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McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Shockwave Medical, Inc. v. Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2025)

Received wisdom is that inter partes review proceedings are limited to prior art as defined by patents and printed publications.  But in recently decided Shockwave Medical, Inc. v. Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., another prior...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Don’t walk away: Trademark owner can’t bring infringement suit against co-owner

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The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld a district court’s summary judgment decision that a co-owner of a trademark cannot bring infringement or dilution claims under the Lanham Act against other co-owners or...more

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Motivation, expectation of success negate obviousness presumption in overlapping range case

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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed (on its second review) a district court’s ruling upholding the validity of patent claims related to a long-acting injectable dosing regimen, finding that the...more

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Que sera, sera: No declaratory relief after songwriter’s heir terminated copyright assignments

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Addressing the intersection of a trust beneficiary’s rights to royalties and an heir’s copyright termination rights under 17 U.S.C. § 203, the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court’s order...more

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Appeal is too late to raise percolating claim construction dispute

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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s finding of noninfringement, concluding that the patent owner had improperly raised a claim construction issue for the first time on appeal – an...more

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State court action doesn’t create reasonable apprehension of related federal claims

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Addressing whether a federal district court had jurisdiction over an action for declaratory relief that certain trade secrets and trademarks were invalid and not infringed, the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

Concerned about AI Training Data and Copyrighted Works? New Guidance from the Northern District of California

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Two recent district court opinions from the Northern District of California, filed within days of each other address the use of copyrighted material in training data in two separate market dominating Large Language Models...more

Hogan Lovells

Creative and AI sectors meet as UK Government launches AI and copyright working groups

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As part of the UK's Modern Industrial Strategy, the UK Government announced on 16 July 2025 the formation of expert working groups as part of its Plan for Change. These working groups will aim to deliver a solution that...more

Cooley LLP

Intellectual Property Disputes With Forensic Analysis Need Lawyers’ Involvement: Cooley’s Michael Berkovits

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Cooley’s Michael Berkovits says lawyers working on an intellectual property dispute should consult closely with forensic analysts and treat their findings as an investigative tool. Computer forensic analysis has become a...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Strategic Alignment With Collaboration Partners Is Essential to a Successful Life Sciences M&A Exit

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In the midst of shifting political headwinds and a tight funding market, many life sciences companies are considering their M&A exit. Potential acquirers (both strategic and private equity) have plenty of dry powder and are...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Labubu and La-No-No: Navigating Trade Dress in Plush Toys

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Most companies would love to have their product become a viral sensation, but in the age of viral media and “internet dupes,” companies are forced to fire on all cylinders to successfully secure and defend the intellectual...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

[Webinar] Avoiding Pitfalls and Trolls in Payment Agreements: Understanding How AI, Open Source and Licenses Impact the Payment...

Join Kelley Drye for a practical CLE webinar, “Avoiding Pitfalls and Trolls in Payment Agreements: Understanding How AI, Open Source and Licenses Impact the Payment Industry.” This session will help payments attorneys move...more

Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

Tips for Conducting a Trade Secret Assessment with Rob Jensen

Trade secrets aren’t static. Companies should regularly reassess the status of their trade secrets and make necessary adjustments to ensure they remain protected at all times. In this episode of IP Talk, shareholder Rob...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Will I Get Sued if I Create Another Hospital Drama? — No Infringement Intended Podcast

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In this episode, Rusty and Austin explore the potential legal hurdles they might encounter if they were to venture into creating their own hospital drama. With the television landscape already saturated with series like ER,...more

Mandelbaum Barrett PC

A Look at Potential NDA Changes on the Horizon

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In February, State Senator Sean Ryan introduced bill S4641, which aims to ban non-compete agreements for lower-wage employees. After a previous sweeping ban on non-competes for all employees was vetoed a few years ago by...more

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Another EU AI Act Milestone - Nearly Final Version of the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice Published

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On July 10, 2025, the European Commission released a nearly final version of the General-Purpose AI (GPAI) Code of Practice (Code) under Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (AI Act). This blog post outlines the purpose,...more

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Development Contract Considerations for AI-Generated Works and Copyright Ownership

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In a recent ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, the court refused to register a work where its sole author was an artificial intelligence (AI) tool. This holding is in line with the Copyright Office’s...more

Smart & Biggar

Crisp boundaries: Federal Court defines the scope of protection for French fry manufacturing process patent

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In McCain Foods Limited v J.R. Simplot Company (2025 FC 1078), the Federal Court of Canada found that the Defendant’s use of pulsed electric fields (PEF) to pretreat potatoes before further processing into French fries did...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

If at First You Don’t Succeed, Do Not Try Again: Judge Oetken Invokes Collateral Estoppel to Dismiss Plaintiff’s Infringement...

On July 9, 2025, Judge J. Paul Oetken (S.D.N.Y) found that collateral estoppel barred plaintiff Linfo IP, LLC from relitigating the validity of its asserted patent and dismissed Linfo’s infringement claims against Aero...more

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Patents and the FDA: Four Critical Considerations Medical Device Companies Must Know to Successfully Introduce New Products into...

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The intersection of patent strategy and FDA regulatory strategy is a critical consideration for medical device companies. A well-integrated approach can create powerful barriers to entry, strengthen intellectual property (IP)...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

From Input to Impact: The Market Harm Standard Emerging in AI Fair Use

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Another federal court recently ruled that using copyrighted books to train artificial intelligence (AI) systems can qualify as fair use under the U.S. Copyright Act. This time, the court said that, because the issue of market...more

Jenner & Block

Two Years After Abitron: Navigating the Limits of US Trademark Enforcement Abroad

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Two years after the US Supreme Court’s decision in Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic International, Inc., US trademark owners and global businesses continue to grapple with its implications for cross-border enforcement. The...more

Carlton Fields

Court Finds MSN Does Not Infringe Novartis’s Patent and Clears the Way for Generic Entresto

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In In re Entresto (Sacubitril/Valsartan) Patent Litigation, Judge Richard G. Andrews of the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware granted MSN Pharmaceuticals Inc. a victory on noninfringement of U.S. Patent No....more

Jones Day

Discretionary Denial of IPR Institution Due to Advanced Hatch-Waxman Litigation

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In a recent decision, the Patent Trial and Appeals Board (“PTAB”) exercised its discretion under 35 U.S.C. § 314(a) to deny institution of an inter partes review (“IPR”) after applying the Fintiv factors, despite Petitioner’s...more

Venable LLP

Fresenius Kabi and Celltrion Launch Prolia® / Xgeva® (denosumab) Biosimilars Conexxence™ / Bomyntra™ and Stoboclo® / Osenvelt®

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On July 1, 2025, Fresenius Kabi announced the U.S. launch of Conexxence™ / Bomyntra™ (denosumab-bnht), biosimilars of Amgen’s Prolia® / Xgeva® (denosumab), pursuant to a settlement agreement between the parties ending BPCIA...more

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