Kyle Watson

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Federal Circuit Emphasizes the Power of Good Documentation in First Post-AIA Derivation Case

Glob. Health Sols. LLC v. Selner, 148 F.4th 1363 (Fed. Cir. 2025) - The Federal Circuit recently issued its first precedential decision addressing derivation proceedings under the America Invents Act (“AIA”). A derivation...more

10/1/2025 / America Invents Act , Derivation Proceeding , Documentation , Inventors , Patent Applications , Patent Litigation , Patent Trial and Appeal Board , Patents , Precedential Opinion

NDIL Shreds the “Schedule A” Playbook: Specificity Required

Eicher Motors Limited v. Partnerships & Unincorporated Ass’ns Identified on Schedule “A”, No. 25cv02937 (N.D. Ill. Aug. 8, 2025) - For years, the Northern District of Illinois has served as the hub for “Schedule A”...more

8/27/2025 / Due Process , Ex Parte , Federal Rules of Civil Procedure , Injunctive Relief , Joinder , Preliminary Injunctions , Trademark Infringement , Trademark Litigation

A Black Flag For Authors: AI Training Ruled Fair Use

Bartz et al. v. Anthropic PBC, No. C 24-05417 (N.D. Cal. 2025) - In Bartz et al. v. Anthropic, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California considered whether Anthropic’s use of copyrighted books—many...more

7/2/2025 / Algorithms , Artificial Intelligence , Authors , Copyright , Copyright Infringement , Copyright Litigation , Fair Use , Machine Learning , Transformative Use

Cognac Flexing Fame in Hip-hop

Bureau Nat'l Interprofessionnel du Cognac v. Cologne & Cognac Ent., 110 F.4th 1356 (Fed. Cir. 2024) - In trademark disputes, the likelihood of confusion analysis—guided by the DuPont factors—is a balancing test with the...more

1/22/2025 / DuPont Factors , Intellectual Property Litigation , Intellectual Property Protection , Likelihood of Confusion , Trademark Litigation , Trademark Trial and Appeal Board , Trademarks

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