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Flock Safety faces SecureNet patent suit amid surveillance camera backlash

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 16:35:01 +0200

Substantially In Battery: Rare Breed’s Trigger Patent Campaign Reaches the Federal Circuit

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 16:15:55 +0200

ETSI director-general says standards have moved to the “diplomatic battlefield”

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:17:37 +0200

High Court Urged To Take Target Case For Alice Look

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:10:19 +0200

Attorneys Using AI May Have Ethical Duty To Redact Docs

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:58:04 +0200

Norton Rose Adds Holland & Knight IP Litigator In Dallas

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:56:26 +0200

Section 14 is Not Section 25: Delhi High Court Revives Sugammadex Patent Bid

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:17:01 +0200

SpicyIP Tidbit: IP LEX – A Welcome Cushion for Practitioners and Researchers!

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 11:56:30 +0200

Unpacking Copyright Strikes, Safe Harbour and Due Diligence under the IT Rules : Part 2

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 11:52:09 +0200

Unpacking Copyright Strikes, Safe Harbour and Due Diligence under the IT Rules : Part 1

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 11:43:05 +0200

US mortgage lending rivals clash as Citizens Bank accuses SoFi of stealing the “lifeblood” of its business

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:25:24 +0200

German top court VoiceAge decision left security deposit question wide open

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 07:47:58 +0200

Huawei Ripped Off Amazon Cloud Platform IP, Jury Hears

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:02:18 +0200

Thomson Reuters Says DOJ AI Stance Doesn’t Back Ross

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:54:13 +0200

Expedia Must Face Copyright Claims Over Car Photos

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 21:20:01 +0200

Clinical Trial Buyer Says Ex-Owner Breached $100M Deal

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 21:07:33 +0200

Cellspin Media Patent Suit Should Proceed, Judge Says

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:52:24 +0200

Federal Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Pro Se Inventor’s Patent Term Adjustment Suit as Untimely

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:42:38 +0200

Drone Co., Ex-VP Reach Deal Resolving Pay, Sabotage Claims

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:39:46 +0200

PTAB Axes Claims In Ex-Intel Chip Patent In Win For Arm

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:36:41 +0200

Apple Watch Ban In Masimo ITC Patent Case Hits High Court

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:21:45 +0200

Biosimilars Boast Big Savings But Face IP Risks, Report Says

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:11:23 +0200

Patent scholar John Duffy to become next USPTO general counsel 

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:10:04 +0200

The Strange Practice of Retroactive Songwriting Credits

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 19:55:16 +0200

Squires Grants 10 Patent Reviews, Rejects None

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 19:43:42 +0200

EchoStar Says Ex-VP Violated Noncompete In Move To Rival

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 19:21:58 +0200

Cannabis, Psychedelics Boom Raises IP Hurdles

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 18:05:58 +0200

Baylor, Boston U. Near Deal Over Interlocking ‘BU’ Logo

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 17:56:55 +0200

Patent Declaratory Judgment Actions Are Back In Vogue

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 17:51:08 +0200

Judge Won’t Touch Verdict In Blood Collection Patent Case

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 17:44:02 +0200

Ex-Lighting Co. Workers Must Face Trade Secret Suit

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 17:21:04 +0200

The Patent Estate Problem: Why Litigation Finance Is the Only Preservation Tool American Inventors Actually Have

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 17:15:40 +0200

Take or License: Can a Contract Cap Trade Secret Damages at a Royalty?

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 17:08:28 +0200

9th Circ. Calls Foul On Judge’s NCAA Five-Year Rule Injunction

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 17:02:21 +0200

3 Count: Publisher Problems

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 16:02:48 +0200

Via Licensing signs DRAM licensors, tapping into AI’s new licensing opportunities

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0200

Juggling And Unicycling Make Me A Better Lawyer

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:17:41 +0200

What Does a Patent Notice Letter Actually Require? Understanding ‘Actual Notice’

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:30:19 +0200

Three strikes: Apple hit with three US ITC complaints so far this year

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:01:00 +0200

General Comment on the IPO’s Draft Pharmaceutical Guidelines (2026)

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 11:04:35 +0200

Full US ITC bench could bring greater scrutiny and steadier precedent

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200

Feds NY RICO Case Against Huawei Packs A Punch, Jury Told

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:01:33 +0200

Genius Settles With Panda Ahead Of Sports Tech Patent Trial

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 23:18:05 +0200

Deckers Denied New Trial On Ugg Boot Design Patent Validity

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 23:10:08 +0200

Canon, Sony, Huawei, Oppo pool imaging patents in new Tulip programme

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 23:00:00 +0200

Meta’s ‘Fanciful’ AI Training Disclosures Leave Judge Doubtful

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 22:55:42 +0200

9th Circ. Deems NCAA’s 5-Year Rule Injunction Appeals Moot

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 22:37:53 +0200

Fed. Circ. Eyes PTAB Cases That May Sink $445M Netlist Win

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 22:35:54 +0200

Who Keeps the Skill: A Randomized Trial of AI Patent Drafting at Eleven Firms

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 20:37:25 +0200

Judge Denies Validity Redo After $38M Verdict Partly Revived

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 20:31:46 +0200

Back to Vail: The IP CLE Conference, January 6-9, 2027

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 20:31:30 +0200

Agencies Warn Of Chinese AI Cos. Targeting US Models

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 20:16:26 +0200

Who Gets Credit When AI Makes a Breakthrough?

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 19:57:09 +0200

Wine Label Makers Spar Over Injunction In Trade Secret Fight

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 19:24:13 +0200

Will AI Data Centers Become the Next Patent Battleground? | IPWatchdog Unleashed

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 19:15:51 +0200

3rd Circ. Stands By Upholding Lipitor Pay-For-Delay Suit Toss

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 19:06:00 +0200

2 House Democrats Say Trump Can’t Fire Copyright Chief

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 18:52:26 +0200

Split PTAB Invalidates Japanese Co.’s Patent Claims

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 18:24:24 +0200

Ga. Home Health Agency Says Rival’s Logo Confuses Patients

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 18:23:21 +0200

Texas Justices Reject Sandy Hook Families’ Infowars Appeal

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 18:00:40 +0200

Candor Wins AI Tech Ownership Fight In Del. Chancery

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 17:54:43 +0200

‘Basically unprecedented’: Schedule A defendants leverage new tactic in bid to overturn thousands of default judgments

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 17:24:53 +0200

China Outshines U.S. With More Top Innovation Clusters in WIPO Global Innovation Index

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 17:15:51 +0200

Calif. Judge Hands Eli Lilly Mixed Bag In Compound Drug Row

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 17:09:36 +0200

Rise Brewing Urges Justices To Let Juries Weigh TM Strength

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 17:02:17 +0200

Mass. Justices Wary Of Easing Restrictions On Noncompetes

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:46:41 +0200

How Quantum Risk Could Reshape Legal Obligations

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:27:13 +0200

Munger Tolles Adds Paul Hastings IP Pro In San Francisco

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:21:16 +0200

Expert Witness’s ChatGPT Use Highlights New AI Risks

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:03:47 +0200

3 Count: Licensed Models

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:49:32 +0200

Virginia Law Prof Says He’ll Take USPTO General Counsel Job

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:33:18 +0200

Sandoz Generic Would Infringe J&J Unit Patents, Judge Says

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:21:02 +0200

EU Commission proposes new IP valuation competence centre at EUIPO

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 14:10:05 +0200

Katten Adds Kasowitz Data Strategy Team Leader In LA

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 14:06:42 +0200

High Court Won’t Pause Dutch Software Co.’s IP Trial

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:01:01 +0200

Texas Instruments hands VideoLabs 188-patent HEVC and VVC licensing mandate

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0200

ARIPO vs. OAPI: What U.S. Companies Need to Know Before Building an Africa IP Strategy

