Pharma Patent Trials Loom in 2026 for Wegovy, Covid-Vaccine Tech

Patent lawsuits involving some of the pharmaceutical industry’s most buzzworthy drugs and technologies—including the blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy and the delivery technology behind Covid-19 vaccines—are set to go to trial in 2026.

S.C. Johnson’s Patent Win in Ziploc Bag Suit Affirmed on Appeal

The Federal Circuit upheld an order finding S.C. Johnson & Son Inc.'s Ziploc Endurables bags don’t infringe a patent covering silicon containers.

xAI Sues California Attorney General Over Training Data Law

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI filed a federal lawsuit alleging a California law requiring AI companies to reveal their training data is an unconstitutional “trade-secrets-destroying disclosure regime” that threatens the industry.

DC Circuit Rejects Newman’s En Banc Petition in Suspension Case

The DC Circuit rejected Judge Pauline Newman’s request to rehear her appeal challenging her suspension from hearing new cases at the Federal Circuit.

Apple, Samsung, Charter Highlight Texas Patent Trials in 2026

Texas remains home to two of the federal district courts with the largest patent-lawsuit workloads, and jurors in the Lone Star State will be presented with a number of high-profile disputes in 2026.

Latest Stories

Kat Von D Copyright Win Affirmed in Miles Davis Tattoo Suit

A Ninth Circuit panel upheld celebrity tattoo artist Kat Von D’s copyright win in a photographer’s suit brought over her use of his Miles Davis photograph, though two of the judges called on the circuit court to toss out its own test underpinning that result.

VIDEOS

  • Marvin Gaye, Ed Sheeran & the 'Blurred Lines' of Music Copyright

    Feb 4, 2025, 3:47 PM UTC

  • ChatGPT and Generative AI Are Hits! Can Copyright Law Stop Them?

    Jun 26, 2023, 3:15 PM UTC

  • Prince, Andy Warhol, and Fair Use at the Supreme Court

    Jul 8, 2022, 12:38 PM UTC

  • Section 230: Is Tech's Favorite Law in Trouble?

    Apr 14, 2020, 4:05 PM UTC

AI Trained on Famed Authors’ Copyrighted Work. They Want Revenge – Part 1

AI Trained on Famed Authors’ Copyrighted Work. They Want Revenge – Part 2

You Can Create Award-Winning Art With AI. Can You Copyright It?

Artists Argue AI Art Illegally Steals Work and Threatens Careers

Marvin Gaye, Ed Sheeran & the 'Blurred Lines' of Music Copyright

In this video, we explore how the copyright in a song – the musical composition – works. We look at what courts use to determine whether there was an infringement, and why these cases can be so complicated.

From Across Bloomberg Law

Privacy & CybersecurityTech & TelecomBusiness & PracticeThe United States Law Week
  • Privacy & Cybersecurity
  • Tech & Telecom
  • Business & Practice
  • The United States Law Week

IN BRIEF

View More

Case: Patents/Obviousness (P.T.A.B.)

The PTAB said that challenged claims of Smith Interface Technologies LLC’s patent that relates to devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for manipulating user interface objects with visual and/or haptic feedback aren’t unpatentable, in an inter partes review by Apple Inc. Apple Inc. v. Smith Interface Technologies LLC, P.T.A.B., IPR 2025-01085, 12/31/25

Case: Trademarks/Likelihood of Confusion (W.D. Wash.)

The court denied Steris Corporation’s motion to dismiss Automated Systems of Tacoma LLC’s action for trademark infringement and unfair competition related to the AST service mark, because Automated Systems sufficiently alleged a likelihood of confusion.
Automated Sys. of Tacoma LLC v. Steris Corp., 2025 BL 466066, W.D. Wash., C24-01028JLR, 12/30/25

Case: Trade Secrets/Summary Judgment (M.D. Fla.)

The court denied Direct Components Inc. and a former employee’s cross-motions for summary judgment on this action against Microchip USA LLC and former employees for trade secret misappropriation, breach of contract, tortious interference, and breach of duty of loyalty. Direct Components, Inc. v. Microchip USA, LLC, 2025 BL 465745, M.D. Fla., 8:23-cv-1617-VMC-SPF, 12/30/25

EXPLORE BLOOMBERG LAW

Get the latest legal, regulatory, and enforcement news and analysis, as well as in-depth business and industry covering in the following areas: