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February 19, 2026
Squires Accepts 8 PTAB Cases, Walks Back 7 Merits Referrals

A bulk summary order from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires granted eight petitions for America Invents Act patent challenges while denying 14 others, including seven that he had previously accepted for merits-based review.
February 19, 2026
Hims & Hers Buying Eucalyptus For Up To $1.15B

Wellness platform Hims & Hers Health Inc. said Thursday it has agreed to acquire Australian digital health company Eucalyptus in a deal valued at up to $1.15 billion.
February 19, 2026
Fed. Circ. OKs Decision Clearing Sony In $500M Patent Case

The Federal Circuit on Thursday upheld a decision that Sony's PlayStation controllers do not infringe a computer input device patent, in a case where Sony said patent owner Genuine Enabling Technology was seeking nearly $500 million in damages.
February 19, 2026
'Think Carefully': Judge Wary Of Notice Tactic In Google Deal

A California federal judge indicated on Thursday that he will grant preliminary approval to Google's $8.25 million settlement to resolve putative class allegations that Google surreptitiously tracked children online for advertising, while urging counsel to "think carefully" about using behavioral tracking in future settlements to post advertisements notifying class members.
February 19, 2026
Electronics Cos. Fight 'Heavy-Handed' Next-Gen TV Mandate

As the Federal Communications Commission looks to coax the broadcast industry into adopting next-generation TV on a wider scale, a key electronics industry group has re-upped concerns that officials might move too fast.
February 19, 2026
CIT Orders Reconsideration Of Fujifilm Co.'s Industry Status

The U.S. International Trade Commission must redo its determination that a U.S. subsidiary of Fujifilm qualifies as a domestic producer for purposes of finding domestic industry has been harmed by imports from Japan and China, the U.S. Court of International Trade said.
February 19, 2026
Law Firm Says Sports Database Co. Defaulted On $116K Bill

College sports database service Winthrop Intelligence LLC failed to pay a just under $116,000 bill for three months of legal representation in Winthrop's contentious asset battle with the widow of the company's co-founder, a law firm told a North Carolina state court.
February 19, 2026
GAO Finds No Proof Contract Winner Misrepresented Staffing

The U.S. Government Accountability Office denied a protest from a Virginia technology firm, finding that the company did not support its allegations of a "bait and switch" in the award of a U.S. Department of Homeland Security task order.
February 19, 2026
Tech Co. Seeks Morgan Lewis DQ From Smart Glasses Case

A Hong Kong-based tech company has asked a Massachusetts federal judge to kick Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP off of a case in which it's accusing Meta Platforms and Oakley Inc. of infringing patents with their smart glasses technology.
February 19, 2026
Freshfields Advising EBay's $1.2B Depop Purchase From Etsy

Freshfields LLP is guiding eBay Inc. on its planned acquisition of Depop, a fast-growing mobile fashion resale marketplace, from Fenwick & West LLP-advised Etsy Inc. for about $1.2 billion in cash, as the online commerce giant seeks to expand its reach among younger consumers.
February 18, 2026
Ex-Palantir Engineers Cleared To Return To Work For Rival

A New York federal judge Wednesday preliminarily blocked several former Palantir employees from recruiting from Palantir for their rival company, Percepta AI, but he refused to block them from working there, as Palantir had requested in the litigation accusing them of stealing confidential information for their new endeavor.
February 18, 2026
Genetic Testing Co.'s Acquisition Draws Privacy Suit

Healthcare technology company Tempus AI illegally compelled a genetic testing company to disclose its "massive trove" of genetic data through acquisition and then further disclosed affected individuals' private data to other companies without consent, an Illinois mother told a federal court.
February 18, 2026
Smith & Wesson Gets Suit Over Tracking Cookies Pared Down

A California federal judge has cut state wiretap law and several other claims from a proposed class action accusing Smith & Wesson of illegally gathering browsing data from website visitors who rejected the use of tracking cookies, while preserving allegations that the firearm manufacturer facilitated third parties' privacy intrusions.
February 18, 2026
Zuckerberg Testifies That Social Media Doesn't Harm Teens

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the stand Wednesday in a landmark California bellwether trial on claims his company and Google's YouTube harm children's mental health, saying the current scientific literature shows no causal link between social media and teens' mental health.
February 18, 2026
Equifax's Bid To Arbitrate 'Too Clever By Half,' Judge Says

Equifax waived its right to arbitrate a proposed class action accusing it of monopolizing the income and employment verification market, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled, calling the credit reporting agency's post-complaint addition of an arbitration provision in its user agreement a legal tactic "too clever by half."
February 18, 2026
Live Nation Antitrust Claims Heading To Trial

A New York federal judge on Wednesday refused a bid from Live Nation Entertainment Inc. to avoid a looming trial in a case from the U.S. Department of Justice and state enforcers accusing it of monopolizing the live entertainment industry.
February 18, 2026
PayPal 'Too Optimistic' With 2027 Forecast, Investors Say

PayPal was hit with a shareholder's proposed class action accusing it and its executives of damaging investors by walking back positive guidance and a strong growth trajectory for its branded checkout segment earlier this month.
February 18, 2026
Judge Won't Let MediaTek Out Of Bogus Litigation Case

A California federal judge won't grant Taiwanese semiconductor maker MediaTek Inc. a win in a lawsuit from Taiwanese competitor Realtek accusing the former of colluding with other companies to harass Realtek with bogus patent cases, saying a Texas federal judge's ruling that denied Realtek sanctions in a case there didn't mean the baselessness of the case couldn't be relitigated.
February 18, 2026
Sen. IP Leads Worry About Outsize Standards Influencers