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 11:15:12 +0200

In-house IP leaders open up on China trade secret strategy

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200

Avoiding greenwashing claims: Lanham Act litigation risks and FTC regulatory guidance

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:20:00 +0200

Revisiting section 3(d) for agrochemicals as Delhi High Court remands Syngenta matter back to Indian Patent Office

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:20:00 +0200

Patent marking and licensing lessons from VDPP v Volkswagen

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:20:00 +0200

[Part III] The Road Not Taken (Down): Delhi HC Starts Sorting the Personality Rights “Salad Platter”

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:00:13 +0200

[Part II] The Road Not Taken (Down): Delhi HC Starts Sorting the Personality Rights “Salad Platter”

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 07:32:13 +0200

[Part I] The Road Not Taken (Down): Delhi HC Starts Sorting the Personality Rights “Salad Platter”

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 06:50:28 +0200

From patent factory to strategic function: building the IP team around risk not volume

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200

SpicyIP Tidbit: All Eyes on Kerala HC’s Final Hearing in the Ribociclib Matter Today

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 05:22:37 +0200

Certain Apple Devices Infringe Touch Screen IP, Judge Says

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 22:56:39 +0200

Amgen Tells 4th Circ. No Point In Keeping CareFirst Suit Alive

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 22:02:38 +0200

WB Asks Panel To Pull Plug On Claim ‘The Pitt’ Copied ‘ER’

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 21:13:35 +0200

Trial Is Quickest Path To IP Case’s ‘Finality,’ Justices Told

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 21:06:00 +0200

Artist Group Should Face ‘WaveyBaby’ TM Suit, Judge Says

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:55:19 +0200

Apple Fights Masimo Bid To Add $243M To $634M Patent Win

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:48:31 +0200

Meta Accused Of Using Photos To Train AI Without Consent

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:03:36 +0200

Seattle Times, Newsday Sue OpenAI Over Content Use

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 19:43:37 +0200

CAFC Affirms Fee Award Over Deficient Patent Pre-Suit Investigation

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 19:15:46 +0200

Boeing Avoids Broad Financial Discovery In IP Suit

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 19:00:58 +0200

It’s Down There Somewhere: Viavi’s Section 285 Fee Award Affirmed

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 18:25:11 +0200

Stella Lefty Faces Five Plagiarism Allegations

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 18:19:41 +0200

Fed. Circ. Urged To Overturn Natera’s Cancer Test Patent Win

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:49:59 +0200

NC Supreme Court Considers Reviving ‘Cardiac Pack’ NIL Suit

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:25:01 +0200

NC Brokerage Loses Injunction Bid Against Ex-Directors

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:00:44 +0200

Womble Bond Says No Need To Share Rift Details In Exit Bid

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:55:12 +0200

Fed. Circ. Dental IP Ruling Reinforces Prior Art Framework

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:44:52 +0200

Italian Winemaker Wins TM Fight At TTAB

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:32:29 +0200

Quantitative Trader’s Trade Secret Trial Pushed To November

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:30:51 +0200

Smucker’s Survives Motion to Dismiss: What the Uncrustables Trade Dress Fight Means for the Private Label Economy

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:15:15 +0200

Buc-ee’s Says Its TM Suits Aren’t A ‘Bullying’ Campaign

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:08:34 +0200

Fed. Circ. Backs Atty Fees In 3D Motion Sensor Patent Case

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:33:21 +0200

3 Count: Tetris Games

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:05:56 +0200

Key Patent NPEs ramp up patent litigation led by Valtrus’ data centre suits

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 14:39:17 +0200

Biogen Must Face Pharmacies’ MS Drug Monopoly Suit

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 14:36:27 +0200

How to handle increasingly complex global IP management in the life sciences space

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 13:12:33 +0200

Abbott scores another win at UPC with SiBio preliminary injunction

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:29:47 +0200

Correcting the Uncorrectable: AI-Assisted Inventorship and Section 256

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:15:51 +0200

CAFC Oral Args

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 11:47:17 +0200

Well-Known Marks: To Declare or Not to Declare?

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:42:38 +0200

SpicyIP Tidbit: Paper Trail in IPRS v Hotel Appolo: Missing Caveat and the IPRS License

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 06:07:16 +0200

Battery giant Samsung SDI shifts patent strategy from protection to leverage

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:22:39 +0200

A USPTO Docketing Change Behind the Terminal Disclaimer Collapse

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 16:53:22 +0200

How to Outsmart the Trap of Chinese Support Requirements

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 16:15:15 +0200

EPO’s landmark G 1/25 appeal ruling has major implications for patentees

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:39:35 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (31 August- 6 September)

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 11:44:23 +0200

IBM and Samsung top AI semiconductor patent rankings amid 114% filing boom

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200

Key Patent Innovations interview; USAA-Bank of America patent cross licence; Meta portfolio strategy long read; Access Advance AV2 ambitions; Chinese companies respond to Munich SEP guidance; plus much more

Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:34:00 +0200

Prof John Duffy Next USPTO General Counsel

Sat, 05 Sep 2026 21:31:06 +0200

Chinese patent owners dismayed at Munich’s ‘arbitrary’ 15% portfolio discount

Sat, 05 Sep 2026 07:30:00 +0200

Onto Clearing the Jurisdictional Clutter

Sat, 05 Sep 2026 06:52:47 +0200

NY Huawei Case Roars To Life With Historic Corp. RICO Trial

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 23:35:21 +0200

Juul Hit With Vape Patent Suit On Newly Approved Device

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 22:27:44 +0200

Fed. Circ. Backs Double Dismissals, But Dodges Preclusion

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 21:56:26 +0200

2nd Circ. Reopens Copyright Case Over Diamond Price List

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 21:34:51 +0200

ITC To Review Part Of Judge’s Decision In Tool Patent Row

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 21:00:37 +0200

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, September 4: D.C. Circuit Affirms Medical Device TPM Circumvention; U.S. Earns High Ratings in IP Index Statistic Annex; and Microsoft Edge is Not Important Gatekeeper Under DMA

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 20:43:25 +0200

3rd Circ. Preview: Penn State TM Row, NFL Agent Poaching Suit

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 20:35:17 +0200

DivX Loses Bid For New Patent Trial After Loss To Netflix

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 20:12:51 +0200

Split PTAB Gives Amazon Win On Speech Patent

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 19:06:52 +0200

Microsoft Says Feeding Books And News To AI Is Fair Use

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:20:35 +0200

Licensing Co., TSMC Settle ITC Chip Patent Case

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:15:48 +0200

Justices’ Hikma Reasoning May Extend Well Beyond Pharma

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:07:15 +0200

NC High Court Snapshot: TikTok, DuPont, NCAA Top Sept.

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:57:02 +0200

Trial Dates Vacated In Former Albright Cases, Schedules Stay

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:51:51 +0200

En Banc: Did Ramey Appeal His Own Sanction?

