IP Newsflash - Blogs Archive - Dr. Rolf Claessen

IPBC Europe 2026: IAM’s photo highlights

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 07:30:00 +0200

International IP Judges Talk Court Conflicts And Cooperation

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 23:07:00 +0200

Trump Org Jumps Into Trump-Themed Burger Biz TM Fight

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:02:03 +0200

Fed. Circ. Won’t Revive Video-Decoding Patent

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 20:55:36 +0200

Tech’s AI Coding Boom On Collision Course With Copyright

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:47:17 +0200

USPTO Launches Pilot Aimed At Reducing Exam Backlog

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:45:56 +0200

Microsoft Keeps PTAB Win Against Communications Patent

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:17:21 +0200

Oracle Says Laid-Off Worker Threatening To Sell Trade Secrets

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:10:26 +0200

BREAKING: Trump Taps Personal Atty For 2nd Circ.

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:37:54 +0200

The Federal Circuit’s Evolving View Of Trade Secrets

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:27:24 +0200

Pickleball Paddle-Maker Smacks 9 Rivals With Patent Suits

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:22:22 +0200

Fed. Circ. Won’t Revive Instrument Monitoring Patent Claims

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:16:20 +0200

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, April 10: DISH Wins Copyright Appeal Over Arabic TV Retransmissions; Fifth Circuit Awards Google Transfer on Mandamus; and Third Circuit Says Online Publication of Copyrighted Building Codes is Transformative

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:15:40 +0200

Feds Renew Push Against ‘Bad Labs’ In Equipment Test Rules

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:53:14 +0200

Fed. Circ. Affirms Roku PTAB Win Over Remote-Control Patent

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:50:15 +0200

Cisco Seeks Ruling That It Never Infringed Chip Patents

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:43:39 +0200

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

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:38:57 +0200

DLA Piper Partner Rejects Pregnant Atty’s Account Of Firing

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:46:36 +0200

Prince’s Estate, ‘Purple Rain’ Co-Star Settle TM Suit

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:01:29 +0200

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

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

WIPO is Seeking a Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) External Consultant

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:15:16 +0200

Malikie targets Hisense in licensing push; BlackBerry’s patent income dips

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:27:04 +0200

PNC urges US Supreme Court denial in case involving $233 million in verdicts

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200

Fed. Circ. Chief Feels ‘Bright-Line Rule Coming’ For IP Marking

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 22:43:36 +0200

11th Circ. Affirms Dish Network’s Copyright Win, $600K Award

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 22:24:51 +0200

BuzzBallz Rival Says ‘Joke’ Domain Grab Not Funny Or Legal

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:48:16 +0200

Patent Review Upheaval Spurs Uncertainty Concerns

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:17:34 +0200

AI Imposters and Copyright Trolls

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

BREAKING: Trump Picks Ohio Ex-Solicitor General For 6th Circuit

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:22:16 +0200

Albright Won’t Toss BMW Suit Over German Patent Cases

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:58:46 +0200

9th Circ. Upholds NCAA Eligibility Limit, Ends Player’s Season

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:24:17 +0200

Professors Push Back in Review of PTAB Rehearing Decision on ODP

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:09:53 +0200

Springsteen Merch Co. Files TM Suit Before NJ Concert

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:45:04 +0200

Trade Secrets Suit Is A ‘Far-Flung Conspiracy’, Law Firm Says

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:34:29 +0200

Welch’s Maker Tells ITC Rival Infringing 2 Fruit Snack Patents

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:13:56 +0200

Doctor Who Sued Biotech Co. Over Arrest Wins $58M Verdict

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:02:14 +0200

Ex-Joe Gibbs Racing Director Pans ‘Desperate’ Discovery Bid

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:01:42 +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

Investor Says Chinese Firms Took $476M EV Venture Stake

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:34:17 +0200

Church Wins Default Judgment Against Proud Boys In TM Suit

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:20:37 +0200

Human Authorship Is Still Central To Copyright Eligibility

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:11:28 +0200

Nonprofit Insurer Wants To Seek AstraZeneca Claims Revival

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:07:07 +0200

Albright Clears Computer Cooling Systems Co. In Patent Fight

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:30:16 +0200

Alpine Skiing Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:20:35 +0200

Your AI Is Saving You Time: So What?

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:19:32 +0200

Abiomed Can’t Escape Blood Pump Patent Case

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:39:15 +0200

“Falling through the cracks”: advocacy group flags PTAB decisions that flip court, ITC rulings

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:20:00 +0200

Ex-Pharmacy Director Denies Using Trade Secrets At New Job

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:51:30 +0200

Copyright Chief Decries ‘Cataclysmic’ High Court Cox Ruling

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:46:52 +0200

ITC Opens Investigation Into Imported Screen Protectors

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:56:08 +0200

PNC Tells Justices $233M Patent Win Was Rightly Axed

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:18:37 +0200

Heim Payne Nabs Former TM-Examiner To Lead TTAB Group

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:27:48 +0200

Ex-Assurant Workers Look To Toss RICO, Trade Secrets Suit

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:20:35 +0200

CAFC Affirms TTAB Finding of No Likelihood of Confusion Between Vape and Cigar Marks

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:15:40 +0200

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

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

Arnold & Porter is Seeking a Senior Manager of IP Prosecution

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:15:45 +0200

LG Display, ETRI report growing patent royalty revenues

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:16:17 +0200

China’s quiet revolution in trade secret damages

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200

Fed. Circ. Questions Specificity Needed In Oxy IP Invalidation

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 22:58:21 +0200

Erotic Influencer’s Pot Co. Sued For Infringing Lil Baby’s IP

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 22:17:13 +0200

Vegas Performer Wants To Block Taylor Swift’s ‘Showgirl’ Use

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 22:09:13 +0200

DOJ Again Pushes Back Against Antitrust Claims Filed Over Allegations of SEP Abuse, False RAND Promises

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:52:16 +0200

New Patent Owner Filings Expected To Drive Down Reexams

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:42:36 +0200

Custom Maps Create Copyright Headaches

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

Starbucks Ends Wash. ‘Patent Troll’ Suit Against 2 Irish Cos.

