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Britney Spears is the latest cultural icon to monetize her intellectual property by selling the rights to her entire music catalog to publisher Primary Wave for an estimated $200 million....more
Welcome to Distressed Debt Legal Insights, Ropes & Gray’s periodic source of timely insights for professionals navigating the complex world of liability management and special situations finance....more
This is the second in a series of articles designed to provide SXSW and LSI USA ’26 attendees and other MedTech professionals with practical considerations for efficiently executing mission-critical life science deals. ...more
IP licensing, distribution and collaboration agreements are widely used to scale business, reach new markets and build commercial ecosystems. While these models provide flexibility, they also carry a regulatory blind spot:...more
Patent owners have significant leverage at the negotiating table, but that leverage has limits. In various circumstances, the Supreme Court has held that while a patentee may refuse to license its invention, it may not use a...more
Intellectual property (IP) indemnification provisions can be one of the most heavily negotiated clauses in commercial contracts. An IP infringement claim can expose a company to material financial liability, disrupt...more
The US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2026-15 (Notice), providing long-awaited guidance on certain foreign entity of concern (FEOC) rules enacted under the One,...more
The reported US$975 million Khaby Lame transaction marks a genuinely new development in intellectual property (IP) transactions. The asset being commercialised does not fit neatly within the traditionally recognised...more
Do U.S. copyright termination rights expand beyond the border? In a twist of copyright imperialism, the Fifth Circuit answered in the affirmative, holding that U.S. copyright termination rights can unwind a “worldwide”...more
On January 19, 2026, Hikma announced the U.S. launch of ENOBY (denosumab-qbde) and XTRENBO (denosumab-qbde)—denosumab biosimilars referencing Amgen’s PROLIA and XGEVA, respectively. ...more
When doing business with the Department of Defense (DOD), contractors must ensure that protecting their intellectual property (IP) and understanding DOD’s data rights regime under the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation...more
Like much in life, both the big picture and details matter in fashion contracts. But many fashion companies and designers pay too little attention to important details in negotiating fashion contracts....more
Fans of the iconic Betty Boop character have taken to social media to share their dream celebrity casting for Miss Boop now that Dizzy Dishes, the six-minute cartoon that first featured the Betty Boop character, has entered...more
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
Standard essential patents (SEPs) continue to sit at the center of global technology disputes. Here, we highlight five major developments shaping SEP enforcement, licensing, and policy across key jurisdictions....more
A California Superior Court appears to have recently answered a longstanding question in the open-source software community and in providing that answer, gave television manufacturer Vizio clarity. The court determined...more
Fairly recently, Greek Parliament passed a Bill introducing serious changes to the representation powers of Greek CMOs in an effort to strengthen their position in the Greek market. These changes seriously affect direct...more
On December 22, 2025, the FDA approved mAbxience and Amneal’s Biologics Licensing Applications (BLAs) for BONCRESA™ (denosumab-mobz) and OZILTUS™ (denosumab-mobz), biosimilars referencing Amgen’s PROLIA® (denosumab) and...more
On December 13, 2025, Biocon Biologics Ltd. (“Biocon”) and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Regeneron”) entered into a license and settlement agreement to dismiss all pending claims in the parties’ disputes over Biocon’s...more
If you’ve spent time in the trenches of a tech deal (as a buyer, a seller, or an advisor), you know that intellectual property (IP) representations and warranties can be a minefield. They look simple on the surface: The...more
On the third episode of "The Tack Room," Partner Kayla Pragid speaks with senior counsel Terry Middlebrook and nationally recognized equine and sports portrait artist Kyle Lucks about the meeting point between creativity and...more
Following our LA IP/Entertainment Conference, Stefan Schick, co-chair of the firm’s Live Theater & Live Entertainment practice, continues the conversation, sharing his perspective on the growing momentum behind live immersive...more
On November 21, 2025, the Department of Defense (“DoD”) updated DoD Manual (“DoDM”) 5010.12, Acquisition and Management of Contractor-Prepared Data. The manual is DoD’s unified playbook for the acquisition and management of...more
This article analyzes how intellectual property portfolio management can simultaneously promote innovation and present potential antitrust exposure. Strategic creation, acquisition, and deployment of IP assets often enhance a...more
In this crossover episode of The Upper Brand and Tech Talks, hosts Rich Assmus, Kristine Young, and Julian Dibbell explore how brand licensing functions as a capital-efficient growth strategy—accelerating entry into new...more