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Federal Circuit Says PTAB's Delay Is Not A Reviewable "Shenanigan" Under APA

In Ethanol Boosting Systems, LLC v. Ford Motor Company, No. 24-1381 (Fed. Cir. Dec 23, 2025), the Federal Circuit affirmed the PTAB's...

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

UPC Key Documents – Legislation And Guidance

A collection of easy links to the key pieces of legislation and rules governing the Unified Patent Court and unitary patent...

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

D. Mass. Patent Litigation Update: December 2025

In Metrom Rail, LLC v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, et al., No. 25-cv-11446-ADB Judge Burroughs (i) granted defendant Piper Networks Inc.'s motion to dismiss...

United States IP

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast, Episode 85: 2025 Year In Review (Podcast)

You are invited to listen to Episode 85 of Greenberg Traurig's Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast, "2025 Year in Review." This episode is our annual year in review. Jordan and Boston Shareholder...

United States IP

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Wireless Litigation Trends At A Glance: Where The Risk Is Shifting Across The Ecosystem

United States IP

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WIT Legal

A Year In Canadian Copyright Law: Notable Decisions And Updates From 2025

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Cassels

Federal Court Of Appeal Affirms New Trademark Owners Not Required To Account For Non-use

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Facts Not Feelings: Is The Intrinsic Test Getting Inked Out?

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Irwin IP

The 2026 Klemchuk Recipe Book: "The Enforceable Chef"

United States IP

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Klemchuk

La Cour Fédérale Confirme Le Critère D'autorisation Pour Déposer De La Preuve Additionnelle En Appel D'une Décision De La Commission Des Oppositions

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Smart & Biggar

Rewriting Reality: How AR And VR Are Reshaping Art

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Sheppard

Federal Court Confirms Test For Leave To File New Evidence In Appeal From Opposition Board Decision

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Smart & Biggar

Green Patent Programs Worldwide – Expedited Examination Options In China

United States IP

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Harness IP

Federal Circuit Reins In Prosecution Disclaimer In Maquet v. Abiomed

United States IP

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Sheppard

What Europe's Renewable Energy Struggles Can Teach U.S. Regulators About Dispute System Design

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Federal Circuit: Priority Document That 'Broadly Outlines' Possible Structures Fails To Provide Adequate Written Description Support For Subgenus Of Linkers In Antibody-Drug Conjugate

United States IP

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The Empty Chair At Johannesburg: What It Says About US Power

United States International

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Steptoe LLP

Beyond Checkmate: Lessons From Chess In The Art Of Mediation

United States Litigation

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JAMS

The Trump Gold Card And Proposed Trump Platinum Card: Legal, Practical, Tax, And Economic Considerations For High-Net-Worth Immigrants

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

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Trademark

Federal Court Of Appeal Affirms New Trademark Owners Not Required To Account For Non-use

The Federal Court of Appeal recently released its decision in Comité interprofessionnel du vin de champagne v. Coors Brewing Company, providing guidance regarding the interpretation of subsection 45 of the Trademarks Act.

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

La Cour Fédérale Confirme Le Critère D'autorisation Pour Déposer De La Preuve Additionnelle En Appel D'une Décision De La Commission Des Oppositions

Depuis le 1er avril 2025, le paragraphe 56(5) de la Loi sur les marques de commerce oblige les parties à obtenir...

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Smart & Biggar

Federal Court Confirms Test For Leave To File New Evidence In Appeal From Opposition Board Decision

As of April 1, 2025, subsection 56(5) of the Trademarks Act requires parties to obtain leave to file additional evidence on appeal from decisions of the Registrar of Trademarks (the "Registrar")...

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Smart & Biggar

Pryor Cashman Trademark Practice Earns Top Rankings In 2026 WTR 1000

United States IP

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Pryor Cashman LLP

CIPO Issues Amended Practice Notice On Evidence Requirements

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McMillan LLP

EPO Accelerated Prosecution Procedure (PACE)

United States IP

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J A Kemp LLP

Who Really Owns Your Startup's IP?

United States IP

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Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin Law Corporation

Revue de l'année 2025 en droit des marques de commerce au Canada

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Smart & Biggar

Canadian Trademark Law 2025: A Year In Review

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Smart & Biggar

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Trade Secrets

Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast, Episode 85: 2025 Year In Review (Podcast)

You are invited to listen to Episode 85 of Greenberg Traurig's Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast, "2025 Year in Review." This episode is our annual year in review. Jordan and Boston Shareholder...

United States IP

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Trade Secret Claims Require Describing The Secret, Not The Software

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, which hears federal appeals from Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana, recently issued a decision clarifying the level of specificity required to claim trade secret protection...

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Sheppard

Sedona Model Jury Instructions For DTSA: A Step Forward—But Questions Remain

The federal Defend Trade Secrets Act ("DTSA") is celebrating its 10th anniversary. After many years of consideration, in 2016, Congress passed and the President signed the DTSA.

United States IP

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Coaster Showdown: The Non-Compete Dilemma

United States Employment

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Ward and Smith, P.A.

Global Trade Secret Update: Key Developments In 2025

United States IP

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Jones Day

AI Prompts Are The New Form Of Intellectual Property

United States IP

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Klemchuk

AI: Is Patenting Really The Right Move? - Factor IV

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Bennett Jones LLP

AI: Is Patenting Really The Right Move? - Factor VI

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Bennett Jones LLP

AI: Is Patenting Really The Right Move? A Corporate Decision Tool

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Bennett Jones LLP

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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.

United States Technology

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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...

United States Finance

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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...

United States Finance

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Mayer Brown

Illinois Revamps The Scope Of Its Collection Agency Licensing Law

United States Finance

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Mayer Brown

Illinois Revamps The Scope Of Its Collection Agency Licensing Law

United States Finance

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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

United States IP

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Goodwin Procter LLP

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

United States IP

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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

Worldwide International

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BakerHostetler

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Copyright

A Year In Canadian Copyright Law: Notable Decisions And Updates From 2025

2025 was an eventful year for the development of copyright law in Canada. Key decisions considered important issues, such as the jurisdiction of Canadian courts to hear actions for copyright infringement...

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Cassels

Facts Not Feelings: Is The Intrinsic Test Getting Inked Out?

On January 2, 2026, the Ninth Circuit affirmed a jury verdict finding that tattoo artist Katherine Von Drachenberg (also known as Kat Von D) and her tattoo parlor, High Voltage Tattoo, did not infringe photographer...

United States IP

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Irwin IP

Rewriting Reality: How AR And VR Are Reshaping Art

The art world is experiencing a digital revolution. Immersive technologies are reimagining the shapes that art can take and how the public can view the art.

United States IP

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Sheppard

Intellectual Property Report

United States IP

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Baker Botts LLP

Who Really Owns Your Startup's IP?

United States IP

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Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin Law Corporation

Out Of The Shadow Library: Fair Use And AI Training Data

United States Technology

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Baker Botts LLP

Social Media Misuse-A Cautionary Tale

United States IP

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K&L Gates LLP

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

United States IP

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Lowenstein Sandler

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

United States Technology

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Adams and Reese

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Latest Videos

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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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Lowenstein Sandler

Patent Protection In A Borderless World (Video)

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Arnold & Porter

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

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Brooks Kushman

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

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J A Kemp LLP

What's Scary (And What's Not) About Copyright: Lessons From Horror Film & TV (Video)

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

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