Intellectual Property

  • August 05, 2025

    Teva Settles Claims Over Delayed Generic Asthma Inhalers

    Teva Pharmaceuticals has settled a 2023 lawsuit by a coalition of union healthcare funds accusing the company of thwarting the introduction of a generic version of its QVAR inhalers to the market, according to a filing in Massachusetts federal court.

  • August 05, 2025

    Pharma Startup Claims Lupin Stole Inhaler Trade Secrets

    Pharmaceutical startup Transpire Bio has accused Lupin Pharmaceuticals and its affiliates of stealing trade secrets related to the development of generic inhalers, alleging in a Florida federal complaint that a Lupin scientist briefly took a job with Transpire and returned to Lupin with confidential information.

  • August 05, 2025

    Dorsey & Whitney IP Trio Joins Ballard Spahr In Salt Lake City

    Ballard Spahr has added three former Dorsey & Whitney LLP attorneys to its intellectual property department and patents group for its Salt Lake City office in the "Silicon Slopes," an area known as a breeding ground for innovation.

  • August 04, 2025

    Ex-Copyright Chief Seeks Emergency Injunction In Firing Suit

    The U.S. Copyright Office's fired head on Monday urged a Washington, D.C., federal court to let her continue serving the role while she appeals the court's denial of her reinstatement bid, saying the court didn't address the merits of her arguments challenging President Donald Trump's authority to terminate her.

  • August 04, 2025

    Sandwich Seller Owes $32K For Breaching Noncompete Pact

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Monday found in favor of the owners of a sandwich fundraising and catering company who accused its former owner of breaching multiple noncompete and confidentiality agreements by launching a rival business and stealing recipes and customer information.

  • August 04, 2025

    'Dadbod' Apparel Brand Sues To Cancel Rival's 'GirlDad' TM

    Activewear brand DadBod Apparel LLC has filed suit in Ohio federal court seeking to cancel another company's registered "GirlDad" trademark, saying the company fraudulently used the mark to thwart DadBod's sales of gear bearing the slogan, "Support Your Local Girl Dad."

  • August 04, 2025

    Axos Wins $40M In Trade Secrets Case Against Calif. Rival

    A California federal court has ordered Nano Banc and several former employees and executives to pay $40 million to rival Axos Bank after they were found liable for trade secret misappropriation and other claims.

  • August 04, 2025

    Inventor Sanctioned In Water Meter Patent Case

    A Delaware federal judge has sanctioned an attorney and president of a company that sued utility meter reading company Mueller Systems for patent infringement, blocking him from reading any material in the case designated for attorneys' eyes only.

  • August 04, 2025

    Judge Newman Contests Suspension Renewal At DC Circ.

    The Federal Circuit's recent recommendation to continue U.S. Circuit Judge Pauline Newman's suspension makes clear her colleagues are looking to permanently remove her, the judge's attorney told the D.C. Circuit Monday.

  • August 04, 2025

    Trial Called Off After Judge Partly Clears Apple In Fintiv Row

    Western District of Texas Judge Alan Albright called off a trial scheduled for Monday in Fintiv Inc.'s long-running mobile wallet patent case against Apple Inc., after he cleared Apple of infringing some claims and Fintiv opted to appeal rather than putting the remaining claims before a jury.

  • August 04, 2025

    'Cardiac Pack' Says Ohio NIL Ruling Doesn't Apply To NC Suit

    The end of a name, image and likeness lawsuit in Ohio has little bearing on a suit filed against the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the Tar Heel State, a group of former collegiate basketball players have told the North Carolina Business Court. 

  • August 04, 2025

    Jimmy Page, Songwriter Resolve 'Dazed And Confused' Suit

    A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit brought by an American songwriter who accused Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page of infringing his copyright on "Dazed and Confused" and improperly collecting licensing fees after the song was used in the documentary "Becoming Led Zeppelin."

  • August 04, 2025

    Apple Wins Challenge To Denial Of AR Software Trademarks

    A Virginia federal judge has granted Apple's bid to undo a Trademark Trial and Appeal Board decision denying the tech giant's attempt to register trademarks related to augmented reality software, saying the would-be marks have acquired enough secondary meaning.

