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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently ruled that violations of employers’ computer access policies do not constitute violations of the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) and that account passwords...more
Our case of the week is one of a series of cases challenging newly-enacted procedures by the Trump Administration that are having a significant effect on the inter partes review regime set up by the America Invents Act. In a...more
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The new Director of the Patent and Trademark Office, Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property John A. Squires has spent the last few weeks making serious policy changes in the Office (see “New Director Overturns...more
Petitioners challenging patents in IPR procedures may use various strategies to improve the likelihood of avoiding discretionary denial. One such strategy is to identify a material error. In this alert, we explore several...more
An employer’s passwords may protect valuable information, but the passwords themselves lack independent economic value and thus fail to qualify as “trade secrets” under the Defend Trade Secrets Act. Understanding trade...more
The Federal Circuit’s latest ruling in In re Motorola Solutions, Inc. solidifies the discretionary authority of the USPTO director over inter partes review institution decisions, underscores the limited scope of judicial...more
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IP protection can seem costly and feel out of reach for many Canadian startups. Rest assured, government funding and grants may be available to fund your IP. These grants can range from $18,000 to upwards of $100,000. A...more
Sometimes overlooked or minimized, intellectual property matters should be carefully considered in the assessment of venture capital and early-stage deals. Artificial intelligence-related issues, geopolitical concerns,...more
The USPTO’s new Artificial Intelligence Search Automated Pilot Program (ASAP!) is transforming the patent examination process by leveraging AI to conduct pre-examination prior art searches for utility applications. Under this...more
Lewis Brisbois v. Bitgood et al., No. 24-20458 (5th Cir. 2025) - In an unpublished per curiam opinion, the Fifth Circuit affirmed a permanent injunction against a trio of defendants, rejected an attorney immunity defense,...more
When Dr. Stephen Thaler asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider the human authorship requirement for copyright protection last month, many observers dismissed the effort. Thaler’s claim—that his generative AI system should...more
The following is a hypothetical story meant for general educational purposes and is not based on any real-life business or dispute. Readers should consult an attorney prior to taking action to determine how this information...more
The Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced on November 7, 2025, that the U.S. Department of War (DOW) is dropping a game-changing memo: “Transforming the Warfighting Acquisition System to Accelerate Fielding of...more
District court denies motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ claim of direct copyright infringement based on AI outputs, holding that plaintiffs adequately pled that defendant OpenAI actually copied plaintiffs’ text and that...more
Key Takeaways - The Federal Circuit upheld the USPTO director’s discretion to deny IPRs, rejecting due process and APA challenges to the agency’s evolving policy framework....more
I. INTRODUCTION - Brand license agreements can drive business growth and brand recognition. By granting rights to use, develop, and commercialize technology and other IP (such as trademarks), license agreements enable...more
Merck Serono S.A. v. Hopewell Pharma Ventures, Inc., Nos. 2025-1210, -1211 (Fed. Cir. (P.T.A.B.) Oct. 30, 2025). Opinion by Linn, joined by Hughes and Cunningham. Merck owns two patents directed to methods of treating...more
The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals’ recent decision in Focus Products Group International, LLC v. Kartri Sales Co., Inc., No. 2023-1446 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 30, 2025) reversed summary judgment of infringement on two patents and...more
In a seemingly otherwise run-of-the-mill, albeit precedential, decision, the Federal Circuit affirmed a stipulated judgment of non-infringement in Aortic Innovations LLC v. Edwards Lifesciences Corp....more
With the advent of claim fees in 2022, applicants must now limit the number of claims in their Canadian patent applications to avoid government fees. While cancelling claims (particularly dependent claims) is the simplest...more
On November 6, 2025, Amgen, Inc. (“Amgen”) launched a new round of BPCIA denosumab litigations when it filed two cases in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, one against Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories (“Dr....more
Technologies such as Wi-Fi, 5G and 4G LTE, and high-fidelity video streaming are ubiquitous in modern products. In fact, a huge portion of everyday technologies is based on technical standards like these, and that portion is...more