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

  • April 03, 2026

    Latham Adds Wilson Sonsini Tech Transactions Pro In Calif.

    Latham & Watkins LLP is expanding its California team, bringing in a Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC tech transactions ace as a partner in its Bay Area offices in San Francisco and Silicon Valley.

  • April 02, 2026

    Judicial Scrutiny Of Counterfeit Suits Forces Brands To Adapt

    Federal judges are placing new restrictions on so-called Schedule A lawsuits that brand owners initiate to sue dozens and sometimes hundreds of online sellers allegedly peddling counterfeit products at once, demanding more than shopping-cart screenshots to establish jurisdiction and pressing plaintiffs to justify mass joinder and damages claims.

  • April 02, 2026

    Hyundai Tech 'Piggybacking' Off Hyundai Motor TM, Jury Told

    Hyundai Motor Co. told a California federal jury during opening statements Thursday that a small American company calling itself Hyundai Technology selling "low quality" computers is "piggybacking" off the trademark of the automotive giant by tricking consumers into thinking the two companies are associated.

  • April 02, 2026

    Dish And Sling TV Infringe Pay-TV Media IP, Adeia Claims

    Adeia Technologies sued Dish and Sling TV in Colorado federal court this week alleging that they infringed patents covering modern pay-television technologies, while Dish hit back with a declaratory action in California federal court the following day, saying Adeia has a "well-established history" of demanding that providers license its portfolio or face litigation. 

  • April 02, 2026

    USPTO Lets Patent Owners Argue Against Reexam Requests

    The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will now allow patent owners to file a brief explaining why an ex parte reexamination of their patent should not be instituted, a move the office said was spurred by "the recent increased volume" of such proceedings.

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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