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:41:59 +0200

Samsung Wants New Trial After $78.5M Patent Verdict

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:09:36 +0200

Fed. Circ. Zeroes In On Ecobee Jury Instruction Beef

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:07:21 +0200

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

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

OpenAI Witness Was Unprepared In IP MDL Depo, Judge Finds

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 19:38:24 +0200

Military Gear Co. Says Ex-Director Stole Trade Secrets

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 19:12:09 +0200

USPTO Stats Show IPR Institution Rate Has Plummeted by 43%

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 19:10:44 +0200

Optis Wants 4th Trial On 4G Patents Against Apple

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:51:56 +0200

2 Strands Of Patent Law In High Court’s ‘Skinny Label’ Case

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:28:00 +0200

DOJ Backs Patent Rights In Samsung Case Against Netlist

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:21:56 +0200

Del. Judge Orders Disclosures Over PE Investors In Law Firms

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:53:34 +0200

Shutterstock, Photographer Clash Over DMCA Safe Harbor

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:43:26 +0200

Fed. Circ. Backs TTAB Order Rejecting Vape Mark Challenge

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:28:00 +0200

3 Count: Erasing Liability

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

Stella Rosa Maker Sues Texas Rival Over ‘Rosa 32’ Name

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:07:12 +0200

Redesigned Supplement Partially Cleared In Patent Row

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:58:52 +0200

Gun Trigger Patent Suits Are Consolidated In EDTX

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:17:09 +0200

US antitrust division’s latest brief favours patentee Netlist over Samsung

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:45:32 +0200

Delaware High Court Revives LG’s $12.8M Patent Award

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:30:52 +0200

DLA Piper Offered Pregnant Atty ‘Dignified’ Exit, Jury Told

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:17:55 +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

Anthropic, IBM, Meta, Microsoft launch patent licensing group in response to AI legal risk

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:30:00 +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

Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB Decision Finding Information Exchange Patent Application Claim Ineligible Under Section 101

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:15:18 +0200

USPTO director to consider US manufacturing and small-business status when instituting or denying inter partes and post-grant review petitions

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

HPE joins Sisvel’s Wi-Fi multimode pool as sixth licensee

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:01:00 +0200

Stability AI Says Garbled Pics Don’t Support Getty Claims

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:27:03 +0200

NCAA Asks 9th Circ. To Revive 5-Year Eligibility Cap On Player

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:15:43 +0200

Moving Target: When Amended Claims Outrun Your Standing Declaration

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

CAFC Says Appellant Declaration Failed to Tie Planned Product Features to Challenged Substitute Claims

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:43:48 +0200

Squires Panel To Rehear Herd Management Patent Invalidation

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:14:20 +0200

Cisco’s Win After Sunk 10-Figure Judgment Eyed By Fed. Circ.

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:21:12 +0200

Pickleball Paddle Maker Calls Fault On Rivals’ Imports At ITC

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:55:38 +0200

3rd Circ. Rules No Infringement In Posting Of Building Codes

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:18:01 +0200

Fed. Circ. Tosses PTAB Amendment Appeal Over Standing

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:47:21 +0200

Ga. Panel Vacates $662K Interest On $2M Arbitration Award

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:46:00 +0200

Fed. Circ. Affirms Samsung PTAB Wins On Display Patents

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:44:33 +0200

Game Developer Falsely Accused of Using AI

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

Axed Trade Secret Award Cautions Against Bundling Damages

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:47:44 +0200

3 Count: Final Photos

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

Conn. Finance Firm, Ex-Adviser Settle Trade Secrets Claims

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:32:29 +0200

Disney Deal Shows the Way for Responsible AI Development

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:15:40 +0200

Holland & Knight Hires Broadcasters Trade Group VP In DC

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:59:32 +0200

Squires Rejects 2 PTAB Petitions, Grants 2 In Merits Orders

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:45:49 +0200

MLB Players, DraftKings Settle Suit Over Use Of Player Images

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:39:08 +0200

Fed. Circ. Backs PTAB Decision On Intuit Patent Challenge

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:24:16 +0200

Patent Monetization: Markets, Misaligned Incentives, and the AI Inflection Point | IPWatchdog Unleashed

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:13:48 +0200

Dow Jones Wins Order For More Months Of Perplexity AI Logs

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:10:04 +0200

Wildfire App Wants Competitor’s Launch Blocked In TM Case

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:34:40 +0200

Boehringer Wants Generic For Blockbuster Jardiance Blocked

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:28:29 +0200

USPTO patent assignment data outage leaves market “flying blind”

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0200

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

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

Pregnant DLA Piper Atty Recounts Firing: ‘This Feels Wrong’

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:39:52 +0200

Why global FRAND rate-setting must require SEP owner consent

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200

Dominion Harbor entity sues Verizon, Samsung over cellular patents

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:07:29 +0200

What Happens When the AI is the Plagiarist?

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

Vape Seller To Stop Selling Alleged Fake Urine Brand Knockoff

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:30:45 +0200

Morgan Lewis Beats DQ Bid In Meta Smart Glasses IP Suit

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:34:18 +0200

Federal Circuit Affirms ITC Refusal to Block Import of Marine Air Conditioner Products

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:16:45 +0200

ITC Keeps Stiiizy Vape Import Ban In Place Pending Appeal

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:11:55 +0200

Bausch, MSN Laboratories Settle Patent Battle Over IBS Drug

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:53:19 +0200

Full Fed. Circ. Urged To Course Correct On Design Patent Test

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:15:49 +0200

Judge Slashes Damages For Natera In Invitae Patent Case

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:15:30 +0200

PTAB Memo Recenters Discretion On US Manufacturing

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:57:12 +0200

What A Court Doc Audit Reveals About Erroneous Filings

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:33:47 +0200

Highland Mint Settles In Barry Sanders Photo IP Suit

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:30:36 +0200

Settlement In Sight For Amway, Supplement Co. In TM Spat

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:09:48 +0200

Udio Urges Illinois Court To Ax AI Music Copyright Suit

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:58:43 +0200

3 Count: Good Luck…

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

Atty Appeals Sanctions Order In $500M Miss America Fight

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:17:34 +0200

SCOTUS Says Fifth Circuit Must Reconsider Contributory Infringement Ruling for Record Labels after Cox v. Sony