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:44:29 +0200

SpicyIP Tidbit: CGPDTM Calls for Comments and Suggestions on New Draft Pharma and Biotech Patent Application Guidelines (2026)

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:53:47 +0200

Novartis strikes $3.2 billion deal with Alteogen as drug delivery patent licences pile up

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:57:38 +0200

US judge vacates espionage convictions but orders prison term for ex-Google engineer in AI trade secret case

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:45:10 +0200

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

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:34:52 +0200

Saved by the Facts: A Critical Look at the Doctrinal Stretches in Jyothy Labs v. Dabur

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:10:03 +0200

Access Advance and Sisvel race to control AV2 patent licensing

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0200

Reforming Legal Deposit: Why the Jan Vishwas Amendment Falls Short

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:45:42 +0200

BASF Unit Says Apple Stole Its Face Authentication IP

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:55:08 +0200

Altria Loses Constitutional Challenge To ITC Patent Cases

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:49:51 +0200

Most Of Corteva’s IP Claims Against Inari Move Along

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:29:39 +0200

Dutch Software Co. Asks Justices To Halt TM Trial

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:19:31 +0200

Federal Circuit Affirms Judgment that Swiss Pharma Company Did Not Infringe Iron Deficiency Therapy Patent Claims

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:11:29 +0200

Still Another Romanian Plagiarism Scandal

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:38:36 +0200

Inside The Black Box Of Squires’ Discretionary Denials

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:56:34 +0200

X Secures Order Barring Startup’s Use Of ‘Twitter’ Marks

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:32:51 +0200

8 Patent Reviews Instituted By Squires, Only 1 Denied

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:30:55 +0200

CAFC Finds Most Patent Owner Arguments Forfeited in Vitamin D Baby Drops Appeal from PTAB

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:15:50 +0200

Fed. Circ. Judge’s Post-Decision Recusal Won’t Lead To Redo

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:00:00 +0200

3 Count: Dembow Defeat

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:18:30 +0200

Fed. Circ. Solidifies Vifor Win Over Iron Deficiency Patent

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:03:21 +0200

DOJ Sides with OpenAI, Warns Obstacles to AI Development Threaten National Security

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:15:58 +0200

TwinStrand’s $245M win signals growing value of biotech patent monetisation

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:46:25 +0200

AOMedia’s royalty-free licensing being monitored for EU competition concerns

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:03:15 +0200

Ballet Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:55:21 +0200

Strings Attached: The House Hearing on Renewing USPTO Fee Setting Authority

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:59:26 +0200

Originality Without Authorship: Analysing the Copyright Office’s Decision in Thaler

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:41:58 +0200

Trade secret litigation fuels demand for new generation of insurance products

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0200

A Patent Purchase Scam Targeting Patent Attorneys

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 01:40:08 +0200

Walmart Says IP Suit Docs Can’t Be Used In Malpractice Case

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 23:13:42 +0200

USPTO Policies Spur Reps To Float Conditions On Fee Power

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:55:25 +0200

VLSI Presses Court For Full Anonymous Report In Intel Row

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:20:04 +0200

Issa Hesitant to Renew USPTO Fee-Setting Authority Amid PTAB Changes

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:15:40 +0200

ITC Reinstates Sun Import Ban Win After Squires Intervention

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:11:47 +0200

Online Embedders May Like 5th Circ.’s Pivot On Server Test

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:56:49 +0200

Reggaeton Suit Fails To ID Copyrighted Work, Judge Says

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:50:59 +0200

Fed. Circ. Won’t Bring Back Pediatric Supplement Patent

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:35:34 +0200

DOJ Backs OpenAI, Microsoft Fair Use Defense In NYT IP Case

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:11:41 +0200

Fed. Circ. Backs Micron’s PTAB Wins Over Netlist

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:56:43 +0200

What Doom Clones Teach Us About Tropes

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:41:06 +0200

House lawmakers scrutinise USPTO policies limiting PTAB reviews

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:51:20 +0200

Contractor Seeks Redo After Fed Circ. Vacates $12.7M Award

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:05:20 +0200

AI Prompt-Injection Hacking Creates Emerging Legal Risks

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:56:39 +0200

3 Count: Unlicensed Plaintiff

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:20:07 +0200

OpenAI Sued Over AI Patents Covering Retrieval, Personalization and Content Generation

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:15:59 +0200

Shoals’ $96 million Voltage verdict ranks among fastest US patent trials

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:15:36 +0200

Federal Circuit Upholds PTAB Obviousness Finding Against Memory Module Patent

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:15:18 +0200

Meta patent leaders share a data-driven model for right-sizing portfolios

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:45:51 +0200

Hurdling Eligibility with a “Separable Interface”

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:39:00 +0200

AI, data and advanced therapies create new frontiers in the life sciences space

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:20:00 +0200

The double-exposure problem: what your thin provisional is actually costing you following Dental Monitoring Federal Circuit decision

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:20:00 +0200

New NPE targets OpenAI’s ChatGPT in five-patent Texas lawsuit

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0200

Room Service, Rates, Licenses: IPRS v Hotel Appolo

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 06:53:41 +0200

Zhong Shu and the Price of Being a Celebrity

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 19:19:11 +0200

The Video Game AI Conundrum: Can Lawmakers Regulate AI Without Stifling Innovation? | IPWatchdog Unleashed

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 19:15:10 +0200

Retired federal judge Alan Albright joins A&O Shearman in Austin

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:00:54 +0200

3 Count: Shut Up Beavis

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:48:18 +0200

OpenAI fires back at Apple saying trade secret case exposes flaws in rival’s offboarding regime

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:52:48 +0200

Albright Moves Back to Private Practice After Leaving Texas Bench

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:15:31 +0200

Cancer Drug Patent Claims Upheld by CAFC

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:15:15 +0200

Samsung wins ZTE 5G patent case, raising difficult questions for UK courts

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:28:25 +0200

OED Orders from Summer 2026

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:00:37 +0200

USAA secures Bank of America patent cross-licence as Fifth Third suit continues

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:30:00 +0200

TTI (RYOBI) is Seeking an Intellectual Property Counsel

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:15:36 +0200

SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (01.09.2026)

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:04:17 +0200

Comparable licences entered in the shadow of litigation are the best benchmark

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0200

Copyright Strikes and Free Speech: Rethinking Automated Takedowns on Social Media

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:57:08 +0200

SpaceTime3D Gets Mixed Results at Federal Circuit in Pair of Appeals from Apple and Google IPRs

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 21:51:38 +0200

Server Test Out, Transmission Test In

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:58:40 +0200

Computer, Automotive and Retail Industries Support Tesla’s Cert Petition Against USPTO’s Discretionary IPR Denials

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:15:18 +0200

The Federal Circuit Edits Its Damages Footnote in Constellation Designs v. LG

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:37:05 +0200

Federal Circuit Says Improper Venue Does Not Bar Ruling on Patent Eligibility

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:15:46 +0200

3 Count: Grand Theft Copyright

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:02:13 +0200

CAFC Finds No Jurisdiction Over T-Mobile Contract Dispute, Transfers Appeal to Fifth Circuit

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:15:07 +0200

Personal Privilege: Why Improper Venue Did Not Stop the § 101 Dismissal

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 13:29:51 +0200

IP Litigation Insider: All about Key Patent Innovations’ BlackBerry bet and litigation playbook

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 13:01:44 +0200

IP Litigation Insider: All about Key Patent Innovation’s BlackBerry bet and litigation playbook

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 13:01:44 +0200

How to Navigate the Brazilian PTO: Timelines and Fast-Track Strategies

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:15:13 +0200

[Part II] AI in the Patent Office: When Human Oversight Fails, Who Is Accountable?

