IP Law 360
APRIL 14, 2025
Elon Musk's endorsement of a terse social media post from tech executive Jack Dorsey saying "delete all IP law" drew scorn from the intellectual property community and was followed by posts from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office acting Director Coke Morgan Stewart extolling the virtues of trademark, patent and copyright protections.
Velocity of Content
APRIL 14, 2025
Through its Annual Copyright License (ACL) , CCC has been recognized for their dedication, ingenuity, and impactful contributions once again. CCC has been named a winner in the 2025 Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards , highlighting the companys exceptional advancements in AI and the value it brings to stakeholders and the broader community. The Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards celebrate the most innovative companies, technologies, and professionals in AI innovation.
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IP Law 360
APRIL 14, 2025
The Federal Circuit on Monday threw out an appeal by a man claiming to be the descendant of French royalty who unsuccessfully tried to have the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board cancel the New Orleans Saints football team's fleur-de-lis design mark.
JD Supra Law
APRIL 14, 2025
On 31 December 2024, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) adopted the "Guidelines for Patent Applications for AI-Related Inventions (Trial Implementation)", aiming to shed light on the specific requirements for patent applications in the rapidly evolving field of artificial intelligence (AI).
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Software is complex, which makes threats to the software supply chain more real every day. 64% of organizations have been impacted by a software supply chain attack and 60% of data breaches are due to unpatched software vulnerabilities. In the U.S. alone, cyber losses totaled $10.3 billion in 2022. All of these stats beg the question, “Do you know what’s in your software?
IP Law 360
APRIL 14, 2025
The conflict between bestselling authors and Meta Platforms Inc. over the use of their works for training artificial intelligence software has drawn numerous amicus briefs that underscore the stakes involved, with warnings of devastating consequences for the future of AI development or the rights of copyright owners depending on how the court rules.
JD Supra Law
APRIL 14, 2025
On March 31, 2025, Judge Oetken granted summary judgment for Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and certain of its subsidiaries (Samsung) in an infringement suit brought against it by Dynamics Inc. (Dynamics). Dynamics Inc v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., No. 19-cv-6479, Dkt. No. 171 (S.D.N.Y. March 31, 2025).
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JD Supra Law
APRIL 14, 2025
In 2024, the USPTO published guidance on whether an AI-based invention is patent eligible. The guidance includes three hypothetical inventions, including one relating to using an artificial neural network for data anomaly detection.
IP Law 360
APRIL 14, 2025
A Connecticut company is selling compounded drugs that purport to contain semaglutide, the active ingredient in Novo Nordisk medications including Ozempic, and improperly implying that the products are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, according to a lawsuit that alleges violations of state and federal law.
JD Supra Law
APRIL 14, 2025
Ford is seeking to stop an aftermarket restoration company from the alleged unauthorized use of the Bronco trademark and trade dress in connection with the rebuild of modern Ford Broncos. The case raises questions of whether brands are doing enough to maintain rights in iconic designs in an increasingly hot marketplace for vintage-inspired goods.
IP Law 360
APRIL 14, 2025
Groupon Inc. is pushing the full Federal Circuit to intervene after a panel cleared Kroy IP Holdings' suit accusing it of infringing unchallenged claims of partly invalidated patents.
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Women and diverse employees have the technical skill and knowledge, yet their contributions are not patented at the same rate as those of their male counterparts.This toolkit can help organizations move the needle on achieving gender parity in innovation.
IP Close Up
APRIL 14, 2025
The best U.S. intellectual property law programs often not the exclusive domain of the the highest ranked law schools.
IP Law 360
APRIL 14, 2025
A Federal Circuit panel on Monday grappled with how to determine whether a dosage patent on Johnson & Johnson's blockbuster schizophrenia drug Invega Sustenna is invalid as obvious, questioning attorneys for the company and generics maker Teva about the proper analysis.
TorrentFreak
APRIL 14, 2025
Tech companies are racing to build the most powerful Artificial Intelligence (AI) but how these systems are trained is now mired in controversy. Many major tech firms allegedly used huge amounts of copyrighted material to train their AI, without obtaining permission from rightsholders. This has triggered a series of copyright infringement lawsuits. Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is one of the companies being sued.
IP Law 360
APRIL 14, 2025
Three attorneys from Texas patent firm Ramey LLP asked the Federal Circuit to press pause on a California magistrate judge's sanctions against them, arguing that their case was not filed in bad faith, they were not practicing law in California without a license and the penalties imposed on them are too harsh.
Patently-O
APRIL 14, 2025
In a characteristically terse post on X, twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey declared “ delete all IP law.” Elon Musk quickly agreed with Dorsey’s statement. It is unclear to me which of these sub-declarations are included within the “all IP law.” Delete all Patent Law? Delete all Copyright Law? Delete all Trade Secrecy Law?
IP Law 360
APRIL 14, 2025
British women's healthtech company Chiaro Technology Ltd. has filed for Chapter 15 recognition in Delaware bankruptcy court, seeking acknowledgment of an insolvency proceeding in the United Kingdom through which it aims to manage its American assets while pursuing a sale to a competitor.
IP Watchdog
APRIL 14, 2025
On April 14, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) affirmed a decision by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) refusing registration of R.S. Lipman Brewing Company, LLCs (Lipman) proposed CHICKEN SCRATCH trademark for beer. The court agreed with the Board that a likelihood of confusion exists with an already-registered CHICKEN SCRATCH mark for restaurant services.
