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Accidental AI Forfeiture: How Inputting Data Into AI Can Destroy Patent Rights

The integration of Generative AI into R&D is accelerating innovation, but it has introduced a silent potential killer of intellectual property: the inadvertent disclosure of proprietary inventions through...

United States IP

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Losey

Precedential: Time-Barred Copycat Petitions Only In Exceptional Circumstances

The PTAB's recently designated precedential decision in Realtek Semiconductor Corp., v. ParkerVision, Inc., Nos. IPR2025-00324 and IPR2025-00325, Paper No. 11 (June 25, 2025)...

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Jones Day

Can An Idea Be Legally Protected?

In the world of innovation, one of the most common questions asked by our clients—from entrepreneurs and creators to executives at large companies—is whether their ideas can be legally protected.

United States IP

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Clark Hill

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

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Baker Botts LLP

NCAA Allows Additional Commercial Logos Or Patches On Uniforms/Equipment

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Jones Walker

Natera Wins Court Battle Over Patented Cancer Testing Technology

United States IP

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McDermott Will & Schulte

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

United States IP

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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

United States IP

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RPX Corporation

Why Your Patent Portfolio Isn't Giving You IP Leverage

United States IP

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NovoTech Patent Firm

Federal Circuit Stresses Technical Improvement, Rejects Functional Claiming

United States IP

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Dinsmore & Shohl

Valentine's Day Greetings

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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

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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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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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Walkers

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Can An Idea Be Legally Protected?

In the world of innovation, one of the most common questions asked by our clients—from entrepreneurs and creators to executives at large companies—is whether their ideas can be legally protected.

United States IP

CH

Clark Hill

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.

United States IP

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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

United States IP

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

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

United States IP

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ArentFox Schiff

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

United States Litigation

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Patterson Law Firm

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

United States IP

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Jenner & Block

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

United States IP

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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

United States IP

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Cohen IP

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Patent

Accidental AI Forfeiture: How Inputting Data Into AI Can Destroy Patent Rights

The integration of Generative AI into R&D is accelerating innovation, but it has introduced a silent potential killer of intellectual property: the inadvertent disclosure of proprietary inventions through...

United States IP

L

Losey

Pennsylvania District Court Applies "Hypothetical Test" In Determining That Patent License Agreement Is Assignable In Bankruptcy

Disagreement regarding the interpretation of section 365(c) of the Bankruptcy Code has led to divergent rulings among bankruptcy and appellate...

United States Insolvency

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Jones Day

Precedential: Time-Barred Copycat Petitions Only In Exceptional Circumstances

The PTAB's recently designated precedential decision in Realtek Semiconductor Corp., v. ParkerVision, Inc., Nos. IPR2025-00324 and IPR2025-00325, Paper No. 11 (June 25, 2025)...

United States IP

JD

Jones Day

Can An Idea Be Legally Protected?

United States IP

CH

Clark Hill

Natera Wins Court Battle Over Patented Cancer Testing Technology

United States IP

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McDermott Will & Schulte

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

United States IP

RC

RPX Corporation

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

United States IP

RC

RPX Corporation

Why Your Patent Portfolio Isn't Giving You IP Leverage

United States IP

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NovoTech Patent Firm

Federal Circuit Stresses Technical Improvement, Rejects Functional Claiming

United States IP

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Dinsmore & Shohl

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Copyright

Can An Idea Be Legally Protected?

In the world of innovation, one of the most common questions asked by our clients—from entrepreneurs and creators to executives at large companies—is whether their ideas can be legally protected.

United States IP

CH

Clark Hill

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

Judge Applies Well-Established Rules Of Policy Interpretation To Narrow The Reach Of An Exclusion And To Find Copyright Coverage

The underlying case alleged that the realty agency used an architect's drawings in its marketing for the sale of a home, in violation of copyright law.

United States Insurance

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Nossaman LLP

February 2026 FZLZ Minute

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Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, PC

Pryor Cashman Shortlisted For Three Managing IP Americas Awards 2026

United States IP

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Pryor Cashman LLP

Alcon Entertainment, LLC v. Tesla, Inc.

United States IP

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Copyright Termination Without Borders: Worldwide Recapture Rights Affirmed In Vetter v. Resnik (5th Cir. 2026)

United States IP

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BakerHostetler

Federal Court Says Salt-N-Pepa's Music Was Never Theirs

United States IP

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Marks Gray

Part II: A Business Owners Guide To Works Made For Hire

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Klemchuk

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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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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

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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Copyright Infringement Exposure When Posting Content Online

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Drafting And Prosecuting For Software Patent Eligibility: A Section 101 Playbook For 2026 [Taft IP Webinar Series]

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IPOwners Spring Summit 2026

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