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fromBusiness Insider
2 hours ago

Anthropic's lawyer says government is 'pressuring' companies to ditch the AI startup, go to competitors

Anthropic is suing the Pentagon after being blacklisted from military work, claiming the government is pressuring customers to switch to rival AI providers and causing irreparable business harm.
Intellectual property law
fromWIRED
2 hours ago

Trump Administration Won't Rule Out Further Action Against Anthropic

Anthropic filed lawsuits challenging Trump administration sanctions that designated it a supply-chain risk, with the government refusing to commit to halting additional penalties and preparing an executive order banning the company from federal agencies.
#social-media-liability
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fromFortune
7 hours ago

Big tech has defeated everything for 30 years, but for the first time faces something it can't control: a jury | Fortune

A landmark Los Angeles trial tests whether social media platform design features can create product liability for mental health harms in young users, potentially reshaping Big Tech regulation globally.
Intellectual property law
fromThe Conversation
4 days ago

How Instagram addictiveness lawsuit could reshape social media - platform design meets product liability

A Los Angeles jury is deciding whether social media platform design features can create product liability for mental health harms in young users, potentially reshaping Big Tech regulation globally.
Intellectual property law
fromFortune
7 hours ago

Big tech has defeated everything for 30 years, but for the first time faces something it can't control: a jury | Fortune

A landmark Los Angeles trial tests whether social media platform design features can create product liability for mental health harms in young users, potentially reshaping Big Tech regulation globally.
Intellectual property law
fromThe Conversation
4 days ago

How Instagram addictiveness lawsuit could reshape social media - platform design meets product liability

A Los Angeles jury is deciding whether social media platform design features can create product liability for mental health harms in young users, potentially reshaping Big Tech regulation globally.
#patent-law
fromPatently-O
1 day ago
Intellectual property law

Too Late to Invent an Inventor: Forfeiture and 256 in IPR Proceedings

Section 256 allows patent invalidation to be prevented through inventorship correction without express timing requirements, but the Federal Circuit ruled forfeiture principles can bar delayed corrections from supporting new arguments in inter partes review.
fromPatently-O
5 days ago
Intellectual property law

Patently Unreasonable: Hyatt's Return to the Supreme Court and the Fight Over Prosecution Laches

Gilbert Hyatt petitions the Supreme Court to challenge the Federal Circuit's prosecution laches doctrine, arguing it conflicts with statutory patent timing provisions in the Patent Act.
Intellectual property law
fromPatently-O
1 day ago

Too Late to Invent an Inventor: Forfeiture and 256 in IPR Proceedings

Section 256 allows patent invalidation to be prevented through inventorship correction without express timing requirements, but the Federal Circuit ruled forfeiture principles can bar delayed corrections from supporting new arguments in inter partes review.
fromPatently-O
5 days ago
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Patently Unreasonable: Hyatt's Return to the Supreme Court and the Fight Over Prosecution Laches

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fromBusiness Insider
5 hours ago

Microsoft backs Anthropic in its legal fight against the Pentagon

Microsoft filed a legal brief supporting Anthropic's challenge to the Pentagon's supply chain risk designation, citing negative impacts on the AI ecosystem and U.S. technology sector.
Intellectual property law
fromBusiness Insider
9 hours ago

Patreon's CEO says AI will be a 'bloodbath for the world's creative people' unless tech companies pay up

Patreon CEO Jack Conte argues that AI companies should compensate independent creators whose content is used to train AI models, as no licensing infrastructure currently exists for individual creators unlike traditional media.
Intellectual property law
fromComputerworld
23 hours ago

Anthropic's US gov't lawsuit says federal action "unprecedented and unlawful"

Anthropic sued the US government over being designated a supply chain risk, arguing the decision punishes the company for expressing safety concerns about AI capabilities rather than legitimate security reasons.
Intellectual property law
frompatentlyo.com
1 day ago

The Razor Returns: AIPLA Tells the Supreme Court That Alice Step Two Has Revived the Pre-1952 'Invention' Requirement

