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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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April 10, 2026
International IP Judges Talk Court Conflicts And Cooperation
Over a dozen intellectual property-focused judges from around the world appeared together at a conference on Friday to discuss the successes and challenges involved when courts interact with each other, both across national borders within countries, and whether some kind of global IP forum could be helpful.
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April 10, 2026
Trump Org Jumps Into Trump-Themed Burger Biz TM Fight
President Donald Trump's business organization waded into a trademark fight in Texas federal court involving companies behind a Trump-themed burger eatery, accusing all of them of illegally using "Trump Burger," "MAGA Burger" and imagery tied to the president's likeness to mislead patrons into thinking they were affiliated with him.
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April 10, 2026
Fed. Circ. Won't Revive Video-Decoding Patent
The Federal Circuit on Friday affirmed a decision by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board that all the challenged claims of a patent covering video-decoding technology are invalid, after the patent owner argued that it had been improperly prevented from using written description support for its arguments.
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April 10, 2026
Tech's AI Coding Boom On Collision Course With Copyright
Tech companies embracing generative tools to write their software code — and boasting about it — may be running into a gap in copyright protection: the more they rely on them, the harder it may be to claim exclusive rights when that code is copied or leaked.
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April 10, 2026
USPTO Launches Pilot Aimed At Reducing Exam Backlog
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office said it will launch a pilot program requiring some applicants at the national stage to request examination of their patent applications.
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
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- 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