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The LathamTECH Podcast — Trade Secrets: The New Litigation Battleground
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The Briefing: Vetter v. Resnik: When Copyright Termination Goes Global
IP Goes Pop! S7 Ep 1- We’re #1! Intellectual Property Firsts
Why Won't the USPTO Register My Last Name? — No Infringement Intended Podcast
The Briefing: Kat Von D, Miles Davis, and the Possible Death of the Intrinsic Test?
2026 Trends to Watch: Regulation, Infrastructure and IP in Motion
'Desk Drawer Roundup': NIL Contract Fights, Eligibility Battles, and the CSC Participation Agreement — Highway to NIL Podcast
The Briefing: Part Two: CCPA’s New Rules on Risk Assessments and Cybersecurity Audits
The Briefing: Part One: CCPA’s New Rules on Automated Decision making Technology (ADMT)
We get AI for work™: New Efforts to Ensure a National AI Policy
The Briefing: Why Lady Gaga Beat a Trademark Injunction Over “Mayhem”
Beyond the Deals: Student-Athlete Identity, Development, and NIL With 42U's Stephen Bienko — Highway to NIL Podcast
The Privacy Insider Podcast Episode 22: The Data Privacy of the Dead & Critiquing the Digital Divine with Carl Öhman of Uppsala University
Why Does Everyone Say 'The Big Game' Instead of 'Super Bowl'? — No Infringement Intended Podcast
The Briefing: Top Gun Cleared for Takeoff: The Ninth Circuit Affirms Paramount’s Copyright Win
The Briefing: The 2026 Forecast: Resolving Some of the Entertainment Industry’s Open Legal Issues
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A federal court in Virginia granted in part a franchisee’s motion to dismiss the counterclaims filed by franchisor Window Gang, LLC in the parties’ dispute. Willett v. Window Gang, LLC, 2026 WL 575903 (W.D. Va. Mar. 2, 2026)....more
In January 2025, we considered the High Court decision in Zaha Hadid Ltd v. Zaha Hadid Foundation, which held that the company was bound by a trademark licensing agreement until terminated by the foundation, and that this...more
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued supplemental examination guidance for design patent applications directed to computer-generated interfaces and icons, expanding flexibility for applicants seeking...more
Genomic analysis has long been a focus of researchers. The advent of the Human Genome Project led to the successful mapping of the human genome and spurred further sequencing advancements. However, traditional tools often...more
On March 11, 2026, USPTO Director John Squires issued a memorandum establishing new discretionary factors for the institution of inter partes review (IPR) and post-grant review (PGR) proceedings before the Patent Trial and...more
On February 24, 2026, the Court in Case No. 1:23-cv-10861 (D. Mass.) granted Amgen’s motions for summary judgment of invalidity of the claims of OssiFi-Mab’s (“OMAB”) U.S. Patent Nos. 8,877,196 (“the ’196 patent), 11,608,373...more
Denial of a motion to dismiss a "cage free" eggs lawsuit, updates on marketing plant-based products with meat- and dairy-related terms in Europe, dismissal of a lawsuit alleging a restaurant's salsa was excessively spicy, and...more
A ruling in Texas Business Courts (the second ever) highlights trade secret challenges. Most notably, the ruling identifies the difficulty of proving clear ownership and allocation of rights when trade secrets are not clearly...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s March 2026 update to its biosimilar Q&A guidance arrives at a critical inflection point for the biopharmaceutical sector, as the industry faces a looming “patent cliff” with more...more
On March 2, 2026, Mr. Gilbert Hyatt, owner of 75 patents, filed a petition for writ of certiorari with the Supreme Court challenging the Federal Circuit's affirmance of the USPTO's denial of Mr. Hyatt's patent applications on...more
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has increased flexibility in how ornamental designs for computer-generated interfaces or icons, e.g., GUI designs, are presented in design patent applications. The change...more
On February 27, 2026, Genentech filed a complaint under Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) against Biocon concerning its proposed Perjeta® (pertuzumab) biosimilar, BMAB...more
Kilpatrick’s Charles Gray and Karam J. Saab recently presented on the topic of “AI in Practice: Patent Prosecution Strategies and the Upcoming Colorado AI Mandates” at the firm’s annual “SKI”-LE held in Breckenridge,...more
Exafer, Ltd. v. Microsoft Corp., No. 24-2296 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 6, 2026) - In Exafer Ltd. v. Microsoft Corp., the Federal Circuit vacated a district court’s exclusion of expert damages testimony and clarified the proper reach...more
On March 3, 2026, Janssen filed a Complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware against Accord and Bio-Thera Solutions, Case No. 1:26-cv-00222 (D. Del.), initiating the first BPCIA litigation related to...more
Most brand owners have grown accustomed to the world of whack-a-mole—shouldering an unfair burden as they struggle to combat the sheer scale of infringement happening online. So, it is a breath of fresh air to see an...more
In a recent order, USPTO Director John A. Squires convened the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s Appeals Review Panel (ARP) and granted sua sponte rehearing in an ex parte appeal involving obviousness-type double patenting...more
On March 11, 2026, independent reports confirmed that one of the largest medical device companies in the United States was the target of a significant cyberattack attributed to Iran-linked threat actors. Although the...more
On March 12, 2026, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) released new guidance[1] (the “Guidance”) that updates prior USPTO practice guidelines for the examination of design patent applications for computer-generated...more
On 6 March the House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee published its report on AI, Copyright and the Creative Industries. This report, from a highly influential Parliamentary Committee, is intended to feed into...more
The Federal Circuit’s recent decision in Focus Products Group Int’l, LLC v. Kartri Sales Co., 156 F.4th 1259 (Fed. Cir. 2025), serves as an important reminder that what patent applicants say and do not say during prosecution...more
Key Takeaways - The USPTO has formally expanded its discretionary framework. As of March 11, the Director will consider U.S. manufacturing footprint and small business status when deciding whether to institute IPR and PGR...more
Key Takeaways - FDA explains what must be “new” to qualify for three years of non-patent market exclusivity. In a new draft Q&A guidance, FDA walks sponsors through what makes a clinical investigation “new,” how to support...more
Recent widespread adoption of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) tools has introduced a fundamental legal question: what cognizable right, if any, attaches to content produced by an AI system? As AI-generated text,...more
In recently decided Sound View Innovations, LLC v. Hulu, LLC, (“Sound View”), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) affirmed a district court holding that Sound View Innovations’ patent (the ‘213 patent)...more