Intellectual Property

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Latest News in Intellectual Property

  • May 18, 2026

    'Skinny Label' Arguments Spotlight Induced Infringement Risk

    Recent oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court in Hikma Pharmaceuticals v. Amarin Pharma highlight the uncertain boundary between lawful generic competition through so-called skinny labels and induced patent infringement, with potential implications for patent holders’ communication, enforcement and causation strategies across industries, says Anton Hopen at Trenam.

  • May 18, 2026

    Justices Deny Loper Bright-Based Challenge To 1-Line Orders

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected yet another challenge to the Federal Circuit's use of one-line orders to affirm Patent Trial and Appeal Board decisions, a practice CAO Lighting Inc. argued violates the high court's Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo precedent.

  • May 18, 2026

    Justices Refuse To Review Alice Ax Of $223M USAA Case

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected the United Services Automobile Association's appeal of a Federal Circuit decision that wiped out $223 million in judgments it won against PNC Bank and found the mobile check deposit patents at issue invalid for covering only abstract ideas.

  • May 18, 2026

    Supreme Court Won't Revive Car ID Patent Claims

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday shot down a vehicle identification system patent owner's challenge to the Federal Circuit's reversal of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's decision allowing it to amend claims in two patents challenged by rideshare giant Lyft.

  • May 15, 2026

    Software Firm Seeks Belgian Venue For Calif. Cannabis Suit

    A Belgian software company has urged a California state court to throw out a nearly $400,000 fraud and breach of contract lawsuit filed by the owners of the PlugPlay cannabis vape brand, arguing both sides agreed all disputes must be litigated in Belgium.

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Intellectual Property

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  • LITIGATION
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  • Patent Trial and Appeal Board disputes
  • Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) litigation
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  • Licensing and royalty fights
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  • 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
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  • Personnel moves
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