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Columbia Doesn’t Deserve New Design Patent Trial, Justices Told

Columbia Sportswear North America Inc. shouldn’t get another crack at pressing a design patent claim that was rejected by a jury, Seirus Innovations Accessories Inc. told the US Supreme Court.

Schlumberger Unit Wins $8.9 Million in Fracking Patent Trial

Cameron International Corp., a unit of Schlumberger NV, won $8.9 million in a Texas jury trial over patented oilfield technology used in hydraulic fracturing equipment, according to the jury’s verdict sheet.

Laser-Guided Manufacturing Patent Found Eligible by Fed. Cir.

Virtek Vision International ULC won a federal appellate court ruling Wednesday that declared all features of the company’s industrial automatic laser-guidance system eligible for patent protection.

NFL’s Patriots Defeat Patent Suit Over Communication Tech

The New England Patriots beat a patent monetization firm’s allegations that the NFL team infringed by creating a system to support video and data communication for handheld devices in the stadium.

Biden to Make Agencies Designate AI Chiefs, Test Tools for Bias

The White House will require federal agencies to test artificial intelligence tools for potential risks and designate officers to ensure oversight, actions intended to encourage responsible adoption of the emerging technology by the US government.

AI Trained on Famed Authors’ Copyrighted Work. They Want Revenge – Part 1

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Case: Patents/Eligibility (N.D. Tex.)

The court granted NextGen Parking LLC’s motion to dismiss PerformancePartners LLC’s action for infringement of a patent for methods and systems for securing, protecting, and controlling defined areas by managing access points and matching vehicle information with exiting identification information. PerformancePartners LLC v. NextGen Parking LLC, 2024 BL 101743, N.D. Tex., 3:23-CV-0564-S, 3/26/24

Case: Patents/Eligibility (Fed. Cir.)

The court affirmed rulings of a district court that asserted claims of two Trading Technologies Inc. patents that describe improved graphical user interfaces for commodity trading are invalid, and that two other patents aren’t invalid, in an infringement action against IBG LLC. Brumfield v. IBG LLC, 2024 BL 102922, Fed. Cir., 2022-1630, 3/27/24

Case: Copyrights/Licensing (D. Utah)

The court granted TikTok Inc.'s motion to dismiss and Meta Platforms Inc.'s motion for summary judgment on an individual’s copyright infringement action, because the individual granted TikTok a license to use her content pursuant to the terms of service. Sethunya v. TikTok Inc., 2024 BL 101967, D. Utah, 2:22-CV-00678-JNP-DAO, 3/26/24