Law360: sa国际传媒 /ip?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: sa国际传媒 Copyright 2025 sa国际传媒. en-US Fri, 05 Dec 2025 21:53:02 +0000 Fed. Circ. Questions Whether Ingevity Can Duck $85M Verdict /ip/articles/2418706?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ip/articles/2418706 The Federal Circuit spent Friday morning debating whether Ingevity Corp.'s argument that it should be immune from an $85 million antitrust verdict holds water because the chemical and carbon product maker thought it was enforcing its patent rights, even though the jury said it was illegal tying. Fri, 05 Dec 2025 20:24:51 +0000 Calif. Agency Hires Ex-DOJ Crypto Enforcement Director /ip/articles/2418828?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ip/articles/2418828 The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation has brought on a new general counsel who previously served in leadership positions with the U.S. Department of Justice, including director of its cryptocurrency enforcement team. Fri, 05 Dec 2025 20:02:37 +0000 SG Urges Justices To Hear Hikma's 'Skinny Label' Patent Case /ip/articles/2418934?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ip/articles/2418934 The U.S. solicitor general on Friday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to hear Hikma Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s appeal of a decision reviving a patent suit involving its "skinny label" on a generic heart drug, saying the ruling puts the availability of lower-cost generics at risk. Fri, 05 Dec 2025 18:52:23 +0000 Judge Won't Lift Stay On Hopewell Drug Launch /ip/articles/2418808?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ip/articles/2418808 A Delaware federal judge has shot down Hopewell Pharma Ventures' bid to lift a regulatory stay on approval of its planned generic version of German drugmaker Merck's blockbuster multiple sclerosis drug Mavenclad. Fri, 05 Dec 2025 18:40:27 +0000 ITC Bans Infringing Drill Bit Imports After Fed. Circ. Remand /ip/articles/2418768?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ip/articles/2418768 The U.S. International Trade Commission has held that a group of foreign companies is violating Section 337 of the Tariff Act by shipping diamond drill bit components that infringe a U.S. company's patent and issued an order banning such imports after the case was remanded by the Federal Circuit. Fri, 05 Dec 2025 18:40:18 +0000 Taylor Swift Wants Poet's 'Frivolous' $25M Suit Tossed /ip/articles/2418790?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ip/articles/2418790 Taylor Swift on Friday asked a Florida federal court to dismiss a $25 million copyright infringement lawsuit against her, calling it a "frivolous and harassing lawsuit" claiming copyright infringement of concepts and words that cannot be owned by one person. Fri, 05 Dec 2025 18:31:21 +0000 Columbia, Seirus Settle Long-Running Design Patent Suit /ip/articles/2418889?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ip/articles/2418889 Columbia Sportswear has agreed to a settlement to bring an end to its long-running infringement suit against rival Seirus Innovative Accessories Inc. over a clothing design patent, after a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office examiner upheld the patent last month. Fri, 05 Dec 2025 18:26:56 +0000 Skybound Hit With $4M IP Theft Suit Over 'Stray' Videogame /ip/articles/2418488?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ip/articles/2418488 Skybound Game Studios stole video game designer iam8bit's trade secrets and confidential information to negotiate a deal behind its back to launch "Stray" for the Nintendo Switch with a publisher while cutting iam8bit out of the profits, according to a $4 million fraud suit filed Thursday in California state court. Fri, 05 Dec 2025 18:16:43 +0000 Conde Nast Says 'Dogue' Dog Magazine Rips Off 'Vogue' TM /ip/articles/2418957?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ip/articles/2418957 Conde Nast sued a dog-centered fashion magazine Dogue in California federal court Friday for trademark infringement, arguing that the defendant purposely chose its style to resemble the famous Vogue logo to confuse consumers into thinking the defendant is associated with Conde Nast. 聽 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 17:38:07 +0000 How Fed. Circ. Shaped Subject Matter Eligibility In 2025 /ip/articles/2418448?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ip/articles/2418448 The Federal Circuit's most impactful patent eligibility decisions this year, touching on questions about obviousness and abstractness, provide a toolbox of takeaways that can be utilized during patent preparation and prosecution to guard against potential challenges, says Reilley Keane at Banner Witcoff. Fri, 05 Dec 2025 17:33:42 +0000 Fed. Circ. Revives Targeted Ad Patent Suit Against Meta /ip/articles/2418770?