A Florida federal judge on Thursday tossed a defamation claim against a Baker Botts LLP patent attorney after agreeing with a magistrate judge's conclusion that an inventor had not shown that the lawyer's comments to a reporter were defamatory.
A Florida federal judge on Thursday tossed a defamation claim against a Baker Botts LLP patent attorney after agreeing with a magistrate judge's conclusion that an inventor had not shown that the lawyer's comments to a reporter were defamatory.
The Fourth Circuit on Thursday refused to undo a lower court's order in a trademark suit that blocked a vendor, used by health plans to cut medication costs, from importing Gilead-branded medications into the U.S.
Clothing-maker Lontex Corp. and Nike Inc. have agreed to put an end to their battle over a lower court's finding that the sportswear giant had to pay attorney fees in a trademark case, asking the Third Circuit to undo a decision that the case was exceptional.
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board has denied tennis star Serena Williams a trademark registration for the phrase "Serena Ventures" for her venture capital business, saying it's likely to be confused with an existing registration for "Serena" that covers overlapping services.
Netlist Inc. has filed a new U.S. International Trade Commission complaint accusing Micron and three other companies of infringing multiple memory patents with their imports, less than two weeks after the patent owner announced a nearly $1 billion licensing deal with Samsung over the same technology.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has been leaving independent inventors behind with patent grants, instead favoring large corporations based in the U.S. and abroad, according to a new report from Labrynth.
The Third Circuit on Thursday backed the dismissal of an antitrust suit alleging Pfizer Inc. and Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. conspired to delay the market entry of a generic version of the cholesterol drug Lipitor, ruling that the plaintiffs lacked standing.
Johnson & Johnson has asked the Fourth Circuit not to revive CareFirst's antitrust suit alleging the company tried to monopolize the market for the immunosuppressive drug Stelara.
A Pennsylvania federal judge has refused to toss a copyright lawsuit filed by a sneaker crease protector company against a competitor, finding that the allegations were "on solid footing" except for one defendant.
Eli Lilly & Co. hit a medical spa business, compounding pharmacy and a group of chemical suppliers with claims they're illegally selling an obesity drug candidate Lilly is researching, telling California and Texas federal courts the alleged "black market" sales threaten public health.
The North Carolina Business Court dropped a host of heavy-hitting opinions in July ahead of two judicial retirements and a new chief judge rising in the ranks.
The Federal Circuit's recent decision in A.L.M. v. Zydex, concerning infringement of asphalt-related patents, clarifies what licensing terms are considered sufficiently exclusionary for constitutional standing, and provides helpful guidance for ensuring the enforceability of patent rights, say attorneys at Sterne Kessler.
The revival of the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division's business letter review program reflects a trend of engagement with the business community, but the program's value will depend on the government's response speed, depth of analysis and ability to provide meaningful practical guidance, say attorneys at MoFo.
While government contracts law and the hardcore scene may seem entirely unrelated, in my experience, both are about community, focus, being prepared for the unexpected and managing chaos, says Isaac Natter at Fluet.
An advocacy organization against diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives filed an antitrust complaint with the Federal Trade Commission Wednesday, accusing Sponsors for Educational Opportunity of engaging in anticompetitive practices by allegedly colluding on DEI metrics and falsely advertising its program.
A New York City Bar Association committee concluded in a policy paper published Wednesday that artificial intelligence tools "may assist legal work but cannot substitute for professional legal judgment," calling for a national framework to be built into the Model Rules of Professional Conduct governing its use.
President Donald Trump has announced that he's looking to elevate Judge Lee Rudofsky of the Eastern District of Arkansas to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
A law firm representing State Farm has admitted that its pretrial motions contained citations to nonexistent cases and legal quotes, errors that were seemingly "hallucinations" generated by AI software designed for lawyers and caught by the plaintiff's attorneys as they prepared for trial in a California state court case about fire damage coverage.
By the end of the month, there will be about 500 attorneys and staff in the U.S. Department of Justice's new fraud division, with more to come as time goes on.
A "staffing disruption" at the Pittsburgh law firm J.P. Ward & Associates led the firm to request a stay of a labor-trafficking case against hotels in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, after the firm was reduced to one attorney and two staff members, according to court filings.