  • August 04, 2025

    Apple Hits 'Apple Cinemas' With TM Suit Amid Expansion

    Apple Inc. has sued a movie theater chain called Apple Cinemas in Massachusetts federal court over trademark infringement claims, saying the cinema brand has expanded to the tech giant's backyard by opening in a historic theater location in San Francisco.

  • August 04, 2025

    Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

    Last week at the Delaware Court of Chancery, insurance brokerage and risk management giant Marsh & McLennan Cos. sought injunctive relief in a new suit accusing U.S. affiliates of London-based Howden Holdings Ltd. of a poaching scheme that involved over 100 M&M employees resigning on July 21. 

  • August 04, 2025

    Seyfarth Lands BakerHostetler IP Pro In Atlanta

    Seyfarth Shaw LLP said Monday that it has added a patent attorney from BakerHostetler to bolster its capacity to handle cases involving artificial intelligence, machine learning, telecommunication technology and related matters.

  • August 04, 2025

    Moderna Seeks To Be Cleared In $5B COVID Vax Patent Case

    Moderna has urged a Delaware federal judge to clear it in a rival mRNA developer's $5 billion patent suit over the company's COVID-19 vaccines, saying it is shielded because it made them for the federal government.

  • August 04, 2025

    Rising Star: Sidley's Sue Wang

    Sue Wang of Sidley Austin LLP has amassed numerous wins for name brand biologics companies and drugmakers — including representing Amgen in multidistrict litigation and notching a multimillion-dollar verdict for Bayer — earning her a spot among the intellectual property practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 04, 2025

    Anthropic Asks 9th Circ. To Review Authors' Class Cert.

    Anthropic PBC has asked the Ninth Circuit to review a California federal judge's class certification of a group of authors suing over use of their books to train artificial intelligence, saying the judge had rushed to approve a class of nearly seven million potential claimants.

  • August 04, 2025

    Utah Mammoth NHL Team Sues Bag Maker To Defend TM

    The National Hockey League's newly formed Utah Mammoth team has sued a bag company bearing a similar name to end the disagreement over its trademark claims on the moniker, arguing the marks are too different to cause confusion.

  • August 01, 2025

    Wheeling & Appealing: Midyear Highlights For Every Circuit

    In this special edition of Wheeling & Appealing, we're spotlighting key decisions and developments in every circuit court during the first half of 2025, while also previewing August's most intriguing oral arguments, including a remarkably "fierce" showdown between Edible Arrangements and 1-800-Flowers with millions of dollars in attorney fees on the line.

  • August 01, 2025

    IP Owners Largely Win In Stewart's Newest Discretion Orders

    Acting U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Coke Morgan Stewart dismissed most of the 50 petitions for inter partes review addressed in her latest decisions over discretionary denials at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

  • August 01, 2025

    Jury Clears Media Measurement Co. In Nielsen Patent Suit

    A federal jury in Delaware on Friday cleared media measurement platform HyphaMetrics of claims that it infringed a pair of patents owned by television ratings business Nielsen relating to image processing and identifying media devices.

  • August 01, 2025

    NFL Swipes At Attorney Seeking Unlicensed Merch Sales

    The merchandising arm of the NFL told a New York federal court the request for sanctions from an attorney suing the league in hopes of dismantling its licensing system is out of line and a way to prolong his "frivolous and vexatious" case.

  • August 01, 2025

    Lego Wins Bid To Halt Toy Co. Sales Of Copycat Figurines

    After convincing a Connecticut federal judge that it was facing irreparable harm, Danish toy giant Lego has secured a permanent injunction barring a California-based distributor from selling products that mimic its figurines and play sets.

Expert Analysis

  • IP Due Diligence Tips For AI Assets In M&A Transactions

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    Artificial intelligence systems' integration into business operations creates new considerations for intellectual property due diligence in mergers and acquisitions and financing transactions, and implementing a practical approach to identifying AI assets can help avoid litigation and losses, say Armin Ghiam and Senna Hahn at Hunton.

  • How To Strengthen A Case By Mastering Expert Witness Prep

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    A well-prepared expert witness can bolster a case's credibility with persuasive qualifications, compelling voir dire responses and concise testimony that can withstand cross-examination, says Allison Rocker at Baker McKenzie.

