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When Chats Become Evidence: Court Affirms Order Requiring OpenAI to Produce 20 Million De-Identified ChatGPT Logs

On January 5, 2026, the federal U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York upheld two discovery orders requiring OpenAI to produce a sample of 20 million de-identified user logs from ChatGPT as part of...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

What’s New and What’s Next: Navigating AI in Technology Transactions

As AI continues to reshape technology transactions, deal lawyers have been compelled to revisit longstanding allocations of risk, revisit boilerplate, and develop new contracting mechanics to address novel uncertainty. ...more

Smart & Biggar

Double patenting and divisionals in Canada: evolving strategies for applicants

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Double patenting and unity of invention in divisional practice remain central issues in patent prosecution in different jurisdictions, but the strategies for addressing them differ sharply between Canada, the United States...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Signal Lost: Federal Circuit Says "Combining and Decoding" Doesn't Meet Section 101 Eligibility

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court judgment holding asserted claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,139,652 ineligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101 in Technology in Ariscale, LLC v. Razer USA Ltd.,...more

A&O Shearman

Court of Appeals For The Federal Circuit Denies Appeal From A District Court Ordering An $8 Million Bond Under Idaho’s Bad Faith...

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On December 18, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed Longhorn IP and Katana Silicon Technologies’ interlocutory appeal from a district court order requiring an $8 million bond under...more

Mayer Brown

IP Frameworks in Contracts for Emerging Technologies

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In this episode of Tech Talks, Mayer Brown partners Julian Dibbell, Brad Peterson, and Spencer Glende explore how companies can structure IP frameworks in contracts to support innovation in emerging technologies. They discuss...more

Knobbe Martens

Doubling Down on Frivolous Claims Results in More Fees

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ESCAPEX IP, LLC V. GOOGLE LLC - Before Taranto, Stoll, and Stark.  Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Additional attorneys’ fees may be awarded when a party that brought a...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

2025 ITC Section 337 Year in Review: Analysis & Trends

Section 337 investigations at the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) remain an efficient and powerful tool for American businesses seeking relief from foreign acts of unfair competition, including infringement of...more

Weintraub Tobin

The Briefing: The 2026 Forecast: Resolving Some of the Entertainment Industry’s Open Legal Issues

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As 2025 fades into the rearview mirror, many of the entertainment and media industry’s biggest legal questions remain unresolved. In this episode of The Briefing, Weintraub Tobin partners Scott Hervey and Tara Sattler take a...more

Jones Day

PTAB Statistics Through Two Months of FY 2026

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The institution rate for post-grant petitions in FY 2026 through the end of November (the period from Oct. 1, 2025 through November 30, 2025) stands at 37% (118 instituted, 197 denied). As expected, this rate is...more

Cranfill Sumner LLP

North Carolina Court of Appeals Clarifies Research Exemption Through a Textualist Lens

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When it comes to statutory interpretation, punctuation and structure still matter. In US Right to Know v. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the North Carolina Court of Appeals relied on the last-antecedent...more

Foster Garvey PC

Avoid a Penalty Card: The Legal Playbook for World Cup Marketing

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With the World Cup approaching in June 2026, many brands are beginning to plan marketing campaigns aimed at engaging soccer fans across a global audience. While the term “World Cup” is commonly used in everyday conversation,...more

Smart & Biggar

[Webinar] Canadian IP litigation 2025: a year in review - January 27th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET

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Our presenters Matthew Burt and Daniel Davies will provide an annual summary of key developments in Canadian IP litigation. This webinar offers a valuable opportunity for legal professionals and those interested in Canadian...more

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints

California’s GenAI Data Training Compliance Law AB 2013: Challenges and Practical Next Steps for Protecting IP

California’s new Generative Artificial Intelligence law, AB 2013, ushers in a new era of transparency for developers of generative AI (GenAI) systems. Signed into law on September 28, 2024 and taking effect on January 1,...more

Polsinelli

Federal Circuit Strikes Life Sciences Patent Over Insufficient Disclosure of Particular Species

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Key Takeaways: The Federal Circuit held that general disclosure of any part of a compound may be insufficient to support a priority date for a specific species within the genus....more

Loeb & Loeb LLP

AI Outlook 2026: Celebrating Client Innovation and Exploring Future Trends

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Artificial intelligence (AI) offers extraordinary opportunities but also complex challenges as it reshapes industries and redefines how businesses operate across sectors. ...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

The Importance of Patents in the Firearms Industry as Its Technologies Become Less Regulated

Deciding whether to pursue a patent for a technology can be challenging. In addition to a variety of legal considerations, the decision often depends on broader business considerations, such as the relative importance of the...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

UPC rules in first instance on file wrapper estoppel, doctrine of equivalence

On October 24, 2025, the Local Division Paris of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) issued its decision in Raccords et Plastiques Nicoll v. First Plast, dismissing claims for literal infringement and infringement by equivalence...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Top Gun and all that jazz: “Substantial similarity” in the Ninth Circuit

Two January 2026 decisions from the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit confirm that copyright infringement requires substantial similarity in protectable expression, proven through both extrinsic and intrinsic tests....more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Deadlines and discretion: Appeal trips over the clock

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed in part and dismissed in part an appeal of an International Trade Commission decision....more

McDermott Will & Schulte

USPTO launches SEP Working Group aimed at strengthening patent enforcement

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced the formation of the Standard-Essential Patent (SEP) Working Group, which will report directly to USPTO Director John A. Squires....more

Dickinson Wright

What Does the Revised Definition of Hemp Mean for Trademarks?

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Trademarks are generally recognized as an essential and major component of each company’s economic value. In fact, a well-recognized report indicates that company trademarks and other intellectual property assets represent...more

Benesch

AI Reporter - January 2026

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The U.S. Supreme Court is reviewing an appeal by computer scientist Stephen Thaler, who argues AIgenerated works should qualify for copyright protection, contrary to the U.S. Copyright Office’s stance that only human-authored...more

Goodwin

xAI Challenges California’s Training Data Transparency Act

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On December 29, 2025, xAI, the developer of the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Grok, filed a lawsuit seeking to invalidate California’s Generative Artificial Intelligence: Training Data Transparency Act (TDTA). ...more

Fish & Richardson

5 in ’25: Appellate

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit had another busy docket in 2025. Here, we cover five key decisions that will shape the practice of intellectual property law going forward. ...more

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