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:12:15 +0200

[Part I] AI in the Patent Office: Can Human Oversight Neutralise AI’s Influence on Patent Examination?

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:03:40 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (August 24-August 30)

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:27:28 +0200

HG Law LLP is Seeking a Patent Agent/Patent Associate

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:15:13 +0200

Why patent trial strategy begins before trial

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200

An Ordinary Word: T-Mobile v. KAIFI and What Counts as a Patent Case

Sun, 30 Aug 2026 20:35:01 +0200

July USPTO patent transactions; InterDigital broadens Disney UPC action; AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile defeat Celerity IP; Panasonic Energy interview; Chinese technical trade secrets ruling; plus much more

Sun, 30 Aug 2026 09:25:00 +0200

The case for greater transparency in IPR institution decisions

Sat, 29 Aug 2026 07:30:00 +0200

USPTO Issues Its First AI-Predicated Discipline Order Involving Hallucinated Cites to Intrinsic Record

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 18:15:54 +0200

USPTO Fee Setting Authority and PTAB Institution Reform

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:57:31 +0200

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, August 28: CCIA Urges SCOTUS to Take Up ‘Patent Troll’ Case; Federal Circuit Transfers T-Mobile Contract Case to Fifth Circuit; and Another Drugmaker Challenge to IRA’s Negotiation Program Fails

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:04:34 +0200

Takeda sues Polpharma as Entyvio biosimilar battles heat up in the US, Europe

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:55:45 +0200

Merely Citing Isn’t Applying: Looking at the DHC Order in Array Biopharma v. Deputy Controller

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:54:59 +0200

Ruckus acquisition draws Belden, CommScope into NPE’s Wi-Fi SEP dispute

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:00:05 +0200

Protecting technical trade secrets in product design: key takeaways from a recent Chinese judgment 

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0200

Panasonic Energy sharpens patent strategy with lessons from LG battery licensing venture

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:24:42 +0200

Plagiarism and the Collapse of the G3 Ministry

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:54:30 +0200

CAFC Delivers Blow to Apple in Appeal of PTAB Disputes with Smart Mobile

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:49:51 +0200

3 Count: Nitter Picking

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:21:14 +0200

Ninth Circuit Rejects Boeing’s Bid to Rehear Appeal of Trade Secret Loss

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:15:17 +0200

Short of Disavowal: Narrowing ‘Provision’ and ‘Activate’ in Zilkr v. Cisco

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:26:21 +0200

Remembering Mr. P. H. Kurian (1959-2026)

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:04:41 +0200

US criminal convictions over Philips trade secret theft expose hidden risks in restructurings, plant closures

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:49:43 +0200

Not Every AI Output Belongs in an IDS

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:15:55 +0200

Meet the NPE operator asserting Avaya patents against Samsung, Zoom, HPE

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 08:30:00 +0200

Federal Circuit Vacates in Part, Affirms in Part PTAB Ruling in Cisco IPR

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:23:21 +0200

PTAB Designates Stakeholder-Nominated Ruling on Flexible Markush Analysis as Informative

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:15:06 +0200

Plagiarism in Pop Culture: American Dad

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:12:09 +0200

AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile defeat Celerity IP’s wireless SEP claims in jury trial

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:01:00 +0200

3 Count: GitHub Sweep

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:40:39 +0200

A Year of Patent Cert Denials

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:17:19 +0200

Why High-Quality U.S. Patent Specifications Face Fatal Failures in China

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:15:58 +0200

UPC injuncts HMD, says bilateral licence demands can show unwillingness

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:16:58 +0200

Apple, Samsung, Google face US ITC threat from spatial audio company

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:00:12 +0200

What the ITC’s Zync v BMW decision means for section 337 litigants

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 08:20:00 +0200

The UPC’s front-loaded challenge: how IP practitioners can shape the search for strong prior art

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 08:20:00 +0200

Design Patents Did It: How China Passed Japan in US Patent Grants

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 03:48:14 +0200

Huawei, HP strike Wi-Fi patent cross-licence

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 01:00:00 +0200

Wilus escalates TP-Link dispute with four-patent Wi-Fi SEP lawsuit

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:20:38 +0200

Commenters Split on USPTO Proposal to Require RPI Disclosure for Reexams

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:18:38 +0200

What the Hell is AI Anyway?

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 19:54:26 +0200

WikiHow Files Lawsuit Against OpenAI Over ChatGPT’s Use of Its How-To Library

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 18:15:58 +0200

3 Count: Floor Plan Appeal

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:51:41 +0200

Apple v OpenAI at a critical juncture: a trade secret trial lawyer’s view

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:45:57 +0200

Nigeria Is Building the Next Global Economy: Is Your Intellectual Property Ready for It?

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:15:15 +0200

Adventures of Controller: Citing CGK suo motu in Post-Grant Opposition

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 11:37:57 +0200

InterDigital expands UPC litigation to tackle “inferior” Disney design-arounds

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 11:01:09 +0200

What Follows a Breach? Bombay High Court Separates Disobedience from its Consequences

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 10:48:31 +0200

Beyond patents: emerging strategies reshaping the life sciences space

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:47:02 +0200

Van Hoven PC is Seeking a Patent Agent/Patent Attorney

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:15:28 +0200

USITC probes EVE Energy as LG expands licensing campaign

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 07:46:56 +0200

Don’t Be an Edge Case at the CCB

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 18:55:07 +0200

The AI Patent Gold Rush: Volume, Value and Patent Strategy | IPWatchdog Unleashed

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 17:37:03 +0200

Fifth Circuit Takes First Pass at Several Questions on Architectural Protections Under the AWCPA

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:15:58 +0200

3 Count: Textbook Case

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:11:43 +0200

Allowable Subject Matter in the Final Rejection

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:56:28 +0200

Pay for What You Traverse: Ending After-Final Practice with Content-Based Fees

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:48:50 +0200

SpicyIP Tidbit – Court’s Friend or Counsel for the Absent Party: Analyzing Delhi Court’s Appointment of Amicus for Vivek Oberoi

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:33:42 +0200

GenePool Technologies, the “RPX of cannabis”, launches latest patent suits

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:02:35 +0200

Cannabis patent aggregator GenePool Technologies launches latest suits

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:02:35 +0200

Skiermont Derby LLP is Seeking an Associate

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:19:15 +0200

SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (24.08.2026)

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:53:52 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (August 17-August 23)

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 07:06:39 +0200

Protecting brand value in the dupe economy: legal and strategic tools in the Indian market

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0200

BlackBerry, Qualcomm and Toyota acquire strategic US patents in July deals

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0200

H1 patent deal rankings; Chinese character licensing dispute; UPC litigation trends report; Fujitsu joins SAIL Foundation; Munich judges on FRAND; plus much more

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 09:30:35 +0200

Patent pools after Tesla and Panasonic

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 07:30:27 +0200

Right vs. Remedy: No Standing to Challenge the Patent Cover’s ‘Right to Exclude’ Promise

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:57:45 +0200

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, August 21: US Inventor Lacks Standing for Patent Language Challenge; D.C. Circuit Upholds CMS’ Single-Source Drug Interpretation; and Ninth Circuit Deepens Split on Attorney’s Fees Under Lanham Act

