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On June 20, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC v. Lee, No. 15-446.

In the past year, there has been quite a bit of legislation enacted regarding Generative AI (GenAI) systems.

Brooks Kushman's 2025 Trademark Year in Review webinar explores the most significant developments shaping today's brand‑protection landscape.

Data released by the USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) for the Fiscal Year 2016 reveals that the PTAB is granting petitions to review at a rate similar to FY 2015, and significantly below...

The US Supreme Court denied petitions for certiorari filed in two cases by parties challenging the constitutionality of post grant proceedings instituted under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published Supplemental Guidance for Examination of Design Patent Applications Related to Computer‑Generated Interfaces and Icons...

This program provided a comprehensive update on the rapidly changing PTAB environment and the practical implications for post-grant strategy.

Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Lanham Act's prohibition on the registration of disparaging trademarks was unconstitutional. Matal v. Tam, 137 S.Ct. 1744 (2017).

On June 12, 2017, in its final patent-related decision of the October 2016 term, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision interpreting two disputed provisions in the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009, 42 U.S.C. § 262(l).

A Federal Circuit ruling left the on-sale bar in U.S. patent law largely intact under the America Invents Act (AIA), rejecting arguments to limit its application when a patented process is kept secret.

Petitioner American Simmental Association (ASA) filed two petitions challenging U.S. Patent Nos. 8,660,888 and 8,725,557 after they were asserted by patent owner Leachman Cattle of Colorado LLC against ASA.

On April 1, 2016, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published final rules modifying some procedures used in AIA trials before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).

Applying the Supreme Court's interpretation of the AIA's provision making inter partes review institution decisions "final and nonappealable," 35 U.S.C. § 314(d), . . .

Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene's Energy Group, LLC, No. 16-712 (U.S. June 12, 2017).

On May 22, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court granted review in the first patent case accepted for the October 2017 term.

The "Generative AI Copyright Disclosure Act of 2024" is a legislative proposal introduced by Representative Adam Schiff aimed at enhancing transparency in the AI industry.

The PTAB recently designated two decisions as informative that concern the time bar to filing an inter partes review (IPR).