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Should Your Startup Register Software Copyrights?

If you're leading a high-tech startup, your source code is likely among your most valuable assets. Based on instinct or suggestions from investors or others, many founders often wonder whether to register claims of copyright in their software with the U.S. Copyright Office

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Baker Botts LLP

NCAA Allows Additional Commercial Logos Or Patches On Uniforms/Equipment

On January 23, 2026, the NCAA announced new options for in-contest commercial promotion for Division I (DI) sports programs. DI programs will be able to place additional commercial logos or patches on uniforms for any non-NCAA championship competition, including on those worn/used in the regular season.

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Jones Walker

Natera Wins Court Battle Over Patented Cancer Testing Technology

Cell-free DNA testing, an innovative technology that is transforming healthcare delivery, facilitates noninvasive prenatal screenings and early cancer detection.

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McDermott Will & Schulte

Reinstated GCTI Files Second Round Over Its "Pioneering" Search Patent

A single patent (7,246,128), generally related to searching using multiple hierarchical points of view, has been asserted across all seven complaints

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RPX Corporation

You Will Not Secure A Trademark Registration If Likelihood Of Confusion Exists

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Marks Gray

February 2026 FZLZ Minute

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Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, PC

InterDigital Files Against Amazon At The ITC, In The Eastern District Of Virginia

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RPX Corporation

Why Your Patent Portfolio Isn't Giving You IP Leverage

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NovoTech Patent Firm

Federal Circuit Stresses Technical Improvement, Rejects Functional Claiming

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Dinsmore & Shohl

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Cowan Liebowitz & Latman PC

Pryor Cashman Shortlisted For Three Managing IP Americas Awards 2026

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Pryor Cashman LLP

Alcon Entertainment, LLC v. Tesla, Inc.

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Dupes, Not Counterfeits: Why Look-Alike Products Are The Trademark Battleground Of 2026

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Brooks Kushman

Racing The Cold: How Winter Olympic Clothing Learned To Compete

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Foley & Lardner

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2026 Canadian In-House Counsel Report: Unparalleled Insights into Canada's In-House Profession from CBA In-House Lawyers

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Unlocking IP Department Superpowers: From challenge to opportunity - Success Stories and Best Practices from IP Leaders

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Dennemeyer S.A.

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From IPMS to Ecosystem: How APIs & Agentic AI transforms Intellectual Property work

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Dennemeyer S.A.

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Digital Assets – Innovation vs Compliance: Emerging Offshore Jurisdictional Trends – How Legal Advisers' Roles Will Change

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Should Your Startup Register Software Copyrights?

If you're leading a high-tech startup, your source code is likely among your most valuable assets. Based on instinct or suggestions from investors or others, many founders often wonder whether to register claims of copyright in their software with the U.S. Copyright Office

United States IP

BB

Baker Botts LLP

Trade Secret Trouble: Fifth Circuit Upholds Vacatur Of $75 Million Damages Award

On January 21, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a decision in Trinseo Europe GmbH v. Kellogg Brown & Root, L.L.C., et al that has massive implications for those prosecuting or defending trade secrets actions.

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

One Bite At The Apple: What Coe V. DNOW LP Means For Trade Secret Cases In Texas

For years, Texas employers suing departing employees for trade secret theft have relied on a familiar playbook: allege misappropriation, pile on conspiracy and breach of fiduciary duty claims, and aim for joint...

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

2025 Trade Secrets End Of Year Report Trade Secrets, Noncompetes & Employee Mobility

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ArentFox Schiff

When Does Postjudgment Interest Begin? Seventh Circuit Clarifies In Major Punitive Damages Dispute

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Patterson Law Firm

$64 Million Verdict Against Goodyear Vacated For Failure To Properly Define Trade Secrets

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Jenner & Block

Key Takeaways And Access To Webinar Recording – 2025 Year In Review: Trade Secrets, Computer Fraud & Non-Competes

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Navigating The 2026 IP Minefield: From AI Authorship To The Federal Circuit's Section 101

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Cohen IP

Key Takeaways: Record Surge In Trade Secret Litigation

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Jones Walker

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Licensing & Syndication

Disney–OpenAI's Sora Deal: What It Signals For IP, Licensing, And Responsible AI

Soon, Sora will be able to generate short, user-prompted videos using a defined set of over 200 Disney characters, including costumes, props, vehicles, and environments. Likewise, ChatGPT will be able to generate still images from the same IP.

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Adams and Reese

Ohio Walks Back Prior Small Loan Act Guidance, Eases Licensing Position For Bank Partnerships

Around Christmas 2024, the Ohio Division of Financial Institutions ("DFI") left a lump of coal in marketplace consumer lenders' proverbial stockings by issuing guidance that asserted a license...

