 +0100

Patent Examiner Pays $500K for Financial Conflicts — But the Real Story may be Systemic

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 23:11:27 +0100

Not So Sure: Federal Circuit Vacates Summary Judgment of Inequitable Conduct Despite Inventor’s ‘Smoking Gun’ Statement

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 20:28:29 +0100

Tie Goes to the Runner? Three Months of SMED Practice at the USPTO

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 03:54:25 +0100

Indian University Plagiarizes Robot Dog

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 20:56:04 +0100

3 Count: Common Flowers

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:47:07 +0100

Extolling the Virtues: ‘Space-Efficient’ Preamble Fails to Limit

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 13:50:49 +0100

Kurt Cobain Photo Sparks Copyright Battle

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 20:31:42 +0100

The Recentive Ratchet: RPI’s NLP Patent Falls to the New-Environment Rule

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:35:31 +0100

3 Count: Let’s Get Physical

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:03:44 +0100

Parts vs. Whole: Federal Circuit Corrects District Court’s Component-Level Section 101 Analysis in Gene Therapy Case

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 01:38:17 +0100

Student Sues University of Michigan Over AI Allegations

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 22:21:33 +0100

3 Count: Back in the Hunt

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 18:15:42 +0100

Why the Olympics are a Copyright Disaster

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

3 Count: Copyright Gift

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

Adelphi Student Wins AI Plagiarism Lawsuit

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

3 Count: Free Skate

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

UK University Encouraged Essay Mills, AI

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

3 Count: Blade Stunner

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

Megachurch Pastor Accused of Repeated Plagiarism

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

3 Count: No Laughing Matter

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

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

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