AIPLA urges Supreme Court to review Federal Circuit's patent eligibility framework, arguing it revived subjective standards the 1952 Patent Act eliminated.
Intellectual property law
fromwww.cnbc.com
11 hours ago

Amazon wins court order to block Perplexity's AI shopping agent

A federal judge temporarily blocked Perplexity's Comet AI browser from accessing Amazon's website, finding strong evidence of unauthorized scraping and ordering the startup to cease access.
Intellectual property law
fromHoodline
11 hours ago

Miami Woman Says LaMusica Texts Kept Coming After She Hit Stop

A Miami woman filed a federal lawsuit against Spanish Broadcasting System for continuing to send marketing texts after she opted out, seeking class certification and statutory damages under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
Intellectual property law
fromAbove the Law
7 hours ago

Super Settlement Spike - Above the Law

Arbutus and Moderna settled a long-running patent dispute over lipid nanoparticle technology used in mRNA vaccines, ending one of the most valuable patent assertions in history.
Intellectual property law
fromEngadget
8 hours ago

Metadata company Gracenote is the latest to sue OpenAI for copyright infringement

Gracenote sues OpenAI for unauthorized use of its entertainment metadata and data framework without licensing or compensation.
Intellectual property law
fromwww.theguardian.com
22 hours ago

Thousands of authors publish empty' book in protest over AI using their work

Thousands of authors published an empty book protesting AI firms using their work without permission or payment, demanding government protection of creative copyright.
#ai-shopping-bots
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fromThe Mercury News
12 hours ago

Amazon wins court order blocking Perplexity AI shopping bots

A federal court ordered Perplexity AI to stop using its Comet browser agent to make purchases on Amazon, ruling the company accessed password-protected accounts without Amazon's authorization.
Intellectual property law
fromEngadget
9 hours ago

Amazon wins a temporary injunction against Perplexity's Comet browser

A federal court ordered Perplexity to stop using its AI shopping bot to make purchases on Amazon's marketplace, citing unauthorized access to password-protected accounts.
Intellectual property law
fromThe Mercury News
12 hours ago

Amazon wins court order blocking Perplexity AI shopping bots

A federal court ordered Perplexity AI to stop using its Comet browser agent to make purchases on Amazon, ruling the company accessed password-protected accounts without Amazon's authorization.
Intellectual property law
fromEngadget
9 hours ago

Amazon wins a temporary injunction against Perplexity's Comet browser

A federal court ordered Perplexity to stop using its AI shopping bot to make purchases on Amazon's marketplace, citing unauthorized access to password-protected accounts.
Intellectual property law
fromBusiness Matters
9 hours ago

Dragons' Den success story Piddle Patch wins landmark trademark infringement case

Piddle Patch won a UK trademark infringement case after a judge ruled a rival company deliberately exploited its brand recognition and market presence.
#antitrust-settlement
Intellectual property law
fromSlate Magazine
8 hours ago

The World's Most Hated Ticket Company Is Finally Being Forced to Change

The Justice Department settled its antitrust case against Live Nation, allowing Ticketmaster to remain a subsidiary despite widespread criticism from artists and lawmakers over inadequate penalties and continued market dominance.
Intellectual property law
fromLos Angeles Times
1 day ago

Live Nation reaches tentative settlement with Justice Department in antitrust lawsuit

Live Nation settled a Justice Department antitrust case requiring structural changes to Ticketmaster, including opening its platform to rival ticketing operators and limiting exclusivity contracts to four years.
Intellectual property law
fromSlate Magazine
8 hours ago

The World's Most Hated Ticket Company Is Finally Being Forced to Change

The Justice Department settled its antitrust case against Live Nation, allowing Ticketmaster to remain a subsidiary despite widespread criticism from artists and lawmakers over inadequate penalties and continued market dominance.
Intellectual property law
fromLos Angeles Times
1 day ago

Live Nation reaches tentative settlement with Justice Department in antitrust lawsuit