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ip/articles/2418770 The Federal Circuit revived an online advertising company's suit accusing Meta Platforms Inc. of infringing its patent covering a targeted advertising technology, finding Friday that a lower court "implicitly construed" an important claim term without letting the plaintiff challenge the construction. Fri, 05 Dec 2025 16:38:30 +0000 Pharma Co. Says Ex-Staff Used Secrets To Compete /ip/articles/2418285?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ip/articles/2418285 Pharmaceutical supplier New Life Medicals (USA) Inc. told a North Carolina state court that a former warehouse manager, a freelance contractor and a business partner conspired to steal confidential information to form a competing venture only 10 miles away. Fri, 05 Dec 2025 16:30:46 +0000 Utah Atty Avoids Monetary Sanction For 'Hallucinated' Cases /ip/articles/2418610?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ip/articles/2418610 A Utah federal judge handling a trademark infringement matter has sanctioned an attorney for filing court documents with "hallucinated" cases, but instead of issuing a fine, the lawyer was ordered to read all the cases and authorities cited in the opinion and file a summary statement within 30 days. Fri, 05 Dec 2025 16:25:55 +0000 Biz Didn't Own Patent, Judge Rules, Sinking Suit Against Bank /ip/articles/2418852?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ip/articles/2418852 A Texas federal judge has ruled that a patent-holding company did not actually own a patent it was asserting against a Canadian bank since the agreement transferring the patent rights to it was void as a matter of law, dismissing the company's allegations of infringement. Fri, 05 Dec 2025 16:11:41 +0000 FTC's Abandoned Pepsi Pricing Case Will Be Mostly Unsealed /ip/articles/2418716?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ip/articles/2418716 A New York federal court agreed to largely unseal the Federal Trade Commission's price discrimination complaint against PepsiCo Inc. despite protests from the beverage company and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce after enforcers dropped the case earlier this year. Fri, 05 Dec 2025 16:05:58 +0000 NYT, Chicago Tribune Sue Perplexity Over 'Verbatim' Outputs /ip/articles/2418617?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ip/articles/2418617 Adding to the heap of pending federal court cases launched by publishers against artificial intelligence companies, The New York Times and Chicago Tribune sued Perplexity AI in New York, claiming its search engine illegally scrapes content from their websites and spits out portions verbatim. Fri, 05 Dec 2025 15:20:46 +0000 Fed. Circ. Issues Mixed Bag In MemoryWeb Patent Fight /ip/articles/2418754?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ip/articles/2418754 The Federal Circuit on Friday backed Patent Trial and Appeal Board decisions that wiped out claims across multiple MemoryWeb patents on managing digital files that were challenged by Apple and Samsung and told聽the board to reconsider some claims it upheld, while聽leaving another MemoryWeb patent intact. Fri, 05 Dec 2025 14:55:05 +0000 Atlanta Media Co.'s Lack Of Counsel Can't Get It Out Of IP Row /ip/articles/2418637?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ip/articles/2418637 A Georgia federal judge has ruled that a media company operated by a parent who is defending copyright infringement claims lodged by other parents over their respective children's content on social media and streaming sites cannot escape the lawsuit because it is unable to obtain counsel. Fri, 05 Dec 2025 13:46:48 +0000 Holland & Knight Adds Ex-House Speaker's Adviser In DC /ip/articles/2418129?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ip/articles/2418129 Holland & Knight LLP has added the former senior policy adviser and counsel to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., as a public policy and regulation practice group partner. Fri, 05 Dec 2025 11:02:36 +0000 10 Commandments For Agentic AI Tools In The Legal Industry /ip/articles/2415433?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /ip/articles/2415433 Though agentic artificial intelligence has demonstrated significant promise for optimizing legal work, it presents numerous risks, so specific ethical obligations should be built into the knowledge base of every agentic AI tool used in the legal industry, says Steven Cordero at Akerman LLP.