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

  • October 01, 2026

    Novartis Can't Dodge Hedge Fund Trade Secrets Suit

    A New York federal judge has denied Novartis' bid to toss an investment management firm's lawsuit accusing the pharmaceutical company and others of helping the firm's former chief investment officer steal confidential investment strategies to launch a rival hedge fund, saying the firm's trade secret claims had enough detail to withstand dismissal.

  • October 01, 2026

    Albright Tells Inventors That Attys Should Talk A Lot Less

    Former U.S. District Judge Alan Albright told attendees at a US Inventor conference Thursday that litigators should speak less in jury trials, while current and former U.S. Patent and Trademark Office leadership highlighted the agency's overhaul to patent challenges and touted its reduction of the backlog.

  • October 01, 2026

    Bipartisan Legislation Floated To Fight Foreign-Website Piracy

    The two chambers of Congress have introduced related legislation that would allow U.S. courts to direct internet service providers to block foreign criminal and piracy sites within the U.S.

  • October 01, 2026

    Apple Says YouTube's Bad Protections Doom AI Scraping Suit

    Apple urged a California federal judge Thursday to toss a proposed class action brought by YouTube creators alleging it violated the Digital Millennium Copyright Act's anti-circumvention provisions by scraping copyrighted videos to train its AI tools, arguing there was no circumvention and any access controls fell outside the DMCA because they were "ineffective."

  • October 01, 2026

    OpenAI Loses $1M Fee Award After Defeating SpaceXAI Suit

    A California federal judge on Wednesday rejected OpenAI's request for $1 million in attorney fees after the company defeated a trade secrets suit from SpaceXAI, ruling that although Musk's artificial intelligence company's allegations ultimately fell short, they weren't objectively specious.

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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

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  • 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