IP Law News
@ip-law.bsky.social
A daily source of intellectual property and related news, commentary, and guidance written by leading IP lawyers for inhouse counsel, the C-suite, entrepreneurs, inventors, research scientists, and others.
A JD Supra law feed
www.jdsupra.com
A JD Supra law feed
www.jdsupra.com
Franchisor 101: No Room for Contempt
Franchisor 101: No Room for Contempt
A federal district court in New Jersey granted summary judgment in favor of Choice Hotels International (“Choice”) in a trademark infringement...
www.jdsupra.com
December 29, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Franchisor 101: No Room for Contempt
Innovation Law Insights - December 2025 # 3
Innovation Law Insights - December 2025 # 3
DLA Piper AI Journal – Diritto Intelligente -
We wanted to start with a genuine thank you to our clients and our team for navigating a year in...
www.jdsupra.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Innovation Law Insights - December 2025 # 3
Three Tips for Asking the Right Questions in Litigation Surveys
Three Tips for Asking the Right Questions in Litigation Surveys
In past decades, consumer surveys have become an established form of evidence in trademark and false advertising litigation, particularly in...
www.jdsupra.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Three Tips for Asking the Right Questions in Litigation Surveys
USPTO Announces Office Closure on December 24 and December 26
USPTO Announces Office Closure on December 24 and December 26
In an email USPTO Alert that was distributed this afternoon, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that its offices will be closed on...
www.jdsupra.com
December 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
USPTO Announces Office Closure on December 24 and December 26
EP and Council of the EU Reach Provisional Agreement on New Genomic Techniques for Plants
EP and Council of the EU Reach Provisional Agreement on New Genomic Techniques for Plants
On December 4, 2025, the Council of the European Union (EU) reached a provisional agreement with the European Parliament (EP) on rules...
www.jdsupra.com
December 26, 2025 at 6:21 PM
EP and Council of the EU Reach Provisional Agreement on New Genomic Techniques for Plants
Priority Through Assignment: Federal Circuit Validates Mid-Opposition Acquisition of Common Law Trademark Rights
Priority Through Assignment: Federal Circuit Validates Mid-Opposition Acquisition of Common Law Trademark Rights
Game Plan, Inc. v. Uninterrupted IP, LLC, No. 2024-1407, 2025 WL 3534330 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 10, 2025) -
On December 10, the Federal Circuit...
www.jdsupra.com
December 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Priority Through Assignment: Federal Circuit Validates Mid-Opposition Acquisition of Common Law Trademark Rights
UPC Aligns With the EPO in Allowing Functional Antibody Claims
UPC Aligns With the EPO in Allowing Functional Antibody Claims
While the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Amgen's functionally defined anti-PCSK9 antibody claims based on its high bar for enablement, the European...
www.jdsupra.com
December 26, 2025 at 6:12 PM
UPC Aligns With the EPO in Allowing Functional Antibody Claims
FDA Approves mAbxience and Amneal’s Denosumab Biosimilars
FDA Approves mAbxience and Amneal’s Denosumab Biosimilars
On December 22, 2025, the FDA approved mAbxience and Amneal’s Biologics Licensing Applications (BLAs) for BONCRESA™ (denosumab-mobz) and OZILTUS™...
www.jdsupra.com
December 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
FDA Approves mAbxience and Amneal’s Denosumab Biosimilars
Biocon and Regeneron Enter Global Settlement on Aflibercept Biosimilar
Biocon and Regeneron Enter Global Settlement on Aflibercept Biosimilar
On December 13, 2025, Biocon Biologics Ltd. (“Biocon”) and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Regeneron”) entered into a license and settlement...
www.jdsupra.com
December 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Biocon and Regeneron Enter Global Settlement on Aflibercept Biosimilar
PTAB Voluntary Search Disclosure Declarations: A New Factor Supporting Institution
PTAB Voluntary Search Disclosure Declarations: A New Factor Supporting Institution
On November 17, 2025, USPTO Director John Squires issued a memorandum introducing a new procedure allowing petitioners to submit a voluntary...
www.jdsupra.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
PTAB Voluntary Search Disclosure Declarations: A New Factor Supporting Institution
Court Recommends That SambaSafety’s DTSA Claim Against InformData Proceed
Court Recommends That SambaSafety’s DTSA Claim Against InformData Proceed
A magistrate judge of the US District Court for the District of Delaware issued a report and recommendation recommending the denial of the...
www.jdsupra.com
December 26, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Court Recommends That SambaSafety’s DTSA Claim Against InformData Proceed
New Prehearing Conferences Reshape IPR and PGR Oral Hearings
New Prehearing Conferences Reshape IPR and PGR Oral Hearings
The USPTO has updated the PTAB Trial Practice Guide to implement a new prehearing conference requirement for inter partes review (IPR) and...
