The USPTO’s December 4, 2025 memorandum on Subject Matter Eligibility Declarations (SMEDs) seeks to raise awareness of the “underutilized path” of submitting Rule 132 declarations, referred to as “SMEDs”, for supporting §101…
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Knobbe Martens’ 2025 Federal Circuit Year in Review report, covering over 50 of the most noteworthy patent-related Federal Circuit decisions issued last year, is now available! The report provides in-depth analysis from Knobbe…
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/ Intellectual Property, International Law & Trade, Science, Computers, & Technology
AI has become a buzzword synonymous with transformation, revolution, and innovation. Some industries are closer to effectively implementing AI solutions than others, due to the nature of their work and the complexity of the…
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/ Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology, Transportation
Knobbe Martens’ 2025 Federal Circuit Year in Review report, covering over 50 of the most noteworthy patent-related Federal Circuit decisions issued last year, is now available! The report provides in-depth analysis from Knobbe…
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/ Administrative Law, Intellectual Property
Gogo Inc. (NASDAQ: GOGO) announced on December 29, 2025, that its 5G air-to-ground (ATG) connectivity network is ready to serve customers in North America. After successful completion of in-flight testing and validation, Gogo…
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/ International Law & Trade, Science, Computers, & Technology, Transportation
Knobbe Martens’ 2025 Federal Circuit Year in Review report, covering over 50 of the most noteworthy patent-related Federal Circuit decisions issued last year, is now available! The report provides in-depth analysis from Knobbe…
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/ Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
Game Plan, Inc. (“Game Plan”), a nonprofit organization that supports student‑athletes in underserved communities, appealed a decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) to the Federal Circuit (see Game Plan, Inc…
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Knobbe Martens’ 2025 Federal Circuit Year in Review report, covers over 50 of the most noteworthy patent-related Federal Circuit decisions issued in 2025. The report provides in-depth analysis from Knobbe Martens lawyers on a…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Remedies, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
PleasrDAO (“Pleasr”) is a decentralized autonomous organization[i] that acquires culturally significant digital art and artifacts. One such work is Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, a one-of-a-kind musical work by Wu-Tang Clan (the…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Business Torts, Intellectual Property
In a recent letter to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, as reported by Mexico Business News, Airbus Americas CEO Robin Hayes warned that U.S. tariffs on aircraft parts and components imported from Mexico and Canada…
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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…
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IN RE: GESTURE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS, LLC - Before Lourie, Bryson, and Chen. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. The estoppel provision of 35 U.S.C. § 315(e)(1) does not apply to ongoing ex parte reexaminations because…
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ETHANOL BOOSTING SYSTEMS, LLC v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY - Before Chen, Clevenger, and Hughes. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. The Federal Circuit confirmed that the Board may delay a decision on rehearing while…
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Akamai Technologies, Inc. v. MediaPointe, Inc. - Before Taranto, Stoll, and Cunningham. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. The Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s…
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MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC. v. LONGHORN IP LLC - Before Lourie, Schall, and Stoll. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Idaho. Immediate appellate review may be unavailable for interlocutory bond orders…
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