Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 25, 2025

The court summarizes the plaintiffs’ allegations: D.G. began playing video games when he was six years old and at some point became addicted. Plaintiffs further allege that D.G.s gaming has resulted in serious harm, including emotional distress, lost friends, and problems in school. When his mother tries to limit his video gaming, Plaintiffs claim that D.G. experiences withdrawal symptoms such as rage and physical outbursts that leave his mother fearful and distressed.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 25, 2025

A Senate panel has advanced three sets of bipartisan bills purportedly aimed at reforming the intellectual property (IP) landscape and lowering the cost of prescription drugs. Together, these bills seek to address issues with product hopping and patent thickets. The bills also seek to improve the efficiency of patent examiners and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials, as well as pharmaceutical logistics, through the creation of specific task forces.

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Likelihood of Confusion

APRIL 25, 2025

Originally posted 2013-07-11 21:24:27. Republished by Blog Post PromoterAt a recent beach-themed birthday party for a one-year-old girl, the cute, creative table-number cards were small inflated beach balls with the guests names written on the white panel in marker. At the party, all I looked at is what table my family had been assigned to. […] The post Bea©h ball?

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 25, 2025

The Fedtrade podcast recently interviewed Artur Czerniejewski, Head of Swiss Business Hub USA of Switzerland Global Enterprise, as part of our SelectUSA Investment Summit Spotlight series. Switzerland Global Enterprise (S-GE) is the official Swiss organization for export and investment promotion. With a unique global network, S-GE supports more than 5,500 Swiss companies every year in their international business and helps innovative foreign companies on their way to settling in Switzerland.

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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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SpicyIP

APRIL 25, 2025

Discussing an anomaly in the results of the Indian Patent Agent Exams, Rajiv Kumar Choudhary explains how viva voce played a determinative role in the results for some of the candidates, despite them securing the qualifying marks in Paper I and II. Rajiv is a practicing advocate based in New Delhi. He specialises in IP law, with a focus on high-technology and patent law.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 25, 2025

The Fedtrade podcast recently interviewed Adam Boltik, Program Manager for the Office of International Commerce of the State of New Hampshire Department of Business and Economic Affairs, as part of our SelectUSA Investment Summit Spotlight series. The Department of Business and Economic Affairs (BEA) is the premier resource for businesses considering expansion in, or relocation to, New Hampshire, as well as people seeking a home in a place where they can balance their careers amid the natural.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 25, 2025

This post is part of MoFos 2025 Intersection of AI and Life Sciences blog series. In this blog series, we explore how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing research, innovation, and patient care in the life sciences. Stay tuned for expert insights regarding the impact of AI on intellectual property, licensing, contracts, regulatory policy, enforcement, privacy, and venture markets in life sciences.

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The IPKat

APRIL 25, 2025

This post concerns extremely unusual subject matter to reach the Court of Appeal. The case is Makeality Ltd v City Doggo Ltd & Anor [2025] EWCA Civ 400 and, despite the presence of dogs, is worthy of this Kats attention. It concerns a dispute about litter trays and case management but involves important questions about the role of appeal courts and the ongoing relevance of EU law in the UK.

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Intepat

APRIL 25, 2025

INTRODUCTION The fashion industry, celebrated for its artistic expression and creativity, has recently ventured into the digital frontier through Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). NFTs, a form of blockchain-based digital assets, have opened unprecedented avenues for creativity and commerce. However, their rapid rise has also resulted in unique and complex legal disputes within the fashion industry.

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 25, 2025

This week in Other Barks & Bites: intellectual property advocates across the globe get ready to celebrate musical creators for World IP Day 2025; Gilead Sciences scores a legal victory on discovery production in a case involving a conspiracy to sell counterfeit Biktarvy; former USPTO Director Andrei Iancu delivers a stinging blow to misguided end all IP law viewpoints at his IPAS 2025 keynote address; the Tenth Circuit affirms district court rulings that a specialty metals distributor faile

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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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Intepat

APRIL 25, 2025

Although copyright and trademarks are frequently associated with intellectual property in the music industry, patents constitute a critical, but understated, mechanism for protecting music innovation. As we observe World Intellectual Property (IP) Day , themed “IP and Music: Feel the Beat of IP,” and advance our campaign, “Hitting the Right Notes with Intellectual Property,” this analysis will examine the significant role of patents in driving technological advancement an

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

APRIL 25, 2025

Ronald Satish Emrit, an alleged resident of Florida and Maryland , has filed legal complaints in both Northern and Southern Indiana courts against six defendants, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office , the U.S. Department of Commerce , NASA Goddard Space Flight Center , the American Institute of Physics , Kennedy Space Center , and the National Science Foundation.

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The TTABlog

APRIL 25, 2025

It's been a while since we've looked at a trademark mutilation case. Let's roll up our sleeves and see what we've got here. The Board refused to register the mark shown on the right, for "Pharmaceutical products and preparations for the treatment of dermatological diseases" and for "Retail services through direct solicitation by distributors directed to end users featuring pharmaceuticals," on the ground that the drawing of the mark was not a "substantially exact representation of the mark as us

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IP Law 360

APRIL 25, 2025

A $452 million trade secrets jury award for Insulet Corp. has been cut to $59.4 million by a Massachusetts federal judge who said the reduction is necessary to avoid double recovery and to comply with the law, following a trend where courts have reduced large jury awards in trade secret cases.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 25, 2025

AI, Sci-Fi, and Copyright Collide in Alcon Entertainment LLC v. Tesla Inc. et al., Case No. 2:24-cv-09033, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. In a fascinating twist of sci-fi meets reality, Tesla and Elon Musk are caught in a legal battle over an alleged AI-generated image that might have borrowed too heavily from Blade Runner 2049..

