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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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January 16, 2026
1st Circ. Revives Some Of Baseball Legend's Sons' TM Claims
The First Circuit on Friday largely affirmed the dismissal of a trademark infringement lawsuit that sons of late MLB Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente lodged against the Puerto Rican government, but said a lower court was "off base" when dismissing a few claims against Commonwealth officials in their personal capacities.
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January 16, 2026
'Egregious' Judge Shopping Sanctioned In Ill. TM Case
An Illinois federal judge has permanently thrown out a "Schedule A" trademark case, chastising the plaintiff for once again trying to lump together defendants that multiple judges have already held cannot be lumped together in one suit, calling it "an egregious form of forum shopping."
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January 16, 2026
USAA Warns Alice Became 'Sinkhole' For Tech In $223M Case
The United Services Automobile Association has become the latest patent owner to urge the U.S. Supreme Court to review what constitutes an abstract idea not eligible for patenting after the Federal Circuit invalidated mobile check deposit patents juries had determined PNC Bank owed $223 million for infringing.
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January 16, 2026
What To Expect From USPTO's Essential Patent Group
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's new working group aimed at promoting "robust and predictable" standard-essential patent remedies will face challenges in its goal of clarifying patent valuations, but could encourage more lawsuits and participation in standards, attorneys say.
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January 16, 2026
Stolen Google AI Info Valuable To Rivals And China, Jury Told
Federal prosecutors questioned a foreign policy expert and an MIT computer science professor Friday in the trial of an ex-Google engineer accused of stealing AI trade secrets to help China, seeking to show that artificial intelligence is a major priority for the Chinese government and that Google's technology was nonpublic and extremely valuable.
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