Intellectual Property

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Latest News in Intellectual Property

  • October 29, 2026

    9th Circ. Revives Tequila-Maker's TM Fight With Sutter Home

    The Ninth Circuit on Thursday reversed a ruling that blocked Roar Spirits LLC from registering two El Bandido Yankee tequila trademarks, holding that a reasonable factfinder could conclude that differences between El Bandido Yankee and Sutter Home Winery's Bandit boxed wine trademark make it unlikely consumers would confuse the brands.

  • October 29, 2026

    Screenwriter Claims 'Holdovers' Was Lifted From His Script

    A screenwriter has sued a film director and several production companies associated with the 2023 film "The Holdovers," claiming parts of the story of the hit Christmas movie were lifted from an unproduced screenplay he wrote.

  • October 29, 2026

    Tech In-House Attys Say AI Rivals Humans At Writing Patents

    Current and former in-house counsel from Google and Meta said at a conference Thursday that the ability of artificial intelligence to write patent applications is rapidly improving, and that in blind tests, experienced attorneys often deem AI-drafted patents to be superior to those from humans.

  • October 29, 2026

    US Tells Justices FedEx Can't Appeal Interested Party Order

    The U.S. government has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to ignore a petition from FedEx Corp. seeking review of whether Qualcomm Inc. complied with real-party-in-interest requirements when it challenged FedEx patents, saying the Federal Circuit got it right by declining to hear the case.

  • October 29, 2026

    Ex-Property Management VPs Owe $1.6M For Poaching Clients

    Two former officers and directors at a North Carolina property management company must pay their ex-employer more than $1.6 million in damages to make up for clients they allegedly poached for a rival business they ran, a state court judge ruled, granting the company a partial pretrial win.

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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