Intellectual Property

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Latest News in Intellectual Property

  • August 12, 2026

    ITC Judge Finds Asus Infringed Netgear Wi-Fi Patent Claims

    An administrative law judge for the U.S. International Trade Commission made an initial finding that Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Asus and another Wi-Fi device seller infringed claims in a couple of patents licensed to Netgear. 

  • August 12, 2026

    Disney, Warner Fight AI Co.'s Bid To Trim Copyright Case

    Disney, Warner Bros. and NBCUniversal urged a California federal court on Wednesday to reject Midjourney's bid to narrow their copyright lawsuit, arguing the artificial intelligence company is misreading the U.S. Supreme Court's March ruling limiting secondary copyright liability for internet service providers and that the decision does not foreclose claims of intentionally promoting infringement.

  • August 12, 2026

    Spotify Urges Permanent Toss Of Rapper's Bot-Streaming Suit

    A rapper alleging that Spotify allows fraudulent bots to manipulate streaming data once again failed to show how his commercial association with the platform ascends to a "special relationship" under California law, Spotify said in a motion to permanently dismiss the amended complaint filed Tuesday.

  • August 12, 2026

    Squires Tells Fed. Circ. PTAB Made Error In Corteva Decision

    U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires has asked the Federal Circuit to intervene in Inari Agriculture's appeal of a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision upholding a Corteva patent on insect-repellent corn, saying part of the board's decision was wrong.

  • August 12, 2026

    9th Circ. Ruling Exposes A Flaw In Federal Trade Secrets Law

    The Ninth Circuit's recent decision in Comet Technologies v. XP Power, addressing a difference between the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act and California's Uniform Trade Secrets Act, shows why the DTSA's requirement that claimed trade secrets not be readily ascertainable is inherently problematic, say attorneys at Buchalter.

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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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  • 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.
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