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Patent Rule Skips Contentious Changes, Proposes Refined Test

The US Patent and Trademark Office proposed rules Thursday seeking to codify factors its administrative tribunal considers when deciding whether to review the validity of patents.

Bank of America Win in Trademark Suit Backed by Appeals Court

Bank of America Corp. rightfully defeated a lawsuit over its “ERICA” trademark because an app-maker failed to show his claimed “E.R.I.C.A.” mark was used in commerce, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.

Organic Protein Powder Wins $10 Million, Injunction for IP Claim

Organic protein powder manufacturer Orgain Inc. scored a $10 million jury verdict and a permanent injunction against a rival company found liable of copying Orgain’s distinctive green containers.

US Presses China to Be More Transparent on IP Protection

Beijing needs to be clearer on how it’s protecting intellectual property and address new forms of infringement, US commerce official <-bsp-person state="{"_id":"0000018e-f5a5-d583-afbf-f7fd386e0000","_type":"00000160-6f41-dae1-adf0-6ff519590003"}">Kathi Vidal said as trade tensions loom in an US election year.

UTC’s Losses Mount in Bids to Delay Liquidia’s Rival Lung Drug

A federal judge in Delaware denied United Therapeutics Corp.’s latest bid to further delay the launch of a treatment that would compete with its blockbuster lung-disease drug Tyvaso.

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US Presses China to Be More Transparent on IP Protection

Beijing needs to be clearer on how it’s protecting intellectual property and address new forms of infringement, US commerce official <-bsp-person state="{"_id":"0000018e-f5a5-d583-afbf-f7fd386e0000","_type":"00000160-6f41-dae1-adf0-6ff519590003"}">Kathi Vidal said as trade tensions loom in an US election year.

Ex-Jane Street Traders Deny Stealing Secrets for Millennium

Two former <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/1087299D%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018e-f32b-d583-afbf-f3ff08050000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Jane Street Group traders denied the firm’s allegation that they stole a confidential and “immensely valuable” proprietary trading strategy to use in their new jobs at <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/2878538Z%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018e-f32b-d583-afbf-f3ff08050001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Millennium Management.

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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Apple Pulls WhatsApp From China Store at Beijing’s Behest (2)

Apple Inc. removed social media services including <-rte-company state="{"_id":"0000018e-f4d9-d583-afbf-f6dd61c90001","_type":"00000160-4b23-d8bd-adfd-4b3348fd0000"}">Meta Platforms Inc.’s WhatsApp and Threads from its Chinese app store, responding to orders from Beijing to close more loopholes in the country’s longstanding internet firewall.

Ex-Jane Street Traders Deny Stealing Secrets for Millennium

Two former <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/1087299D%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018e-f32b-d583-afbf-f3ff08050000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Jane Street Group traders denied the firm’s allegation that they stole a confidential and “immensely valuable” proprietary trading strategy to use in their new jobs at <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/2878538Z%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018e-f32b-d583-afbf-f3ff08050001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Millennium Management.

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Case: Patents/Damages (D. Del.)

The court denied Thales DIS AIS USA LLC and Thales DIS AIS Deutschland GmbH’s motion for partial summary judgment limiting damages in its action seeking a declaratory judgment setting forth licensing terms for Koninklijke Philips N.V.'s patents. Koninklijke Philips N. V. v. Thales DIS AIS USA LLC, 2024 BL 131962, D. Del., 20-1709-CFC Civil Action No. 20-1713-CFC, 4/17/24

Case: Patents/Stay (D. Del.)

The court denied United Therapeutics Corporation’s motion for stay of an order and amended final judgment granting Liquidia Technologies Inc.'s motion for post-judgment relief in this action relating to Liquidia’s new drug application. United Therapeutics Corp. v. Liquidia Techs. Inc., 2024 BL 131877, D. Del., 20-755-RGA, 4/17/24

Case: Patents/Anticipation & Obviousness (P.T.A.B.)

Claims of Globus Medical Inc.'s patent for an expandable device for insertion between adjacent vertebrae to facilitate fusion are anticipated by and obvious over prior art, the PTAB Board said, in an inter partes review by Life Spine Inc. Life Spine Inc. v. Globus Medical Inc., 2024 BL 134206, P.T.A.B., IPR 2022-01435, 4/18/24