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:15:25 +0200

USPTO wins US Inventor’s appeal over patent covers’ “right-to-exclude” wording

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200

USPTO wins US Inventor’s appeal over patents’ ‘right-to-exclude’ wording

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200

USPTO wins against US Inventor’s appeal over patents’ ‘right-to-exclude’ wording

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200

CAFC Rejects Inventors Groups’ Bid to Clarify Patent-Cover Language Post-eBay

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:48:50 +0200

Munich judges provide FRAND guidance: 13 key takeaways

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:43:27 +0200

Fujitsu joins Anthropic, Canon, Microsoft in royalty-free AI licensing network 

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200

Mavyret Patent Abandonment Does Not Open the Field for Hepatitis C Generics

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 07:01:03 +0200

How to build an AI trade secret strategy with teeth

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0200

AI security firm and HR software giant end trade secret fight

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 20:24:31 +0200

How AI is Taxing the Legislative Process

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:16:55 +0200

Problem Statements and the Scope of Prior Art

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:35:42 +0200

When the Quantum-AI Invention Stack Speeds Up Discovery, Patent Practice Has to Move Upstream

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:15:04 +0200

3 Count: Self-Leak

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:26:11 +0200

The ‘Captain Obvious’ Approach: What the Nielsen Decision Reveals About the U.S. Obviousness Inquiry

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:15:48 +0200

Latest Section 101 Cert Petition Before SCOTUS Says CAFC Answered Two-Step Test with Single Inquiry

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:15:34 +0200

German judges lay out approach to video streaming SEP licensing disputes

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:04:03 +0200

SpicyIP Tidbit: CGPDTM Calls for Comments and Suggestions on New Draft Patent and Trademark Manuals (2026)

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:54:09 +0200

Canadian Supreme Court clarifies dosing regimen patentability

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:07:16 +0200

Pleading Licensee Marking After VDPP v. Volkswagen

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 01:08:55 +0200

Federal Circuit backs Volkswagen’s $207,500 fees against NPE, lawyer William Ramey 

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:20:00 +0200

CAFC Says NPE Must Show Licensees Complied with Patent Marking Provision

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:15:29 +0200

Expert Witness Caught Using AI to Write Report

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:12:23 +0200

3 Count: Good Grief

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:23:05 +0200

Fresenius Says to Congress, ‘Do as I Say Not as I Do’ on Drug Patents

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:16:54 +0200

Federal Circuit Upholds PTAB Obviousness Rulings Against Single Cell Sequencing Patents

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:15:55 +0200

Dolby pays $37 million, acquires 680 VVC patent assets

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:14:32 +0200

Dolby pays $37 million for 680 VVC patent assets

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:14:32 +0200

What US founders must learn from $50-million patent verdict reversal at the Federal Circuit

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:22:22 +0200

InterDigital prevails as Delhi High Court orders pro tem security measures 

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:20:00 +0200

Transsion faces AVC suit by IP Bridge in Brazil

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:32:24 +0200

The UPC’s third year in action: Docket Navigator and IAM Litigation Report

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 05:00:44 +0200

The Copyright Fight Over Medical Billing Codes

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:52:03 +0200

CAFC Affirms PTAB Decisions Upholding Fuel Injector Patent Claims

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:15:17 +0200

3 Count: Suno Up, Suno Down

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:58:00 +0200

From Testimony to Action: Proposed Legislation to Address Issues Raised by Rights Owners During Recent House Hearing

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:15:31 +0200

AI Won’t Replace Patent Lawyers—But it is Coming for Commodity Patent Work | IPWatchdog Unleashed

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:32:21 +0200

Allowable, Not Allowed: What the First Action Predicts

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:00:27 +0200

InterDigital’s arbitration tactics have paid off – but it’s no quick fix

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 13:09:19 +0200

Sagemcom hit with six-patent lawsuit asserting Siemens wireless technology

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200

Rare China licensing dispute tests limits of trust between agents, rightsholders

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 07:40:37 +0200

New York Mag Fires Ross Barkan Over Plagiarism

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 18:25:51 +0200

Federal Circuit Upholds PTAB Obviousness Finding Against Nielsen Audience Measurement Patent

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 18:15:37 +0200

Rejected, With a Road Map: Allowable Subject Matter in the First Action

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:12:27 +0200

3 Count: Second Look

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:54:51 +0200

Philips asserts battle-tested Qi patent against Baseus in latest UPC suit

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:32:40 +0200

In Win for Gilead, Fourth Circuit Affirms Injunction Blocking Drug Importation Scheme

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:15:45 +0200

Coke Stewart Appointed to Lead C4IP Weeks after Abrupt USPTO Departure

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:07:32 +0200

One Atomic Substitution, Two Giant Hurdles of Disclosure and Efficacy

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 11:08:32 +0200

Samsung faces new ITC probe as Maxell expands patent enforcement campaign

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 07:58:27 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (August 10- August 16)

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 07:11:11 +0200

China: claim construction in patent litigation: rules, principles and comparative perspective

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0200

India: patent courts come of age amid key rulings and stronger enforcement

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0200

Philippines: inventorship and patentability of AI-assisted inventions

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0200

Japan: a new era for SEP litigation

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0200

Specialist chapter: Emerging examination trends on patenting AI-related inventions in China

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0200

Vietnam: key eligibility and regulatory considerations for foreign applicants

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0200

Japan: AI and extraterritoriality dominate patent landscape as JPO refines examination practice

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0200

Erich Spangenberg’s SIM IP tops H1 deal rankings with nearly 1,200-patent acquisition

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0200

Can Harassment Risk Alone Support Obviousness-Type Double Patenting?

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:04:53 +0200

Every Patent Is a Spy Report: How Patent Filings Are Now the World’s Largest Open-Source Intelligence Database

Sun, 16 Aug 2026 16:15:08 +0200

Countdown to IAM Live: China IP Forum 2026

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 07:31:01 +0200

Not Before Us: The Federal Circuit Sidesteps Schedule A in Jacki Easlick

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 19:43:22 +0200

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, August 14: Pakistan Applauds Basmati Ruling in Australia; Grassley-Hassan Counterfeit Bill Unanimously Passes Senate; and Nvidia Announces $500 Billion AI Infrastructure Financing Plan

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:15:44 +0200

Why Claude’s Watermarking Won’t Fix Anything

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:49:25 +0200

3 Count: Faster Fashion

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:32:57 +0200

New ‘Patent Friction Index’ Ranks USPTO Last Among Five Peer Offices

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:15:52 +0200

Structuring IP and Legal Teams in Conglomerates: Missteps and Masterstrokes

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:05:42 +0200

Knobbe Martens is Seeking a Patent Scientist – Physics

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:15:47 +0200

India’s ISP Copyright Problem – Self-Inflicted?