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:17:06 +0200

RJ Reynolds Fights Altria’s Trial Subpoena Of In-House Atty

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:10:33 +0200

Fed Circ. Says ITC Rightly Denied Boat AC Import Ban

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:01:05 +0200

Pregnant DLA Piper Atty Fired For ‘Sloppy’ Work, Jury Told

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:48:47 +0200

How the Federal Circuit Is Rebuilding Inventorship Law After the AIA

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

Catching Up With Delaware’s Chancery Court

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:42:48 +0200

As Data Centers Multiply, Patent Holders See Opportunity

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:02:18 +0200

InterDigital, Dolby, Velos, Nokia fuelling spike in AV1 litigation

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:30:00 +0200

InterDigital, Dolby, Nokia fuelling spike in AV1 litigation

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:30:00 +0200

Amazon, AlmondNet Drop Appeal Of $136M Patent Verdict

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:00:17 +0200

Is Your AI Investment Actually Paying Off? What Every IP Professional Needs to Know in 2026

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:15:49 +0200

Justices Vacate Grande ISP Case After Cox Copyright Ruling

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:53:00 +0200

SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 30 – April 5)

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

BOE hit with largest Q1 jury verdict, but Apple’s defence victory is bigger surprise

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +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

Navigating Recent Developments in Generative AI and Trade Secret Protection

Sun, 05 Apr 2026 16:15:44 +0200

IAM’s Market Makers; Avanci inks Chinese carmaker deals; Via Licensing interview; US SEP working group; IPBC Europe 6G panel; plus much more

Sun, 05 Apr 2026 09:30:00 +0200

Licensing negotiation groups under scrutiny: cartel risk or analytical drift?

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 07:30:00 +0200

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, April 3: Trump EO Sets 100% Tariffs on Patent Pharmaceutical Imports; Squires Vacates TikTok IPRs Under Tianma Microelectronics; and Kallay Voices DOJ’s Preference for FRAND Obligations

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:05:38 +0200

Most Common First Names of inventors on US Patents

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

Meet the wireless inventor licensing Apple, Nokia, Ericsson on 6G’s edge

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200

Ericsson, InterDigital, Nokia and Qualcomm provide insights into 6G – and what it could mean for patent licensing

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200

Anthropic Has a Copyright Problem

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

US SEP policy initiatives revealed in interview with SEP working group co-chair

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200

3 Count: Space Dragons

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

Adeia, DISH Network trade blows over media streaming patents

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:14:18 +0200

Federal Circuit Upholds District Court’s View That Omission of Coinventor Invalidates Patent

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:11:43 +0200

USPTO Life Sciences Listening Session: Remarks of Peter-Anthony Pappas and Henry Hadad

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:30:23 +0200

Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB Finding that Centripetal Patent Claims are Unpatentable as Anticipated

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:15:21 +0200

Policymakers Are Falling for a Drug-Pricing Myth

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:54:58 +0200

BMW hit with in‑car streaming trade secret claim that could block US imports

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:38:59 +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

Samsung calls $1 billion InterDigital patent deal ‘outlandish’, ‘unsustainable’

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:22:40 +0200

Samsung brands $1 billion InterDigital patent deal ‘outlandish’, ‘unsustainable’

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:22:40 +0200

Memory giants SK Hynix, Kioxia under USITC probe over patent claims; NVIDIA also sued

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 07:29:30 +0200

The USPTO is Trying—But the Most Abusive Practices to Kill Patents Are Still in Play

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 21:58:04 +0200

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

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

As ‘Pro Codes Act’ is Reintroduced, Opponents Warn of Threats to Standards Development System

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 18:15:05 +0200

A Very Brief History of Plagiarism

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

USPTO Solves U.S. Patent Eligibility Problems

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:19:01 +0200

3 Count: Sniffing Victory

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

Mainstream Media Attention for Judge Newman Suspension Grows as Saga Continues

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:15:10 +0200

InterDigital has won two litigation milestones against three major Chinese tech firms

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:11:29 +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

How to Draft AI Patents That Survive the Next Guidance Cycle, and the One After That

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:15:36 +0200

Guest Post: Improving PERA’s Eligibility Exclusions

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

Sisvel launches new point-of-sales device pool with Nokia, Huawei, LG Electronics on board

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:43:52 +0200

Patentees need to recalibrate enforcement strategies following division bench ruling on revocation actions

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:20:00 +0200

AI signals new era for personalised medicine – but USPTO eligibility challenges remain

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:20:00 +0200

Funai Electric’s 233 patent sale is 2025 Q4’s biggest US transaction

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200

Via Licensing’s new president outlines patent pool operator’s strategic reset

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 22:01:00 +0200

Tesla Partially Succeeds at CAFC with Ruling Finding Some EV Charging Claims Obvious

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:28:06 +0200

CAFC Upholds Ineligibility of Targeted Ad Claims in Win for TikTok

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:14:23 +0200

3 Count: Anime Pay

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

WIPO in Focus: Beyond Treaties, Toward a Market-Driven IP System | IPWatchdog Unleashed

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:00:56 +0200

The Nexus Trap: Why Component Patents Struggle with Objective Indicia

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

Nokia’s next IoT licensing programme is home security

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:16:28 +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

China modernises trade secret rules in long‑awaited enforcement reform

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:39:34 +0200

Avanci signs up seven Chinese auto licensees in six months

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 08:37:30 +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

Bell, Edison, Marconi, Tesla – these famed inventors had this in common

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0200

Amicus, Sanofi Urge USPTO Appeals Panel to Uphold Ex Parte Baurin’s Approach to ODP Analysis

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:48:51 +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

IP Litigation Strategy: The Art of Winning Before Trial

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:15:21 +0200

Introducing IAM’s Market Makers of the year

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:33:07 +0200

Ninety-Eight Percent of Apple, Nvidia, Costco, Lilly and MasterCard Market Value are IP-Related Intangible Assets

