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Lawsuit On Expired Patents Trapped By 8-Million-Dollar "Bad Faith" Bond

Instead of decking the halls for Christmas, the Federal Circuit decked Longhorn by dismissing its appeal for lack of jurisdiction. Idaho, and over 30 other states...

United States IP

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Irwin IP

Understanding Equitable Defenses In Trademark Infringement: Laches, Equitable Estoppel, And Acquiescence

A trademark is afforded legal protection when it designates a source or origin of its product or service by distinguishing its businesses' good or service from others.

United States IP

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Harness IP

How Chinese Utility Models Fit Into Global IP Strategies

Recent guidelines from the China National Intellectual Property Administration, effective Jan. 1, have again put the spotlight on the value of Chinese utility models and the interplay between utility models and conventional Chinese patents.[

United States IP

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Foley & Lardner

Why Disney Told Google To Stop Using Its IP While Making A Deal With OpenAI

This one was so big that you may have already heard about it even if you do not have your ear to the ground for IP news. In December 2025, The Walt Disney Company sent a cease-and-desist letter to Google alleging...

United States IP

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Marks Gray

The Upper Brand Gray Market Goods (Podcast)

United States IP

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Mayer Brown

The Upper Brand – BU v. BU (Podcast)

United States IP

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Mayer Brown

Federal Circuit Upholds Setting Aside Of Jury Verdict Where Trade Secrets Not Identified With Sufficient Particularity

United States IP

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Could European Courts Soon Be Litigating and Enforcing U.S. Patents?

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Polsinelli LLP

In Re OpenAI, Inc. Copyright Infringement Litigation

United States IP

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

New SPC Referral To The CJEU On The Interpretation Of Article 3(d)

United States IP

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J A Kemp LLP

Ex Parte PTAB Decisions Rein In Obviousness-Type Double Patenting Rejections

United States IP

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Foley & Lardner

Donuts, Tea, And Why E-Commerce Ruined The "Remote Market" Argument For Trademark Infringement Claims

United States IP

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Butler Snow LLP

PTAB/USPTO Update - January 2026

United States IP

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WilmerHale

Patent Eligibility Reform: Everyone Has An Opinion (And A "Love Actually" Relationship Ranking)

United States IP

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Holland & Knight

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2026 Canadian In-House Counsel Report: Unparalleled Insights into Canada's In-House Profession from CBA In-House Lawyers

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CBA In-House Lawyers

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Unlocking IP Department Superpowers: From challenge to opportunity - Success Stories and Best Practices from IP Leaders

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Dennemeyer S.A.

Recorded on 21 Oct 2025 | 12:00 PM

From IPMS to Ecosystem: How APIs & Agentic AI transforms Intellectual Property work

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Dennemeyer S.A.

Recorded on 9 Jul 2025 | 2:00 PM

Digital Assets – Innovation vs Compliance: Emerging Offshore Jurisdictional Trends – How Legal Advisers' Roles Will Change

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Walkers

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Lawsuit On Expired Patents Trapped By 8-Million-Dollar "Bad Faith" Bond

Instead of decking the halls for Christmas, the Federal Circuit decked Longhorn by dismissing its appeal for lack of jurisdiction. Idaho, and over 30 other states...

United States IP

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Irwin IP

International Trade In Chemical Markets: What To Know Now - Part Two (Podcast)

Milton Koch, International Trade Advisor, and Jonathan Spadt, Shareholder and Intellectual Property Section Co-chair, explain the role of Section 337 investigations within the broader context of international trade...

United States International

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

How Chinese Utility Models Fit Into Global IP Strategies

Recent guidelines from the China National Intellectual Property Administration, effective Jan. 1, have again put the spotlight on the value of Chinese utility models and the interplay between utility models and conventional Chinese patents.[

United States IP

FL

Foley & Lardner

International Trade In Chemical Markets: What To Know Now - Part Two

United States International

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Could European Courts Soon Be Litigating and Enforcing U.S. Patents?

PL

Polsinelli LLP

New SPC Referral To The CJEU On The Interpretation Of Article 3(d)

United States IP

JA

J A Kemp LLP

Ex Parte PTAB Decisions Rein In Obviousness-Type Double Patenting Rejections

United States IP

FL

Foley & Lardner

PTAB/USPTO Update - January 2026

United States IP

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WilmerHale

Patent Eligibility Reform: Everyone Has An Opinion (And A "Love Actually" Relationship Ranking)

United States IP

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Holland & Knight

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Licensing & Syndication

Ohio Walks Back Prior Small Loan Act Guidance, Eases Licensing Position For Bank Partnerships

Around Christmas 2024, the Ohio Division of Financial Institutions ("DFI") left a lump of coal in marketplace consumer lenders' proverbial stockings by issuing guidance that asserted a license...

