Fri.May 09, 2025

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For Your AIs Only: Agentic AI Steps Out of the Shadows

JD Supra Law

Agentic AI can independently act and adapt to changing environments without relying on existing data patterns like GenAI. Agentic AI promises more goal-oriented autonomous systems, ideal for matters involving complex decision-making and iterative planning. It has the potential to transform businesses that are exploring whether GenAI can truly offer the evolution first promised.

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Freedom to Operate: A Mediator in the Field of Intellectual Property Rights

IP and Legal Filings

The current world is an environment packed with innovative and business aspects at every corner of it and therefore understand the legal notions behind it becomes essential. It is very clear from law that the punishment comes into the scene only when there is an infringement of a right of someone. When it comes into a business world especially when its linked to their intellectual property rights, its about ensuring that they are not infringing on the rights of others while implementing their ow

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Tenth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment Due to Plaintiff’s Failure to Sufficiently Establish Existence of Trade Secrets

JD Supra Law

The Tenth Circuits recent decision in Double Eagle Alloys, Inc. v. Hooper, __F.4th __ (10th Cir. Apr. 22, 2025), provides a cautionary tale regarding the necessity of identifying trade secrets with particularity and offering evidence of secrecy. The case involved allegations that an employee violated the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) and Oklahomas trade secret law when he left his employer for a competitor and took with him notes and 2,660 digital files containing financial, technical, and.

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Pirate IPTV Owner and 7 Associates “Stole TV Signals” From Bell & Rogers

TorrentFreak

On Tuesday, 52-year-old Grenier traveled from Aruba, an island off the coast of Venezuela, to Canada’s Montreal airport. Law enforcement officers of the Sret du Qubec (SQ – Quebec Provincial Police) escorted Grenier to the SQ police station in Shawinigan. Police had carried out an operation in February 2024 which targeted Grenier and several individuals linked to the current prosecution.

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Software Composition Analysis: The New Armor for Your Cybersecurity

Speaker: Blackberry, OSS Consultants, & Revenera

Software is complex, which makes threats to the software supply chain more real every day. 64% of organizations have been impacted by a software supply chain attack and 60% of data breaches are due to unpatched software vulnerabilities. In the U.S. alone, cyber losses totaled $10.3 billion in 2022. All of these stats beg the question, “Do you know what’s in your software?

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SXSW Retrospective: Exploring Open Source AI with MoFo, Meta, Databricks, & EleutherAI

JD Supra Law

At the 2025 South by Southwest Conference (SXSW) in Austin, Texas, MoFo partner Justin Haan led a dynamic panel discussion exploring the legal, business, and policy challenges emerging from the rapid growth of open-source artificial intelligence.

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Trademark Registration Process in India | Trademark Filing Process

IP and Legal Filings

Trademark Registration Process in India: A Step-by-Step Guide Trademark registration is a crucial step for any business looking to protect its brand identity. Whether you’re a startup or an established company, securing your trademark ensures exclusive rights to use your brand name, logo, or slogan. In this blog, we will break down the trademark registration process in India , its benefits, and why you should consider expert help like IP & Legal Filings to streamline the process.

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Fed. Circ. Veers From USPTO Agenda In IPR Estoppel Ruling

IP Law 360

The Federal Circuit has cleared patent challengers to pursue grounds in district court that weren't available in inter partes reviews, which attorneys say will likely increase the amount of Patent Trial and Appeal Board challenges at a time when the agency is working toward the opposite.

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Federal Circuit Interprets IPR Estoppel Under 35 U.S.C. § 315(e)(2) to Permit at Trial Invalidity Theories Based on Prior Use or Sale

JD Supra Law

On May 7, 2025, the Federal Circuit issued a decision in Ingenico, Inc. v. IOENGINE, LLC, effectively holding that 35 U.S.C. 315(e)(2) estoppel cannot preclude an IPR petitioner from advancing in a district court trial an invalidity argument that alleges the claimed subject matter was known or used by others, on sale, or in public use, such as in a prior system or device.

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Bill on ringfencing American trade secrets more tightly progressing swiftly

IAM Magazine

The Economic Espionage Prevention Act would authorise the US President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on foreign entities engaged in economic or industrial espionage

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PTAB Denies Institution of IPRs in Apple v. Haptic

JD Supra Law

In two recent decisions, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) denied institution of inter partes review (IPR) proceedings sought by Apple Inc. against Haptic, Inc. regarding U.S. Patent No. 9,996,738 B2. These decisionsIPR2024-01475 and IPR2024-01476, both issued on April 4, 2025offer a detailed look at how the Board exercises its discretion under 35 U.S.C. 314(a), especially in the context of parallel district court litigation.

