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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
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December 04, 2025
Fed. Circ. Mulls If Switching $104M Verdict For $3 Was Fair
The Federal Circuit didn't seem to be buying Versata Software's argument Thursday morning that a Michigan federal judge made a big mistake by clearing a nearly $105 million trade secrets and breach of contract verdict it won against Ford and replacing it with just $3 in damages.
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December 04, 2025
Insurance Broker Tech Leader Sued In Del. Over Market Power
Alleging potential "mid-nine figures" in damages, insurance broker software venture Ardent Labs Inc. has filed a five-count suit in Delaware's Court of Chancery accusing an industry leader — Applied Systems Inc. — of "anticompetitive conduct that violates the letter and spirit of antitrust law."
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December 04, 2025
Bobcat Says Caterpillar Reverse-Engineered Loader Parts
Construction equipment maker Doosan Bobcat has accused rival Caterpillar Inc. of breaking down products to look for ways to engineer them, especially skid-steer loaders, excavators and dozers, in a pair of patent infringement lawsuits it brought in Texas federal court and the U.S. International Trade Commission.
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December 04, 2025
Squires Clarifies Points On Patent Eligibility Declarations
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires is reminding applicants that they can file declarations explaining why their patents are eligible under Section 101 of the Patent Act and that examiners need to consider them when filed.
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December 04, 2025
Fed. Circ. In Oct.: Spotlight On Wording Beyond Patent Claims
The Federal Circuit's recent decision in Barrette Outdoor Living v. Fortress Iron provides useful guidance on how patent prosecutors should avoid language that triggers specification disclaimer and prosecution disclaimer, doctrines that may be used to narrow the scope of patent infringement claims, say attorneys at Knobbe Martens.
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