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Texas Lawyer

Troutman Pepper Backs Harvard in Patent Suit Against Samsung

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Corporate Counsel

Myriad Genetics Hires NIH Scientist-Turned-Biopharma Lawyer as Legal Chief

In a statement, Myriad Genetics CEO Paul Diaz praised incoming legal chief Jennifer Fox's experience and expertise, which "combined with her integrity, practical insight, and operational excellence, will be essential in guiding our legal strategy."
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Law.com

Federal Circuit Affirms Invalidity of Sherwin-Williams' Paint Patents in Dispute With PPG

At trial, PPG argued that it had invented the technology more than two decades ago and argued that Sherwin-Williams' patents never should have been issued.
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New York Law Journal

Redesigning Obviousness: Federal Circuit's New Test for Obviousness in Design Patents

In May, the Federal Circuit issued its decision in 'LKQ v. GM Global Technology Operations', which marks a significant shift away from the prior and more rigid 'Rosen-Durling test', toward a more flexible framework for determining whether a patented design is obvious.
10 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

How Will Cannabis Rescheduling Affect Federal Trademarks?

"There are a number of different strategies that cannabis companies can employ to obtain federal trademark registrations," writes Matthew G. Miller of Lerner David.
7 minute read

The Recorder

AI Can't Be an Inventor, but Can It Be a Patent Killer?

"While AI speeds innovation and broadens knowledge, part of its legacy may be to narrow the scope of patentable invention," writes Michael K. Friedland of Friedland Cianfrani.
10 minute read

Daily Business Review

Nominative Fair Use at Center of Earth, Wind & Fire Federal Court Settlement

"It was a bridge too far. They overstepped," Hogan Lovells attorney Hans Hertell said of the alumni band after the federal court ruling analysis."
5 minute read

The Recorder

Seagate Accused of Misappropriating 'Cutting-Edge' Data Storage Trade Secrets

Access Optical Networks has accused Seagate of stealing confidential information to advance the research and development of its own next-generation mass data storage technology.
3 minute read

Law.com

LLM Customization With A Path to Human Inventorship and Patent Rights

A statutory predicate to the contractual outcome regarding ownership of patent rights is the requirement of a sufficient contribution by a natural person in the effort that yielded the invention. The issues implicated by this requirement are one development among more to come as patent law and policy try to catch up to proliferating AI technology.
9 minute read

Law.com

Emerging Legal Terrain: IP Risks from AI's Role In Drug Discovery

This article explores the benefits and risks of AI-driven drug discovery from the legal perspective. Since the law governing IP rights in AI-driven drug discovery is still in its infant state, any future legal development is likely to have significant implications in many areas.
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