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Supreme Court Hears Arguments In Corporate Trademark Infringement Remedy Calculation Case Image

Supreme Court Hears Arguments In Corporate Trademark Infringement Remedy Calculation Case

Steve Lash

The business-law issue of whether and when a corporate defendant is considered distinct from its affiliated entities emerged on December 11 at the U.S. Supreme Court, with the justices confronting whether a non-defendant’s affiliate’s revenue can be part of a judge’s calculation of the monetary remedy for the corporate defendant’s infringement of a trademark.

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Exploring Generative AI’s Impact on Intellectual Property

Jazmyn Ferguson & Matt Minder

This article highlights some of the challenges GenAI presents, and recent developments in copyright law and trademark law in this quickly evolving space.

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Navigating AI Risks: Best Practices for Compliance

Henry Umney

Businesses are working to navigate AI responsibly, driven by legal compliance and concerns over potential misuse. Mismanaged AI could jeopardize critical systems and erode customer trust, underscoring the need for thoughtful implementation and oversight.

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Jeff Ginsberg & Alexander Ivanovic

Federal Circuit: District Courts May Impose Deterrence Sanctions Even After They Had Already Awarded Attorney Fees and Costs Under 35 U.S.C. §285Federal Circuit: To Properly Claim A Negative Limitation, There Must Be SupportFederal Circuit: The Mere Beginning of a Step In a Claimed System Does Not Satisfy the Limitation

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Secondary Liability for Copyright Infringement At the Supreme Court

Catherine Nyarady & Crystal Parker

In February 2024, the Fourth Circuit addressed a jury’s 2020 damages award of $1 billion finding Cox secondarily liable for its subscribers’ copyright infringement through illegal copying of copyrighted songs. Both Cox and Sony filed petitions for certiorari.

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Combatting Patent Trolls

Rob Maier

A subject of extensive debate within the U.S. patent system has been the classification of “patent trolls” — most widely defined as individuals or companies that acquire patents solely for the purpose of assertion, often in cases without any merit, but which leverage the high cost of patent litigation defense to force small settlements.

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What Can IP Practitioners Expect from Trump 2.0?

W. Karl Renner & Kristi Sawert & Megan Chacon & Michael Portnov

President-elect Donald Trump did not make intellectual property (IP) policy a major focus of his 2024 election campaign, but his policy priorities are nearly certain to have a profound effect on the IP landscape when he takes office in January.

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Do Pharmaceutical Patents Do More Harm Than Good?

Ikenna C. Ejimonyeugwo

This article discusses how a pharmaceutical patent works, its role in drug development, and the polarizing impact it has on global health care.

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An NDA Is Not a ‘Magic Talisman’ for Trade Secret Protection

Stephen M. Kramarsky

An NDA can cover information that would not qualify as a trade secret under state or federal law, and it can provide limited contractual protection to that information. But it is not a “magic talisman” for the protection of intellectual property, and it cannot create trade secret protection where it would not otherwise exist.

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The Intellectual Property Strategist Staff

A look at the latest developments in intellectual property law.

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