Live Nation settled a Justice Department antitrust case requiring structural changes to Ticketmaster, including opening its platform to rival ticketing operators and limiting exclusivity contracts to four years.
fromPitchfork
6 hours ago

Dionne Warwick Claims Her Rights Firm Stole Millions in Royalties

According to the countersuit, from 2002 through 2025, AREC has collected and deposited into its own bank account "a 50% share of anything and everything that flowed as a result of her creative output from 1962 to 2001"-an amount reportedly unknown to Warwick. It wasn't until September 2025, Warwick's lawsuit alleges, that Warwick sought aid from the Davis firm.
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fromArs Technica
9 hours ago

AI can rewrite open source code-but can it rewrite the license, too?

A developer rewrote open-source code using AI while having prior exposure to the original codebase, claiming the AI-generated version is structurally independent and not a derivative work despite not following traditional clean room practices.
#trademark-law
Intellectual property law
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Italy wins claim against name of Spanish restaurant chain The Mafia Sits at the Table

Spain's patent office ruled that a restaurant chain named 'The Mafia Sits at the Table' must change its name because it violates public order and morality by trivializing organized crime.
Intellectual property law
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Italy wins claim against name of Spanish restaurant chain The Mafia Sits at the Table

Spain's patent office ruled that a restaurant chain named 'The Mafia Sits at the Table' must change its name because it violates public order and morality by trivializing organized crime.
Intellectual property law
frompatentlyo.com
1 day ago

PTA Keeps Score: Patent Term Adjustment as a Measure of the USPTO Backlog

Patent Term Adjustment data reveals the USPTO's examination backlog has nearly returned to 2015 levels after years of improvement, with average PTA climbing from 120 days in 2021 to 296 days by December 2025.
#ai-regulation
Intellectual property law
fromWIRED
1 day ago

Anthropic Sues Department of Defense Over Supply-Chain Risk Designation

Anthropic sued the Department of Defense to challenge its designation as a supply-chain risk, arguing the Pentagon's sanctions violate free speech protections and threaten hundreds of millions in government revenue.
fromTechCrunch
1 day ago
Intellectual property law

Anthropic sues Defense Department over supply chain risk designation | TechCrunch

Intellectual property law
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 day ago

Anthropic sues Trump administration seeking to undo 'supply chain risk' designation

Anthropic sued the Trump administration to overturn the Pentagon's designation of the company as a supply chain risk, challenging restrictions on military use of its AI technology.
Intellectual property law
fromEngadget
1 day ago

Anthropic sues US government over supply chain risk designation

Anthropic filed a lawsuit against the Pentagon to challenge its designation as a national security supply chain risk, claiming the action violates constitutional rights.
Intellectual property law
fromWIRED
1 day ago

Anthropic Sues Department of Defense Over Supply-Chain Risk Designation

Anthropic sued the Department of Defense to challenge its designation as a supply-chain risk, arguing the Pentagon's sanctions violate free speech protections and threaten hundreds of millions in government revenue.
Intellectual property law
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 day ago

Anthropic sues Trump administration to undo US supply chain risk' tag

Anthropic sued the Pentagon to block its national security blacklist designation, arguing the action violates free speech and due process rights while challenging restrictions on AI military use.
Intellectual property law
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 day ago

Anthropic sues Trump administration seeking to undo supply chain risk' designation

Anthropic sued the Trump administration to reverse the Pentagon's supply chain risk designation, arguing the government unlawfully punished the company for refusing unrestricted military use of its AI technology.
Intellectual property law
fromTechCrunch
1 day ago

Anthropic sues Defense Department over supply chain risk designation | TechCrunch

Anthropic sued the Department of Defense after being labeled a supply chain risk for refusing unrestricted military access to its AI systems, citing concerns about mass surveillance and autonomous weapons.
Intellectual property law
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 day ago

Anthropic sues Trump administration seeking to undo 'supply chain risk' designation