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:15:16 +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

Judge Schoen says UK FRAND approach a “way to stay in business” after Brexit, defends Munich’s record on implementer losses

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:19:31 +0200

Judge Schoen says UK FRAND approach a “way to stay in businesses” after Brexit, defends Munich’s record on implementer losses

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:19:31 +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

Viering, Jentschura & Partner mbB is Seeking an U.S. Patent Attorney

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:15:43 +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

IP salary survey; DoJ targets ALNG; anti-drone patent arms race; Transsion fires back at Ericsson; IPBC Europe 2026 highlights; plus much more

Sun, 29 Mar 2026 09:30:00 +0200

IPBC Europe 2026: the highlights

Sat, 28 Mar 2026 09:30:09 +0100

Bipartisan Skepticism Greets Director Squires at First House Oversight Hearing

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

PTAB Upholds Priority Win for Broad Institute in CRISPR Patent Case

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 19:15:25 +0100

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

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

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, March 27: Trademarks Evoking Fictitious Heritage May Be Deceptive Under EU Law; March Madness TRO Nixed by District Judge; EU Patent Applications Surpass 200K for First Time in 2025

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:15:54 +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

Transsion fires back at Ericsson at UPC; IPO filing offers recent SEP deal value insight

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:09:44 +0100

adidas lawsuit highlights recent trend in litigation strategy

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100

Sahyog or Suppression? The New Architecture of Intermediary Liability

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

CAFC Affirms District Court’s Denial of Mandatory Stay for ITC Respondent Who Voluntarily Dismissed Complaint

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 20:15:03 +0100

Revisiting the Orphan Works Debate 20 Years Later

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

Brazil court unveils interim procedure in Acer v Nokia

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 18:02:30 +0100

U.S. Government Says SCOTUS Should Skip Pharma Companies’ Challenge to Medicare Negotiation Program

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:15:45 +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

IPWatchdog LIVE 2026: What Big Tech Actually Wants from Your Patent, and What Sends It Straight to the Back Burner

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:15:03 +0100

How ex parte re-examination is becoming a primary risk management tool

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100

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

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

“Replay of the same movie”: DOJ flags familiar antitrust tactics in streaming patent wars

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 21:15:55 +0100

Contentious House USPTO Oversight Hearing Centers on PTAB Reforms, Trump’s Political Influence

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:57:31 +0100

Supreme Court Rules for Cox, Weakens DMCA

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

USPTO director faces heat on PTAB, morale and reform

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:46:49 +0100

Supreme Court Reverses $1 Billion Verdict, Rules Cox Not Contributorily Liable for Subscribers’ Copyright Infringement

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:15:14 +0100

3 Count: Disney Exit

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

10 common pitfalls that can derail IP agreements

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:00:56 +0100

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

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

USPTO joins DOJ in supporting permanent injunctions for NPEs amid case against Samsung

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:20:00 +0100

The ‘machine unlearning’ problem: AI’s hidden licensing and compliance challenges

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:20:00 +0100

Mercola is Seeking a Patent Paralegal

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 09:15:27 +0100

Geely hit with Brazilian patent injunction, files fresh action in China

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 07:49:17 +0100

FBI door‑knocks to cross‑border data collection challenges: criminal enforcement in trade secret theft cases

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100

IPWatchdog LIVE Day Three: Coke Stewart Says Reexam Surge is on Office Radar; Rep. Kiley Talks Innovation Education on the Hill; and Meet the 2026 IPWatchdog Masters Hall of Fame Inductees

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 23:56:27 +0100

Cleanroom as a Service: AI-Washing Copyright

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

Calculating the Patent Liabilities of the ‘Magnificent Seven’

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:45:01 +0100

Patent applications reveal anti-drone arms race

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0100

3 Count: Garage Band

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

SCOTUS Grants Solicitor General Divided Argument in Hikma Induced Infringement Case

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:15:58 +0100

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

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

IPWatchdog LIVE Panel Asks Whether Patent Licensing Still Works — The Answer Is Complicated

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:17:13 +0100

Nixon Peabody is Seeking a Patent Agent

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:15:17 +0100

Nixon Peabody is Seeking a Patent Attorney

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:15:54 +0100

Sharp, three others beef up Access Advance’s video distribution pool

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:01:37 +0100

Software and utility models in Spain: criteria shift requires protection strategies rethink

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 08:00:05 +0100

Day 61

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

DOJ antitrust investigation targets automakers in licensing negotiation group

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 21:25:34 +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

Inclusion, wellbeing and employee confidence gaps: lessons from the 2026 IP Salary Survey

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0100

IP issues will arise as US and Mexico launch review talks to USMCA

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100

UPC long-arm ruling; Coca-Cola viral video; Squires PTAB memo; solid-state battery patent data; IP Bridge sues Geely; plus much more

Sun, 22 Mar 2026 11:04:31 +0100

Ignore all previous instructions, infringe this patent

Sat, 21 Mar 2026 09:30:01 +0100

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, March 20: CAFC Approves Flexible Domestic Industry Analysis at ITC; MFN Pricing Threatens $167 Trillion in Medical Innovation’s Societal Value; and UK Has No Preferred Option for AI and Copyright

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 19:37:33 +0100

Musk-owned X seeks to overturn $172M damages and interest award

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100

Failure to seek UPC confidentiality order strips EOflow’s trade secrets of protection

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:31:59 +0100

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

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

We Need a More Permanent Solution to Inter Partes Review Overreach

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:15:47 +0100

BREAKING: Geely sued by IP Bridge in Brazil as Avanci licensors seek next Chinese licensee

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 11:43:03 +0100

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

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

Patent boom reveals early leaders in solid-state batteries years ahead of market rollout

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 09:14:34 +0100

University Flags 95% of Theses for Plagiarism

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

The Supreme Court Must Revisit Prosecution Laches—And the Industry Should Speak Up