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IPO Diversity in Innovation Toolkit

Women and diverse employees have the technical skill and knowledge, yet their contributions are not patented at the same rate as those of their male counterparts.This toolkit can help organizations move the needle on achieving gender parity in innovation.

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Bill on ringfencing American trade secrets more tightly progressing swiftly

IAM Magazine

The Economic Espionage Prevention Act would authorise the US President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on foreign entities engaged in economic or industrial espionage

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Sound and Color, LLC v. Samuel Smith

JD Supra Law

Ninth Circuit reverses summary judgment in favor of pop singer Sam Smith in music copyright dispute, holding in unpublished opinion that hook in plaintiffs song may be protectable as unique selection and arrangement of unprotectable elements and reasonable jury could conclude that hook in Smiths 2019 hit Dancing With a Stranger shared substantially similar selection and arrangement of musical elements.

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Tech-Averse Souter Still Kept Up With The Times In IP Cases

IP Law 360

U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter, who famously rejected facets of modernity like email and cellphones, nonetheless evinced a willingness to keep up with technology and culture in his writing on intellectual property matters, including important copyright cases on parody and peer-to-peer file sharing, attorneys said.

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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – May 2025 #2

JD Supra Law

General Services Administration (GSA) News Release: GSA Unveils OneGov Strategy to Transform How the Government Buys Goods and Services - On April 29, GSA announced the launch of OneGov Strategy to modernize the purchase of goods and services. During the first phase, agencies will have more access to IT tools with standardized terms and pricing, which will have benefits for Original Equipment Manufacturers byproviding a more direct and predictable engagement model.

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Judge Won't Undo TTAB's Ax of General Cigar 'Cohiba' TMs

IP Law 360

A Virginia federal judge has refused to undo a Trademark Trial and Appeal Board decision granting state-owned tobacco company Cubatabaco's request to cancel U.S.-based General Cigar Co.'s trademark registrations on the term "Cohiba" for cigars.

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Ingenico Inc. v. IOENGINE, LLC: Federal Circuit Resolves the IPR Estoppel Split

JD Supra Law

In what is certain to become a landmark decision, the Federal Circuit has resolved a long-standing question that divided patent litigators and judges alike: does IPR estoppel apply to physical systems (system art) described in patents or printed publications? The Court answered with a resounding no. See Ingenico Inc. v. IOENGINE (Op.). While such systems may qualify as prior art under 35 U.S.C. 102 or 103, the Court reaffirmed that Congress excluded [them] in IPR proceedings.

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Fed. Circ. Scolds Apple, Optis For Staying Mum On UK Ruling

IP Law 360

The Federal Circuit was in court Friday to decide whether a $300 million verdict against Apple for infringing standard-essential 4G patents owned by Optis ought to be wiped out, kept in place or sent back down to be nearly doubled, but first they had questions about another set of judges.

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TTABlog Test: Are Leather Bags Related to Cosmetics Under Section 2(d)?

The TTABlog

The USPTO refused to register the mark HUELLA for leather bags, leather wallets, and similar leather goods, finding confusion likely with the identical mark registered for cosmetics and make-up. The first DuPont factor weighed "heavily" in favor of affirmance, putting the applicant behind (or under) the 8-ball. But what about the goods? How do you think this appeal came out?

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U. of Minn., Telecom Giants Resolve Yearslong Patent Feud

IP Law 360

After a trial was put on hold in March, three telecom giants told a federal judge on Friday that they have resolved the University of Minnesota's patent litigation against them over 4G LTE technology.

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Three score and phony years ago

Likelihood of Confusion

Originally posted 2007-06-08 17:45:24. Republished by Blog Post PromoterCounterfeit Chic has posted Knockoff News number 60! The post Three score and phony years ago appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION.

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TTAB Shoots Down Attempt To Register 'Cuadra' Alcohol Mark

IP Law 360

A Mexican shoe and apparel brand has lost its bid to register the mark "Cuadra" for certain types of alcoholic beverages, with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board finding the company didn't show it actually planned to use the mark for its intended purpose.

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Other Barks & Bites for Friday, May 9: USPTO Responds to GAO Report; Stewart Welcomes National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductees; CAFC Defines ‘Ground’ for IPR Estoppel Statute

IP Watchdog

This week in Other Barks & Bites: the Federal Circuit issues several precedential decisions, including one ruling defining the ground that a patent validity challenger could have reasonably raised in IPR proceedings for purposes of the IPR estoppel statute; Nvidia announces that it will release a downgraded version of its H20 AI chip for the Chinese market; the U.S.