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 07:07:11 +0200

Magistrate Judge Recommends Denying Motion to Dismiss Trade Secret Case Against SAP

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:07:23 +0200

Bangladesh’s 325-Paper Retraction Crisis

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:47:57 +0200

AI Chatbots and Trademark Confusion: No Human Means No Confusion, and No Confusion Means No Case

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:15:11 +0200

3 Count: AI Overview

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:27:06 +0200

USPTO Expands Category A Patent Bar Admission Criteria to Include Biomedical Science Degree

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:24:11 +0200

How to Prove That Your Writing is Not AI

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 19:03:42 +0200

The Trail Guide Problem: Judge, Jury, and Design Patent Claim Construction

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:45:37 +0200

Fractured CAFC Denies En Banc Rehearing in Case on Proper Test for Design Patent Infringement

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:59:43 +0200

Weeding Out the Vague: What Gompert Teaches About Trade Secret Identification

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:15:56 +0200

3 Count: Alien Superstar

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:40:13 +0200

Patent Count vs. Patent Value: Patent Strategy in the Age of AI | IPWatchdog Unleashed

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:44:42 +0200

Playing by Different Rules: Why Equating Section 3(m) to European Patent Law Doesn’t Hold Up

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:11:55 +0200

SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (11.08.2026)

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 06:26:32 +0200

How Much Evidence Is Enough? The Evidentiary Threshold for Interim Injunctions in Saregama v. Ilaiyaraaja

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 06:11:40 +0200

CAFC Rejects ‘Ministerial Requirement’ Standard for Non-Provisional Patent Application Priority Dates

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 19:32:07 +0200

Provisional Prior Art

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:25:17 +0200

CAFC Affirms PTAB Win for Netflix

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:15:05 +0200

The Hank Green AI Controversy

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:29:01 +0200

3 Count: Dancing Shoes

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:30:59 +0200

Federal Circuit Affirms Invalidity of WAG Streaming Media Patent Claims

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:15:27 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (August 3- August 9)

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:37:34 +0200

Ex parte Baurin and the Anti-Harassment Rationale for Double Patenting

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 02:13:49 +0200

Federal Circuit Holds There is No ‘Presumption of Irreparable Harm’ on Preliminary Injunction Motions: What Took So Long?

Sun, 09 Aug 2026 16:15:14 +0200

Examiner Allowance Rates Under Director Squires

Sun, 09 Aug 2026 15:01:03 +0200

Old Rule New Amnesia: A 6 Month Old Takedown Rule Rebranded as “Breaking News”

Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:02:04 +0200

Rise of AI Patents and their Corresponding Eligibility Rejections

Sat, 08 Aug 2026 21:20:28 +0200

SCOTUS: Patent Owner Joins the Section 314(d) Cert Queue

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 23:07:57 +0200

Rise of OpenAI in the Patent System

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:29:17 +0200

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, August 7: PTAB Precedential Ruling Clarifies OTDP Examination Practices; Eleventh Circuit Says Keyword Bidding Isn’t Trademark Infringement; and Buc-ee’s Expands Trademark Enforcement Campaign

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:15:30 +0200

CAFC Affirms PTAB Invalidation of Crossbow Patent, Rejects Patent Owner’s Narrow Claim Construction Argument

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:13:57 +0200

Judge Newman’s Name may soon be on the Bench, Even if she is Barred from Entry

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 23:11:59 +0200

PTAB ARP Issues Precedential Decision on Obviousness-Type Double Patenting, Asks CAFC for More Clarity

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:39:22 +0200

USPTO Policy On Discretion to Deny Ex Parte Reexamination Is Contrary to Statute and Precedent

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:28:31 +0200

Jason Arday Resigns Amid Plagiarism Scandal

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 19:52:36 +0200

3 Count: Watering Hole

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:18:49 +0200

Issa Introduces Bill to Name Main CAFC Courtroom after Judge Pauline Newman

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:11:16 +0200

Partial Retreat: Ten Months of § 101 Data After the Surge

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:20:42 +0200

Author Loses $2 Million Book Deal Over AI Allegations

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:11:32 +0200

Nike Loses to Lululemon at CAFC in Appeal of PTAB Decision Invalidating Adaptive Watch Patent Claims

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:15:42 +0200

The Patent Enforcement Economy Is Leaving Inventors Behind/ IPWatchdog Unleashed

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:15:54 +0200

Ninth Circuit Again Reverses Jack Daniel’s Trademark Win Due to Bad Spaniels’ Successful Parody

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:15:20 +0200

3 Count: Walking Away

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:41:23 +0200

Federal Circuit Affirms Non-Infringement Ruling in Lidocaine Patch Patent Dispute Over ZTlido Generic

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:22:29 +0200

Dynamic Injunctions, Website Blocking, and the Limits of Section 79 of the IT Act: Analysing the Delhi High Court’s HBO Order

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:40:55 +0200

Latest USPTO Study on IP-Intensive Industries Shows Increasing GDP and Job Levels Attributable to IP Rights

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:47:09 +0200

Back to 1789: Collision Asks the Federal Circuit to Rewrite the eBay Factors

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:02:54 +0200

Star Trek Fan Film Debuts, Quickly Removed

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 19:43:49 +0200

CAFC Vacates Preliminary Injunction, Reiterates That eBay Abolished Presumption of Irreparable Harm

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:14:18 +0200

3 Count: Infinite Dismissal

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:22:11 +0200

Pappas Sworn in as ITC Commissioner

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:47:36 +0200

CAFC Reverses IPSec Claim Construction, Revives Patent Owner’s Infringement Case Against Apple

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:15:31 +0200

Bearing the Burdens of Bolar

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:21:58 +0200

Boilerplate or Not: Reading “Secure” Broader Than IPSec in MPH v. Apple

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 19:48:22 +0200

AI-Generated News Site Tied to PR Firm

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 19:48:01 +0200

Amazon Loses CAFC Mandamus Bid for Stay Due to ‘Customer Suit Exception’

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:57:32 +0200

3 Count: Expensive Cravings

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:22:15 +0200

Risky Business: Patent Term Adjustment in the Post- Forest Era

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:49:41 +0200

Federal Circuit Affirms Noninfringement Finding on Claim Construction Grounds in Fluorescence Detection Patent Case

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:15:06 +0200

Beyond Prius? The DHC’s ALPHARD Decision on Trans-Border Reputation

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 11:39:40 +0200

SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (03.08.2026)

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 08:06:19 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (27 July-2 August)

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 06:54:26 +0200

Has Patent Term Adjustment Peaked?

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 02:37:52 +0200

CAFC Affirms PTAB Denial of Motions to Amend Remaining Pfizer Claims Invalidated by Sanofi

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 16:15:05 +0200

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, July 31: EU Customs Seizes 1.7 Million Goods on Joint Action Day; Grassley-Coons Anti-Counterfeiting Month Resolution Passes Senate; and More IPWatchPuppies Arrive!

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 17:02:38 +0200

Rejection Is Not Denial: What a Final Office Action Actually Costs

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 10:46:16 +0200

Part II: Small Fines, Big Platforms: The CCPA on PhysicsWallah, McAfee, and the Cost of Getting Caught

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 04:45:22 +0200

Part I: Small Fines, Big Platforms: The CCPA on PhysicsWallah, McAfee, and the Cost of Getting Caught

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 04:43:48 +0200

Bricks & Minifigs Sends Threat to The BAM Map

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:31:20 +0200

Four Petitions, One Question: Tesla Joins the Supreme Court’s IPR Reviewability Docket

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:17:35 +0200

Squires Nixes PTAB Decision for Petitioner Due to Failure to Explain Inconsistencies with ITC

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:15:37 +0200

CAFC Reverses Indefiniteness Ruling, Revives Preliminary Injunction in Firearm Magazine Patent Dispute

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 17:15:02 +0200

3 Count: Victorious Peppa

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:04:26 +0200

Announcing the book “Fractures in IP, Trade, and Health: Centering a Public Health Framework”

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:44:44 +0200

Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB Win for Samsung Invalidating Signal Transmission Patent

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:15:24 +0200

Digital Archiving: The MVP!