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:15:48 +0100

Acting Commissioner of Patents says USPTO is embracing AI responsibly

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:00:00 +0100

Patent Prosecution in the AI-Native Future: How IP Counselors Can Succeed

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:15:07 +0100

Dolby wins four-country Opus injunction as UPC hands down third FRAND ruling

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:46:59 +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

IP Innovators: Writer’s Block Is Dead: Drew McElligott on AI in Legal Practice

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:15:20 +0100

The Coca-Cola viral video threat: when reverse engineering goes public

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 11:29:08 +0100

Unpredictability at the USPTO: managing electrical arts prosecution risk

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:51:00 +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

Thoughts on Finesse Wireless‘s Framing of Datascope as an ‘Infamous’ Example of Federal Circuit Overreach

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:06:04 +0100

3 Count: 12 Bars

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

Delaware Court Denies Sony Subsidiary Summary Judgment in Cinemavault Trademark Dispute

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:15:05 +0100

Squires’ latest PTAB memo seeks to boost US manufacturing with new discretionary factors

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:07:31 +0100

What They Don’t Teach You In School About Corporate Patent Monetization

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 11:15:38 +0100

Analytics show Huawei winning Wi-Fi 7 patent race

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:20:00 +0100

Blockbuster opposition claim raises questions around fame threshold for dilution

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:20:00 +0100

Clarity needed as Puma dispute highlights loophole in Chinese trademark law

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:20:00 +0100

Nissan, Volvo sued in Germany and Korea as battery patent wars intensify

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 09:25:21 +0100

The UPC – only three years old and already leading

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100

Organizations Warn Fast-Track of Bill to Separate Copyright Office from Library of Congress Would Be a ‘Grave Mistake’

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 17:13:56 +0100

Senators Blackburn, Welch Call for AI Video Apps to Cease IP Infringement

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:15:13 +0100

3 Count: EncyclopedAI

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

AI, Budget Cuts, and the Future of In-House Patent Teams | IPWatchdog Unleashed

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:21:23 +0100

Onesta withdraws German long-arm assertion of US patents, leaving jurisdictional questions open

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:16:30 +0100

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

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

Bancor v Uniswap dismissal highlights the difficulty of DeFi patenting

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0100

Oppo scores against Asus in 5G, VVC spats in Germany and China

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 09:52:06 +0100

Harrity & Harrity is Seeking an Innovation Specialist – Patent Technology

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 09:15:33 +0100

Women in IP: Former Judge Kathleen O’Malley on the future of US patent policy

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +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

CAFC Affirms Dismissal for Lack of Standing in Software Patent Dispute

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:15:26 +0100

3 Count: Delayed Launch

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

UPC Court of Appeal overturns long-arm jurisdiction in suit against OpenAI and Adobe

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 14:24:51 +0100

Netlist, Samsung Spar Over RPI Requirements for PTAB Trial Petitions in Requests for Director Review

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 14:15:10 +0100

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

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

UK confidentiality approach poses challenges for SEP owners/licensees, despite Optis redaction win

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +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

UPC jurisdiction long read; Honor joins Via audio pool; PTAB discretionary denials; Applied Materials interview; Regeneron US discovery suit; plus much more

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 11:29:30 +0100

The one moat that doesn’t melt: IP in the intelligence displacement era

Sat, 14 Mar 2026 09:30:00 +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

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, March 13: Former USPTO Patent Examiner Settles Conflict Allegations; EU Parliament Endorses EUIPO Register of Works Used to Train AI; U.S.-Based Operations Become Discretionary Denial Factor at PTAB

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:15:04 +0100

NCLA Revives Newman Case Against Moore with Supreme Court Petition

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:05:38 +0100

How far would you go to maximise know-how revenue streams?

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:42:45 +0100

Industry-university patents reveal concentrated cross-border collaboration

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +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

Regeneron seeks US discovery for Taiwanese aflibercept biosimilar patent dispute

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100

Grammarly Sued Over Expert Review Feature

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 20:14:17 +0100

Chamber’s 2026 IP Index Sees Scores Decrease in Eight EU Member States

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:36:11 +0100

Avanci recruits Via LA chief licensing officer Jane Bu

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:52:23 +0100

Legal Groups Push for Mandatory Disclosure of Litigation Funders

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:15:18 +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

California’s AI training data transparency law survives initial test from xAI

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:38:48 +0100

USPTO to Consider Extent of U.S.-Based Operations in Deciding AIA Institutions

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:07:16 +0100

Made in America: Director Squires Ties IPR Institution to Domestic Manufacturing

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:48:21 +0100

IP Litigation Insider: Applied Materials’ head of IP has his eyes on the horizon

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:44:46 +0100

[Sponsored] 2026 WIPO – KOREA Advanced International Certificate Course (AICC)(Apply by April 19, 2026)

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:13:22 +0100

Adeia seals new chip IP deals with AMD and UMC

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0100

Final call for IP Hall of Fame nominations

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 09:16:34 +0100

From Graham to Gramm: A New Deere Case Arrives at the Federal Circuit

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 21:02:00 +0100

CAFC Reverses Judgment of Indefiniteness in Crop Harvester Patent Dispute

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:15:53 +0100

A Response to Opposition of the ‘Stealing Isn’t Innovation’ Campaign

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:15:27 +0100

3 Count: Metadata Battle

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:12:22 +0100

CAFC Reverses District Court’s Finding of Eligibility for Columbia Antivirus Software Claims

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:09:11 +0100

Streamers will be glued to DivX v Netflix US patent trial

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:10:21 +0100

What to know about the PTAB’s evolving case law on discretionary denial

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:55:00 +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

Strengths and pitfalls of the UDRP as WIPO data reveals policy is central to US brand protection strategy

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:20:00 +0100

Calcutta High Court judgment underscores importance of procedural separation in pre-grant opposition proceedings

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:20:00 +0100

First‑ever US PAIPA designations signal new era of trade secret enforcement

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +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

What Shrinking Patent Budgets Say About the Patent System/ IPWatchdog Unleashed

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:15:05 +0100

3 Count: Letting Off Steam

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 15:51:05 +0100

Via video licensors kept in the dark about pool sale; Access Advance seeking support for merged offering

