The last 11 years have taught us much about the Federal Circuit; namely, that a majority of the judges simply do not seem to appreciate software. Given the statements that several have made in opinions, one might be able to go…
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/ Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
I have been following and writing about the ongoing legal battle between Nintendo / The Pokémon Company and PocketPair over PocketPair’s popular video game Palworld. This past week, PocketPair published a blog post addressing…
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/ Civil Remedies, Intellectual Property, International Law & Trade
I have previously written extensively on the ongoing legal battle between Nintendo / The Pokémon Company (referred to herein collectively as simply "Nintendo") and PocketPair over PocketPair's popular video game Palworld. This…
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/ Civil Remedies, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
Only a few days after the one-year anniversary of hearing oral argument, the Federal Circuit handed down its decision in Regents of the University of California v. Broad Institute, Inc. In short -- and to be explicated more…
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/ Administrative Law, Intellectual Property
To help you stay on top of the latest news, our AI practice group has compiled a roundup of the developments we are following…
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/ Education Law, Health, Science, Computers, & Technology
On April 23, 2025, the Federal Circuit rendered an opinion in Valve Corp. v. Ironburg Inventions Ltd. surrounding U.S. Patent No. 9,289,688 (the '688 patent"). This marks the second time that the Federal Circuit has weighed in…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property
On April 29th, Ambassador Jamieson Greer, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), issued the 2025 Special 301 Report. In a press release (being quite different in tone from many over the past decade), the USTR stated that "[o]ur…
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/ Administrative Law, Intellectual Property, International Law & Trade
To help you stay on top of the latest news, our AI practice group has compiled a roundup of the developments we are following…
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/ Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology, Transportation
The Federal Circuit affirmed a District Court decision that the label for a generic drug obtained from an ANDA would not induce infringement by reciting optional drug storage conditions the read on the NDA holder's Orange…
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/ Health, Intellectual Property
For the last several years, patentees and patent practitioners have been waiting for the Federal Circuit to weigh in on the patent eligibility of machine learning models. There was an expectation that, like any other technology,…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
When a prevailing challenger withdraws from an appeal in post-grant proceedings, the Director can intervene under 35 U.S.C. § 143, which is what happened in an appeal in Sage Products, LLC v. Stewart after Challenger Becton…
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/ Administrative Law, Intellectual Property
To help you stay on top of the latest news, our AI practice group has compiled a roundup of the developments we are following…
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/ Administrative Law, International Law & Trade, Science, Computers, & Technology
To help you stay on top of the latest news, our AI practice group has compiled a roundup of the developments we are following…
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/ Elections & Politics, Energy & Utilities, Science, Computers, & Technology
Intellectual property (IP)—including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets—remains a key driver of innovation and competitive advantage for American businesses. But in today’s global trade environment, especially…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Intellectual Property, International Law & Trade
To help you stay on top of the latest news, our AI practice group has compiled a roundup of the developments we are following…
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/ Environmental Law, Health, Science, Computers, & Technology