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:31:01 +0200

ANI v. OpenAI: User Rights, Fair Dealing, and the Future of AI in Indian Copyright Law (Part II)

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 06:18:11 +0200

ANI v. OpenAI: User Rights, Fair Dealing, and the Future of AI in Indian Copyright Law (Part I)

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 06:16:50 +0200

InterDigital v. Transsion: A ‘Comparatively’ Better Pro-Tem Order?

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 04:40:18 +0200

‘Settled Expectations’ Challenges Heat Up at SCOTUS as Doctrine’s Author Exits USPTO

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:10:45 +0200

Copyright Claims Board Awards Attorneys’ Fees to Respondent

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 19:06:13 +0200

Outdated Protective Orders are Impeding Software Code Analysis in Copyright and Trade Secret Cases

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 17:15:00 +0200

Anne Mendez Named Acting USPTO Deputy Director Following Stewart’s Departure

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 16:15:16 +0200

3 Count: Spider Leak

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:27:53 +0200

Global AI Patent Grants Top 100,000 for First Time as Agentic AI Filings Accelerate

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 14:15:47 +0200

Part II: To CL Or Not To CL: That Ought Not Be The Question

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:10:35 +0200

Part I: To CL Or Not To CL: That Ought Not Be The Question

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:25:28 +0200

UK Supreme Court Revives Tesla’s Claims That Avanci 5G Vehicle Pool License Doesn’t Satisfy FRAND Obligations

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:37:19 +0200

Race, Cambridge and the Jason Arday Plagiarism Scandal

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:36:29 +0200

The Greatest Threat to IP Is Misunderstanding What It Does | IPWatchdog Unleashed

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:15:39 +0200

3 Count: Running Away Balloon

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:06:33 +0200

The Pre-Dawn USPTO Filing Window

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:46:06 +0200

Who Owns the Tools of Expression? A Copyright Question Across Time

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 11:58:41 +0200

Before the Sensor: Filter Ordering and Self-Collision in Amsted Rail v. Squires

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 11:40:12 +0200

SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (28.07.2026)

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:47:42 +0200

When Patent Appeals Survive but Patents Don’t: Taking a Look at the DHC Sulzer Decision

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:42:31 +0200

Hong Kong Judge Resigns Over Plagiarism

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 18:26:07 +0200

FRAND at the Pool Level

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:48:09 +0200

Two Pages of Testimony: JMOL of Anticipation in Board of Regents v. Boston Scientific

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:18:27 +0200

3 Count: No More Fees

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:54:33 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 13- July 26)

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 08:42:29 +0200

A Cleaner Test Case: Why Kahoot! Adds Fire to the Supreme Court’s Settled Expectations Docket

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:02:13 +0200

Training ChatGPT on Copyrighted Works Prima Facie Protected Under Indian Copyright Act: Delhi High Court Refuses Interim Injunction Against OpenAI

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:49:28 +0200

Copyright Amendments in the Offing – Whither Consultation Process?

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:36:05 +0200

Comments on CDSCO’s Brand Name Extension Policies

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:27:28 +0200

5 Legal Steps Self-Published Authors Should Take

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:25:38 +0200

3 Count: Sports Data Piracy

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 14:20:22 +0200

Sportswriter Jeff Pearlman Accused of Plagiarism

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 18:53:37 +0200

3 Count: Lawful VPNs

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 15:44:51 +0200

Anonymous No More: Real-Party Disclosure Comes to Ex Parte Reexamination

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:05:10 +0200

The Fandom/GTA Wiki Plagiarism Scandal

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:16:43 +0200

Sedlik en Banc: A Menu for Replacing Copyright’s Intrinsic Test

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:24:43 +0200

3 Count: Done Deal

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:46:58 +0200

SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (21.07.2026)

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:43:30 +0200

Copyright Claims Board Tackles Implied Licenses

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:42:03 +0200

A Double Shot at Copyright: SCOTUS to Weigh Worldwide Termination Rights

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:45:02 +0200

3 Count: Backroom Backtrack

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:07:26 +0200

The Filing Clock: Hour-of-Day Patterns in USPTO Electronic Submissions

Sat, 18 Jul 2026 22:36:00 +0200

RCEs, Abandonment, and the Vanishing Patent Appeal

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:27:47 +0200

Value From the Beginning: The Book of Wisdom’s Limit in 4DD Holdings v. United States

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:31:53 +0200

3 Count: Schrödinger’s CAT

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:27:19 +0200

Modest Rule, Real Traps: The USPTO’s Foreign-Applicant Representation Requirement Takes Effect July 20

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:40:13 +0200

From Genes to Machines: PERA’s First Full-Committee Hearing

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 22:53:26 +0200

Study Claiming AI Helps Students Learn Retracted

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 19:45:32 +0200

3 Count: Fender Bender

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:26:40 +0200

The Survivors: IPR Petition Filings Stay Low and Highly Targeted in 2026

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:00:55 +0200

Fast to Deny, Slow to Grant: The Range of Motion En Banc Petition at 102 Days

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:31:57 +0200

Warning: An ISBN is NOT a Copyright Registration

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:16:53 +0200

3 Count: Worse Bunny

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:08:43 +0200

SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (14.07.2026)

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 13:37:24 +0200

When Three Invoices Went to Shimla: A Case Analysis of SML Limited vs M/S Happy Agro Chemicals

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:38:30 +0200

Still a Lawyer, Not a Practitioner: Schindler v. Squires and the Reach of Practice Before the Office

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 11:07:34 +0200

Locked In or Left Open: A Decision Matrix for PTAB Fact Findings After Appeal

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 19:52:49 +0200

Copyright, Fair Use and Collage Art

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 18:43:03 +0200

No Repeat, No Remedy: Federal Circuit Reverses Preliminary Injunction in Ridge v. Kirk NationaLease

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:45:58 +0200

3 Count: Treading Water

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:47:28 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 6-July 12)

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 06:11:37 +0200

Refilling the Pipeline: Two New Section 101 Petitions Heading to the Supreme Court

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 17:39:18 +0200

A Procedural Servant or a Master of Delay? A Critical Legal Analysis of the Bombay High Court’s Ruling in Black Diamond Motors

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:02:25 +0200

Narrowed to Clear the Art: The Enablement Cost of Wyeth’s Unit Dosage Claims

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 22:59:14 +0200

Book Publishers Have a Major AI Problem

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:42:46 +0200

Words are Magic: What Counts as Applicant Admitted Prior Art in In re GE Vernova Hitachi

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 16:05:49 +0200

3 Count: Serious Sanctions

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:43:27 +0200

Everything Flows, Except Satluj…Through Your ZEE5 App

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:29:07 +0200

Code Without Structure? TrackTime v. Amazon and the § 112(f) Redo After Dyfan

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 01:18:19 +0200

A Plagiarism Fight Over Sideways Church Pews

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 19:34:18 +0200

3 Count: Tonga Troubles

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:11:56 +0200

Brand Name Extensions by Pharma May Finally Be Receiving Scrutiny? 

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:20:52 +0200

Reflections from the 2nd SpicyIP Summer School! 

