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The Briefing: Kat Von D, Miles Davis, and the Possible Death of the Intrinsic Test?
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Key Points - • District of New Jersey permits direct patent infringement claims to proceed based on adequately pleaded allegations involving a “class” of accused software products, without element by element detail. •...more
In a long-anticipated decision, the US Supreme Court unanimously held that knowledge or awareness that customers may use a service for infringement falls short of establishing contributory liability. The Court’s ruling upends...more
Key Points - • New pilot program requires action. The USPTO has launched the PCT Informed Examination Request (PIER) Pilot Program, which will compel applicants of certain unexamined U.S. national stage applications that...more
Trade secret litigation often turns on fast-moving disputes over information, competition, and control. Each month, we highlight notable rulings, verdicts, and enforcement actions shaping trade secret risk and litigation...more
The Life Sciences industry is one defined by constant innovation and complexity. Drug development is essential to a company’s survival. Despite record levels of large pharma research and development (R&D) spend,[1] other...more
The USPTO has announced a new pilot program applicable only to U.S. national stage applications that will require applicants to confirm they want to proceed before their applications are assigned to an examiner. Unlike other...more
Luxury fashion and streetwear brands are increasingly engaging celebrities as long-term brand ambassadors—relationships that go well beyond a single campaign or seasonal activation. Today’s ambassador may appear in a runway...more
On March 17, 2026, the U.S. Space Force awarded Kratos Technology & Training Solutions, Inc. (“Kratos”) a $446.8 million follow-on Ground Management Integration (GMI) Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) as part of Space Force’s...more
Last week, Mexican law firm OLIVARES reported that Mexico had published amendments to the Federal Law for the Protection of Industrial Property (FLPIP) on April 3, 2026, that introduce changes that will impact patent filing...more
On March 26, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, without holding an oral hearing and despite a rather sharply worded opinion by the Federal Circuit vacating and remanding its earlier priority decision (see “Regents of the...more
With the Masters Tournament beginning this week, this article is a timely reposting of our 2020 article on trademark rights in the iconic Green Jacket design. ...more
A software patent is a patent directed to a software program or an algorithm implemented in or using a computer....more
FDA released its FY 2027 congressional justification last week. The $7.2 billion topline is less interesting than what's underneath it—the budget translates this administration's policy signals into concrete funding and...more
Welcome to WilmerHale’s bulletin on recent trade secret case law and relevant news items. We’ve affectionately nicknamed it “Readily Ascertainable” because, unlike a trade secret, it should be easy to figure out. ...more
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that a respondent in a US International Trade Commission proceeding may not seek a mandatory stay of a companion federal district court case under 28 U.S.C. § 1659(a)(2) by...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's (Board) rejection of a patent application directed to an "information exchange apparatus for determining an exchange...more
The UK government has published its Report and Economic Impact Assessment on the use of copyright works in the development of AI systems....more
Ex parte reexamination proceedings now have a new twist: patent owners will have the option to file a pre-order paper before the Office determines whether a substantial new question of patentability (SNQ) has been raised....more
Background of Case - On January 29, 2026, a federal jury in San Francisco convicted former Google software engineer Linwei Ding on seven counts of economic espionage and seven counts of theft of trade secrets. He was...more
Using artificial intelligence (AI) platforms to assist with research, product development, or intellectual property strategy can create discoverable records that may waive confidentiality and privilege protections....more
In this edition of Skadden’s quarterly thought leadership publication, we examine the use of informal settlements to resolve activist campaigns, intellectual property and tax considerations for AI companies, and tax reforms...more
When artificial intelligence (AI) businesses come to market, the valuation narrative typically is clear: a differentiated model, defensible data and scale within easy reach. But the tax analysis is often not clear....more
The Court of Appeal’s judgment in Zaha Hadid Limited v. The Zaha Hadid Foundation concerns the question of whether parties to a contract of indefinite term have a right of termination....more
The relationship between intellectual property (IP) and artificial intelligence (AI) is an unsettled one. Questions remain as to whether AI-generated output by “machines” can obtain IP protection in the absence of a human...more
On March 31, 2026, the District Court for the District of New Jersey entered a Consent Order and Judgment in the BPCIA litigation Amgen brought against Henlius and Organon concerning their denosumab biosimilars, BILPREVDA®...more