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McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Bayer Files Suit Against Trio of COVID-19 Vaccine Makers

One of the characteristics of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic were the pledges from companies involved in developing vaccines (such as Moderna, Pfizer, BioNTech, and others) not to enforce patents on relevant technology...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Plaintiffs’ ‘Strategic Decision’ to Respond to Expert’s Untimely Invalidity Theories Dooms Motion to Strike

In an ANDA litigation, the District of Delaware recently denied the plaintiffs’ motion to strike portions of the defendants’ expert reports and related deposition testimony. Although the defendants’ invalidity contentions did...more

Mandelbaum Barrett PC

Protecting Your Family Business: Legal Structures Every Owner Should Understand

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Family-owned businesses often begin with a simple idea, a handshake, and years of hard work. But as your business grows, so do your legal risks. Choosing the proper structure and updating it as you evolve is crucial to...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

2026 Forecast: What’s Ahead in the Digital Sector

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It goes without saying that 2026 will see a whirlwind of legal developments in the areas of cybersecurity, data privacy regulation, and artificial intelligence. But which way will those winds blow?...more

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

Keeping Innovation Moving: ITC IP Protection for Agricultural and Industrial Equipment

With the continued technological sophistication of mobile equipment also comes heightened risks for manufacturers. Learn how OEMs turn to the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) as a frontline venue for intellectual...more

Cooley LLP

US Government Rights in Technical Data, Software and Subject Inventions: A Primer for Early-Stage, Dual-Use Companies

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Dual‑use startups often seek nondilutive funding through US government contracts, grants, cooperative agreements and “Other Transactions”. Such public funding can be a powerful growth catalyst, but it brings with it a...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Gene-Editing Regulation Roundup

North America Regulation - Current Overview: Genetically engineered (GE) organisms in the United States are subject to regulation from the EPA for environmental concerns, the FDA for food and drug concerns, and the USDA...more

Brooks Kushman P.C.

Dupes, Not Counterfeits: Why Look-Alike Products Are the Trademark Battleground of 2026

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“Dupes” are no longer just a social media trend or a consumer wink-wink. They are now a serious brand-protection issue sitting at the intersection of trademark law, design rights, and digital marketing. The key legal question...more

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Samsung and Regeneron Settle Aflibercept BPCIA Case

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On February 11, 2026, Samsung Bioepis, Co., Ltd (“Samsung”) and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Regeneron”) filed a Joint Stipulation and Proposed Order seeking to dismiss all claims and counterclaims without prejudice and...more

Loeb & Loeb LLP

Alcon Entertainment, LLC v. Tesla, Inc.

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District court denies motion to dismiss copyright infringement claim against Tesla and owner Elon Musk based on their use of images from the movie Blade Runner 2049 to create an AI-generated image that was displayed at an...more

Weintraub Tobin

Part Two: CCPA’s New Rules on Risk Assessments and Cybersecurity Audits

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California privacy law has entered a new phase. In Part Two of this two-part episode of The Briefing, Weintraub Tobin Partners Scott Hervey and Richard Buckley break down the CCPA’s new requirements for Risk Assessments and...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

USPTO Adds New Design Search Codes for Sound and Motion Trademarks

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) announced on February 10, 2026 that it has added a new category to its Trademark Design Search Code Manual for sound and motion marks. The Manual now includes new...more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Oliver Twisted Again: After FDA’s Court Losses, Congress Approves FDA’s Standards on Orphan Drug Exclusivity

Last week, Congress enacted the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026. This legislation narrows the scope of the statutory protection for drugs for rare diseases and conditions under the Orphan Drug Act, 21 U.S. Code §...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

UPC Court Fees

The Administrative Committee of the UPC has issued an updated Table of Court fees with a new fees schedule in force from 1 January 2026. See also the Explanatory Note provided, by the UPC Administrative Committee (AC), with...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Racing the Cold: How Winter Olympic Clothing Learned to Compete

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When athletes first competed at the Winter Olympic Games in Chamonix in 1924, survival mattered far more than style. Early competitors competed through snow and ice wrapped in thick wool sweaters, leather boots, and heavy...more

Alston & Bird

Japan’s Reemergence in Global SEP Disputes

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The Tokyo District Court recently released Guidelines for Standard Essential Patent (SEP) Infringement Litigation and SEP Mediation Procedures. Our Antitrust Team is tracking the potential impact these developments may have...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Not So Fast: Judge Hellerstein Seeks More Evidence Before Finding Inequitable Conduct

Recently, United States District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein accepted in part the report and recommendation of Magistrate Judge Valerie Figueredo. A detailed summary of Judge Figueredo’s decision was the subject of a prior...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Relax, design patent claim scope doesn’t include functional elements

Addressing the issue of functional versus ornamental features, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s summary judgment of noninfringement, concluding that no reasonable juror could find...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Method steps must be done in order where there is logical dependency

In a second appeal, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s summary judgment of noninfringement based on an implicit ordering of steps in a method claim after disagreeing with the lower...more

Hogan Lovells

AI and patents: UK Supreme Court adopts EPO approach to patentability for computer-related inventions

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Yesterday, in the Emotional Perception appeal, the UK Supreme Court has replaced the Aerotel test for patentability with the “any hardware” approach used by the EPO (as approved by the Enlarged Board of Appeal in G1/19),...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

TRAIN Act targets transparency in generative AI training practices

Representatives Madeleine Dean (D-PA) and Nathaniel Moran (R-TX) introduced a bipartisan bill entitled the Transparency and Responsibility for Artificial Intelligence Networks (TRAIN) Act in the US House of Representatives....more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Blackbeard’s revenge: State sovereign immunity ends long running copyright battle

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed a 2021 district court ruling and vacated a subsequent 2024 ruling in a decade-long legal battle over copyright infringement claims related to the pirate Blackbeard’s...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Federal Circuit Misses the Mark on Design Patent Non-Infringement

The district court granted summary judgment of non-infringement, finding that no reasonable jury could find the Armaid2 design to be substantially similar to the design claimed in the D’155 patent. RoM appealed using two main...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Selling Your AI Digital Twin - The Brave New World Of Identity-Led IP Transactions: The Khaby Lame Deal Analysed

The reported US$975 million Khaby Lame transaction marks a genuinely new development in intellectual property (IP) transactions. The asset being commercialised does not fit neatly within the traditionally recognised...more

BakerHostetler

Copyright Termination Without Borders: Worldwide Recapture Rights Affirmed in Vetter v. Resnik (5th Cir. 2026)

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Do U.S. copyright termination rights expand beyond the border? In a twist of copyright imperialism, the Fifth Circuit answered in the affirmative, holding that U.S. copyright termination rights can unwind a “worldwide”...more

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