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Trends In Patent Policy and Enforcement
October 31, 2025
The patent world is at a moment of change. A tremendous amount of thought, financial investment, and political capital is being devoted to transforming patents into assets that are central to the economy, international trade, and national defense. The incentives for obtaining and aggressively monetizing patents are increasing. In contrast, defending a patent litigation is becoming more difficult and the stakes are higher. Companies that take steps now to navigate these changes may be rewarded with significant competitive advantages.
The Shortcomings of the Copyright Office’s Guidance for AI-Assisted Works
October 31, 2025
AI-assisted artwork poses a simple question: When can an artist using AI tools copyright their work? Early this year, the Copyright Office addressed this issue and rejected the proposition that only prompting an AI model can create a copyrightable work. But their analysis missed that “randomness” for a computer means something entirely different than we generally think, ultimately underselling the amount of control someone can have over the model’s output.
POINT: Your Tradeshow IP Protection Playbook Part 1: What Can You Do If Your Competitor Is Using Your IP At a Tradeshow?
October 31, 2025
The stress of IP infringement matters resides on both sides of the fence: whether you find a competitor infringing upon your ideas, or your company finds itself being accused of doing the infringing. In this Point/Counterpoint series of articles, we outline the appropriate steps to take if you spot your innovation in your competitor’s booth across the hall. This article’s focus — Point: What can you do if your competitor is using your IP at a tradeshow?
COUNTERPOINT: Your Tradeshow IP Protection Playbook Part 2: How to Respond If Someone Files an IP Complaint Against You At a Tradeshow?
October 31, 2025
The stress of IP infringement matters resides on both sides of the fence: whether you find a competitor infringing upon your ideas, or your company finds itself being accused of doing the infringing. In this Point/Counterpoint series of articles, we outline the appropriate steps to take if you spot your innovation in your competitor’s booth across the hall. This article’s focus — Counterpoint: What can you do if your competitor is using your IP at a tradeshow?
Liability Management Exercises: Lender On Lender Violence?
October 31, 2025
Liability management exercises (LMEs) have gained considerable attention during the past few years. Whether intended for good purposes or not, LMEs have significantly disrupted the traditional loan business through aggressive priming and subordination tactics — leading some to characterize this phenomenon as lender-on-lender violence.
Stephen Thaler Is At It Again — Asks Supreme Court to Extend Copyright Protection to AI Works
October 31, 2025
A computer scientist is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to extend copyright protection to works created entirely by artificial intelligence in one of the first cases to reach the justices about the revolutionary technology.
IP News
October 31, 2025
Federal Circuit Holds That Patentee’s Disavowal of Claim Construction Warrants Reversal of Summary JudgmentFederal Circuit Concludes That Two Organizations Lack Associational Standing to Challenge USPTO’s Denial of Petition for Rulemaking
Supreme Court Set to Address Procedural Inconsistencies and Claims of Unconstitutional Vagueness Attributed to CAFC
October 02, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to commence its term on October 6. Among the cases it will review are several appeals concerning copyright and trademark law. One notable case seeks to address procedural inconsistencies and claims of unconstitutional vagueness attributed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
WTF? Round Two: The Federal Circuit Grants Brunetti (and Trademark Owners) a Reprieve
September 30, 2025
In August, the Federal Circuit issued a surprisingly self-critical ruling in the long-standing dispute between Erik Brunetti and the USPTO over Brunetti’s efforts to register the term F*CK for a wide variety of goods and services. The Federal Circuit concluded that the Board’s decision in In re Brunett lacked sufficient clarity and therefore vacated it for further proceedings, which although facially unremarkable, may not only prove to be a boon to Brunetti, it may also be highly beneficial to many trademark owners who have been forced to wrestle with failure-to-function refusals.
Perplexity AI Sued for Copyright Infringement By Encyclopaedia Britannica and Miriam-Webster
September 30, 2025
A new lawsuit against Perplexity AI claims responses generated by the artificial intelligence platform violate the trademarks of Encyclopaedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster by attributing false information to their widely esteemed brands. The complaint alleges Perplexity’s generative AI “answer engine” violates the plaintiffs’ copyrights and also cites them as sources of false or incomplete information.

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