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IP Law 360

APRIL 25, 2025

Samsung is asking a Texas federal court for a new trial in its latest bid to escape a $192 million jury verdict owed to a small Silicon Valley outfit that asserted a handful of wireless charger patents against the tech giant.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 25, 2025

On April 18, in Recentive Analytics, Inc., v. Fox Corp., which presented a question of first impression, the Federal Circuit held that claims that do no more than apply established methods of machine learning to a new data environment are not patent eligible under 35 U.S.C. 101.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 25, 2025

Thomson Reuters on Thursday urged the Third Circuit to reject tech startup Ross Intelligence's bid for a quick appeal focusing on two key questions from a trial court decision concluding it infringed the Westlaw platform to create an artificial intelligence-backed competing legal research tool.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 25, 2025

Standard-essential patent (SEP) licensing remains a critical issue in Europe, where political bodies and national courts at times diverge in the interpretation of fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) licensing requirements.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 25, 2025

Texas attorney Bill Ramey and two others will have to pay more than $64,000 and alert disciplinary bodies that they have been sanctioned by Saturday, after a California federal court and the U.S. Supreme Court refused a last-minute stay on the sanctions.

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APRIL 25, 2025

Is traditional Hollywood facing an existential crisis? Deloittes 2025 Digital Media Trends report reveals a massive shift in how Gen Z and millennials consume content. Scott Hervey and Tara Sattler break down the data and explore what this means for studios, creators, and the future of storytelling on this episode of The Briefing.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 25, 2025

The similarities between the TV show "Yellowjackets" and the 2015 film "Eden" are not substantial enough to support a copyright infringement claim, a California federal judge ruled Friday, tossing the filmmaker's suit against Showtime, Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. and the makers of the show.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 25, 2025

Maven Advantage, Inc. and Square One Storm Restoration, LLC are competing roofing businesses. Maven alleged that two employees (Couch and Daniels) stole Mavens trade secrets (customer lists) and then quit to work for Square One. According to Maven, Couch and Daniels used Mavens customer lists and unlawful tactics to steer customers away from Maven and toward Square One.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 25, 2025

A photography studio urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to reject an appeal asking for review of the so-called discovery rule, a judicially created doctrine that allows copyright claims outside the statute of limitations, arguing that the justices already rejected a similar petition last term.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 25, 2025

On April 23, U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken temporarily rejected the terms of the settlement in House v. NCAA, effectively issuing an ultimatum to the parties: fix the roster limits issue or risk blowing up the settlement.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 25, 2025

In this week's Off The Bench, the landmark $2.78 billion settlement to compensate college athletes hits a snag, a former New York Knick's assault case against Madison Square Garden may be on shaky ground, and Vanderbilt University's quarterback fights to protect his successful challenge against the NCAA's eligibility rules.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 25, 2025

The Bottomline: Five Practical Steps for Generative AI Risk Management - As the first line of defense, employees within business operations must own and manage risks related to the business, including risks resulting from the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies, to achieve organizational objectives.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 25, 2025

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has shot down a bid from Dell, HP and Lenovo to review a data transmission patent, citing parallel litigation over the same patent.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 25, 2025

Is traditional Hollywood facing an existential crisis? Deloittes 2025 Digital Media Trends report reveals a massive shift in how Gen Z and millennials consume content. Scott Hervey and Tara Sattler break down the data and explore what this means for studios, creators, and the future of storytelling on this episode of The Briefing.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 25, 2025

A Texas federal jury on Friday said Samsung owes nearly $279 million after finding the company infringed two wireless communications patents developed by Airgo Networks co-founder Greg Raleigh's later research outfit.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 25, 2025

HERITAGE ALLIANCE V. AMERICAN POLICY ROUNDTABLE - Before Prost, Taranto, and Stark.Appeal from the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Continuous-use evidence is not necessarily prima facie evidence of acquired distinctiveness for a highly descriptive mark.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 25, 2025

A former Google software engineer accused of stealing artificial intelligence trade secrets for Chinese startups has asked a California federal court to suppress statements he made to government investigators, alleging they used forceful tactics during an interrogation and did not read him his Miranda rights.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 25, 2025

Coke Morgan Stewart, named on Inauguration Day 2025 as deputy director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and now serving as acting director of the USPTO, has already indicated that she will manage Director Review of decisions of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) in a different manner than her predecessor, particularly when it comes to delegation.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 25, 2025

A pair of record companies accused of ripping off the unofficial Houston anthem "Still Tippin'" urged a federal court Friday to dismiss the lawsuit, writing that the rapper behind the song hasn't alleged a "plausible claim.

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CoCal IP Law Institute

APRIL 25, 2025

SoCal IP Law Institute MCLE meeting of April 28, 2025 Recent CAFC decisions regarding AI and Section 101, Basis for Inter Partes Review and Design Patent Infringement The cases are: Recentive v Fox Corp 23-2437.OPINION.4-18-2025_2500790 This case presents the question of patent eligibility of four patents directed to the use of machine learning. The [.

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