On February 26, the Federal Circuit issued its opinion in the battle between Freshub, Inc. and Amazon.com, Inc. regarding the Alexa device. The case came down to a distinction between an “item” and a “word,” which was hotly...more
A domino has fallen, but the question remains whether there are more to come. On February 12, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas dismissed a challenge to the Department of Health and Human...more
Did Nintendo finally release a Pokémon videogame with guns? Oh, wait, it’s not Pokémon at all – it’s Palworld, a game released by Pocket Pair, a different Japanese videogame company. If you missed it, Palworld was released...more
Is “milk” an item, or just a word? This question, among others, is set to be answered on January 12, 2024, as Freshub Inc. (Freshub) and Amazon.com, Inc. (Amazon) argue before the Federal Circuit (Nos. 22-1391, 2022-1425). ...more