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Intellectual property law and copyright law thought leadership, articles, podcasts, videos and webinars from expert sources across the legal world. Explore insights covering topics such as licensing and syndication, patent law, trade secrets and trademark law.

New Twitter Startup Challenges X Corp's Ownership Claim To Twitter Trademark Based On Abandonment

We all remember the monumental shift of Twitter to "X" after Elon Musk made the controversial acquisition of the social media company in 2022.

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Cohen IP

IP Protection Of Holiday Brands: How Rudolph, Coca-Cola Santa & Others Stay Protected

For most of us, the Christmas season brings to mind countless brands tied to holiday memories or traditions, whether from our own childhood or as experienced through the eyes of our children.

United States IP

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Klemchuk

AI Drug Discovery Tests The Limits Of Patent Law

AI speeds discovery, but unclear patent rights for AI-designed drugs threaten exclusivity, returns, and drug-development economics.

United States IP

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Goodwin Procter LLP

UPC COA Establishes Key Principles For Inventive Step And Medical Use Inventions

In a significant decision issued 25 November 2025, the UPC COA has held Amgen's anti-PCSK9 antibody medical use patent to be inventive...

United States IP

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J A Kemp LLP

When Copycats Cross The Line: What Smucker's Lawsuit Means For Private-label Products

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Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger

Representation And Warranty Provisions In Technology Transfer: The Open-Source Software Snare

United States IP

ABA Business Law Section

Director Squires Revamps The Workings Of The U.S. Patent Office

United States IP

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Patent Office Scraps Prior AI-Assisted Inventorship Guidance With New Guidance

United States IP

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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

WirelessWERX Files New Round Of Complaints In Geofencing Campaign

United States IP

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RPX Corporation

Patents And Politics: Is The U.S. In An "America First" Patent Regime?

United States IP

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A&O Shearman

What Is A Utility Patent? Your Complete Guide To Protection In The United States

United States IP

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Dennemeyer S.A.

Supplementary Protection Certificates

United States IP

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J A Kemp LLP

Courts Are Not Short-Circuiting AI Copyright Claims At The Pleading Stage

United States IP

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Thompson Coburn LLP

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

United States IP

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Mayer Brown

Early Mediation: Is Your Case A Likely Candidate?

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JAMS

Health Care Mediation Strategies: How To Resolve Complex Provider, Reimbursement, And Compliance Disputes (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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JAMS

USPTO Proposes Dramatic Restrictions For Inter Partes Review Institution

United States IP

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Osha Bergman Watanabe & Burton LLP

Back To School 2025: Title IX Updates And How ADR Can Help Universities Resolve Disputes (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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JAMS

AI Innovation Is Accelerating, But Oversight Is Fragmented: Why ADR Must Fill The Governance Gap

United States Litigation

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JAMS

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Patent Litigation

Copyright

Representation And Warranty Provisions In Technology Transfer: The Open-Source Software Snare

Parties to tech transfer deals must consider the impact of open-source software used in the technology to mitigate significant intellectual property risks.

United States IP

ABA Business Law Section

Courts Are Not Short-Circuiting AI Copyright Claims At The Pleading Stage

In the ongoing debate over the legality of training large language models (LLMs) on copyrighted materials...

United States IP

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Thompson Coburn LLP

In Re OpenAI, Inc., Copyright Infringement Litigation

In the consolidated multidistrict litigation (MDL) for copyright infringement against OpenAI Inc. and other defendants, plaintiffs, who are authors and copyright holders of fiction and nonfiction books...

United States IP

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Hot Issues At The Intersection Of AI, Antitrust, And Intellectual Property

United States Anti-trust

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Steptoe LLP

Protecting AI Assets And Outputs With IP Strategies In A Changing World

United States IP

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Mayer Brown

Déjà Sue: AI Summaries Fail To Dodge Copyright Infringement

United States IP

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Irwin IP

AI Legal Watch: November 2025

Worldwide Technology

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Baker Botts LLP

Adopting An "Orphan Works" Scheme: Proposals From The Copyright Amendment Bill 2025 (Cth)

United States IP

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K&L Gates LLP

Kattison Avenue | Issue 15

United States Media & IT

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

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Licensing & Syndication

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

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...

