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Morrison & Foerster LLP

2024 M&A Annual Review

Our M&A team is honored to have represented clients in some of the most compelling transactions in 2024, from advising the iconic rock band KISS and its co-founders Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley in the sale of all assets...more

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Federal Circuit Review | January 2025

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In Honeywell International Inc. v. 3G Licensing, S.A., Appeal No. 23-1354, the Federal Circuit held that under the obviousness standard of 35 U.S.C. § 103, the motivation to modify prior art does not need to be the same as...more

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Renewed Efforts in Congress for Pharmaceutical Patent Reform

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With the recent convocation of the 119th Congress, a change in administration, and resignation of USPTO Director Vidal, pharmaceutical patent reform is likely on the minds of many in Washington. Prior to this political...more

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

The Reverse Doctrine of Equivalents is Alive, but Not Well

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In its recent decision in Steuben Foods, Inc. v. Shibuya Hoppmann Corp., 2023-1790 (Fed. Cir., 2025), the Federal Circuit, while not directly addressing whether the reverse doctrine of equivalence (RDOE) is a valid defense to...more

Foster Swift Collins & Smith

“Three-peat” Use Agreement in Place if Chiefs Win Super Bowl

The Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles are playing in Super Bowl LIX this Sunday, February 9. If the Chiefs win, this will be their third consecutive Super Bowl win, and, according to the Kansas City Star via...more

Snell & Wilmer

Church Founder’s Works Not “Works for Hire” Even Though Founder Was Employee

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Keith Rhinehart started the Aquarian Foundation church in 1955, with a mission to study “Modern Spiritualism, Christianity, Eastern and Metaphysical Thought.” Bruce Lowndes joined the church in the 1970s and grew close with...more

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US Copyright Office Publishes Second Part of Report on AI Copyrightability — AI: The Washington Report

The United States Copyright Office issued the second part of its Report on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence (Report), which focuses on the question of how AI affects copyrightability. This segment of the Report...more

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Court Decision: Worldwide Rights Lost When a Songwriter Terminates Under US Copyright Law

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In its ruling in the case Cyril E. Vetter, Et Al. v. Robert Resnik, No. 23-1369-SDD-EWD (M.D. La. Jan. 29, 2025), the US District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana ruled that the US songwriter-plaintiff Vetter...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

With Enough Human Contribution, AI-Generated Outputs May Be Copyright Protectable

After several months of delays, the U.S. Copyright Office has published part two of its three-part report on the copyright issues raised by artificial intelligence (AI). This part, entitled “Copyrightability,” focuses on...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Rules Are Rules, Especially in Trademark Proceedings

The Commissioner for Trademarks recently issued a precedential decision terminating a reexamination proceeding for the registrant’s failure to respond within a statutory time period, where there was insufficient justification...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

You Can Buy Me Dinner, But Don’t Expect to Choose My Entrée: Motion to Disqualify for Non-Party Litigation Funding Conflicts of...

You can pay for the dinner, but you cannot pick when, where or what we’re eating. At least that’s what a Magistrate Judge in the District of New Jersey decided last week in Harish v. Arbit, No. CV 21-11088-EP-AME, 2025 WL...more

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(Podcast) The Briefing: Copyright Troll or Rightful Enforcer? The Fifth Circuit’s Curious Ruling In Sports Doc Copyright...

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A motivational passage from Keith Bell’s book Winning Isn’t Normal sparks a legal battle after Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin shares it on Twitter. Scott Hervey and Tara Sattler dive into the lawsuit, exploring how the Fifth...more

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The Briefing: Copyright Troll or Rightful Enforcer? The Fifth Circuit’s Curious Ruling In Sports Doc Copyright Litigation

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A motivational passage from Keith Bell’s book Winning Isn’t Normal sparks a legal battle after Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin shares it on Twitter. Scott Hervey and Tara Sattler dive into the lawsuit, exploring how the Fifth...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Eye-Catching: Biosimilars Injunction Prevails

Addressing a preliminary injunction in patent litigation related to the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA), the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld the district court’s grant of a...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Dog Toy Maker in the Doghouse (Again) for Tarnishing Jack Daniel’s Marks

Addressing this case for the third time, the US District Court for the District of Arizona found on remand that Jack Daniel’s was entitled to a permanent injunction after finding that VIP Products’ “Bad Spaniels” dog toy...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Assessing Inputs: Determining AI’s Role in US Intellectual Property Protections

The US Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) issued additional guidance on the contribution of artificial intelligence (AI) in its January 2025 AI Strategy. Similarly, the US Copyright Office issued part two of its “Copyright and...more

Smart & Biggar

Relief under Canada’s stringent “due care” standard for missed maintenance fees? Federal Court requires CIPO to consider events...

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In Matco Tools Corporation v Canada (Attorney General), 2025 FC 118 (Matco Tools), the Federal Court found that a decision by the Commissioner of Patents to refuse to reinstate a patent application following the failure to...more

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USPTO’s Proposed Terminal Disclaimer Practice

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On May 10, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) published a new proposed rule that would require when a patent applicant submits a terminal disclaimer to obviate non statutory double patenting that...more

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Federal Circuit Affirms Injunction Against Samsung and Formycon in Aflibercept BPCIA Litigation

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On January 29, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia’s entries of preliminary injunction preventing Samsung Bioepis Co., Ltd....more

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Reversal on Reverse Doctrine of Equivalents

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Conflicting expert testimony constituted substantial evidence supporting the jury’s rejection of a reverse doctrine of equivalents argument....more

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The Patent Trial and Appeal Board Has Jurisdiction Over IPRs Challenging Expired Patents

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Before Lourie, Dyk, and Hughes. Appeals from the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Summary: The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has jurisdiction over IPRs concerning expired patents because the review of such patents...more

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3 Key Takeaways | Second Circuit Clarifies "Blurry" Issue Between Articulation and Distinctiveness of Trade Dress at Pleading...

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On February 6, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued its decision in Cardinal Motors, Inc. v. H&H Sports Protection USA, Inc., Docket No. 23-7586-cv, wherein the Court clarified a “blurry”...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Silvergate Pharms., Inc. v. Bionpharma Inc.

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Epaned® (enalapril maleate) - Case Name: Silvergate Pharms., Inc. v. Bionpharma Inc., Civ. Nos. 18-cv-1962, 19-cv-1067, 2024 WL 4417104 (D. Del. Oct. 4, 2024) (Goldberg, J.)  Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Epaned®...more

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

CRISPR and Agriculture

Modern gene-editing technology, such as CRISPR/Cas technology, represents a ground-breaking advancement that has transformed our genetic engineering capabilities and has enormous potential for revolutionising medicine, food...more

Jones Day

No Need to Show Reasonable Expectation of Success Regarding Inherent Property

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The Federal Circuit affirmed six PTAB decisions that held unpatentable as obvious 79 claims of three Cytiva Bioprocess (“Cytiva”) challenged patents and reversed the PTAB decision upholding four claims....more

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