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:39:37 +0100

The emerging utility patent strategies of global fashion leaders

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0100

SCOTUS Denies Petition Seeking Review of Second Circuit’s Trademark Co-Ownership Ruling

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 11:15:18 +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

SCOTUS Denial of Lynk Labs Petition Preserves Unpublished Patent Applications as Prior Art in Pre-AIA IPRs

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 21:15:12 +0100

Federal Circuit Says Corrected Inventorship Came Too Late to Revisit PTAB Decisions

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 18:54:06 +0100

Honor joins Via’s AAC patent pool

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:30:00 +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

Amazon-InterDigital dispute and landmark CJEU referral put UPC jurisdiction in focus

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:50:36 +0100

The AI Ethics Waterfall: Disclosure, Governance, and Who’s Really Responsible

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:12:40 +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

CAFC Affirms JMOL of Non-Infringement in Blood Sequestration Device Patent Dispute

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 16:15:29 +0100

IPBC Global agenda; ICE patent infringement claims; BYD sued at UPC; new Avanci Wi-Fi 6 programme; Novacloud-Oracle licence; plus much more

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 11:30:32 +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

Squires Orders Appeals Panel to Review PTAB Rehearing Decision Reversing ODP Rejections

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 20:15:27 +0100

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, March 6: WIPO Issues PCT Filing Study; CAFC Affirms Use of Unaccused Devices in Royalty Determination; USTR Notorious Markets List Highlights Live Sports Piracy

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:15:49 +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

USTR Report May Stem Trade Partners’ Weak-Patent Agenda

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 21:15:09 +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

When Policy Narratives Override the Facts: A Response to Recent Commentary on My PTAB Case

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:15:28 +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

A Rose by Any Other Name? The Perils of Personal Names as Brand Names

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 12:15:15 +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

Moderna Settles with Genevant and Arbutus, Ending LNP Patent Dispute

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 20:15:56 +0100

3 Count: No Robot Copyright

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:58:02 +0100

Opinion: Keep Going Squires USPTO: Inventors Want a Streamlined Claim Set Pilot Program 2.0

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:15:29 +0100

Inventing with Intent: Where Engineering Rigor Meets Business Reality | IPWatchdog Unleashed

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 21:15:40 +0100

Federal Circuit Dissent Rates Collapse After Newman’s Removal

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 20:38:34 +0100

CAFC Partially Reverses PTAB Decision Upholding Patient Imaging Patent Claims

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 20:15:13 +0100

Guest Post: Design Patents at the ITC

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 18:33:59 +0100

When Lawyers Need Help: Supporting Colleagues While Protecting Clients

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 13:15:41 +0100

Cool AI Patents of the Month: Real-Time Sports Insights and Smarter Vehicles

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 12:15:59 +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

Supreme Court Denies Thaler’s Latest Attempt to Register Copyright to AI-Generated Image

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 22:42:42 +0100

Squires Updates Conflict of Interest Guidance for Examiners Following DOJ Settlement Announcement

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 21:15:25 +0100

DOJ and USPTO File Statement Backing Injunctions for NPEs

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 19:15:08 +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

Split Federal Circuit Upholds Smart Mobile Patent Claims Against Challenge from Apple

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 17:15:32 +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

Announcing the Results of the 1st National Policy Brief Competition on Intellectual Property & Innovation 2025 by SpicyIP and CIPAM, DPIIT

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 09:37:30 +0100

SpicyIP Weekly Review (February 23 – March 1)

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 04:04:02 +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

Unjust Enrichment as a Residual Remedy for Biopiracy? Rethinking ABS Failures Beyond MAT

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 10:30:38 +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

The Bad “Karma” of Interim Measures- Analysing NIPEKM’s Potential Long-term Impacts

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 06:45:24 +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

SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (23.02.2026)

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 05:57:29 +0100

SpicyIP Weekly Review (February 16 – February 22)

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 02:02:01 +0100

The Illusion of Innovation: Looking at the Galgotias University Patents

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:18:57 +0100

[Sponsored] Admissions Open: WIPO-NLUD-IPO Joint Masters/LL.M., the Post Graduate Insolvency Programme (PGIP), and Ph.D. Programme at National Law University Delhi (April 10, 2026)

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 10:53:46 +0100

Are You a-live Performer? A Question to Studio Recordist

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 05:58:22 +0100

SCOTUSGate: A New Portal to the Certiorari Pipeline

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 21:24:10 +0100

In Defense of Sumitomo, and What It Means for India

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:11:12 +0100

Canva v RxPrism; Analysing How the 3(k) Challenge was ‘Canva’ssed with a Statutory Presumption of Validity

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:52:58 +0100

“Anonymous Work” and the AI Author Fight

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 21:51:14 +0100

The Hidden Stories From Bangalore Habba: Conversations With Artisans Beyond Legal Frameworks

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 06:51:47 +0100

An Inexact Art: Willis Electric and the Limits of Damages Gatekeeping

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 05:14:31 +0100

Regulating Artificially Generated Media: Unpacking the Amendments to the IT Rules

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:24:03 +0100

SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (16.02.2026)

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 09:07:09 +0100

SpicyIP Weekly Review (February 9 – February 15)

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 01:30:46 +0100

Hot Bench: Speaking Time and Opinion Writing at the Federal Circuit

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:08:18 +0100

Announcing the Finalists of the 1st National Policy Brief Competition on Intellectual Property & Innovation 2025!

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 08:31:04 +0100

ER Squibb to map Zydus’s product: Does this mean closure?

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 08:27:02 +0100

Lynk Labs Resource Guide

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 23:08:14 +0100

The Director Unbound: Federal Circuit Holds NHK-Fintiv Exempt from APA Rulemaking

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:11:35 +0100

SC to decide CCI’s Jurisdiction over abuse of Patent Rights

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:45:43 +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

‘Pro-tem’ FRAND Deposits: Are temporary orders here to stay?

