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Haynes Boone

Biotech Insights - December 2025

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A client calls and says, “We’re cooking up a bispecific antibody. We want to mix and match binding sequences like a molecular gastronomy tasting menu. Some will go into CAR-T dishes. And of course, we want patents...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

USPTO Designates as Precedential or Informative Fifteen AIA Decisions on Discretionary Institution Considerations

On January 9, 2026, the USPTO designated four decisions as precedential and nine decisions as informative. And soon after, on January 12, 2026, the USPTO designated one more decision as precedential and another as...more

Kaufman & Canoles

K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - January 2026 #2

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The National Football League has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether its arbitration process, overseen by the commissioner, complies with federal law, appealing a Second Circuit ruling in favor of a coach suing the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Litigation/Controversy

Algorithmic Pricing Decisions Have Favored Defendants, but the Law Will Continue to Evolve in 2026. Cross-Border Enforcement Priorities and Increased Cooperation Come Into Focus....more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Ethanol Boosting Systems, LLC v. Ford Motor Co. (Fed. Cir. 2025)

The preclusive scope of 35 U.S.C. § 314(d) regarding decisions on instituting post grant review proceedings (specifically, inter partes review or IPR) has been decided several times by the Supreme Court since enactment of the...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

AI News Roundup – xAI’s Grok restricted after scrutiny of photo “undressing” features, OpenAI to back AI regulation ballot measure...

To help you stay on top of the latest news, our AI practice group has compiled a roundup of the developments we are following....more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

CNIPA Implements Inventor ID Requirement

The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) has instituted a change in its inventor information requirements. For Chinese patent applications filed on or after January 1, 2026, Applicants must submit an...more

Irwin IP LLP

Lawsuit on Expired Patents Trapped by 8-Million-Dollar “Bad Faith” Bond

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Micron Tech., Inc. v. Longhorn IP LLC, 2025 WL 3672528 (Fed Cir. Dec. 18, 2025) - Instead of decking the halls for Christmas, the Federal Circuit decked Longhorn by dismissing its appeal for lack of jurisdiction.  Idaho,...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Ink-Signed & Sealed: Ninth Circuit Affirms Kat Von D in Copyright Case; Provides Latest Guidance on Intrinsic Test

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the jury’s verdict in Sedlik v. Von Drachenberg, et al. in a January 2, 2026, precedential opinion, finding that the allegedly infringing works were fair use. ...more

Kilpatrick

Building a Strong Patent Portfolio: What to Protect

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Happy New Year, Founders! As we enter 2026, I encourage pharmaceutical innovators to approach intellectual property with energy and intention. The start of the year is the perfect time to step back and review your patent...more

Foster Swift Collins & Smith

New Year, Same IP Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them)

The start of 2026 brings energy, momentum, and predictably, the same intellectual property mistakes I see every January....more

Foley & Lardner LLP

How Chinese Utility Models Fit Into Global IP Strategies

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Recent guidelines from the China National Intellectual Property Administration, effective Jan. 1, have again put the spotlight on the value of Chinese utility models and the interplay between utility models and conventional...more

Polsinelli

Could European Courts Soon Be Litigating and Enforcing U.S. Patents?

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Key Takeaways - European courts test jurisdiction over U.S. patents for the first time. Onesta IP, LLC, a patent assertion entity, has asserted two U.S. patents against BMW in a court in Munich, Germany following a decision...more

Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

Avoiding the “Atomic Bomb of Patent Law”

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit once called the remedy for inequitable conduct “the atomic bomb of patent law.” Inequitable conduct is a defense against patent infringement that can render a patent...more

Offit Kurman

Embedded Videos — Fair Use or Infringement? What the Latest Court Decision Means for Publishers

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In early December 2025, the Southern District of New York issued a decision in Level 12 Productions, LLC v. Mediaite, LLC. The holding highlights a growing risk for publishers and businesses that use embedded social media...more

Butler Snow LLP

Donuts, Tea, and Why E-Commerce Ruined the “Remote Market” Argument for Trademark Infringement Claims

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Here’s a trademark situation I see (and businesses stumble into) all the time: You’ve run Acme Widget in Nashville for years. A company you’ve never heard of has been running Acme Widget in Astoria, Oregon....more

Cooley LLP

FDA Seeks Venture Capital Firm Input on New Contracting Approach

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On December 19, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), part of the US Department of Health and Human Services, released a request for information (RFI) seeking input from venture capital firms on how the FDA can better...more

Loeb & Loeb LLP

In re OpenAI, Inc. Copyright Infringement Litigation

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In action against OpenAI based on its use of Ziff Davis’ online publications in GPT series of large language models, district court denies motion to dismiss claims for contributory copyright infringement, for removal of...more

Knobbe Martens

Gogo Launches 5G Air-To-Ground Network, Amidst Legal Headwinds

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Gogo Inc. (NASDAQ: GOGO) announced on December 29, 2025, that its 5G air-to-ground (ATG) connectivity network is ready to serve customers in North America. After successful completion of in-flight testing and validation, Gogo...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

New Year, New TLD Apply for your ".BRAND"

This year, organisations around the world are being offered the opportunity to acquire their own branded internet extensions: ".BRAND" top-level domains. Moving your brand from the left of the dot(.) to the right of the...more

Carlton Fields

Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of January 5 - 9, 2026

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - AB v. Barrow - insurance, notice, 58-month delay - Athos Overseas v. YouTube - copyright infringement, DMCA, safe harbor - USA v. Barry - sentencing, credit card fraud - ...more

Smart & Biggar

[Webinar] From buzz to backlash: 2025 ads we can’t stop talking about - January 22nd, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET

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We’ll dive into 2025’s most buzzworthy and controversial advertising campaigns and explore why these campaigns dominated headlines. From celebrity-driven promotions and AI-generated ads, to the Competition Bureau’s heightened...more

Knobbe Martens

[Webinar] 4th Annual MCLE-a-thon - January 26th - 30th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PT

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Please join us for Knobbe Martens’ 4th Annual MCLE-a-thon, taking place the week of January 26–30, 2026. This complimentary week-long program will offer 5.0 hours of California MCLE credit, one hour per day. Each session...more

Loeb & Loeb LLP

Yonay v. Paramount Pictures Corp.

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In suit claiming 2022 film Top Gun: Maverick infringed 1983 magazine article about real-life fighter pilot training program that inspired original 1986 Top Gun film, Ninth Circuit affirms summary judgment in defendants’...more

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Minnesota Cannabis Business Owners: Don’t Let Your Valuable Trade Secrets Go Up in Smoke

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Minnesota’s recreational cannabis industry is finally budding. Growers have devoted substantial time and resources to their cultivation process. Sellers have invested heavily in market research. This information can give...more

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