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Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

AI, Patent Strategy, and What Actually Drives Outcomes in 2026 – Part 1

Part 1: Due Diligence and - Opinions This is the first article in a four-part series examining how AI is reshaping patent strategy across the lifecycle of life sciences assets—from diligence and prosecution to...more

BakerHostetler

[Podcast] AI Meets USPTO: The United States Patent and Trademark Office’s Evolution in the Digital Era

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Artificial intelligence (AI) has become nearly ubiquitous in everyday life, and given AI’s widespread use across industries, it is no surprise that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has taken a keen...more

Cooley LLP

New Ex Parte Reexamination Procedure at USPTO: What Patent Owners and Challengers Need to Know

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Under 35 USC § 303(a), the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) must determine within three months of the filing of a reexamination request whether the request raises a substantial new question of patentability....more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

USPTO Extends Artificial Intelligence Search Automated Pilot Program (ASAP!)

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has extended its Artificial Intelligence Search Automated Pilot Program (ASAP!) until June 1, 2026.  Originally slated to close to new petitions on April 20, 2026 (see “USPTO Announces...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Teva Pharmaceuticals International v. Eli Lilly & Co. (Fed. Cir. 2026)

The Federal Circuit reversed a District Court grant of judgment as a matter of law (JMOL) that overturned a jury verdict that defendant Eli Lilly had not satisfied the clear-and-convincing-evidence standard in challenging on...more

Knobbe Martens

Federal Circuit Review | March 2026

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In Trustees Of Columbia University v. Gen Digital Inc., Appeal No. 24-1243,  the Federal Circuit held that software claims were directed to an abstract idea at Alice step one where the technical improvements described in the...more

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Veteran Ventures Capital Announces Investment in Hybron Technologies as Hybron Technologies Closes $25M Seed Round

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On April 9, 2026, Hybron Technologies (“Hybron”) announced the closing of an oversubscribed $25M seed round. Hybron is a manufacturing company that develops lightweight composites for aerospace and defense applications. The...more

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IP Implications of NRC’s Proposed New Fast Lane for Licensing Reactor Designs Previously Approved by DOE or DOD

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On April 2, 2026, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) proposed a rule to streamline commercial licensing of reactor designs already authorized by the Department of Energy (DOE) or Department of Defense (DOD), as reported...more

Robson & Robson, P.C.

Getting a Business Divorce Case into Federal Court: Federal Question Strategies That Actually Work

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Business divorce cases are most often litigated in state courts, and that can create difficulty for all those involved. Based on anecdotal evidence (me talking with members of the judiciary at various lawyer events), many...more

Hendershot Cowart P.C.

Texas Business Court’s Expanded Jurisdiction Under HB 40 – What It Means for Small and Mid-Sized Texas Business

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Texas House Bill 40, passed last summer and effective as of September 1, 2025, significantly expanded the jurisdiction of the Texas Business Court – the specialized courts launched in September 2024 to handle high-stakes...more

Morgan Lewis

Federal Circuit Breathes New Life into Methods Claiming Use of an Antibody Genus

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The Federal Circuit’s decision in Teva Pharmaceuticals v. Eli Lilly & Co. (Appeal No. 24-1094) clarifies how Patent Act Section 112’s written description and enablement requirements apply to methods of using antibodies....more

Troutman Pepper Locke

How Did James Bond Spark a 50-Year Legal War Over Who Owns 007? — No Infringement Intended Podcast

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In this episode of No Infringement Intended, Austin Padgett and Rusty Close unpack the half-century battle over who really owns James Bond. They trace how Ian Fleming's early collaborations fractured the rights to Thunderball...more

The Volkov Law Group

Episode 406 -- AI Risks and Compliance: Building a Governance Framework

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Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming business operations—but it is also introducing a new generation of legal, ethical, and compliance risks. In this episode, we explore how AI risk is accelerating across...more

Weintraub Tobin

The Briefing: Taylor Swift, Trademark Law, and the Fight Over ‘Life of a Showgirl’

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Can a five word phrase be worth millions? In this episode of The Briefing, Weintraub Tobin partners Scott Hervey and Matt Sugarman break down the high stakes trademark dispute between Las Vegas performer Maren Flagg and...more

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AI Reporter - April 2026

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A series of lawsuits highlights mounting scrutiny over AI safety and accountability. A federal suit in the Northern District of California accuses xAI of knowingly allowing its Grok chatbot to generate child sexual abuse...more

Wiley Rein LLP

DOJ’s Recent Statements Reflect Consistent Focus, Balanced Approach to Antitrust and IP Enforcement

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Over the past year, the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division has delivered consistent message about the relationship between antitrust law and intellectual property (IP) rights: strong patent rights and...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

The Digital Heartbeat: Rolex, AI, and Counterfeit Protection

Few brands have matched the impact Rolex has had on the evolution of horology. From the 1926 debut of the “Oyster,”[1] the world’s first waterproof case, to the perfection of the “perpetual self-winding rotor”[2] in 1931,...more

Miller Johnson

Unnamed Inventor, Invalid Patent 

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Fortress Iron, LP v. Digger Specialties, Inc., 2026 WL 899158 (Fed. Cir. April 2, 2026) - The Constitution mandates that the U.S. patent system promote the progress of science and useful arts.  Naming and crediting all...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Patentee Secures Reversal of JMOL on Written Description and Enablement for Method of Treatment by Administering Genus of...

Today the Federal Circuit reversed a district court’s JMOL and held that claims to a method of treating headaches using a genus of antagonistic anti-CGRP antibodies satisfied both the written description and enablement...more

Venable LLP

Spotlight On: Neulasta® (pegfilgrastim) / Fulphila® (pegfilgrastim-jmdb) / Udenyca® (pegfilgrastim-cbqv) / Ziextenzo®...

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Pegfilgrastim Challenged Claim Types in IPR and Litigation: Claims include those challenged in litigations and IPRs. Claims are counted in each litigation and IPR, so claims from the same patent challenged in multiple...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

ANDA Litigation Settlements - First Quarter 2026

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This chart summarizes the case name, drug, patents-in-suit, and publicly available terms for reported settlements in federal district court cases that are filed pursuant to the Hatch-Waxman Act....more

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Spotlight On: Enbrel® (etanercept) / Erelzi® (etanercept-szzs) / Eticovo® (etanercept-ykro) - April 2026

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*Etanercept Challenged Claim Types in IPR and Litigation: Claims include those challenged in litigations and IPRs. Claims are counted in each litigation and IPR, so claims from the same patent challenged in multiple...more

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Spotlight On: Actemra® (tocilizumab) / Tofidence™ (tocilizumab-bavi) / Tyenne® (tocilizumab-aazg) / Avtozma® (tocilizumab-anoh) -...

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Tocilizumab Challenged Claim Types in IPRs: Claims are counted in each IPR, so claims from the same patent challenged in multiple IPRs are counted more than once. Within each IPR, claims are counted only once, whether they...more

Hogan Lovells

Vietnam accelerates IP process: Pros and cons of the new timelines for IP owners

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From 1 April 2026, Vietnam's amended Intellectual Property Law significantly accelerates IP examination, opposition and registration timelines, while introducing new fast‑track options for qualifying applications. Although...more

Venable LLP

Spotlight On: Prolia® / Xgeva® (denosumab) / Jubbonti® / Wyost® (denosumab-bbdz) / Ospomyv® / Xbryk® (denosumab-dssb) / Stoboclo®...

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Denosumab Challenged Claim Types in Litigation: Claims are counted in each litigation, so claims from the same patent challenged in multiple litigations are counted more than once. Within each litigation a claim is counted...more

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