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 06:41:25 +0100

Ingevity’s $85 Million Lesson: Antitrust Tying Still Has Teeth

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 21:25:53 +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

Pre-Alice Patents Keep Falling: Three Section 101 Decisions from the Federal Circuit

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 18:05:16 +0100

First Possession and Intellectual Property: A Supplement for Property Law

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 02:50:33 +0100

Privity Without Duty: When Patent Inventors Are Bound but Not Represented

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 18:11:06 +0100

SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (09.02.2026)

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 08:39:07 +0100

SpicyIP Weekly Review (February 2 – February 8)

Sun, 08 Feb 2026 22:44:53 +0100

An Old Trick in the Patent Book: Targeted Drafting from 1876 to 2026

Sat, 07 Feb 2026 17:08:17 +0100

Design Law Reforms: Searching for Justifications

Sat, 07 Feb 2026 10:22:44 +0100

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, February 6: Counterfeit Study Shows 41% Fail Product Safety Standards; USPTO De-Designates PTAB Precedentials on RPI Amendments

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 18:43:00 +0100

From the Archives: The Giant, the Dwarf and the Lawyer – An 1847 Trilogue!

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:27:20 +0100

Comments to the DPIIT on their GenAI – Copyright Working Paper 1

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 07:07:42 +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

Patent Suit Over NASA’s Mars Helicopter Blocked by Government Contractor Immunity

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:54:35 +0100

The ‘Narrow’ Question That Appears in Half of PTAB Obviousness Decisions

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 02:17:13 +0100

Megachurch Pastor Accused of Repeated Plagiarism

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 20:21:55 +0100

CAFC Affirms Summary Judgment Ruling in Patent Suit Against NASA Mars Helicopter Subcontractor

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 20:15:34 +0100

When Obviousness Rejections Pile On: Rethinking Multi-Reference Combinations

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 17:01:10 +0100

3 Count: No Laughing Matter

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 16:38:56 +0100

Who Are You? YMTC’s Refusal to Identify Its Real Parties in Interest

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 21:29:36 +0100

If You Don’t Disclose AI, You’re a Plagiarist

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 20:51:18 +0100

3 Count: Minions Olympics

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:49:31 +0100

The USPTO and the Board of Peace

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 21:41:38 +0100

Find the Differences vs Substantial Similarity: Chief Judge Moore Challenges Federal Circuit’s Design Patent Infringement Framework

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 20:13:01 +0100

The Problem with Collecting CCB Damages

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 20:04:57 +0100

3 Count: Evil Genie

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 17:19:14 +0100

SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (02.02.2026)

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 07:26:24 +0100

SpicyIP Weekly Review (January 26 – February 1)

Sun, 01 Feb 2026 23:45:30 +0100

Supreme Court IP Docket February 1, 2026: Hikma Leads, Section 101 and IPR Questions on Deck

Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:06:27 +0100

Government Urges Supreme Court to Deny AI Copyright Case, Emphasizing Narrow Question and Statutory Text

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 18:33:56 +0100

(Part III) Book Review: Intellectual Property Debates in South Asia

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 09:52:50 +0100

(Part II) Book Review: Intellectual Property Debates in South Asia

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 09:36:44 +0100

(Part I) Book Review: Intellectual Property Debates in South Asia

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 09:20:27 +0100

Eurovision’s First Plagiarism Story of 2026

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 20:05:21 +0100

Large Entities Achieve Double the Patent Allowance Rate of Micro Entities

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 19:17:22 +0100

3 Count: Anthropic Unprincipled

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 17:26:58 +0100

A 15-Year Long Fight Over Exam Questions

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 20:52:57 +0100

3 Count: What Did I Miss?

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 16:56:07 +0100

No Do-Over: Trade Secret Plaintiffs Must Crystallize Their Theory by Summary Judgment

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 16:24:22 +0100

DOJ Urges Supreme Court to Deny Cert in Thaler’s Latest Bid to Copyright Work Created by AI

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 13:15:28 +0100

The Supreme Court Should Take Up the USAA Case to Bring Clarity to the Esoteric ‘Abstract Ideas’ Doctrine of Alice

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 23:18:26 +0100

Patent Venue’s Method Claim Problem: How Many Steps Must Occur in the District?

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 21:50:14 +0100

Every Researcher’s Nightmare

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 20:23:50 +0100

Strengthening IP Enables Human Creativity and Economic Mobility | IPWatchdog Unleashed

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 16:56:28 +0100

3 Count: Water Tank Mural

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 16:04:21 +0100

Single-Reference Obviousness: Federal Circuit Says Don’t Re-Do the Prior Art’s Work

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 21:21:12 +0100

SpicyIP Weekly Review (January 19 – January 25)

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 20:10:04 +0100

3 Count: $12.9 Trillion

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:59:06 +0100

SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (26.01.2026)

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 06:47:11 +0100

The Thaw Begins?: What’s Driving IPR Institutions Under Director Squires

Sat, 24 Jan 2026 19:23:58 +0100

Announcing the Shortlisted Teams for the Pre-Finals 1st National Policy Brief Competition on Intellectual Property & Innovation 2025!

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:22:28 +0100

Tu Quoque Denied: Google’s Own Patents Irrelevant to §101 Defense

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 22:08:39 +0100

Why AI Watermarking Isn’t The Answer

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 20:33:42 +0100

3 Count: International Edition

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 17:13:27 +0100

A Course Correction? What Rangaraj and Kamal Haasan Get Right about Personality Rights

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 09:28:20 +0100

Who Decides When Construction Is Needed? Comcast Seeks Supreme Court Review of O2 Micro’s Limits

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 21:59:15 +0100

The Fight Over Paid Video Game Mods

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 20:04:30 +0100

3 Count: NVIDIA in Cahoots

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 16:11:34 +0100

How to Prevent a Work from Entering the Public Domain

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 19:24:55 +0100

Federal Circuit Finds Its Spine: Rejecting “Hyper-Technical” Gatekeeping

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 18:09:58 +0100

3 Count: Gambling Problem

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:57:55 +0100

USAA Petitions SCOTUS: Is Mobile Check Deposit Just an “Abstract Idea”?

