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Are University Patents at Risk of Appropriation by the Government? U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Harold Lutnick announced plans that could significantly alter the ownership and commercialization of...

Are University Patents at Risk of Appropriation by the Government?

Post Election Japan: AI policy & regulatory/operational updates Following the ruling coalition's victory in the February 2026 general election, Prime Minister Takaichi's administration has been significantly...

Post Election Japan: AI policy & regulatory/operational updates

IP Hot Topic: Privilege Preserved: OpenAI Escapes Forced Disclosure of Attorney Communications in Major Copyright Fight In a ruling with major implications for AI companies navigating copyright litigation, a federal judge in a copyright action against OpenAI has...

IP Hot Topic: Privilege Preserved: OpenAI Escapes Forced Disclosure of Attorney Communications in Major Copyright Fight

Beckham v Beckham: The Legal Anatomy of a Very Public Breakdown If HBO’s writer’s room is looking for its next prestige drama, then they should look no further than the Brooklyn family feud. Brooklyn Beckham,...

Beckham v Beckham: The Legal Anatomy of a Very Public Breakdown

USPTO to Require Opt-In for Ceremonial Patent Copies: What You Need to Know If you’ve recently received a US patent, you may have noticed a glossy ceremonial copy in your mailbox. But starting March 9, 2026, that keepsake...

USPTO to Require Opt-In for Ceremonial Patent Copies: What You Need to Know

Court Denies Motion to Compel Where Broad Request for Communications Exceeded Narrow ‘Impetus’ for Discovery In an ANDA litigation, the District of Delaware recently denied the defendants’ motion to compel the production of correspondence between the...

Court Denies Motion to Compel Where Broad Request for Communications Exceeded Narrow ‘Impetus’ for Discovery

Patentability Implications of the EU AI Act Novelty is a core requirement for any invention to be patentable. Put simply, your invention generally cannot have been publicly disclosed before...

Patentability Implications of the EU AI Act

The Ghost in the Machine: Why GenAI Can Be Both a Brilliant Researcher and a Terrible Advocate The patent world is no stranger to hype cycles.  We have seen blockchain, NFTs, and the Internet of Things all promised as revolutionary...

The Ghost in the Machine: Why GenAI Can Be Both a Brilliant Researcher and a Terrible Advocate

How the EU Biotech Act aims to foster biotech innovation in Europe - Trends in Cell, Tissue, and Gene Therapies On 16 December 2025, the European Commission proposed a package of measures to improve resilience, competitiveness, and safety of the EU health...

How the EU Biotech Act aims to foster biotech innovation in Europe - Trends in Cell, Tissue, and Gene Therapies

Drafting to Avoid Unintended Consequences in Light of an “Unambiguous” Ruling - Life Sciences Transactional Insights The Delaware Court of Chancery (the “Court”) rang in the new year with a decision in which it broadly interpreted a contract provision commonly...

Drafting to Avoid Unintended Consequences in Light of an “Unambiguous” Ruling - Life Sciences Transactional Insights

Federal Circuit Stresses Technical Improvement, Rejects Functional Claiming Under 35 U.S.C. § 101, an invention may be deemed unpatentable if it is directed an abstract idea without “significantly more.” In January 2026,...

Federal Circuit Stresses Technical Improvement, Rejects Functional Claiming

Key Takeaways from IP Roundtable at Loeb & Loeb's AI Summit At Loeb’s AI Summit in New York last week on Feb. 11, I had the opportunity to moderate a cross‑industry roundtable about intellectual...

Key Takeaways from IP Roundtable at Loeb & Loeb's AI Summit

Germany’s new repair law: Implementing the EU Right to Repair Directive In January 2026, the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (BMJV) proposed a draft law to implement the EU's Right to Repair...

Germany’s new repair law: Implementing the EU Right to Repair Directive

Precedential: Time-Barred Copycat Petitions Only In Exceptional Circumstances The PTAB’s recently designated precedential decision in Realtek Semiconductor Corp., v. ParkerVision, Inc., Nos. IPR2025-00324 and IPR2025-00325,...

Precedential: Time-Barred Copycat Petitions Only In Exceptional Circumstances

Patentability of AI – The UK Supreme Court Perspective on Emotional Perception As the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) moves on apace, the ability to patent AI-related inventions becomes ever more strategically...

