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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Cryptocurrency Collective Files Trade Secret Suit to Protect Its Interest in Wu-Tang Clan Album

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Once upon a time in the Eastern District of New York, a cryptocurrency foundation, new owners of the sole copy of Wu-Tang Clan’s “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin,” filed suit against the album’s former purchaser, Martin Shkreli,...more

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OMB Issues Guidance to Agencies on Responsible Artificial Intelligence Acquisitions

Contractors interested in offering federal agencies artificial intelligence (AI) can now glean insight into how agencies are expected to conduct AI acquisitions. On September 24, 2024, the Office of Management and Budget...more

Epstein Becker & Green

#WorkforceWednesday®: Wizarding and the World of Trade Secrets - Spilling Secrets Podcast - Employment Law This Week®

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This week, on our Spilling Secrets podcast series, our panelists connect the enchantment of Harry Potter with the intricacies of trade secrets and restrictive covenants: Prepare to be spellbound this Halloween as we cast a...more

Hogan Lovells

Domain Name News: October 2024

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This is the October edition of Anchovy News. Here you will find articles concerning ICANN, the domain name industry and the recuperation of domain names across the globe. In this issue we cover: Domain name industry news:...more

ArentFox Schiff

GEMINI Spells Double Trouble for Google’s AI: Gemini Data, Inc. Sues for Trademark Infringement and USPTO Rejects GEMINI Trademark...

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Gemini Data, Inc., a data analytics company that leverages artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, has filed a federal complaint against Google LLC in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Vascular Solutions LLC v. Medtronic, Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2024)

The metes and bounds of how courts should consider indefiniteness under 35 U.S.C. § 112(b) were addressed most recently by the Supreme Court in Nautilus, Inc. v. Biosig Instruments, Inc., 572 U.S. 898 (2014).  Regardless,...more

A&O Shearman

Federal Circuit Keeps Open Possibility Of Antisuit Injunction In Ericsson v. Lenovo

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On October 24, 2024, the Federal Circuit issued a precedential opinion that may have implications for litigation involving standard essential patents (SEPs). Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson v. Lenovo (United States), Inc.,...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Latest Federal Court Cases - October 2024 #4

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Ericsson AB, Ericsson, Inc. v. Lenovo (United States), Inc. et. al., Appeal No. 2024-1515 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 24, 2024) In our Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit clarified that, for an...more

MoFo Life Sciences

Establishing Unexpected Results: PTAB Highlights Pitfalls For Rule 132 Declarations

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A recent decision by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) sheds light on certain pitfalls patent applicants may encounter when submitting declarations under 37 C.F.R. § 1.132 (“Rule 132 Declarations”). Rule 132...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Key Takeaways from the 2024 Licensing Executives Society (LES) Annual Meeting

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The Licensing Executives Society (LES) recently held its annual meeting in New Orleans, drawing together a diverse group of intellectual property (IP) licensing professionals, including attorneys, academics, service...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Bizarre Dispute Between AI-Biotech Startup and Former Executive Ends in Trade Secret TRO, For Now

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With a factual background that resembles a bad Hollywood script, the most recent chapter in the ongoing dispute between former co-founder of Trilobio, Keoni Gandall (defendant), and Trilobio and his two former partners and...more

AEON Law

Patent Poetry: 2 Live Crew Heirs Win Right to Reclaim Music

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Luther Campbell, the former leader of 2 Live Crew, and the heirs of two other group members have won a legal battle over the rights to the group’s music. Lil’ Joe Records, owned by Joseph Weinberger, bought the group’s...more

Mandelbaum Barrett PC

Leveraging AI in Business: Legal Implications and Best Practices

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According to a Gartner survey, by 2026, more than 80% of enterprises will have implemented generative AI, which will have a significant impact on their operations. The aim is to enhance overall business processes and...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Central District Finds SnapChat’s Spectacles Mark is Not Generic for Smart Glasses

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In Snap, Inc. v. Vidal, the Central District of California found the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) was wrong in finding that SnapChat’s SPECTACLES mark is generic for smart glasses. The district court’s opinion...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

AI News Roundup – Guardrails for AI use across government operations, Perplexity lawsuit, thousands of creative professionals sign...

To help you stay on top of the latest news, our AI practice group has compiled a roundup of the developments we are following....more

Kilpatrick

6 Key Takeaways - What Every Franchise Lawyer Should Know About Trademark and Unfair Competition Surveys

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Chris Bussert recently presented at the 47th Annual ABA Forum on Franchising in Phoenix on the use of trademark and unfair competition surveys. Key takeaways from his presentation are the following...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Hoisting Scammers with Their Own Petard with the UDRP

With the widespread availability of domain registration and hosting services and the advent of low-cost generative artificial intelligence (“AI”) software, the creation of fraudulent websites has never been easier—or more...more

Benesch

Jury Finds Phillips 66 Liable For Misappropriating Trade Secrets in $605 Million Verdict

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Last week, a California jury found Phillips 66 liable for misappropriating trade secrets from Propel Fuels Inc., a low-carbon renewable fuels retailer, and awarded Propel $605 million in damages....more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

No Non-Compete? Maybe not a problem as PepsiCo appears to be alive and well.

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In 2016, the Defend Trade Secret Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1836 (the “DTSA”), passed Congress and went into effect. At its heart, it effectively codified the Uniform Trade Secrets Act at the federal level, creating a federal cause of...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Artists’ Copyright Infringement Suit Against AI Companies Can Proceed

In 2023, visual artists Sarah Andersen, Kelly McKernan, and Karla Ortiz filed a class action lawsuit against several Artificial Intelligence (AI) companies, alleging that the companies’ various AI models violated copyright...more

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Accord Biopharma Announces FDA Approval of IMULDOSA (ustekinumab-srlf)

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​​​​​​​On October 14, 2024, Accord BioPharma, Inc. announced that the FDA has approved IMULDOSA (ustekinumab-srlf), a biosimilar to Johnson & Johnson’s STELARA (ustekinumab), indicated for the treatment of chronic...more

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(Podcast) The Briefing: The Fall of SUPER HERO – When Trademarks Become Generic

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For more than half a century, Marvel Comics and DC Comics have jointly owned the trademark ‘Superhero.’ However, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board recently granted a petition to cancel that mark because it became generic....more

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The Briefing: The Fall of SUPER HERO – When Trademarks Become Generic

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For more than half a century, Marvel Comics and DC Comics have jointly owned the trademark ‘Superhero.’ However, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board recently granted a petition to cancel that mark because it became generic....more

Erise IP

What’s Trending in Trademarks, October 2024: T.I., Tiny Win $71.5M Verdict for OMG Girlz, Second Circuit Holds Against 1-800...

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Every month, Erise’s trademark attorneys review the latest developments at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, in the courts, and across the corporate world to bring you the stories that you should know about: Third...more

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PTAB Rule Permits Solo Representation and Automatic Pro Hac Vice Admission

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On October 10, 2024, the USPTO issued a final rule allowing parties to proceed without backup counsel in AIA proceedings and implementing an automatic admission process for pro hac vice attorneys. Full text of the final rule...more

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