Intellectual Property

Intellectual Property Law360 provides breaking news and analysis on IP law. Coverage includes high-stakes cases involving patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and other forms of IP, as well as policy developments and licensing deals.



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Latest News in Intellectual Property

  • May 04, 2026

    Ye Ripped Off Artists' Track And 'Ghosted' Them, LA Jury Told

    The artist once known as Kanye West sampled an instrumental recording he didn't own as part of a listening party for his album "Donda," then "ghosted" the songwriters without compensating them, attorneys for Artist Revenue Advocates told a Los Angeles jury at the start of a copyright infringement suit Monday.

  • May 04, 2026

    OkCaller Tells 11th Circ. Its Google Suit Wasn't 'Incoherent'

    OkCaller.com is asking the Eleventh Circuit to revive its lawsuit accusing Google of monopolizing the market for search engine services, arguing that the lower court was wrong to adopt Google's "straw man" and treat the reverse phone number lookup website's argument as "incoherent."

  • May 04, 2026

    Squires Orders Review Of Patent Ax In $170M GoDaddy Case

    U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires told Patent Trial and Appeal Board officials Friday to review a decision invalidating a website patent from a $170 million verdict against GoDaddy, saying the board gave "no explanation" for why its decision differed from the jury's.

  • May 04, 2026

    Lee & Hayes Wins Liability Ruling In Fee Fight With Ex-Client

    An Idaho-based 3D printing firm broke a fee contract with its former legal counsel at Lee & Hayes PC, a Washington federal judge ruled Monday, rejecting the company's contention that the firm had agreed to reduce its $7.2 million contingency fee to a $3 million fixed rate.

  • May 04, 2026

    Ricoh's Work Tech IP Suit Survives Zoom Alice Dismissal Bid

    A Delaware federal court has, for now, rejected Zoom's efforts to escape a patent infringement case over its video meeting and collaboration technologies, finding that the patents cover abstract ideas but that owner Ricoh has made enough of a case that they contain inventive concepts. 

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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