Other Barks & Bites for Friday, May 22: CAFC Vacates Improper Rejection of Unjust Enrichment in Trade Secret Case; EU Call for Evidence Targets Generative AI's Impact on Copyright; and Director Squires Argues CAFC's Lack of Jurisdiction to Hear InComm Appeal

Hims & Hers released a generic version of semaglutide after Novo Nordisk’s relevant Canadian patent rights expired. The USPTO Director told the Federal Circuit that InComm could not appeal an inter partes review proceeding that resulted in patent invalidation but was terminated after a revised order. The European Commission issued a call for evidence to modernize the EU copyright framework. Nvidia reported quarterly earnings and announced changes to financial reporting for its artificial intelligence segments. The Federal Circuit vacated a district court post-trial ruling in a trade secret case, holding that unjust enrichment damages were improperly treated as unavailable under the Michigan Uniform Trade Secrets Act, and reversed related JMOL on breach of contract damages.

"On Friday, May 22, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a precedential ruling in Versata Software, LLC v. Ford Motor Co. vacating the Eastern District of Michigan's post-trial grant of judgment as a matter of law (JMOL) to Ford, which had reduced the jury's award of $22.4 million to Versata for trade secret misappropriation to $0, after finding that the district court improperly ruled that unjust enrichment damages were not an available form of relief for claims under the Michigan Uniform Trade Secrets Act (MUTSA)."

"Hims & Hers releases a generic version of semaglutide after the expiration of Novo Nordisk's relevant patent rights in Canada; U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director John Squires tells the Federal Circuit that InComm cannot appeal an inter partes review proceeding resulting in patent invalidation but then terminated after a revised order; the European Commission announces a call for evidence on proposals to modernize the EU's copyright framework; Nvidia posts a quarterly beat on earnings as it announces changes to its financial reporting for its artificial intelligence segments; the Federal Circuit vacates a district court's post-trial ruling limiting a jury's award of unjust enrichment damages in a trade secret case to $0; and"

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