Intellectual Property

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Latest News in Intellectual Property

  • April 24, 2025

    DC Comics Gets Judge To Toss Superman IP Suit

    A New York federal judge on Thursday tossed a copyright infringement suit that a nephew of late Superman co-creator Joseph Shuster lodged against DC Comics on behalf of his uncle's estate ahead of a July film release on the iconic superhero, saying the court lacked jurisdiction over the case.

  • April 24, 2025

    PCMag, Mashable Publisher Latest To Sue OpenAI Over IP

    Ziff Davis, the publisher behind digital publications like PCMag, Mashable and Everyday Health, on Thursday became the latest media company to launch a lawsuit accusing OpenAI of ripping off copyrighted content to train its artificial intelligence products.

  • April 24, 2025

    Samsung Wants Acting USPTO Director To Eye PTAB Denials

    Samsung has asked the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's acting director to review several discretionary denial decisions from the patent board, arguing that the rulings were unfair because they came down "the very same day" the patent office changed how those rulings are supposed to be evaluated.

  • April 24, 2025

    AI Patents Face Eligibility Hurdles After 1st Fed. Circ. Case

    The Federal Circuit's first-ever patent eligibility decision involving machine learning made clear that using artificial intelligence technology to make a task faster or more efficient is not sufficient, while leaving uncertainty about what type of technical improvements would pass muster, attorneys say.

  • April 24, 2025

    Ex-Curaleaf Director Escapes Suit Over Info Sharing, For Now

    A Colorado federal judge dismissed, for now, allegations that the former operations director of Curaleaf Inc. violated a confidentiality agreement and shared information with a onetime business partner, ruling Thursday the court lacked jurisdiction since the defendant didn't live in the state, rarely traveled to the state and worked remotely.

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Intellectual Property

Areas of Coverage

  • LITIGATION
  • Infringement suits over patents, copyrights, and trademarks
  • Patent Trial and Appeal Board disputes
  • Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) litigation
  • Section 301 cases
  • Trade secrets disputes
  • Licensing and royalty fights
  • Right-of-publicity suits
  • Antitrust disputes involving IP issues
  • AGENCIES
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
  • U.S. Copyright Office
  • U.S. International Trade Commission
  • World Intellectual Property Organization
  • POLICY & REGULATION
  • Patent reform legislation and related bills in Congress
  • Efforts to streamline international intellectual property law
  • ENFORCEMENT
  • Piracy and counterfeiting actions
  • International trade disputes involving IP issues
  • PROFILES
  • Personnel moves
  • Profiles of IP practices

Readership

  • Intellectual property lawyers at top law firms
  • Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune 1000 companies
  • Executives and attorneys in the life sciences, technology, and other IP-focused industries
  • Information experts at law firms, agencies, and companies
  • Policymakers at federal and state agencies
  • Judges and court staff across the U.S.
  • Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
  • Attorney and law firm marketing professionals
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