IP Law 360
APRIL 14, 2025
A Delaware federal judge has handed Johnson & Johnson subsidiary DePuy Synthes Inc. a win in a patent infringement lawsuit launched by a retired surgeon's patent company over surgical screw technology, finding that the patent claims are too broad and invalid for lack of enablement.
JD Supra Law
APRIL 14, 2025
23andMe, a pioneer in the DNA testing kit industry, announced that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and recently asked to select an independent customer data representative regarding any sale of user data. Its bankruptcy raises issues about data privacy and what companies must do to protect that data for the benefit of their customers and to protect themselves from litigation or violations of US and international privacy laws.
IP Law 360
APRIL 14, 2025
Pennsylvania-based animal rescue Last Chance Ranch has asked a federal judge to rule that its former executive director copied its name and trademarks for a competing nonprofit she created, arguing that the infringement was obvious.
JD Supra Law
APRIL 14, 2025
Expiring patents can be a catalyst for M&A in the life sciences industry as pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies seek to maintain revenue streams and competitive advantages. In this edition of Beyond the Deal, our lawyers assess the evolving landscape, share insights on the impacts of strategic deals and explain how they can shape the future of drug development and commercialization.
IP Law 360
APRIL 14, 2025
Sandoz accused Amgen of illegally blocking biosimilar competition to its blockbuster Enbrel drug for arthritis and other inflammatory diseases, alleging that the company used strategic acquisitions and illegal patent extensions to fend off challengers in the space and inflate U.S. prices for its drug.
JD Supra Law
APRIL 14, 2025
On April 4, 2025, the Eleventh Circuit reversed the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabamas ruling dismissing Alabama Aircraft Industries (AAI) trade secret misappropriation claim against Boeing, thereby allowing AAI to pursue unjust enrichment damages in addition to amounts previously recovered on its breach of contract claim. See Alabama Aircraft Industries Inc. v.
IP Law 360
APRIL 14, 2025
The Federal Circuit declined to disturb the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's refusal to register the mark "chicken scratch" for beer, affirming a finding that the proposed mark has a "similar commercial impression" to another mark already registered for restaurant services.
JD Supra Law
APRIL 14, 2025
After years of litigating against each other in several jurisdictions around the world, Ericsson and Lenovo announced last week that they had entered into a global cross-licensing agreement involving 4G and 5G wireless technology patents. The parties have referred to the agreement as a partial settlement, and with good reason: although Ericsson and Lenovo have agreed to dismiss all ongoing lawsuits and proceedings filed by both companies, the parties did not agree on the fair, reasonable, and.
IP Law 360
APRIL 14, 2025
A New York federal court has paused a lawsuit accusing Takeda Pharmaceuticals of inflating the price of its diabetes treatment, Actos, by delaying the entry of generic alternatives, and took a scheduled July trial off the calendar, as the company appeals a class certification ruling.
JD Supra Law
APRIL 14, 2025
European competitiveness took center stage at the Digital Transformation & Law Summit in Dsseldorf, where Hogan Lovells and legal tech company ELTEMATE brought together thought leaders from business, technology, and law to explore the profound impact of digital transformation across industries. In the context of the AI Act, the Data Act and other pieces of digital regulation in Europe, the Summits discussion revolved around questions such as: Will digital regulation need to be trimmed down?
IP Law 360
APRIL 14, 2025
A content creator has settled claims that Michigan State University displayed one of his video trivia quizzes containing a question about Adolf Hitler without permission during a nationally televised rival football game, according to an order closing the case.
TorrentFreak
APRIL 14, 2025
As debate heats up in the United States over proposed site-blocking legislation, opinions of what that might mean in practice are already beginning to emerge. Introduced by Rep. Zoe Lofgren late January , the Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act (FADPA) attempts to distill well over a decade of site blocking experience amassed by U.S. rightsholders overseas, into a package carefully curated for use on home soil.
IP Law 360
APRIL 14, 2025
Law school often doesn't cover the business strategy, financial fluency and negotiation skills needed for a successful corporate or transactional law practice, but there are practical ways to gain relevant experience and achieve the mindset shifts critical to a thriving career in this space, says Dakota Forsyth at Olshan Frome.
Kluwer Copyright Blog
APRIL 14, 2025
Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Slightly overdue, but here comes the first roundup of 2025. The EU courts have issued just one judgment in this trimester, but to make up for it, there have been several interesting policy initiatives. As a reminder, in this post we update you on developments in EU copyright law between January and March 2025 including judgments from the CJEU, any Advocate General (AG) Opinions, and significant policy updates.
IP Law 360
APRIL 14, 2025
Fenwick & West LLP said Monday it is opening an office in Boston soon with three new intellectual property partners, including Matthew Pavao, Cooley LLP's former global patent prosecution and counseling group chair.
The IPKat
APRIL 14, 2025
On 19 March 2025, the EU General Court rendered a decision regarding the distinctiveness of a figurative sign for which Mercedes-Benz Group AG (applicant) had sought registration as an EU trade mark. The Court upheld the Fifth Board of Appeal (BoA) finding that the sign should be refused registration under Article 7(1)(b) of the EU Trade Mark Regulation (EUTMR) as it lacked distinctive character capable of indicating the commercial origin of the relevant goods.
IP Watchdog
APRIL 14, 2025
On April 3, the deadline passed for response briefs to challenge a petition for writ of certiorari filed at the U.S. Supreme Court by Bluetooth media upload developer Cellspin Soft. Among the major tech companies declining to oppose Cellspin Softs petition for writ is Google, who owns respondent Fitbit and whose financial ties to the spouse of U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, along with the judges own ownership of Google stock through heavily managed investment funds, are at the cente
Likelihood of Confusion
APRIL 14, 2025
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