In a world racing to master artificial intelligence, Congress is worried America’s secrets are slipping away. Recently, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the...more
9/3/2025
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CFIUS ,
China ,
Congressional Investigations & Hearings ,
Export Controls ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Machine Learning ,
National Security ,
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Trade Secrets
On August 11, 2025, the Federal Circuit reversed the District of Utah’s ruling that all but one of the claims in PowerBlock Holdings, Inc.’s U.S. Patent No. 7,578,771 were invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 101. PowerBlock Holdings,...more
A California state jury awarded Propel Fuels, Inc. $604.9 million in damages after finding Phillips 66 Company liable for trade secret misappropriation. Propel Fuels, Inc. v. Phillips 66 Co., Case No. 22CV007197 (Cal. Oct....more
8/15/2025
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Business Litigation ,
California ,
Confidential Information ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Damages ,
Due Diligence ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Jury Trial ,
Misappropriation ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Trade Secrets ,
Unfair Competition
A nearly decade-long legal battle in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois recently concluded with a significant jury verdict, underscoring the potentially severe consequences of trade secret theft...more
7/11/2025
/ Business Litigation ,
Confidential Information ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Damages ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Jury Awards ,
Jury Trial ,
Misappropriation ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Popular ,
Punitive Damages ,
Trade Secrets
In a pivotal ruling for patent damages and standard-essential patent (SEP) litigation, the Federal Circuit vacated a $300 million award against Apple in a long-standing dispute with Optis Cellular Technology, LLC. See Optis...more
7/8/2025
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Apple ,
CAFC ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Damages ,
Evidence ,
Expert Testimony ,
FRAND ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Section 101 ,
Standard Essential Patents
In what is certain to become a landmark decision, the Federal Circuit has resolved a long-standing question that divided patent litigators and judges alike: does IPR estoppel apply to physical systems (“system art”) described...more
5/9/2025
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CAFC ,
Estoppel ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Judicial Authority ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Prior Art ,
Statutory Interpretation
The Federal Circuit issued a precedential opinion on March 4, 2025, that serves as valuable guidance for product-by-process claims, particularly in the context of inherency in claim construction. In Restem, LLC v. Jadi Cell,...more
4/24/2025
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Biotechnology ,
Claim Construction ,
Inherency ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent Validity ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prior Art
Amongst the many decisions an attorney makes throughout litigation, there is one choice that can shape the outcome of a case way before filing a motion, setting discovery and trial strategy, or even calling a witness: venue,...more
11/22/2024
/ Discovery ,
Estoppel ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
SCOTUS ,
Stays ,
Summary Judgment ,
Venue
Taking legal action to protect a trade secret is unlike other intellectual property litigation since what you’re trying to protect is a secret. Plaintiffs must navigate a fine line between pleading their complaint with enough...more