Patentability of AI – The UK Supreme Court Perspective on Emotional Perception

Bayer Files Suit Against Trio of COVID-19 Vaccine Makers One of the characteristics of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic were the pledges from companies involved in developing vaccines (such as...

Bayer Files Suit Against Trio of COVID-19 Vaccine Makers

Plaintiffs’ ‘Strategic Decision’ to Respond to Expert’s Untimely Invalidity Theories Dooms Motion to Strike In an ANDA litigation, the District of Delaware recently denied the plaintiffs’ motion to strike portions of the defendants’ expert reports and...

Plaintiffs’ ‘Strategic Decision’ to Respond to Expert’s Untimely Invalidity Theories Dooms Motion to Strike

Protecting Your Family Business: Legal Structures Every Owner Should Understand Family-owned businesses often begin with a simple idea, a handshake, and years of hard work. But as your business grows, so do your legal risks....

Protecting Your Family Business: Legal Structures Every Owner Should Understand

2026 Forecast: What’s Ahead in the Digital Sector It goes without saying that 2026 will see a whirlwind of legal developments in the areas of cybersecurity, data privacy regulation, and...

2026 Forecast: What’s Ahead in the Digital Sector

Keeping Innovation Moving: ITC IP Protection for Agricultural and Industrial Equipment With the continued technological sophistication of mobile equipment also comes heightened risks for manufacturers. Learn how OEMs turn to the...

Keeping Innovation Moving: ITC IP Protection for Agricultural and Industrial Equipment

US Government Rights in Technical Data, Software and Subject Inventions: A Primer for Early-Stage, Dual-Use Companies Dual‑use startups often seek nondilutive funding through US government contracts, grants, cooperative agreements and “Other Transactions”. Such...

US Government Rights in Technical Data, Software and Subject Inventions: A Primer for Early-Stage, Dual-Use Companies

Gene-Editing Regulation Roundup North America Regulation - Current Overview: Genetically engineered (GE) organisms in the United States are subject to regulation from the EPA...

Gene-Editing Regulation Roundup

Dupes, Not Counterfeits: Why Look-Alike Products Are the Trademark Battleground of 2026 “Dupes” are no longer just a social media trend or a consumer wink-wink. They are now a serious brand-protection issue sitting at the...

Dupes, Not Counterfeits: Why Look-Alike Products Are the Trademark Battleground of 2026

Samsung and Regeneron Settle Aflibercept BPCIA Case On February 11, 2026, Samsung Bioepis, Co., Ltd (“Samsung”) and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Regeneron”) filed a Joint Stipulation and...

Samsung and Regeneron Settle Aflibercept BPCIA Case

Alcon Entertainment, LLC v. Tesla, Inc. District court denies motion to dismiss copyright infringement claim against Tesla and owner Elon Musk based on their use of images from the...

Alcon Entertainment, LLC v. Tesla, Inc.

USPTO Adds New Design Search Codes for Sound and Motion Trademarks The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) announced on February 10, 2026 that it has added a new category to its Trademark Design...

USPTO Adds New Design Search Codes for Sound and Motion Trademarks

Oliver Twisted Again: After FDA’s Court Losses, Congress Approves FDA’s Standards on Orphan Drug Exclusivity Last week, Congress enacted the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026. This legislation narrows the scope of the statutory protection for drugs...

Oliver Twisted Again: After FDA’s Court Losses, Congress Approves FDA’s Standards on Orphan Drug Exclusivity

UPC Court Fees The Administrative Committee of the UPC has issued an updated Table of Court fees with a new fees schedule in force from 1 January 2026. See also...

UPC Court Fees

Racing the Cold: How Winter Olympic Clothing Learned to Compete When athletes first competed at the Winter Olympic Games in Chamonix in 1924, survival mattered far more than style. Early competitors competed...

Racing the Cold: How Winter Olympic Clothing Learned to Compete

Blackbeard’s revenge: State sovereign immunity ends long running copyright battle The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed a 2021 district court ruling and vacated a subsequent 2024 ruling in a decade-long legal...

Blackbeard’s revenge: State sovereign immunity ends long running copyright battle