Trump Names James Macy to Complete Labor Board’s GOP Majority
President Donald Trump has tapped a third Republican for the National Labor Relations Board, a move that signals the administration’s intent to revisit Biden-era labor policy.
Big Tech companies and the lawyers who represent them are expressing disappointment that the nation’s top patent court is declining to rein in changes at the US Patent and Trademark Office that have made it harder to challenge the validity of patents asserted in litigation.
Patty Apollonia Kotero, Prince’s co-star in his 1984 film “Purple Rain,” dropped her lawsuit against the late music star’s estate seeking a declaration she owned the name “Apollonia.”
An Irish patent owner accused Vertiv Corp.’s data center customers of patent infringement for using cooling equipment allegedly provided by the digital infrastructure company.
A Houston-based patent attorney faced a tough Federal Circuit bench while seeking to wipe out a $207,000 sanction against him and his client based on findings of litigation misconduct.



President Donald Trump has tapped a third Republican for the National Labor Relations Board, a move that signals the administration’s intent to revisit Biden-era labor policy.
Skillz Platform Inc. accused its rival Papaya Gaming Ltd. during opening statements at trial Monday of claiming to pay users $6.7 billion in winnings for playing online games like solitaire, while doling out $4.7 billion of that to bots, not humans.
A Chinese AI company argued a copyright suit by Walt Disney Co. and several other studios over MiniMax’s Hailuo AI should be dismissed for failing to plead jurisdiction, registered copyrightable characters, or infringement.
A Ninth Circuit panel appeared conflicted in oral argument over whether a venture lender should be barred from interfering with
Ondas Inc.’s counter-drone systems, intended for use by customers such as the NYPD and FIFA World Cup operators, infringe seven patents covering integrated drone detection and mitigation technology, XiDrone Systems Inc. said in a federal lawsuit.
Two hedge funds allegedly schemed to manipulate the stock prices of dozens of companies including biotechnology developer PolarityTE, according to a lawsuit brought by a PolarityTE investor.
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Pauline Newman, the nation’s oldest active federal judge, reiterated her argument the DC Circuit should revive the lawsuit challenging as unconstitutional her suspension from hearing cases at the Federal Circuit.
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.
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HR-services provider MRA—The Management Association Inc. won initial court approval for the second time for a revised $775,000 proposed settlement of a lawsuit arising from a 2023 data breach.
A Chinese AI company argued a copyright suit by Walt Disney Co. and several other studios over MiniMax’s Hailuo AI should be dismissed for failing to plead jurisdiction, registered copyrightable characters, or infringement.
A consumer dropped her proposed class action alleging moving company Sirva Relocation LLC negligently failed to protect the personal information of more than 480,000 people that was exposed in a 2023 data breach.
Kraken, one of the world’s oldest crypto exchanges, said it’s being extorted by a criminal group that claims to have access to some client account information.
The court granted Capital Distributors LLC and Capital Imports LLC’s motion for summary judgment on Global Commodities Inc.'s action for infringement of marks depicting fawns for the sale of rice, because Global Commodities can’t show a likelihood of confusion. Glob. Commodities Inc. v. Cap. Distribs. LLC , 2026 BL 129002, D. Minn., 24-CV-00216 (JMB/EMB), 4/10/26
The court affirmed the decision of the PTAB that challenged claims of Universal Electronics Inc.'s patent that discloses an apparatus, system and method for directing voice input in a controlling device are unpatentable, in an inter partes review by Roku Inc. Universal Elecs. Inc. v. Roku Inc., 2026 BL 128759, Fed. Cir., 2024-1426, nonprecedential, 4/10/26
The court affirmed the decision of the TTAB dismissing Fuente Marketing Ltd.'s opposition to Vaporous Technologies LLC’s trademark application, on the groud that there was no likelihood of confusion between the parties’ marks for oral vaporizers and for cigars. Fuente Mktg. v. Vaporous Techs. LLC, 2026 BL 128510, Fed. Cir., 2024-1460, 4/8/26
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