On March 25th, in a unanimous opinion authored by Justice Thomas, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a decision of the Fourth Circuit that had held Cox Communications contributorily...

Photographer David Gordon Oppenheimer accused DCB and Associates ("DCB") (a Century 21 business) and DCB's manager and another employee of infringing his copyright in an aerial picture of Boston...

We're pleased to share the recording of our recent webinar, "Navigating IP in 2026: Key Developments and Strategic Outlook," is now available for viewing.

As artificial intelligence policy debates intensify globally, questions surrounding AI safety protocols, international oversight mechanisms, and intellectual property protections have emerged at the forefront of U.S.-China relations. The convergence of these issues ahead of high-level diplomatic meetings highlights the complex intersection of technological advancement, national security concerns, and the legal frameworks governing AI model development and deployment.

The Federal Circuit affirmed a district court's invalidity ruling on Enanta Pharmaceuticals' COVID-19 treatment patent, centering on whether a provisional application's reference to "C2-C12 alkyls" provided adequate written description support for later claims covering C1 alkyls. The appeal raised critical questions about typographical errors in patent specifications and the boundaries of written description requirements when expanding chemical compound definitions between provisional and utility patent app

To initiate a complaint in federal court, a plaintiff must serve a copy of the complaint and summons on the defendant(s). Service on foreign defendants is often governed by the procedures set forth in the Hague...

In 2024, the Federal Circuit's decision in LKQ Corp. v. GM Global Technology Operations LLC overturned the long-standing and rigid Rosen-Durling test for determining whether a design patent is obvious.

[This article is an update to an article published in December 2017. A version of this article also appeared on IP Watchdog in July 2024.]

Filing a patent internationally demands attention to many considerations including subject matter, where to file, budgets, timing, translations, and local legal and procedural frameworks.

November 2025 marked the 100th anniversary of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs, a foundational international treaty administered...

The Court of Appeals of the Federal Circuit (CAFC) recently reaffirmed the standard used for design patent infringement analysis in Range of Motion Products, LLC v. Armaid Company Inc., Case No. 2023-2427 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 2, 2026).

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