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:11:35 +0200

Egypt’s Culture Minister Resigns After Losing Plagiarism Lawsuit

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:07:00 +0200

3 Count: Wedding Present

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:03:33 +0200

Whole or Apportioned: Sunoco Asks the Supreme Court to Rethink Lost Profits

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:14:41 +0200

SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (07.07.2026)

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 10:19:44 +0200

AI Comes to the Ivy League

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:58:29 +0200

3 Count: AI Turnabout

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:18:41 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (29 June – 5 July)

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 07:11:57 +0200

Three Is Company, Two’s a Trial: Reference Counts in Federal Circuit Obviousness Appeals

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 13:08:52 +0200

House Marks without a Doctrine: The Unsettled Law Behind Flipkart vs. Marc

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:47:01 +0200

The Risk of a Preliminary Answer: Injunction Bonds and the Generic Launch

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 11:28:03 +0200

Why US Government Works are Public Domain

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:49:37 +0200

3 Count: Shopify Shopline

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:59:58 +0200

The Forgotten Half of the Copyright Bargain – Legal Deposit : Part 2

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 14:42:30 +0200

The Forgotten Half of the Copyright Bargain – Legal Deposit : Part 1

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 14:37:06 +0200

SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (02.07.2026)

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:42:18 +0200

Black-box Medicine and Indian Patent Law: Why India’s Disclosure Framework Struggles with Black-box AI

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:18:36 +0200

The En Banc Queue for July-2026

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:50:15 +0200

The Copyright Side of Stop Killing Games

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:50:40 +0200

3 Count: The Skin is a Lie

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:20:42 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (15 June-28 June)

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:50:29 +0200

Supreme Court Takes Up Whether Trademark Strength Belongs to Judge or Jury

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:05:05 +0200

Announcing the Results of  SpicyIP-jhana Blogpost Writing Competition 2025

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 09:58:07 +0200

Why I’m Giving Up on Blocking AI Bots (For Now)

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 19:35:30 +0200

Locked In at the Lectern: How the Federal Circuit Uses Oral Argument

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:08:59 +0200

3 Count: Migration Dispute

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:00:25 +0200

The Mystery of the Max Planck Retractions

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 18:35:27 +0200

3 Count: Redact, Refile

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 16:09:15 +0200

When Reputation Travels but Goods Do Not: The Delhi HC on Transborder Reputation in the ‘Whistler’ Dispute

Sat, 27 Jun 2026 03:47:57 +0200

Anchor’s Final Goodbye Sparks Plagiarism Controversy

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:38:08 +0200

3 Count: Global Fight

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:46:45 +0200

The Long Overdue Downfall of Étienne Klein

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:24:56 +0200

3 Count: Winamp? In 2026?

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:04:04 +0200

Provisional Typo Spoils Priority Date

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 06:23:07 +0200

Three Is Company: New Data on § 103 Reference Counts

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 21:19:18 +0200

TikTok Artist Devon Rodriguez Accused of Plagiarism

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:50:42 +0200

Found vs. Findable: Judge Stark Maps the Skilled-Searcher Test

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 17:56:54 +0200

3 Count: Ultima Battle

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:54:23 +0200

How Telegram Imports Copyright Doctrine Into Public Law

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 07:24:17 +0200

En Banc Ninth Circuit to Reconsider Copyright’s Total Concept and Feel Test

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:41:27 +0200

Same Direction, Different Engines: FY2026 Utility and Design Grant Projections

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 20:17:35 +0200

SpicyIP Summer School 2026 Starts Tomorrow!

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 14:55:52 +0200

Pre-Negotiated: How Continuations and Art Units Shape the First-Action Allowance

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:24:21 +0200

The Passion Translation Accused of Plagiarism

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:38:23 +0200

3 Count: Termination Expansion

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:00:47 +0200

SpicyIP Tidbit: PPL Registered as a Copyright Society for Sound Recordings

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:41:51 +0200

Judge Sanctions Both Sides for AI Usage

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 19:50:39 +0200

The First Offer Accepted: First-Action Allowances and the Track 1 Premium

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:49:57 +0200

3 Count: Jumping the Baby Shark

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:58:29 +0200

India–Brazil TKDL Access Collaboration: The Next Phase of Global Biodiplomacy?

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 07:11:47 +0200

The Copyright Reversion Right India Refused

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:02:03 +0200

The Federal Circuit’s Expanding Grip on Dismissed Patent Claims

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:38:48 +0200

Has the Late-Continuation Surcharge Shifted Filing?

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 14:48:07 +0200

SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (15.06.2026)

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:20:41 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (June 8-June 14)

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:50:56 +0200

Hooked on Differences: Design Patent Doctrine and Schedule A Litigation at the Federal Circuit

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 20:42:23 +0200

The Legal Fight Against Dupe Culture

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:17:17 +0200

3 Count: Don’t Be Evil

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:55:42 +0200

It’s Not You, It’s Your Claims: Disclosed but Unclaimed Embodiments at the Federal Circuit

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:49:03 +0200

Trading Claims for Speed: USPTO Sweetens the Streamlined Claim Set Pilot

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:40:48 +0200

Something That Gives Me Hope with AI

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:51:29 +0200

3 Count: Substantially Similar

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:40:47 +0200

[Sponsored] 300 to 30 to 5: A Three-Pass Funnel for Patent Searches Under Deadline

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:04:51 +0200

Why Audiobooks Are Now a Major Piracy Target

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:37:04 +0200

Enforceable, but Not Reviewable: A Breached Sotera Stipulation and § 314(d)

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:32:25 +0200

Call for Papers: NLU Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies Volume X, Issue II (Submit by July 15, 2026)

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:21:55 +0200

Six Petitions, Six Placeholders: The Patent Docket Awaiting the Supreme Court

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:18:39 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (May 25-June 7)

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:32:26 +0200

SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (08.06.2026)

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 07:23:02 +0200

Integrity Versus Repose: When Claim Preclusion Bars Fraud on the Court

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 01:37:20 +0200

What the Verdict Might Have Said: Jury Black Boxes in Ollnova v. ecobee

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:46:10 +0200

Foreseeable Is Not Inducing: Hikma v. Amarin

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:32:42 +0200

Wine Railway and the Patent Marking Statute: Is a Covenant Not to Sue a Patent License?

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:20:31 +0200

Cheap Text, Expensive Claims: Fee Asymmetry and the Growing Patent Document

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:43:27 +0200

Plain, Ordinary, and Unresolved: Woodway’s Two-Front Claim Construction Fight

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:07:28 +0200

SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (02.06.2026)

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:14:26 +0200

A United Front Against “Settled Expectations”

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 23:53:04 +0200

One more shot at Keyword Advertising……. aaaannndd Hit Wicket!

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 06:00:34 +0200

Pay to Cite: Applicant Disclosures Drop After the January 2025 IDS Surcharge

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 01:53:24 +0200

Part II: From the Archives: When Oxford Sent a Letter to Amend the Indian Copyright Law in 1901

Sun, 31 May 2026 09:56:40 +0200

Part I: From the Archives: When Oxford Sent a Letter to Amend the Indian Copyright Law in 1901 

Sun, 31 May 2026 09:48:36 +0200

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

Fri, 29 May 2026 22:40:46 +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

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

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

The Myth of Patent Growth

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

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

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

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

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

Revisiting Sixteen Years of §101 After a Data Correction

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

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

Tue, 26 May 2026 12:19:26 +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

Inter Partes Review in 2026

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

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

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

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

Thu, 21 May 2026 22:06:18 +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