www.jdsupra.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:14 AM
New Prehearing Conferences Reshape IPR and PGR Oral Hearings
Federal Circuit Addresses Reviewability of Petition Scope, Affirms PTAB Treatment of Prior Art
Federal Circuit Addresses Reviewability of Petition Scope, Affirms PTAB Treatment of Prior Art
The Federal Circuit’s IBM v. Zillow decision (Appeal No. 24-1170) clarifies the scope of Section 314(d)’s bar to reviewing institution decisions...
www.jdsupra.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Federal Circuit Addresses Reviewability of Petition Scope, Affirms PTAB Treatment of Prior Art
2026 Broadcasters’ Calendar
2026 Broadcasters’ Calendar
January 1 - Audio Description Requirements Extend to Nielsen Designated Market Areas 111 to 120—Commercial television stations affiliated with...
www.jdsupra.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:44 AM
2026 Broadcasters’ Calendar
Domain Name News: November/December 2025
Domain Name News: November/December 2025
This is the November/December 2025 edition of Anchovy News. Here you will find articles concerning ICANN, the domain name industry and the...
www.jdsupra.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Domain Name News: November/December 2025
AI Usage Policies Revisited: Structure, Trends, and Transparency
AI Usage Policies Revisited: Structure, Trends, and Transparency
AI usage policies have become the new norm as businesses across industries adopt various AI technologies in hopes of enhancing productivity and...
www.jdsupra.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:10 AM
AI Usage Policies Revisited: Structure, Trends, and Transparency
K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - December 2025 #4
K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - December 2025 #4
DraftKings’ prediction markets went live on Friday, bringing sports event contracts to 17 states that haven’t legalized sports betting, including...
www.jdsupra.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:53 PM
K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - December 2025 #4
AI Insurance Premiums Projected to Hit $4.8 Billion by 2032
AI Insurance Premiums Projected to Hit $4.8 Billion by 2032
The intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and insurance is rapidly evolving, with global AI insurance premiums forecasted to reach $4.8...
www.jdsupra.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:45 PM
AI Insurance Premiums Projected to Hit $4.8 Billion by 2032
(Intend To) Use It or Lose It: Proving Bona Fide Intent Before the TTAB
(Intend To) Use It or Lose It: Proving Bona Fide Intent Before the TTAB
In a precedential opinion issued in September 2025, the TTAB sustained the opposition of the mark, HOTEL EL ROBLAR, for hotel services in class...
www.jdsupra.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:12 PM
(Intend To) Use It or Lose It: Proving Bona Fide Intent Before the TTAB
Proposed Legislation to Codify “Skinny Label” Safe Harbor
Proposed Legislation to Codify “Skinny Label” Safe Harbor
On December 5, 2025, the Skinny Labels, Big Savings Act (H.R. 6485) was introduced in the House of Representatives. The bill, if enacted, would...
www.jdsupra.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Proposed Legislation to Codify “Skinny Label” Safe Harbor
PTAB Year in Review: A Tumultuous 2025
PTAB Year in Review: A Tumultuous 2025
As a result of major changes over the past year at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), it is now materially harder to institute inter...
www.jdsupra.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:59 PM
PTAB Year in Review: A Tumultuous 2025
Seven Steps to Stop Them and How They Are Contributing to the 20% Uptick in Patent Litigation in 2025
Seven Steps to Stop Them and How They Are Contributing to the 20% Uptick in Patent Litigation in 2025
Who should read this article? Companies sued by patent trolls (NPEs) seeking to develop strategies to push back against NPE activity—and...
www.jdsupra.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Seven Steps to Stop Them and How They Are Contributing to the 20% Uptick in Patent Litigation in 2025
Order of Destruction: Judge Chen Reiterates that Defendant Must Destroy Goods Existing Before the Patents Expired
Order of Destruction: Judge Chen Reiterates that Defendant Must Destroy Goods Existing Before the Patents Expired
Judge Pamela K. Chen (E.D.N.Y.) recently ordered Defendants Digital Pavilion Electronics LLC, East Brooklyn Labs LLC, and Firemall LLC to destroy...
www.jdsupra.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Order of Destruction: Judge Chen Reiterates that Defendant Must Destroy Goods Existing Before the Patents Expired
New York Governor Signs Four AI-Related Bills; Vetoes Health Data Privacy Bill
New York Governor Signs Four AI-Related Bills; Vetoes Health Data Privacy Bill
Key point: New York becomes the second state — after California — to enact an AI frontier model law, while the governor’s veto of the New York...
www.jdsupra.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:01 PM
New York Governor Signs Four AI-Related Bills; Vetoes Health Data Privacy Bill
Latest Federal Court Cases: Wonderland Switzerland AG v. Evenflo Company, Inc.
Latest Federal Court Cases: Wonderland Switzerland AG v. Evenflo Company, Inc.
This week’s Case of the Week includes a potpourri of issues following a jury trial and issuance of a permanent injunction against Evenflo based...
www.jdsupra.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Latest Federal Court Cases: Wonderland Switzerland AG v. Evenflo Company, Inc.