https://www.law360.com/ip?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Intellectual Property Copyright 2025 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US Thu, 01 May 2025 22:06:00 +0000 https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2333179?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2333179 A California federal judge presiding over a damages trial over how much Israeli spyware-maker NSO Group owes for hacking 1,400 WhatsApp users' devices ruled Thursday NSO's counsel violated multiple pretrial orders, finding corrective instructions are warranted and barring counsel from making the "outlandish" claim Meta Platforms' spyware-attack remediation was trade secret theft. Thu, 01 May 2025 20:46:31 +0000 https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2332772?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2332772 The Federal Circuit's argument calendar for May includes appeals of two nine-figure patent verdicts — one against Apple and one against Medtronic — and Roku's bid to revive its remote control patent suit at the U.S. International Trade Commission after a loss tied to the commission's domestic industry requirement. Thu, 01 May 2025 19:59:24 +0000 https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2332741?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2332741 Whether it was fair for Meta Platforms to use copyrighted books without permission to train an artificial intelligence platform will come down to how the market for those books is impacted, regardless of how transformative the innovation may be, the California federal judge overseeing a proposed class action from a group of bestselling authors said Thursday. Thu, 01 May 2025 18:59:04 +0000 https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2332720?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2332720 U.S. Sens. Thom Tillis and Chris Coons on Thursday brought back two significant patent reform bills from last term that overall aim to make invalidating patents more difficult. Thu, 01 May 2025 18:51:32 +0000 https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2333463?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2333463 A photo licensing company has settled its copyright lawsuit that alleged a Maryland golf and country club used a picture of a prime rib roast in its promotional materials without permission. Thu, 01 May 2025 18:48:36 +0000 https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2333137?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2333137 Open Artificial Intelligence said key questions in a trademark dispute with OpenAI should go before a jury, arguing there were too many factual issues for the ChatGPT developer to obtain a ruling in its favor in the fight. Thu, 01 May 2025 18:22:22 +0000 https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2332719?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2332719 The U.S. International Trade Commission's recent termination of a Section 337 investigation of vaporizer devices highlights the fact that — unlike in federal courts — all complaints terminated by the ITC may be refiled, though there are some ways for respondents to protest, says P. Andrew Riley at Mei & Mark. Thu, 01 May 2025 18:11:23 +0000 https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2332748?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2332748 The Justice Department is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a petition over the eligibility of telemedicine patents it's accused of infringing, but it said that if the petition is granted, it plans to argue the patents shouldn't have been invalidated as abstract. Thu, 01 May 2025 17:54:34 +0000 https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2332978?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2332978 A Texas federal judge on Thursday shot down USA Football's bid to escape claims from USA Flag in a simmering feud over the national leadership of flag football within the U.S., saying there are many factual issues that need to be put in the hands of a jury. Thu, 01 May 2025 16:58:59 +0000 https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2333263?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2333263 While the red carpet arrivals of the biggest names in the entertainment industry are sure to win the most attention at the Met Gala on Monday, attorneys also play a significant role in advising the brands and celebrities at the center of fashion's biggest night. Thu, 01 May 2025 16:18:47 +0000 https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2332764?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2332764 A company that claims to own various Frida Kahlo trademarks urged the Eleventh Circuit on Thursday to revive its lawsuit against Kahlo's family over cease-and-desist letters the family sent to partners in exhibitions of the Mexican artist's work that the company says interfered with its business. Thu, 01 May 2025 16:08:53 +0000 https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2332715?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2332715 The Eleventh Circuit said a Georgia-based tobacco importer will remain on the hook for a $1.1 million verdict for selling counterfeit rolling papers, rejecting the company's arguments that the Lanham Act damages levied against it needed to bear close relation to the actual damages suffered by the papers' manufacturer. Thu, 01 May 2025 15:55:40 +0000 https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2332995?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2332995 Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced Thursday that it has hired the former vice president of BBB National Programs Inc.'s National Advertising Division to lead its advertising advisory and litigation practice. Thu, 01 May 2025 14:01:02 +0000 https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2332893?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2332893 A Pennsylvania federal judge had strong words of warning Wednesday for Bundy Baking Solutions, a baking products company that lost a jury trial over a rival's trade secrets and responded to a motion for a permanent ban by allegedly disclosing some of those same secrets on a public docket. Thu, 01 May 2025 10:21:44 +0000 https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2305667?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2305667 Serving as an adjunct college professor has taught me the importance of building rapport, communicating effectively, and persuading individuals to critically analyze the difference between what they think and what they know — principles that have helped to improve my practice of law, says Sheria Clarke at Nelson Mullins. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 23:00:52 +0000 https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2332401?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2332401 Netflix expanded its patent infringement dispute with Broadcom and one of its recently acquired entities in California federal court, accusing them of selling products that leverage patented technology for keeping online services running smoothly, managing computer networks and syncing time between devices. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 22:52:11 +0000 https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2331189?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2331189 Spring has sprung for appellate arguments over the White House's pruning and shearing of agencies, part of a bountiful circuit calendar in May, when appeals courts will also tend to defamation drama involving a pro golfer, antitrust suits against drugmakers and hotels, and a nine-figure patent verdict against Apple Inc. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 22:31:16 +0000 https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2332654?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2332654 The chief judge for the Delaware federal court has turned down a bid from Pfizer and BioNTech to invalidate patent claims asserted against their blockbuster COVID-19 vaccine, in a case set to go before a jury later this year. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 22:06:13 +0000 https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2332079?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2332079 A Delaware federal judge has shot down MSN Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s attempt to get its generic version of Novartis' blockbuster cardiovascular drug Entresto on the market immediately by removing the branded-drug maker's patent from a federal database. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 21:40:03 +0000 https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2332422?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2332422 PayPal Holdings Inc. successfully persuaded the Federal Circuit on Wednesday to uphold the invalidation of Fintiv Inc. mobile wallet patents it's accused of infringing, which then led to Apple Inc. beating a related appeal.