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Justice Souter Was An Unexpected Force Of Moderation

IP Law 360

Justice David Souter, who saw the high court as a moderating force apart from the messiness of politics, subverted the expectations of liberals and conservatives alike during his 19 years on the bench.

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KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. V. MAJ (RETD) SUKESH BEHL & ORS. AND ITS IMPACT ON INDIAN PATENT LAW

Intepat

INTRODUCTION The Honble Delhi High Court’s recent judgment in Koninklijke Philips N.V. v. Maj (Retd) Sukesh Behl & Ors. , delivered on February 20, 2025, represents a significant development in Indian patent law, particularly concerning the enforcement of Standard Essential Patents (SEPs), grounds for patent revocation, assessment of patent validity, and the nuances of infringement.

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Motive Pushes Back At New-Trial Bid In Fleet Monitoring IP Fight

IP Law 360

A fleet management company has hit back at arguments that it relied on making "improper religious and racial insinuations" to a jury to beat a rival's infringement claims, saying nothing that happened in the case warrants a new trial.

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IP Hall of Fame inductees for 2025 revealed

IAM Magazine

Visit WTR About Archive ☰ Login | Register ☰ ☰ IAM Trade Secrets News & Analysis Categories News & Analysis Long Reads Opinion Topics Copyright, designs & trademarks Finance & valuation FRAND/SEPs Law & policy Licensing Litigation Transactions Sectors Artificial Intelligence Automotive Banking & Financial Services Internet & IoT Life Sciences Mobile communications Semiconductors Telecommunications Regions Africa & Middle East Asia-Pacific Europe Latin America & Caribbean North America Report

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Houston Texans Ask Court To Toss TicketMatrix Patent Suit

IP Law 360

The Houston Texans are asking a federal judge to toss a patent infringement suit brought by a ticketing service, arguing that the patent-at-issue is directed toward an "abstract idea" that isn't eligible for a patent.

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IP Hall of Fame inductees for 2025 revealed

IAM Magazine

Visit WTR About Archive ☰ Login | Register ☰ ☰ IAM Trade Secrets News & Analysis Categories News & Analysis Long Reads Opinion Topics Copyright, designs & trademarks Finance & valuation FRAND/SEPs Law & policy Licensing Litigation Transactions Sectors Artificial Intelligence Automotive Banking & Financial Services Internet & IoT Life Sciences Mobile communications Semiconductors Telecommunications Regions Africa & Middle East Asia-Pacific Europe Latin America & Caribbean North America Report

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NC Finance Co. Says Ex-Director Kept Client Contact Info

IP Law 360

A financial advising company took its former client services director to North Carolina's Business Court after he allegedly told the firm's president that he was not going to delete client information from his personal phone following his termination and intended to use it to solicit his ex-employer's customers.

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[Podcast] Non-binding Guidance | Talkin’ Trade: Trends in False Advertising and Related Competitor Disputes Involving FDA-Regulated Products

JD Supra Law

On this special collaborative episode of Ropes & Gray's Non-binding Guidance and Talkin Trade podcast series, life sciences regulatory and compliance partner Josh Oyster is joined by intellectual property litigation partner Matt Rizzolo to discuss the complex world of false advertising and unfair competition disputes involving drugs, medical devices, and other FDA-regulated products.

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Playing Guitar Makes Me A Better Lawyer

IP Law 360

Being a lawyer not only requires logic and hard work, but also belief, emotion, situational awareness and lots of natural energy playing guitar enhances all of these qualities, increasing my capacity to do my best work, says Kosta Stojilkovic at Wilkinson Stekloff.

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US Patents Set to Issue 33 Percent Faster from the Notification Date

JD Supra Law

Starting May 13, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will accelerate the time between issue notification and the issue date of a patent. That is, the time frame will be cut from about three weeks to two weeks roughly 33 percent shorter.

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IP Partner Rejoins Venable After Morgan Lewis Stint

IP Law 360

Venable LLP haswelcomed an intellectual property litigator back to its Washington, D.C., office after a stint at Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, touting her experience advising media, consumer product and software companies on a variety of IP matters, especially those involving artificial intelligence and copyright issues.

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Director Vacates Decision to Institute: Investment in Parallel Proceeding Outweighed Petitioner’s Sotera Stipulation

JD Supra Law

The USPTO Director vacated the boards decision to institute inter partes review based on an erroneous application of the Fintiv factors. Specifically, the Director found that the board placed too much emphasis on Petitioners Sotera stipulation, and not enough emphasis on the investment in the parallel litigation.

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UK-US Trade Deal Needs Work On Pharma And IP, Pros Say

IP Law 360

The U.K.-U.S. trade deal is a starting point for closer economic ties, but the agreement needs more work on pharmaceuticals and intellectual property before it's finalized, according to professionals.