https://www.law360.com/ip?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Intellectual Property Copyright 2026 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US Tue, 26 May 2026 21:56:29 +0000 https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2481905?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2481905 The U.S. Supreme Court received objections to three patent petitions on Tuesday, with Unified Patents fighting Dolby's appeal of its own Patent Trial and Appeal Board win; AT&T and Nokia protesting an attempt to revive a $181 million trial loss; and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office opposing inventor Gilbert Hyatt's challenge to prosecution laches. Tue, 26 May 2026 19:21:43 +0000 https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2481793?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2481793 A pair of U.S. Patent and Trademark Office examiners discretionarily denied a request for reexamination of a Fractus SA patent, saying the effort rehashed arguments from an America Invents Act challenge of the same patent that was denied for so-called settled expectations. Tue, 26 May 2026 18:57:01 +0000 https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2481962?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2481962 A Kentucky federal judge has agreed to postpone a trial set to start Tuesday over infringement claims of food packaging patents after both sides complained the jury may have been tainted by being exposed to information about antitrust claims from one party that appeared on a jury questionnaire. Tue, 26 May 2026 18:56:21 +0000 https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2482029?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2482029 AT&T and Verizon lost their bids to escape lawsuits accusing them of infringing a pair of patents covering ways to clean data records after a Delaware federal court on Tuesday rejected their arguments that the patents didn't pass muster under the U.S. Supreme Court's Alice test. Tue, 26 May 2026 18:15:30 +0000 https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2481678?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2481678 An Illinois federal judge has reduced a $59 million jury verdict won by garbage truck maker Sonrai Systems to $10.4 million in a case over a rival company poaching a Sonrai executive, finding that while the evidence showed the rival's behavior was reprehensible, it didn't merit the amount the jury awarded. Tue, 26 May 2026 18:01:30 +0000 https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2481913?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2481913 Attorneys who represented Jan. 6 defendants will have to face a consultant's claims that they copied her jury-attitude report without permission after a D.C. federal judge rejected their arguments that their conduct fell under fair use and the public's right to access court records. Tue, 26 May 2026 18:00:01 +0000 https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2481369?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2481369 College football's new legal era of direct payments to players and fewer transfer restrictions has put contractual provisions in play, and stipulations such as termination clauses and repayment obligations require added scrutiny as the name, image and likeness system evolves, says Kevin Paule at Hill Ward Henderson. Tue, 26 May 2026 17:52:02 +0000 https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2481742?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2481742 A California federal judge won't toss a suit by Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery and Universal, accusing Chinese artificial intelligence companies of stealing their intellectual property, saying the studios' claims are clearly plausible at this stage. Tue, 26 May 2026 17:34:10 +0000 https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2476913?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2476913 As U.S. data center investment surges, owners and operators face rising patent infringement suits targeting entire facility designs rather than individual products — risks that standard vendor indemnities often fail to cover, say attorneys at V&E. Tue, 26 May 2026 16:41:12 +0000 https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2481699?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2481699 The Federal Circuit Tuesday refused to reinstate a $469 million jury verdict against Dish Network in a patent suit over technology that skips over sex and swearing in movies, rejecting ClearPlay's challenges to a Utah federal judge's decision wiping out the verdict. Tue, 26 May 2026 16:37:38 +0000 https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2481796?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2481796 Tekion Corp. is defending its antitrust claims accusing CDK Global LLC of monopolization, telling a California federal court that the auto dealership management software giant is withholding data that shows its dominant share of the market. Tue, 26 May 2026 16:14:25 +0000 https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2481351?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2481351 U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires has created a record low institution rate at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and attorneys say it's becoming increasingly clear that even an initial approval from the director may not last. Tue, 26 May 2026 15:56:07 +0000 https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2481316?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2481316 The Ninth Circuit's ruling in Tracy Anderson Mind and Body v. Megan Roup, finding that sequences of exercises developed and recorded by Tracy Anderson were not copyrightable choreographic works, is a reminder that even highly creative fitness programming can fall outside the scope of copyright protection, says Meredith Bobber Strauss at Michelman & Robinson. Tue, 26 May 2026 15:53:55 +0000 https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2481946?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2481946 A former Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC client's professional negligence suit against the firm over its handling of a patent case belongs in Massachusetts rather than Texas federal court, according to a Tuesday order. Tue, 26 May 2026 15:50:50 +0000 https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2481365?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2481365 The Supreme Court of North Carolina has largely revived an insurance company's lawsuit against employees who left for a rival, directing a lower court to better clarify how an adverse inference regarding a "remarkable" spoliation of evidence should impact the renewed trade secret and breach of contract claims. Tue, 26 May 2026 15:45:25 +0000 https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2481856?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2481856 The U.S. Supreme Court is set to decide whether to take up U.S. Circuit Judge Pauline Newman's petition seeking to overturn her suspension from the Federal Circuit on June 11, according to a notice posted Tuesday. Tue, 26 May 2026 15:41:35 +0000 https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2481658?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2481658 A Michigan company that manufactures wheels used in heavy equipment has sued a rival business, alleging its patents were being infringed and that the two sides had been unable to come to a resolution to avoid litigation. Tue, 26 May 2026 15:25:48 +0000 https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2481670?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2481670 A group of female athletes told a California federal judge that attempts to eliminate certain revenue streams from the NCAA's $2.78 billion class action settlement benefits mostly male athletes while diminishing the protections for women in college sports. Mon, 25 May 2026 20:01:25 +0000 https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2470226?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2470226 This past year, 10 lawyers across the country at plaintiffs' firms big and small helped secure millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts for their clients, going up against powerful defendants like Google, Monsanto and the Trump administration, earning the attorneys recognition as Law360's Titans of the Plaintiffs Bar for 2026. Fri, 22 May 2026 22:15:34 +0000 https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2481133?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2481133 Major record labels have asked to expand a copyright infringement lawsuit against an artificial intelligence company, saying they've identified recordings by artists from Billy Joel to Billie Eilish in the training data of Suno Inc.'s AI-powered song generator.