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The Human Element: USPTO Clarifies Inventorship For AI-Assisted Inventions

Discussions and speculation about the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on human labor and technological innovation have become commonplace.

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Holland & Knight

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...

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

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

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WIT Legal

Duane Morris Secures Initial Determination Victory For Kangxi Communication In Landmark U.S. ITC Section 337 Investigation

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Duane Morris LLP

Fastest 5 Minutes: Cybersecurity, Resellers, IP (Podcast)

United States Government

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Green Patent Programs Worldwide – Expedited Examination Options In China

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Harness IP

Federal Circuit Reins In Prosecution Disclaimer In Maquet v. Abiomed

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Sheppard

Deletions Matter: The Federal Circuit Rejects Importing Language From Provisional And Related Patent Into FMC's Asserted Claims

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Sheppard

Intellectual Property Report

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Baker Botts LLP

Spotlight On Upcoming Oral Arguments – February 2026

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

EPO Accelerated Prosecution Procedure (PACE)

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J A Kemp LLP

Court Declines To Disqualify Outside Counsel Absent Clear Violation Of Prosecution Bar

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Signed, Sealed, But Not Delivered? Don't Wonder About Taxes Under New Postal Service Rules

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Nossaman LLP

How The GENIUS Act Is Reshaping Stablecoin Regulation And Emerging Financial Disputes

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JAMS

Beyond Checkmate: Lessons From Chess In The Art Of Mediation

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JAMS

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

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Steptoe LLP

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 264

United States Commercial

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Davis Wright Tremaine

Who Really Owns Your Startup's IP?

Most founders assume their company owns what it builds. It doesn't, at least not automatically.

United States IP

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Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin Law Corporation

Client Update: Supreme Court Takes Up Skinny Labels Granting Certiorari In Hikma v. Amarin

The Supreme Court recently granted certiorari in Hikma Pharmaceuticals v. Amarin Pharma, Inc. (No. 24-889), a decision that signals the justices' willingness to revisit the contentious...

United States IP

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Coaster Showdown: The Non-Compete Dilemma

Three Ward and Smith attorneys provided context on the twists and turns of noncompete agreements by sharing the example of a hypothetical amusement park, where a nearby competitor is recruiting a talented...

United States Employment

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Ward and Smith, P.A.

A New Playbook For § 101? The USPTO's Guidance On Using Technical Evidence

Section 101 eligibility remains one of the most unpredictable and frequently contested areas of U.S. patent practice, particularly for software...

United States IP

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Baker Botts LLP

AI Prompts Are The New Form Of Intellectual Property

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Klemchuk

AI, Patents, And Precision Medicine: Highlights From Foley & Lardner's 2026 Health Care & Life Sciences Trends Report

United States Technology

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Foley & Lardner

Overlooked, But Powerful: Ex Parte Reexamination And Inter Partes Review Combination

United States IP

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Foley & Lardner

Smart Radios Weaving Together The "Internet Of Workers" (Podcast)

United States IP

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Perkins Coie LLP

Top Glory Tips The Scales: Change In Design Patent Law Overcomes Discretionary Denial In First‑of‑Its‑Kind Decision

United States IP

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Ford IPRs Instituted At Patent Trial And Appeal Board

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Brooks Kushman

Solos Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Meta And EssilorLuxottica

United States IP

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Caldwell

Patent Protection In A Borderless World (Video)

United States IP

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Arnold & Porter

Can AI-Discovered Drugs Be Patented? (Podcast)

United States IP

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Not A Categorical Ban: Federal Circuit Narrowed Spectrum Of Patent Eligible Machine Learning Claims

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Sheppard

Solos Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Meta And EssilorLuxottica

Caldwell represents Solos Technology Ltd. in a patent infringement lawsuit filed in federal court concerning smart eyewear technologies.

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Caldwell

Patent Protection In A Borderless World (Video)

In the latest edition of our Inside Litigation series, partner Ryan Nishimoto explores how international supply chains, cross-border inventorship, and emerging jurisdictions like China are reshaping patent protection.

United States IP

AP

Arnold & Porter

Can AI-Discovered Drugs Be Patented? (Podcast)

As AI speeds up drug discovery, companies face new questions about inventorship and how to protect breakthroughs without revealing too much.