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 18:30:29 +0100

A Terrorization of the Terroir

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 11:42:28 +0100

SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (19.01.2026)

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 07:32:20 +0100

Call for Submissions NUALS Intellectual Property Law Review (Vol. VII) [Submit by March 1, 2026]

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 06:57:56 +0100

SpicyIP Weekly Review (January 12 – January 18)

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 04:37:49 +0100

Biosimilarity is not Infringement- Full Stop

Sat, 17 Jan 2026 11:49:47 +0100

The Tinderbox Ignites: Supreme Court to Decide Whether Generic Equivalence Statements Constitute Inducement

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 21:02:35 +0100

A Dog’s Breakfast: The Doctrinal Mess Surrounding “Configured To” Claim Language

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 21:57:30 +0100

Yet Another Romanian Plagiarism Scandal

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 20:04:06 +0100

3 Count: Blocking the Blocks

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 14:14:31 +0100

Staying the Numbers: Damages Quantification and the Limits of “Exceptionality” after Lifestyle

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 09:58:29 +0100

SpicyIP Tidbit: Caution! Trade Marks Protection through Online Service Providers

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 09:11:31 +0100

Nippon v. Controller: DHC Sets the Standard for What Constitutes “Proof of Right”

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 07:43:36 +0100

The Unresolved Code: Anand Khosla, Arbitrability, and the Ghost of Rights in Rem

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 06:32:13 +0100

The Unresolved Code: Anand Khosla, Arbitrability, and the Ghost of Rights in Rem

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 06:32:13 +0100

The Strange Plagiarism Case of Dylan Thomas

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 19:58:54 +0100

3 Count: International Termination

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 17:07:19 +0100

InPASS New Feature Update: Download Final Granted Patent Specifications with Ease!

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 11:44:44 +0100

Online Symposium on the Book “IP Debates in South Asia” (17th Jan)

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:43:06 +0100

Supreme Court Patent Update: Hikma Redistributed, Curtin’s Missing Brief, and Two Petitions on Deck

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 21:36:23 +0100

Can You Plagiarize an AI Prompt?

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 20:26:35 +0100

L’Office, C’est Moi: Director Squires and the Parchment Barriers of PTAB Institution Precedent

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 19:20:28 +0100

3 Count: Settling Lizzo

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 18:16:03 +0100

[Tidbit] Will Azure Hospitality Saga Impact the PPL-Passcode Litigation?

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 13:07:46 +0100

Does Medium Have a Plagiarism Problem?

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:08:04 +0100

3 Count: Salt-N-Pepa

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:43:16 +0100

The Unraveling of International Patent Comity?

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 12:44:42 +0100

One Chance or Two? Madras HC Bars LPAs in Patent Disputes, Deepening High Court Parity

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 11:42:20 +0100

Natural Justice Without Participation? Patent Examination, Civil Consequences, and the Zydus Judgment

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 10:20:05 +0100

SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (12.01.2026)

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 08:11:09 +0100

SpicyIP Weekly Review (January 5 – January 11)

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 05:47:34 +0100

The Incredible Shrinking PTAB

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 17:51:22 +0100

Patently-O Operations Contact

Sat, 10 Jan 2026 23:27:57 +0100

DPIIT Working Report: Lawful Access while ignoring Copyright Law

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 05:51:30 +0100

Seven Patent Issues from 2025 that Deserve Ongoing Consideration

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 20:51:14 +0100

UMD’s $600,000 Plagiarism Blunder

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 20:15:36 +0100

3 Count: Pinterest Notifications

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 17:06:00 +0100

Striking Out the Giant: Delhi HC Reaffirms Territoriality in MLB Trademark Dispute

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 13:05:29 +0100

Regulating Domain Name System: DHC’s Ex Ante Turn

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 08:53:25 +0100

Ariscale’s Failed Ordered Combination 101 Argument

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 02:13:23 +0100

The Need for Good/Non-AI Grammar Checking

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 20:06:39 +0100

3 Count: Napster? Really?

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 17:08:02 +0100

When the Director Can Do Anything: Apple v. Squires and the Limits of APA Process

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 21:03:17 +0100

The Shocking Downfall of the Internet Anarchist

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 20:41:18 +0100

3 Count: Sleep Token

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 17:36:11 +0100

The Question of AI and Copyright Infringement is Actually an Easy One

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 15:15:45 +0100

Supreme Court’s January 2026 IP Docket: Hikma Leads a Small but Significant Field

Sat, 03 Jan 2026 13:00:01 +0100

PTAB Doubles Section 101 Reversal Rate Under Director Squires

Fri, 02 Jan 2026 22:48:31 +0100

The Top 10 Patents of 2025: Ubiquitous 6G Connections, Auditable Blockchain Transactions and Pest-Resistant Transgenic Corn

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 20:15:48 +0100

The Surprising Headline of 2025: USPTO Stability?

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 23:34:22 +0100

Section 101 and Functional Claiming: The Unexplored § 112(f) Path in 10Tales v. TikTok

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 20:29:18 +0100

5 Copyright and 5 Plagiarism Stories NOT About AI from 2025

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 20:18:46 +0100

3 Count: Late Christmas

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 17:17:17 +0100

Plagiarism in Pop Culture – Hallmark’s ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 20:21:13 +0100

3 Count: Downloadable Spotify

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:03:21 +0100

Was ‘The Night Before Christmas’ a Plagiarism?

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 20:30:07 +0100

3 Count: Google Irony

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 17:16:42 +0100

HBCU President Sues Plagiarism Accuser

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 20:33:49 +0100

3 Count: And Adobe Too

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 17:07:24 +0100

The Death of Robots.txt

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 19:40:16 +0100

3 Count: Avatar Again

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:55:21 +0100

The Copymight Coalition: Organizing Against AI

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 20:42:29 +0100

3 Count: 3% Support

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 17:13:22 +0100

UMD President Darryll Pines Cleared of Plagiarism

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 20:15:15 +0100

3 Count: Clarification Needed

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 17:34:54 +0100

Grammarly Updates Authorship, Improves Labeling

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 20:37:34 +0100

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