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• March 19, 2026

  Still No Shenanigans: Fed. Circ. Keeps Review Bar High

  The Federal Circuit's rejection of all mandamus petitions asking it to rein in the way U.S. Patent and Trademark Office leadership is ​evaluating patent challenges cements the appeals court's near-impossible standard for reviewing institution decisions, attorneys say.

• March 19, 2026

  Snoop Dogg's Ice Cream Co. Settles 'Swizzle' TM Battle

  Recording artist Snoop Dogg's ice cream company and the fruit bouquet retailer Edible Arrangements have settled a trademark dispute after mediating their use of the word "swizzle" before a Connecticut federal judge.

• March 19, 2026

  Organizers Of 7-Marathon Event Accuse Rival Of Defamation

  The organizers of an event to run seven marathons across all seven continents in seven days accused two California residents who have organized a similar event of defamation in Florida federal court, alleging they tried to divert participants away via "harassment and intimidation."

• March 19, 2026

  Pallet Biz Tells Mich. Judge To Toss Discovery Bid

  Pallet company Palltronics is urging a Michigan federal court to deny a rival firm's request for more discovery in their trade secrets dispute, arguing the request is unnecessary, premature and filed in bad faith.

• March 19, 2026

  Brewery Founder Can't Knock Out $31M Logo Battle

  A Georgia federal judge sent to trial a long-running dispute over the ownership of Atlanta-based Sweetwater Brewing's leaping trout logo after ruling Thursday that she couldn't yet sort out "a case so centrally rooted in the conflicting testimony" of the designer and the brewery's former owner.

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