Anthropic sued the Trump administration to overturn the Pentagon's designation of the company as a supply chain risk, challenging restrictions on military use of its AI technology.
Intellectual property law
fromEngadget
1 day ago

Anthropic sues US government over supply chain risk designation

Anthropic filed a lawsuit against the Pentagon to challenge its designation as a national security supply chain risk, claiming the action violates constitutional rights.
#ai-regulation-and-government-oversight
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago
Intellectual property law

AI firm Anthropic sues US defense department over blacklisting

Anthropic sued the Department of Defense over a supply chain risk designation, claiming the government unlawfully punished the company for refusing to enable mass surveillance and autonomous weapons use.
fromTechCrunch
1 day ago
Intellectual property law

OpenAI and Google employees rush to Anthropic's defense in DOD lawsuit | TechCrunch

Over 30 OpenAI and Google DeepMind employees filed an amicus brief supporting Anthropic's lawsuit against the Pentagon for arbitrarily designating the AI firm a supply chain risk after refusing to enable mass surveillance and autonomous weapons.
Intellectual property law
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

AI firm Anthropic sues US defense department over blacklisting

Anthropic sued the Department of Defense over a supply chain risk designation, claiming the government unlawfully punished the company for refusing to enable mass surveillance and autonomous weapons use.
Intellectual property law
fromTechCrunch
1 day ago

OpenAI and Google employees rush to Anthropic's defense in DOD lawsuit | TechCrunch

Over 30 OpenAI and Google DeepMind employees filed an amicus brief supporting Anthropic's lawsuit against the Pentagon for arbitrarily designating the AI firm a supply chain risk after refusing to enable mass surveillance and autonomous weapons.
Intellectual property law
fromAxios
1 day ago

Anthropic sues Pentagon over rare "supply chain risk" label

Anthropic filed lawsuits challenging the Pentagon's supply chain risk designation, arguing the government cannot blacklist companies based on policy disagreements over protected speech regarding AI safety.
Intellectual property law
fromwww.dw.com
1 day ago

AI lab Anthropic sues to block Pentagon blacklisting

Anthropic sued the Pentagon over a 'supply chain risk' designation imposed after refusing to remove AI safety guardrails for military autonomous weapons and surveillance applications.
Intellectual property law
fromNextgov.com
1 day ago

Anthropic sues over a dozen federal agencies and government leaders

Anthropic sued federal agencies and leaders for allegedly retaliating against the company for refusing to modify Claude's terms of use for Department of Defense surveillance and autonomous weapons applications.
#tariff-refunds
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fromArs Technica
1 day ago

Nintendo sues to prevent Trump from dodging full tariff refunds

Nintendo joined a lawsuit against the Trump administration seeking full refunds plus interest for billions in unlawful tariffs collected under the IEEPA, fearing the government will avoid refunding companies with finalized tariff payments.
Intellectual property law
fromFortune
1 day ago

Tariff refund process could be ready by the spring, customs official says | Fortune

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is developing a streamlined refund system for approximately $166 billion in illegal tariffs paid by over 330,000 importers, expected to be ready within 45 days.
Intellectual property law
fromArs Technica
4 days ago

Tech industry is in tariff hell, even if refunds are automated

Trade groups urge courts to establish a clear tariff refund process as 300,000 US businesses await $175 billion in unlawful tariff collections, with interest accruing at $23 million daily.
Intellectual property law
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

US judge orders refunds for more than $130bn in illegal Trump tariffs

A US trade court judge ordered the government to pay billions in refunds to importers for illegally collected tariffs, directing Customs and Border Protection to finalize entry costs without tariff assessments.
Intellectual property law
fromArs Technica
1 day ago

Nintendo sues to prevent Trump from dodging full tariff refunds

Nintendo joined a lawsuit against the Trump administration seeking full refunds plus interest for billions in unlawful tariffs collected under the IEEPA, fearing the government will avoid refunding companies with finalized tariff payments.
Intellectual property law
fromFortune
1 day ago

Tariff refund process could be ready by the spring, customs official says | Fortune

