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Supreme Court Looking to Resolve Federal Circuit Split In Patent Act §101 Case

Eric Alan Stone & Catherine Nyarady

The Supreme Court is considering a petition in a §101 case, in which the Federal Circuit split six-to-six in denying rehearing en banc, and in which the Supreme Court recently called for the views of the Solicitor General.

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U.S. IP Reform Needed to Prepare for AI Era

Andrei Iancu & David J. Kappos

For the U.S. to maintain its technological edge, it must encourage Americans to make more discoveries in AI and other emerging technologies. This in turn requires providing strong IP rights to incentivize and protect the huge investments required to make those discoveries.

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Howard Shire & Shaleen Patel

Federal Circuit, Citing Forum-Shopping, Transfers Patent Cases to California

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Second Circuit Examines Factors for 'Future Injury' from Personal Information Disclosure Image

Second Circuit Examines Factors for 'Future Injury' from Personal Information Disclosure

Stephen M. Kramarsky & John R. Millson

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently took that issue up as an "issue of first impression," explaining what factors courts in the Second Circuit should consider when determining whether an individual has adequately plead a cognizable "future injury" as a result of the unauthorized disclosure of their personal information.

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U.S. Supreme Court Largely Upholds IPR Proceedings In 'Arthrex'

Robert E. Browne, Jr. & Ryan C. Deck

In a decision authored by Chief Justice Roberts, the Supreme Court ruled that the statutory scheme appointing PTAB administrative patent judges (APJs) to adjudicate IPRs violates the appointments clause of the U.S. Constitution.

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Third Circuit Hears Case On Interaction of Publicity Rights and the CDA Image

Third Circuit Hears Case On Interaction of Publicity Rights and the CDA

P.J. D'Annunzio

Likening his client's claim to that of an athlete with a monetizable image, an attorney representing TV reporter Karen Hepp, who is suing social media websites over misuse of her likeness, recently argued to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit that the case should fit a narrow exception to a federal law that bars suits against online content providers.

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DOJ Looking to Develop New SEP Policies

Bruce Love

The Justice Department has confirmed it is looking to develop new policies surrounding how standard-essential patents might be used as tools for anticompetitive practices. The change in policy will mean big business for law firms that can combine highly technical IP advice with their antitrust and litigation practices.

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IP News

Jeff Ginsberg & Zhiqiang Liu

Federal Circuit Rejects Theory of Infringement Based on Oversimplified Claim Interpretation and Finds That the ITC Correctly Required Proof of Substantial Non-infringing Use Based on Real-World Evidence Federal Circuit Reverses District Court's Decision Dismissing a Declaratory Judgment Action for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction Because the Patent Owner Directed Extensive Communications to the Judicial District

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Admissibility of Evidence from Post-Grant Proceedings In District Court Trials

Richard S.J. Hung, Alex S. Yap & Stephen J.H. Liu

Courts are increasingly excluding all evidence relating to post-grant proceedings before the PTAB, except when it is used for impeachment. This article reviews recent decisions on this issue from some of the nation's busiest patent districts.

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U.S. Tax Court Rules on Valuation of Michael Jackson's Right of Publicity Image

U.S. Tax Court Rules on Valuation of Michael Jackson's Right of Publicity

Stan Soocher

The significance of the U.S. Tax Court decision for celebrities and their estates is clear: Prior to now, as Tax Court Judge Mark V. Holmes noted: "We haven't had a case directly addressing the taxability of the image and likeness."

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