Key takeaways: The U.S. Office of Space Commerce (“OSC”) has released a proposal for streamlining regulatory approval of novel commercial space activities. The process includes a presumption of approval with…
Fortress Iron, LP, v. Digger Specialties, INC. Before Lourie, Hughes, Circuit Judges, and Kleeh, Chief District Judge. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. Summary:…
TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL GMBH v. ELI LILLY AND COMPANY Before Prost, Cunningham, and Andrews. Appeal from the United States District Court of the District of Massachusetts. Summary: A functionally defined…
In an earlier post, we discussed the high-profile dispute between the estate of the late artist Prince and Patty Apollonia Kotero, over trademark rights derived from the name Apollonia, made…
DEFINITIVE HOLDINGS, LLC v. POWERTEQ LLC Before Moore, Dyk, and Cunningham. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Utah. Summary: A third-party sale of a product…
VLSI TECHNOLOGY LLC v. INTEL CORP. Before Moore, Chen, and Kleeh. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Summary: The Federal Circuit reversed summary…
INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. v. CORNELL Before Dyk, Reyna, and Taranto. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Summary: The Federal Circuit held under…
Key Takeaways: As major technology companies turn to nuclear energy, early-stage nuclear companies may face heightened intellectual property (IP) risks due to asymmetric negotiations. Building and documenting strong background IP—and…
Key Takeaways: A recently issued U.S. National Initiative encourages collaboration between the federal government and the private sector to accelerate the development and deployment of space-based nuclear power systems. Private…
Key Takeaway: The Supreme Court denied certiorari of the D.C. Circuit’s holding that works created entirely by autonomous AI systems are categorically ineligible for copyright under the Copyright Act. Thus, even…