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is developing a streamlined refund system for approximately $166 billion in illegal tariffs paid by over 330,000 importers, expected to be ready within 45 days.
Intellectual property law
fromArs Technica
4 days ago

Tech industry is in tariff hell, even if refunds are automated

Trade groups urge courts to establish a clear tariff refund process as 300,000 US businesses await $175 billion in unlawful tariff collections, with interest accruing at $23 million daily.
Intellectual property law
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

US judge orders refunds for more than $130bn in illegal Trump tariffs

A US trade court judge ordered the government to pay billions in refunds to importers for illegally collected tariffs, directing Customs and Border Protection to finalize entry costs without tariff assessments.
#tariffs
Intellectual property law
fromTechCrunch
4 days ago

Nintendo sues the U.S. government for a refund on tariffs | TechCrunch

Nintendo sued the U.S. government for tariff refunds after the Supreme Court struck down Trump's tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, joining over a thousand companies seeking reimbursement from the $200 billion collected.
Intellectual property law
fromKotaku
4 days ago

Nintendo Suing United States Govt. Over Trump Tariffs

Nintendo of America sued the U.S. Treasury Department, Homeland Security, and Customs & Border Protection to recover tariff payments made under Trump's executive orders that the Supreme Court deemed illegal.
Intellectual property law
fromTechCrunch
4 days ago

Nintendo sues the U.S. government for a refund on tariffs | TechCrunch

Nintendo sued the U.S. government for tariff refunds after the Supreme Court struck down Trump's tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, joining over a thousand companies seeking reimbursement from the $200 billion collected.
Intellectual property law
fromKotaku
4 days ago

Nintendo Suing United States Govt. Over Trump Tariffs

Nintendo of America sued the U.S. Treasury Department, Homeland Security, and Customs & Border Protection to recover tariff payments made under Trump's executive orders that the Supreme Court deemed illegal.
Intellectual property law
fromBusiness Insider
1 day ago

Anthropic sues Defense Department over the Pentagon's effective blacklisting

Anthropic sued the Pentagon to challenge its designation as a supply chain risk, citing business harm and disagreement over AI model access requirements.
Intellectual property law
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 day ago

Why won't Travelpro repair my carry-on bag? I have a lifetime warranty!

Travelpro must honor its lifetime warranty by replacing a 1998 Rollaboard suitcase with a broken handle, as the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act requires companies to fulfill written warranty obligations regardless of parts availability.
Intellectual property law
fromPatently-O
1 day ago

The Expanding Patent Document: Fewer Claims, More Words, and a Trend That Predates Alice

Patent specifications have nearly doubled in length over twenty years to over 13,000 words, but claim counts have declined since 2005, contradicting expectations that Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank would cause a structural break in 2014-2015.
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fromFuturism
2 days ago

The Supreme Court Just Dealt a Crushing Blow to "AI Artists"

The US Supreme Court declined to hear a case on AI-generated art copyright, ruling that works without human creators cannot be protected, dealing a major blow to AI art legitimacy arguments.
#patent-infringement
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fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
4 days ago

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, March 6: WIPO Issues PCT Filing Study; CAFC Affirms Use of Unaccused Devices in Royalty Determination; USTR Notorious Markets List Highlights Live Sports Piracy

The Federal Circuit ruled that noninfringing features can be considered in reasonable royalty determinations, allowing damages experts to include unaccused virtual machines in royalty base calculations when causally connected to accused features.
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fromABA Journal
4 days ago

OpenAI sued for practicing law without a license

OpenAI faces a lawsuit for allegedly practicing law without a license after ChatGPT provided legal assistance that encouraged a woman to breach a settlement agreement and file frivolous motions.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

What does the US military's feud with Anthropic mean for AI used in war?

