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October 08, 2026
John Duffy, the new U.S. Patent and Trademark Office general counsel and acting solicitor, told patent professionals gathered in San Francisco on Thursday that the economic use of patent rights is best handled by the private sector and that governments here and elsewhere shouldn't "micromanage the commerce of intellectual properties."
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October 08, 2026
Joe Gibbs Racing LLC and rival NASCAR team Spire Motorsports must produce their race-car setups for the 2025 and 2026 seasons in their contested trade secrets battle, a North Carolina magistrate judge has ruled, but not without first lamenting the onslaught of discovery disputes he's been saddled with resolving.
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October 08, 2026
The co-founder and longtime bass player for Grammy-nominated metal band Hatebreed has withdrawn a Connecticut state court lawsuit against the musical ensemble's singer and a related corporate entity, dropping all allegations his 2024 ouster was a breach of contract that caused him emotional distress.
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October 08, 2026
Boston Scientific has sued Johnson & Johnson-owned medical device company Atraverse Medical Inc., claiming it infringed a patent covering a method of puncturing heart tissue.
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October 08, 2026
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's former acting patent division leader has been named as a new advisory board member of the Council for Innovation Promotion after leaving the agency in April, the advocacy group has announced.
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