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Judiciary Issues Guidance to Courts on New Judge Shopping Policy

The US judiciary’s policy arm issued guidance to courts encouraging federal judges to assign all civil cases in a way that limits judge-shopping.

Tube-Mac Executives Win Credit on Patent in Fed. Circuit Ruling

Two men who pitched in on an idea for a container used to transport natural gas will get credit on a resulting 2016 patent after more than 4 years of legal tussling.

FTC Probes Reddit’s Plan to License User Content to AI Firms

The Federal Trade Commission is probing Reddit’s plans to license user-generated content to other firms to train artificial intelligence models, the company said in a regulatory filing on Friday, the week before its planned initial public offering.

Coachella Music Fest Hits Local Brewery With Trade Dress Suit

Coachella Music Festival LLC alleged a neighboring brewery’s “Coachella Valley Brewing” marketing of amounted to “a brazen attempt” to associate itself with the annual event in a trademark lawsuit in California federal court.

Lutron Owes $34.6 Million for Infringing Window-Shade Patent

A New York federal jury found lighting and window-shade company Lutron Electronics Co. infringed all six patent claims asserted by Geigtech East Bay LLC and owes $34.6 million in damages.

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DraftKings Alleges Ex-VP Stole Secrets While Houseguest of Rival

DraftKings Inc. alleged it has uncovered a “mountain of evidence” that a former senior executive stole company secrets before bolting to a new job with competitor Fanatics Inc., including downloading client files and and recruiting co-workers while he was a guest at the home of his new boss, according to a new filing in Boston federal court.

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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Congress Should Think Bigger Than TikTok Ban, Tech Critics Say

By passing a <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://news/stories/SAAJSLT1UM0W","_id":"0000018e-560d-d509-adee-5fddd0300000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">bill that could ban video-sharing app TikTok in the US, the House of Representatives took one of the most aggressive legislative moves the country has seen during the social media era. Many lawmakers who opposed the bill want to think bigger. “We need to address data privacy across all social networks, including American companies like Meta and X, through meaningful regulation that protects freedom of expression,” said Wisconsin Democrat <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://people/profile/16700516","_id":"0000018e-560d-d509-adee-5fddd0300001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Mark Pocan in a post on X after he voted against the bill. “Not just single out one platform.”

The Ugly Fight Over A Federal Judge's Retirement

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Case: Patents/Venue (Fed. Cir.)

The court denied Apple Inc.'s petition for a writ of mandamus to direct a federal district court to transfer to a California court Carbyne Biometrics LLC’s action for infringement of patents for authentication and fraud reduction.
In re Apple Inc., 2024 BL 89074, Fed. Cir., 2024 -111, nonprecedential, 3/18/24

Case: Patents/Venue (E.D. Tex.)

The court denied DISH Network Corporation, DISH Network LLC, and DISH Network Service LLLC’s motion to transfer to a Colorado court Freedom Patents LLC’s action for infringement of patents for methods of selecting antennas and beams in MIMO wireless LANs. Freedom Pats. LLC v. DISH Network Corp., 2024 BL 87958, E.D. Tex., 4:23-cv-00303, 3/15/24

Case: Patents/Procedure (Fed. Cir.)

The court denied VLSI Technology LLC’s petition for a writ of mandamus seeking to reverse a federal district court’s order allowing Intel Corporation to amend its answer to VLSI’s patent infringement action, raising an affirmative defense. In re VLSI Technology LLC, 2024 BL 89089, Fed. Cir., 2024 -116, nonprecedential, 3/18/24