U.S. senators who lead the Judiciary Committee's subcommittee on intellectual property wrote to the head of the American National Standards Institute stressing "the essential importance of integrity, balance and transparency" while developing standards in the U.S.
February 18, 2026
'Flawed' Ruling Let SEC Hide Breach Records, DC Circ. Told

The New Civil Liberties Alliance has told the D.C. Circuit that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission should have to turn over documents related to an internal information breach, arguing a lower court improperly allowed the agency to exempt documents from a Freedom of Information Act request.
February 18, 2026
BMW Rips Onesta's Claim That Qualcomm Deal Ends Patent Row

Onesta IP has told the Federal Circuit that it reached a deal with Qualcomm that resolves its controversial patent suits against BMW in Germany over U.S. patents, but BMW fired back that Onesta doesn't have "any shred of evidence to back its grandiose assertions."
February 18, 2026
Reddit Must Face Privacy Suit Over LiveRamp Tracker

Reddit lost its bid to nix a proposed class action alleging the social media platform violated a California privacy statute by placing a LiveRamp tracker on its website to gather visitor information for targeted advertising, after a federal judge ruled Tuesday that the tracker is plausibly a "pen register" under state law.
February 18, 2026
Eversheds Hires International Arbitration Partner In Bucharest

Eversheds Sutherland has added to its cross‑border disputes capabilities in Europe, saying it has appointed a longtime international arbitration lawyer to work in the firm's Bucharest office.
February 18, 2026
Amazon Says Atty Accused Of TM Scheme Used AI Citations

Amazon has told a Seattle federal judge that California attorney Kathy Q. Hao relied on artificial intelligence-hallucinated case law in her effort to escape its lawsuit accusing her of participating in a fraudulent trademark scheme, urging the court to weigh sanctions against the lawyer over what the e-commerce and technology giant called "fabricated citations."
February 18, 2026
DOJ Allowed To Dictate Pay, Term Of Google Search Watchers

A D.C. federal judge sided with the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday regarding the key terms of service for the five-member technical committee tasked with observing Google's compliance with mandates to prop up rival search engines with search results and data.

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Trending At The PTAB: The Policies That Are Redefining IPR

The evolution of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's inter partes review institution regime last year, coupled with the policy considerations behind that evolution, marks a shift toward greater gatekeeping of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's resources and patent enforcement rights, say attorneys at Finnegan.
Maximizing Cyberinsurance Coverage In 2026

One of the most significant risks policyholders face in 2026 is the risk of loss caused by infiltration of their computer systems or manipulation of their employees through the use of computers, highlighting the need for a comprehensive cyberinsurance policy review, say attorneys at Cohen Ziffer.
How Shareholder Activism Fared In 2025

2025 was a turbulent yet transformative year in shareholder activism, and there are several key takeaways to help companies prepare for a 2026 that is shaping up to be even more lively, including increased focus on retail investors and the use of social media as a tool, say attorneys at Sidley.
Reviewing 2025's Artificial Intelligence Disputes Over IP

2025 brought the first major fair use rulings involving generative artificial intelligence, and in 2026 courts will weigh in on more discovery disputes, renewed motions to dismiss, class certification challenges and fair use defenses that could shape the course of future AI litigation, say attorneys at Debevoise.
The 5 Most Important Bid Protest Decisions Of 2025

In a shifting bid protest landscape, five decisions in 2025 from the Federal Circuit, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and the U.S. Government Accountability Office that addressed bedrock questions about jurisdictional reach and the breadth of agency discretion are likely to have a lasting impact, say attorneys at Bradley Arant.
Trending At The PTAB: The Journey Of IPR Institution In 2025

Over the course of 2025, inter partes review institution at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board evolved into a more restrictive, policy-driven regime with reshaped discretionary briefing and assessment, and increasing procedural requirements, say attorneys at Finnegan.
Preparing For Congressional Investigations In A Midterm Year

2026 will be a consequential year for congressional oversight as the upcoming midterm elections may yield bolder investigations and more aggressive state attorneys general coalitions, so companies should consider adopting risk management measures to get ahead of potential changes, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
The Bankruptcy Risks Inherent In AI Data Center Power Deals

While the construction of data centers that fuel artificial intelligence continues to accelerate, some potential risks to their business model and the power supply arrangements they rely on appear on the horizon, says Mark Sherrill at Chamberlain Hrdlicka.
How Bank M&A Prospects Brightened In 2025

Even with less-than-ideal macroeconomic conditions in 2025, federal banking regulators' shift away from procedural concerns to focus more on core financial risks boosted M&A in several key ways, including shorter review timelines and increased interest in de novo charters, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter.
3 Securities Litigation Trends To Watch In 2026

Pending federal appellate cases suggest that 2026 will be a significant year for securities litigation, with long-standing debates about class certification, new questions about the risks and value of artificial intelligence features, and private plaintiffs' growing role in cryptocurrency enforcement likely to be major themes, say attorneys at Willkie.
For Data Centers, Both Hyperscale And Edge Are Key In 2026

Recent trends in development of data centers highlight the importance of proactive attention to the zoning, permitting, interconnection and contractual issues associated with both hyperscale and edge facilities, in order to position projects for responsible growth in 2026 and protect their long-term value amid rapid technological and regulatory change, say attorneys at Sidley.