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Mayer Brown

Ohio Walks Back Prior Small Loan Act Guidance, Eases Licensing Position For Bank Partnerships

Around Christmas 2024, the Ohio Division of Financial Institutions ("DFI") left a lump of coal in marketplace consumer lenders' proverbial stockings by issuing guidance that asserted...

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Mayer Brown

Illinois Revamps The Scope Of Its Collection Agency Licensing Law

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Mayer Brown

Illinois Revamps The Scope Of Its Collection Agency Licensing Law

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Mayer Brown

Licensing Agreements: What Every IT And Service Business Needs To Know

United States Commercial

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Sterlington PLLC

FDA Approves MAbxience And Amneal's Denosumab Biosimilars

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Scaling A Business Through Strategic IP Partnerships And Brand Licensing (Podcast)

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Mayer Brown

Current State Of US Export Controls In Response To The Russian Federation's Invasion Of Ukraine – As Of December 5, 2025

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BakerHostetler

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Natera Wins Court Battle Over Patented Cancer Testing Technology

Cell-free DNA testing, an innovative technology that is transforming healthcare delivery, facilitates noninvasive prenatal screenings and early cancer detection.

United States IP

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McDermott Will & Schulte

Reinstated GCTI Files Second Round Over Its "Pioneering" Search Patent

A single patent (7,246,128), generally related to searching using multiple hierarchical points of view, has been asserted across all seven complaints

United States IP

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RPX Corporation

InterDigital Files Against Amazon At The ITC, In The Eastern District Of Virginia

InterDigital alleges that despite its "significant efforts in attempting to find a mutually agreeable solution to resolve Amazon's unauthorized use of its digital video technology, Amazon abruptly initiated litigation in the United Kingdom seeking declaratory relief related to four UK patents.

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RPX Corporation

Why Your Patent Portfolio Isn't Giving You IP Leverage

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NovoTech Patent Firm

Federal Circuit Stresses Technical Improvement, Rejects Functional Claiming

United States IP

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Dinsmore & Shohl

Dupes, Not Counterfeits: Why Look-Alike Products Are The Trademark Battleground Of 2026

United States IP

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Brooks Kushman

Racing The Cold: How Winter Olympic Clothing Learned To Compete

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Foley & Lardner

Result-Oriented Patent Claims Dismissed Under Rule 12(b)(6) As Being Ineligible

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Squire Patton Boggs LLP

Deposit Of Biological Material Is Not Always Necessary To Satisfy The Enablement Requirement If The Biological Material Is Known And Readily Available At The Time The Patent Is Granted

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Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P

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Trademark

NCAA Allows Additional Commercial Logos Or Patches On Uniforms/Equipment

On January 23, 2026, the NCAA announced new options for in-contest commercial promotion for Division I (DI) sports programs. DI programs will be able to place additional commercial logos or patches on uniforms for any non-NCAA championship competition, including on those worn/used in the regular season.

United States IP

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Jones Walker

You Will Not Secure A Trademark Registration If Likelihood Of Confusion Exists

Trademark registration is not automatic – even if you think your brand name is unique. A recent decision from the United States...

United States IP

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Marks Gray

February 2026 FZLZ Minute

In CandyVerse, LLC v. Zeeth Ltd., the TTAB addressed an issue of first impression, holding entities organized in the British Virgin Islands are entitled to claim priority under Section 44(d) of the Trademark Act even though the Virgin Islands ...

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Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, PC

Valentine's Day Greetings

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Cowan Liebowitz & Latman PC

Pryor Cashman Shortlisted For Three Managing IP Americas Awards 2026

United States IP

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Pryor Cashman LLP

Dupes, Not Counterfeits: Why Look-Alike Products Are The Trademark Battleground Of 2026

United States IP

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Brooks Kushman

Crocs, Inc. v. International Trade Commission (Podcast)

United States IP

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Mayer Brown

The Federal Trademark Registration Process Is More Complicated Than Ever

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Klemchuk

Webinar Recording: Navigating IP In 2026 – Key Developments And Strategic Outlook (Video)

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Lando & Anastasi

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The Art Of The Steal—Estate Planning For Writers, Artists And Composers (With Just A Little Bit Of Copyright Law) (Podcast)

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Patent Protection In A Borderless World (Video)

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The Evolving Landscape Of PTAB Proceedings: Developments, Decisions, And Best Practices (Video)

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Brooks Kushman

Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast, Episode 84: How A 16th Century French Shipwreck Implicated The Florida Uniform Trade Secrets Act (Podcast)

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Navigating The Inescapable Trap – Added Matter At The EPO (Video)

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J A Kemp LLP

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