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Apple Allies’ Brief Should be Rejected, Masimo Tells Fed. Cir.

The Federal Circuit should reject arguments from a handful of tech industry groups urging the court to overturn a trade tribunal’s import ban on Apple Watches, Masimo Corp. said in a new court filing.

Splunk Jury Awards $1 for Software Copyright Win Over Cribl

Software firm Splunk Inc. won its infringement case against startup competitor Cribl Inc. for copying enterprise data analysis software.

Meta Nixes VideoLab’s Data-Processing Patent in Mixed Ruling

Meta Platforms Inc. convinced a federal judge to cancel one of two patents it wanted tossed from VideoLabs Inc.’s lawsuit alleging infringement of several video-processing patents.

Appeals Court Clarifies Justices’ Foreign Sales Trademark Ruling

Foreign sales destined for the US can’t support trademark infringement damages, a federal appeals court ruled as it remanded a case where the US Supreme Court nixed a $90 million award.

FTC Issues Worker Non-Compete Ban as Chamber Lawsuit Looms

The US Federal Trade Commission voted Tuesday to adopt a near-total ban on non-compete provisions that prohibit workers from switching jobs within an industry, a rule the Chamber of Commerce vowed to immediately challenge in court.

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New England Patriots Face Appeal in Patent Infringement Lawsuit

The New England Patriots will face renewed claims that their use of wireless data communication systems in stadiums infringes on a patented technology after a patent monetization firm appealed a Massachusetts federal judge’s decision to throw out their case.

Chamber of Commerce Sues to Block FTC’s Non-Compete Ban

Business groups led by the <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/1384064D%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-108d-d583-afbf-d2dd984d0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">US Chamber of Commerce sued the <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/13362Z%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-108d-d583-afbf-d2dd984d0001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Federal Trade Commission Wednesday seeking to block a rule finalized this week that would outlaw non-compete provisions that prohibit workers from switching jobs within an industry.

Pharma Giants Fight for Covid Vaccine Profits in UK Trial

Moderna Inc.’s patents for Covid-19 vaccine must be declared invalid, Pfizer Inc argued at the start of a UK patent dispute that could help decide how billions of dollars in vaccine profits are shared between the pharmaceutical firms.

ChatGPT and Generative AI Are Hits! Can Copyright Law Stop Them?

Could America's intellectual property laws spell doom for the burgeoning field of generative AI? This video explores the brewing battle over copyright and artificial intelligence.

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TikTok Ban Looms With Biden Poised to Start 270-Day Countdown

For TikTok, the clock has started running in its existential fight to avoid a US ban. Legislation requiring the social media app’s Chinese owners to divest sailed through Congress, capped by Senate passage late Tuesday as part of a larger foreign-aid package. President Joe Biden plans to sign it Wednesday — beginning a 270-day countdown for a sale or a US prohibition of the popular video-sharing platform.

TikTok Ban-or-Divest Bill Set to Be Signed by Biden Into Law

The US Senate voted to ban TikTok’s ownership by Chinese parent <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/1774397D%20CH%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-0e5f-d583-afbf-cedf202a0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">ByteDance Ltd., setting the stage for a constitutional clash over whether the prohibition deprives US users of their First Amendment free speech rights.

Judge Allows Griffin’s IRS Suit But Dismisses Privacy Claims (2)

A judge allowed Ken Griffin’s lawsuit accusing the <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/0229544Z%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-0d87-d583-afbf-cfdffab40000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Internal Revenue Service of leaking his confidential tax information to proceed, but dismissed his claim that the agency broke privacy laws by failing to safeguard his data.

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Case: Patents/Discovery (D. Del.)

The court denied Nokia Technologies Oy and Alcatel Lucent SAS’s application seeking leave to obtain discovery from Amazon.com Inc. for use in its action in Germany for infringement of patents for video coding techniques and digital content delivery systems. In re Nokia Techs. Oy, 2024 BL 133644, D. Del., C. A. No. 23-01395-GBW, 4/18/24

Case: Patents & Trade Secrets/Procedure (W.D. Tex.)

The court granted Sitepro Inc.'s motion to amend Waterbridge Resources LLC’s patent infringement action to add an additional patent and other integration systems to the case the case, because the new patent and non-patent claims are properly joined. Sitepro Inc. v. Waterbridge Res. LLC, 2024 BL 136994, W.D. Tex., 6:23-cv-00115-ADA-DTG, 4/22/24

Case: Patents/Stays (W.D. Tex.)

The court granted Bayerische Motoren Werke and Robert Bosch GmbH’s motion to stay Foras Technologies Ltd.'s action for infringement of a patent for a system and method for providing firmware recoverable lockstep protection, pending EPR and IPR patent review. Foras Techs. Ltd. v. Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, 2024 BL 136975, W.D. Tex., 6:23-CV-386-RP, 4/22/24