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

In a continued effort to hinder Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. government has deployed a whole-of-government approach to impose sanctions and tighter export controls on Russia and Belarus.

Worldwide International

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BakerHostetler

Hot Issues At The Intersection Of AI, Antitrust, And Intellectual Property

In this final edition of our four-part series, we talk about AI-related IP licensing issues that implicate antitrust concerns. We discuss antitrust implications of licensing pools that may emerge to address AI content...

United States Anti-trust

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Steptoe LLP

FERC Requests Information On Streamlining Post-Licensing Hydropower Approvals And Issuance Of A Blanket Rule For Post-Licensing Amendments

United States Energy

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Van Ness Feldman

State-Level Digital Asset Licensing: What To Watch As We Head Into 2026

United States Technology

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Implications Of CRISPR Dispute On Licensees

United States IP

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Massachusetts Finalizes Comprehensive Money Transmission Regulations

United States IP

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Three Of Six Patentholders With The Same Secured Party Have Now Filed Suit

United States IP

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RPX Corporation

FCC Rulemaking On Space Station Licensing And Spectrum Sharing In The Upper Microwave Bands

United States Media & IT

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Holland & Knight

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Patent

AI Drug Discovery Tests The Limits Of Patent Law

AI speeds discovery, but unclear patent rights for AI-designed drugs threaten exclusivity, returns, and drug-development economics.

United States IP

GP

Goodwin Procter LLP

UPC COA Establishes Key Principles For Inventive Step And Medical Use Inventions

In a significant decision issued 25 November 2025, the UPC COA has held Amgen's anti-PCSK9 antibody medical use patent to be inventive...

United States IP

JA

J A Kemp LLP

Representation And Warranty Provisions In Technology Transfer: The Open-Source Software Snare

Parties to tech transfer deals must consider the impact of open-source software used in the technology to mitigate significant intellectual property risks.

United States IP

ABA Business Law Section

Director Squires Revamps The Workings Of The U.S. Patent Office

United States IP

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

Patent Office Scraps Prior AI-Assisted Inventorship Guidance With New Guidance

United States IP

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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

Fed. Circ. Rulings Refine Patent Claim Construction Standards

United States Litigation

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister

WirelessWERX Files New Round Of Complaints In Geofencing Campaign

United States IP

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RPX Corporation

UPC: CE Marking For A Medical Device As A Trigger For "Imminent Infringement", Refining The Standard On Imminence, Urgency, And Territorial Scope

Worldwide Healthcare

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A&O Shearman

Patents And Politics: Is The U.S. In An "America First" Patent Regime?

United States IP

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A&O Shearman

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Trade Secrets

Employee–Employer Intellectual Property Disputes: Understanding Ownership And Recent Legal Developments (2025 Update)

In fields that are tech-heavy, we continue to see a plethora of fights over intellectual property between employees and employers.

United States IP

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Cohen IP

Trade Secrets And How To Protect Your Most Valuable Information

In today's AI driven economy, trade secrets often represent a company's core competitive advantage. Yet many businesses spend far more time and money protecting trademarks...

United States IP

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Harris Sliwoski

California's AB 2013 Requires Generative AI Data Disclosure By January 1, 2026

California continues its blistering pace in enacting artificial intelligence regulations. In 2024 alone, California enacted 18 AI-related bills seeking to regulate AI tools and increase transparency around AI data disclosure.

United States Technology

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Crowell & Moring LLP

FTC Drops Nationwide Non-Compete Ban: What Employers Need To Know

United States IP

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Lando & Anastasi

Protecting AI Assets And Outputs With IP Strategies In A Changing World

United States IP

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Mayer Brown

Protecting What Matters: How To Secure And Monitor Your Trade Secrets

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Unlocking Competitive Advantage: The Strategic Role Of Trade Secrets In IP Protection

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Ninth Circuit Refuses To Apply California's "Reasonable Particularity" Requirement To Claims Under The Defend Trade Secrets Act

United States IP

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Spotlight On Upcoming Oral Arguments – December 2025

United States IP

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

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Latest Videos

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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.

Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast, Episode 81: FTC Noncompete Ban Update

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

The F Word At The Federal Circuit (Podcast)

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Mayer Brown

The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 119: Landmark $1.5 Billion Class Action Settlement Addresses AI Copyright Claims (Video)

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Duane Morris LLP

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