Anthropic's refusal to allow Claude AI for domestic mass surveillance and autonomous weapons has triggered a Pentagon supply chain risk designation, highlighting tensions between tech company safety values and military demands.
Intellectual property law
fromPatently-O
3 days ago

Twenty and Done: The Fee-Driven Collapse of Claim Count Diversity

Patent fee structures have created a hard threshold at 20 claims, causing 28% of 2025 utility patents to issue with exactly 20 claims compared to 6% in 2005.
#telephone-history
fromFuncheap
4 days ago
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SFO Museum Free Tour: "Give Me a Ring: A Telephone Retrospective"

fromFuncheap
4 days ago
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SFO Museum Free Tour: "Give Me a Ring: A Telephone Retrospective"

fromFuncheap
4 days ago
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SFO Museum Free Tour: "Give Me a Ring: A Telephone Retrospective"

fromFuncheap
4 days ago
Intellectual property law

SFO Museum Free Tour: "Give Me a Ring: A Telephone Retrospective"

fromFuncheap
4 days ago
Intellectual property law

SFO Museum Free Tour: "Give Me a Ring: A Telephone Retrospective"

fromFuncheap
4 days ago
Intellectual property law

SFO Museum Free Tour: "Give Me a Ring: A Telephone Retrospective"

Intellectual property law
fromUPI
4 days ago

How Instagram addictiveness lawsuit could reshape social media - UPI.com

A Los Angeles jury is deciding whether social media platform design features can create product liability for user addiction and mental health harms, potentially reshaping Big Tech regulation globally.
Intellectual property law
fromAbove the Law
4 days ago

The Heppner And Warner Rulings: Hobgoblin Consistency Or An Application Of Principle? - Above the Law

Warner v. Gilbarco and U.S. v. Heppner reach different conclusions on AI tool discoverability because Warner involved irrelevant materials and pro se representation, not because of conflicting privilege waiver standards.
Intellectual property law
fromSourcing Journal
5 days ago

Facebook, Instagram Named 'Notorious Markets' by USTR

The USTR's 2025 Notorious Markets List identifies online and physical markets engaging in counterfeiting and piracy, including Meta platforms, causing significant harm to U.S. intellectual property owners, workers, and consumers.
Intellectual property law
fromEngadget
4 days ago

UK government delays AI copyright rules amid artist outcry

The UK government delayed its AI data bill after stakeholder consultation revealed opposition to allowing AI companies to train models on copyrighted materials without creator consent.
Intellectual property law
fromComputerWeekly.com
4 days ago

House of Lords urges UK government to protect IP against AI misuse | Computer Weekly

The UK House of Lords warns that weakening copyright laws for AI training would harm creative industries and undermine emerging licensing markets for content creators.
Intellectual property law
fromTechCrunch
4 days ago

Microsoft: Anthropic Claude remains available to customers except the Defense Department | TechCrunch

Microsoft confirmed that Anthropic's Claude models will remain available to enterprise and startup customers despite the Pentagon's supply-chain risk designation against Anthropic.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

UK arts must not be sacrificed for speculative AI gains, peers say

The UK House of Lords warns against weakening copyright protections for creative industries to benefit AI companies, urging a licensing regime instead of opt-out systems.
Intellectual property law
fromPatently-O
4 days ago

Soak and Pounce: 1920's Style Submarine Patents

Patent applicants historically delayed filing divisional applications to allow competitors to independently develop inventions, then emerged with claims to capture those market investments through interference proceedings.
Intellectual property law
fromThe Verge
4 days ago

Nintendo is suing the US government for a refund of Trump's illegal tariffs

Nintendo of America is suing the US government for a refund of tariffs paid, following the Supreme Court's ruling that Trump's use of the IEEPA to levy reciprocal tariffs was illegal.
Intellectual property law
fromPsychology Today
4 days ago

Unconscious Plagiarism: Fact or Fiction?