United States Finance

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Mayer Brown

Ohio Walks Back Prior Small Loan Act Guidance, Eases Licensing Position For Bank Partnerships

Around Christmas 2024, the Ohio Division of Financial Institutions ("DFI") left a lump of coal in marketplace consumer lenders' proverbial stockings by issuing guidance that asserted...

United States Finance

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Mayer Brown

Illinois Revamps The Scope Of Its Collection Agency Licensing Law

Illinois is making important changes to the scope of the state's Collection Agency Act and the reach of its collection agency licensing obligation.

United States Finance

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Mayer Brown

Illinois Revamps The Scope Of Its Collection Agency Licensing Law

United States Finance

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Mayer Brown

Licensing Agreements: What Every IT And Service Business Needs To Know

United States Commercial

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Sterlington PLLC

FDA Approves MAbxience And Amneal's Denosumab Biosimilars

United States IP

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Scaling A Business Through Strategic IP Partnerships And Brand Licensing (Podcast)

United States IP

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Mayer Brown

Current State Of US Export Controls In Response To The Russian Federation's Invasion Of Ukraine – As Of December 5, 2025

Worldwide International

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BakerHostetler

Hot Issues At The Intersection Of AI, Antitrust, And Intellectual Property

United States Anti-trust

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Steptoe LLP

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Trade Secrets

Federal Circuit Upholds Setting Aside Of Jury Verdict Where Trade Secrets Not Identified With Sufficient Particularity

The Federal Circuit recently confirmed the importance of properly identifying the trade secrets underlying a claim under the Ohio Uniform Trade Secrets Act ("OUTSA") [Ohio Rev. Code §§ 1333.61 et seq.].

United States IP

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Federal Circuit Upholds Setting Aside Of Jury Verdict Where Trade Secrets Not Identified With Sufficient Particularity

The Federal Circuit recently confirmed the importance of properly identifying the trade secrets underlying a claim under the Ohio Uniform Trade Secrets Act ("OUTSA") [Ohio Rev. Code §§ 1333.61 et seq.].

United States IP

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Mintz On Air: Practical Policies — Real Vs. Robot: Holding AI Accountable For Trade Secret Theft (Podcast)

In the latest episode of the Mintz On Air: Practical Policies podcast, Member Jen Rubin is joined by Member Paul Huston for an unscripted conversation about the growing challenge of protecting...

United States IP

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Mintz

Federal Circuit Upholds Setting Aside Of Jury Verdict Where Trade Secrets Not Identified With Sufficient Particularity

United States IP

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Protecting AI Assets And Outputs With IP Strategies In A Changing World (Podcast)

United States IP

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Mayer Brown

D. Mass Patent Litigation Update: November 2025

United States IP

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

A Quick Q&A On Restrictive Covenants As We Start The New Year

United States IP

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Fast Pass Through The Employer's Legal Landscape: Lap 1

United States Employment

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Ward and Smith, P.A.

Readily Ascertainable—WilmerHale's Trade Secret Bulletin: November 2025

United States Litigation

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WilmerHale

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Copyright

Why Disney Told Google To Stop Using Its IP While Making A Deal With OpenAI

This one was so big that you may have already heard about it even if you do not have your ear to the ground for IP news. In December 2025, The Walt Disney Company sent a cease-and-desist letter to Google alleging...

United States IP

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Marks Gray

In Re OpenAI, Inc. Copyright Infringement Litigation

In action against OpenAI based on its use of Ziff Davis' online publications in GPT series of large language models, district court denies motion to dismiss claims for contributory copyright infringement, for removal of copyright management information, ...

United States IP

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Yonay v. Paramount Pictures Corp.

In suit claiming 2022 film Top Gun: Maverick infringed 1983 magazine article about real-life fighter pilot training program that inspired original 1986 Top Gun film...

United States Media & IT

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Copyright Bill Aims To Improve Copyright Registration Process For High Volume Visual Artists And Creators

United States IP

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

OpenAI Loses Privacy Gambit: 20 Million ChatGPT Logs Likely Headed To Copyright Plaintiffs

United States Technology

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Jones Walker

Protecting AI Assets And Outputs With IP Strategies In A Changing World (Podcast)

United States IP

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Mayer Brown

Marketing Meets IP: How To Stay Creative Without Crossing Legal Lines

United States IP

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Foley Hoag LLP

Copyright In Applied Art: CJEU Sets A Clearer, Stricter Test

United States IP

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Jones Day

As The Calendar Turned Its Page, New Works Entered The Public Domain

United States IP

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

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2025 Patent Prosecution Year In Review: Key Developments, Case Law, And Strategic Insights For Patent Attorneys (Video)

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Brooks Kushman

Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast, Episode 84: How A 16th Century French Shipwreck Implicated The Florida Uniform Trade Secrets Act (Podcast)

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

What's Scary (And What's Not) About Copyright: Lessons From Horror Film & TV (Video)

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

Update On Plausibility – A Review Of Case Law In Europe Following G2/21 (Video)

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J A Kemp LLP

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