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

  • March 05, 2026

    Cable Group Wants DC Judge To Freeze US Copyright Fees

    The cable industry's main trade group wants a D.C. federal court to order an injunction blocking the U.S. Copyright Office from enforcing an agency rule on how to calculate cable royalties because the rule "cannot be squared with the text of the Copyright Act."

  • March 05, 2026

    Fed. Circ. Mulls Patents In Penile Implant Trade Secret Win

    A Federal Circuit panel on Thursday grilled both sides in a trade secret dispute over penile implants that resulted in an $18.3 million judgment against defendants, repeatedly questioning attorneys about whether existing patents doomed the trade secrets claimed by International Medical Devices and its founder, Dr. James Elist.

  • March 05, 2026

    XAI Fails To Block California's Disclosure Law

    A California federal judge has declined to entertain X.AI LLC's request to block enforcement of a state law that would require artificial intelligence companies to disclose data used in training their models, saying xAI hadn't shown that trade secrets would be implicated by the law.

  • March 05, 2026

    Squires' Newest Quick Order Grants 5 Petitions, Rejects 4

    The latest bulk order from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires on America Invents Act patent challenges instituted five petitions while denying four others on discretionary grounds, including three brought by Samsung.

  • March 05, 2026

    Samsung Gets PTAB To Ax Pictiva OLED Patent Claims

    The Patent Trial and Appeal Board on Wednesday sided with Samsung's challenge to claims in a Pictiva OLED patent, which Samsung was found to not infringe in separate litigation, although the board declined to find the same claims invalid in a separate decision.

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Intellectual Property

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