Unconscious plagiarism claims by famous artists may reflect genuine memory lapses rather than intentional theft, though distinguishing between carelessness and authentic unconscious appropriation remains difficult.
fromEngadget
4 days ago

Nintendo is suing the US government over Trump's tariffs

Nintendo of America is suing the US government, including the Department of Treasury, Department of Homeland Security and US Customs & Border Protection, over its tariff policy. The video game giant already raised prices on the Nintendo Switch in August 2025 in response to "market conditions" but has so far left the price of the newer Switch 2 console unchanged.
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fromKotaku
4 days ago

Ashes of Creation CEO Breaks Silence Following Legal Victory

Steven Sharif, former CEO of Intrepid Studios, achieved a legal victory against the Board of Directors over claims of fiduciary duty breaches, trade secret violations, and unlawful asset seizure related to Ashes of Creation's collapse.
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
4 days ago

UK presenters Ant and Dec take legal action over 'secret and unauthorised 250,000 profit' made from Banksy prints

A UK High Court judge ruled on 4 March that there is an "arguable case" for the court order, which was filed by McPartlin and Donnelly in August 2025. It centres on a relationship between the duo and an unidentified art consultant, only referred to in the filing as 'X'. The anonymous party handled the pair's purchase of six Banksy prints for a combined £550,000 from the art dealer, Andrew Lilley.
Intellectual property law
fromVulture
5 days ago

The Pokemon Company Does Not Approve of the White House's Memes

We are aware of recent social content that includes imagery associated with our brand. We were not involved in its creation or distribution, and no permission was granted for the use of our intellectual property. Our mission is to bring the world together, and that mission is not affiliated with any political viewpoint or agenda.
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fromArs Technica
4 days ago

AI startup sues ex-CEO, saying he took 41GB of email and lied on resume

Hayden AI's former executive allegedly committed financial fraud by selling company stock without authorization to purchase luxury items, then stole proprietary data before being terminated.
Intellectual property law
fromComputerworld
4 days ago

UK lawmakers back licensingfirst approach, adding pressure to global AI copyright standards

UK Parliament's House of Lords demands AI developers obtain licenses for copyrighted material before training models, with mandatory disclosure of training data sources.
Intellectual property law
fromKotaku
4 days ago

Major Fortnite Leaker Actually Worked For Epic Games

Epic Games sued a contracted employee for leaking confidential information about unreleased collaborations despite signing an NDA.
Intellectual property law
fromPatently-O
6 days ago

Forthwith, Part II: CIT Orders Refunds for All Importers, Not Just Litigants

After the Supreme Court invalidated IEEPA tariffs, CBP continued collecting unlawful duties without issuing refunds until a federal judge ordered comprehensive relief for all affected importers regardless of litigation status.
Intellectual property law
fromThe Mercury News
5 days ago

Google settles with Epic Games with offer to lower its app store commissions

Google will lower Android app store fees to 10-20% and allow certified alternative app stores, settling an antitrust case over illegal monopoly practices.
Intellectual property law
fromAbove the Law
5 days ago

Litera Celebrates Creative Use Of Foundation With Innovation Awards, Crowning Troutman Pepper Locke As Winner - Above the Law

Foundation, Litera's knowledge management platform, enables law firms to centralize data and adopt data-driven approaches through its simple, adaptable interface and seamless integrations.
fromMedCity News
6 days ago

Moderna to Pay Up to $2.25B to Settle Patent Suit Over Covid-19 Vaccine Technology - MedCity News

Today represents the first real acknowledgement that team and those scientists have gotten that their technology was instrumental in Covid-19 vaccines, or at least the Moderna vaccine as we're announcing today with this settlement. This settlement validates the scientific contributions made by the researchers at Arbutus and Genevant in developing the lipid nanoparticle delivery system.
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from24/7 Wall St.
5 days ago

Reddit Traders Are Cheering Moderna While Bears Watch the Cash Burn

Moderna's stock surged 12% weekly and 95% year-to-date, but Reddit sentiment remains cautious despite catalyst-driven spikes, with investors concerned about cash burn and 2028 breakeven targets.
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fromPatently-O
5 days ago

Two Rejections Per Allowance

USPTO allowance rates vary significantly depending on the temporal perspective used to measure them, with office actions providing complementary data to final examination outcomes.
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