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SkadBytes Podcast | AI Regulation: EU and UK Update and What It Means in Practice
The Briefing: Frida Kahlo vs. The 11th Circuit - A Warning for IP Owners Everywhere
Navigating ICE’s Updated I-9 Audit Guidelines: What Employers Need to Know
At the Intersection of Biotech and AI with Janice Vatland
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JONES DAY PRESENTS®: Cross-Border Trade Secret Litigation in the U.S. Courts
How Did James Bond Spark a 50-Year Legal War Over Who Owns 007? — No Infringement Intended Podcast
Episode 406 -- AI Risks and Compliance: Building a Governance Framework
The Briefing: Taylor Swift, Trademark Law, and the Fight Over ‘Life of a Showgirl’
DOJ’s Bulk Sensitive Data Transfer Rule: Key Insights for Health Care Compliance Teams – Diagnosing Health Care
SBR-Author’s Podcast: Bribery Beyond Borders: The Hidden History and Future of the FCPA with Severin Wirz
'Urgent National Action to Save College Sports': Trump’s NIL Playbook — Highway to NIL Podcast
March Madness or Trademark Madness? The NCAA v. DraftKings Lawsuit
Protecting Your Products and Brand Online
Lemon Pound Cake and the First Amendment
Episode 402: Paul Allen: The Promise of AI, Governance and Public Trust
Michele Moresco on the Transformational Potential of Photonics
Subject Matter Eligibility Challenges in Post-Grant Proceedings — Patents: Post-Grant Podcast
The Briefing: Vampires, Love Triangles, but No Infringement
Blake Lively has settled her claims accusing Justin Baldoni's production company of orchestrating a smear campaign after she accused her It Ends With Us co-star of sexually harassing her, the actors announced in a joint...more
Most patent litigators today are being asked the same question: How will artificial intelligence (AI) change the practice and cost of litigation? ...more
Genetically engineered cultured host cells containing recombinant nucleic acids useful for gene therapy are patent-eligible for being markedly different from anything occurring in nature....more
In standard essential patent disputes that spread across multiple forums, anti-suit injunctions and similar cross-border remedies are important tools for strategic case management. Parties should treat such remedies as part...more
By the time a startup has addressed structure, governance, compliance, employment, and fundraising, it has built the core framework for growth. But long-term success depends on more than regulatory discipline and capital...more
In today’s digital world, trademark infringement is a significant concern for businesses aiming to protect their brand identity. Accordingly, it is important for businesses to implement a multifaceted online enforcement...more
Under standard copyright law, an author owns the copyright the moment the work is fixed in a tangible medium of expression – written down, recorded, photographed, or saved to a hard drive. The work-for-hire doctrine creates...more
The Sports Law Playbook returns with its May 2026 edition. In this issue, we examine the legal risks surrounding unauthorized marketing tied to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including right of publicity claims, false endorsement...more
On April 29, 2026, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) held a webinar providing a look at how the agency is integrating artificial intelligence (AI) across patent operations, trademark operations, and intellectual...more
What employers should know about key developments this week: • Arbitration Agreement Drafting Pitfalls: Vague or imprecise language regarding discovery, confidentiality, neutrality, and mutuality can hand employees a...more
A USPTO Examining Attorney refused to register GASPER ROOFING, finding it confusingly similar to the already-registered JASPER CONTRACTORS—same services, similar letter strings, case closed. Then Applicant appealed. In In re...more
Part 1 of this series focused on diligence and opinions. Patent prosecution is undergoing the same transition: AI has dramatically improved efficiency, but strategic value increasingly comes from understanding where...more
For venture capital investors in the life sciences sector, intellectual property (IP) is not merely a legal checklist item, it can be a primary determinant of company value, competitive insulation, and exit options....more
Ever eager to retain control over her masters and ensure that she “never goes out of style,” Taylor Swift is the latest public figure looking toward registration of sensory trademarks to protect her name and likeness in a...more
While the Supreme Court established a rather definitive standard (“reasonable certainty by a person having ordinary skill in the art”) for determining indefiniteness under 35 U.S.C. § 112(b) in Nautilus, Inc. v. Biosig...more
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
Innovation today rarely sits within a single building or even a single country. Multinational teams collaborate across borders, and ideas move faster than the rules designed to regulate them. Yet when it comes to patent...more
Enviro Tech Chem. Servs., Inc. v. Safe Foods Corp., Appeal No. 2024-2160 (Fed. Cir. May 4, 2026) In its only precedential patent opinion last week, the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s determination that asserted...more
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
As previously reported, litigation between Johnson & Johnson and Janssen (“J&J”) and Samsung Bioepis (“Samsung”) involving Samsung’s Stelara biosimilar, PYZCHIVA (ustekinumab-ttwe) (previously known as SB17), was resolved via...more
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
On April 24, Taylor Swift’s company, TAS Rights Management, filed three new trademark applications with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in what appears to be an effort to safeguard her identity against the rising...more
The number of venues for enforcing standard essential patents (SEPs) continues to increase all over the world. Here, we explain the main drivers behind why patent owners may want to choose the U.S. International Trade...more
Trastuzumab 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
On April 30, 2026, the U.S. International Trade Commission proposed amendments to 19 C.F.R. Part 210 that would require all nongovernment parties in Section 337 Investigations to disclose entities with an ownership or...more