  • A Look At Florida's New Protected Series LLC Legislation

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    A new law in Florida enhances the flexibility of using limited liability companies as the entities of choice for most privately held businesses, moving Florida into a small group of states with reliable uniform protected series legislation for series LLCs, says Louis Conti at Holland & Knight.

  • Opinion

    New USPTO Leadership Must Address Low-Quality Patents

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    With John Squires in line to become the new director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the agency has an opportunity to refocus its mission on prioritizing quality in patent examination and taking a harsher stance against low-quality patents and patent trolls, says Jill Crosby at Engine Advocacy & Foundation.

  • Opinion

    High Court Must Overrule Outdated Patent Eligibility Doctrine

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    A certiorari petition should directly ask the U.S. Supreme Court to correct its 1972 patent decision in Gottschalk v. Benson, the critical point where patent eligibility law veered from the statutory text toward judicial policymaking, says Robert Greenspoon at Dunlap Bennett.

  • Series

    Playing The Violin Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Playing violin in a string quartet reminds me that flexibility, ambition, strong listening skills, thoughtful leadership and intentional collaboration are all keys to a successful legal practice, says Julie Park at MoFo.

  • DOJ Enforcement Trends To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2025

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    Recent investigations, settlements and a declination to prosecute suggest that controlling the flow of goods into and out of the country, and redressing what the administration sees as reverse discrimination, are likely to be at the forefront of the U.S. Department of Justice's enforcement agenda the rest of this year, say attorneys at Baker Botts.

  • The State Of AI Adoption In The Patent Field

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    The use of generative artificial intelligence in patent-related practices has lagged behind early predictions, which may be explained by a number of core concerns that organizations must address before seriously considering adoption, say attorney Michael Drapkin and leadership coach Michael Colacchio.

  • Purdue Case Could Transform Patent Obviousness Analyses

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    If accepted for review by the U.S. Supreme Court, Purdue Pharma v. Accord Healthcare — concerning whether Purdue's abuse-deterrent opioid formulation patents were invalid as obvious — could significantly shift how courts weigh secondary considerations in patent obviousness analyses, say attorneys at Lathrop.

  • 'Top Gun' And 'Together' IP Suits Spotlight Similarity Issues

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    The outcome of recent lawsuits revolving around the films "Top Gun: Maverick" and "Together" may set meaningful precedents for how courts analyze substantial similarity in creative works, say attorneys at Greenspoon Marder.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Self-Care

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    Law schools don’t teach the mental, physical and emotional health maintenance tools necessary to deal with the profession's many demands, but practicing self-care is an important key to success that can help to improve focus, manage stress and reduce burnout, says Rachel Leonard​​​​​​​ at MG+M.

  • ABA Opinion Makes It A Bit Easier To Drop A 'Hot Potato'

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    The American Bar Association's recent ethics opinion clarifies when attorneys may terminate clients without good cause, though courts may still disqualify a lawyer who drops a client like a hot potato, so sending a closeout letter is always a best practice, say attorneys at Thompson Hine.

  • IRhythm IPR Denial Raises Key PTAB Discretion Questions

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    By giving the passage of time a dispositive role in denying institution of five inter partes review petitions filed by iRhythm Technologies, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has upended the strategic considerations for filing and defending against IPRs, disclosing prior art during prosecution, and engaging in licensing negotiations, say attorneys at Dentons.

  • Dupes Boom Spurs IP Risks, Opportunities For Investors

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    The rising popularity of dupe products has created a dynamic marketplace where both dupes-based businesses and established branded companies can thrive, but investors must consider a host of legal implications, especially when the dupes straddle a fine line between imitation and intellectual property infringement, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.

  • Opinion

    IPR Denial In IRhythm Should Not Set A Blanket Rule

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    Though the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's discretionary denial in iRhythm v. Welch Allyn last month raised concerns that mere knowledge of a patent could bar inter partes review institution, a closer look at the facts and reasoning reveals why this case's holdings should not be reflexively applied to all petitioners, says David McCombs at Haynes Boone.

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