United States IP

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Not A Categorical Ban: Federal Circuit Narrowed Spectrum Of Patent Eligible Machine Learning Claims

Recentive Analytics, Inc. v. Fox Corp., No. 23-2437 (Fed. Cir. 2025) – On April 18, 2025, the Federal Circuit upheld the district court's dismissal of the case on the ground that the patents were ineligible under § 101.

United States IP

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Sheppard

USPTO Publishes New Guidance On Inventorship For AI-Assisted Inventions

United States IP

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Keltie LLP

UPC Issues Preliminary Injunction In Consumer Products Dispute

In an order dated 19 December 2025, the Düsseldorf Local Division granted a preliminary injunction in a dispute concerning printer cartridges.

United States IP

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J A Kemp LLP

The Federal Circuit Remands For A New Trial After Finding Untimely Expert Disclosure

The Federal Circuit reversed the district court's admission of D R Burton Healthcare's expert testimony due to untimely disclosure and unreliability under the Federal Rules...

United States Litigation

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Sheppard

SCOTUS To Hear Skinny Label Dispute

The skinny label has hit the big time. Last week, the Supreme Court agreed to hear Hikma v. Amarin to address the burning question of whether a carve-out induces infringement.

United States IP

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Hyman, Phelps, & McNamara

Supreme Court Grants Cert. Petition In Hikma / Amarin Skinny Labeling Case

In what is certainly one of the hottest cases to watch relating to skinny labeling and induced infringement for the pharmaceutical industry, the Supreme Court granted Hikma's cert.

United States IP

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Polsinelli LLP

PTAB Overly Relied On Statements Of Doubt In Determining Conception And Reduction To Practice In Interference Proceedings

United States IP

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Sheppard

U.S. Supreme Court Grants Certiorari In Hikma v. Amarin, Placing "Skinny Label" Inducement In Focus

United States Healthcare

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Duane Morris LLP

Year In Review: Top Legal Developments Of 2025

United States IP

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Where Is The UPC After Two And A Half Years - And What To Expect In 2026?

United States IP

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Evolving And Expanding Role Of AI In US Patent Litigation

United States Technology

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Signal Lost: Federal Circuit Says "Combining And Decoding" Doesn't Meet Section 101 Eligibility

United States IP

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Holland & Knight

Inventorship Errors Can Render Patents Unenforceable – Lessons From Inline Plastics

United States IP

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Stites & Harbison PLLC

Critical IP Litigation Lessons For In-House Legal And Innovation Leaders 2025 Webinar (Video)

United States IP

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Brooks Kushman

Two And A Half Years Of The UPC – Trends And Turning Points

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

PTAB Statistics Through Two Months Of FY 2026

United States IP

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Jones Day

California's GenAI Data Training Compliance Law AB 2013: Challenges And Practical Next Steps For Protecting IP

United States IP

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Mintz

Skinny Labeling: Origins, Evolution, And Key Decisions

United States IP

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Harness IP

Amazon's APEX Program Can Address Indirect Patent Infringement

United States IP

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Harness IP

UPC Rules In First Instance On File Wrapper Estoppel, Doctrine Of Equivalence

United States IP

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McDermott Will & Schulte

Green Patent Programs Worldwide – Prologue

United States IP

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Harness IP

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Parallel Imports, A Global Phenomenon, And A Very Grey Area Regarding International Trade

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Knowing What's Ahead: Dispute Resolution Planning For Startups In The New Age Of Generative AI

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JAMS

Infringement Of Repurposed Drug Patents And Skinny Labelling – Where Does The Balance Lie In Europe Today?

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Dehns

How Good Does A Copy Need To Be?

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Dehns

Supplementary Protection Certificates – European Patent Term Extensions

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Dehns

How Much Experimental Data Is Needed For Patent Applications In Europe?

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Dehns

The Silent Treatment: The EPO's Approach To Non-therapeutic Methods Encompassing Therapeutic Effects

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Dehns

Implications Of The Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill On The Life Science IP Sector

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Dehns

Protection For Plant Varieties In Europe And The UK Post-Brexit

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Dehns

Best Practice For Invention Harvesting

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Dehns

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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

2025 Video Game Development Primer: Is Your Studio Ready For New Legal Realities? (Video)

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Gamma Law

Update On Plausibility – A Review Of Case Law In Europe Following G2/21 (Video)

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J A Kemp LLP

Unlock NDA Secrets: Non-Use Is Key For Complete IP Protection (Video)

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Crowley Law LLC

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