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US Copyright Office Director Shira Perlmutter said the Supreme Court put “little thought” into the implications of its recent decision absolving an internet service provider for not shuttering accounts of users who repeatedly pirated music.

DraftKings, FanDuel Apps Targeted by Cantor Unit Patent Lawsuits

A range of mobile betting and casino apps run by DraftKings Inc. and FanDuel Inc. infringe patents covering secure smartphone gambling systems, a Cantor Fitzgerald LP unit said in separate federal lawsuits.

Realtek Denied Fees Over Patent Suit It Says Was For Bounty

Realtek Semiconductor Corp. failed to convince a Texas federal judge Future Link Systems LLC’s litigation conduct in two dismissed patent suits warranted awarding attorneys’ fees.

Lego Wins Minifigure Copyright, Trademark Suit Over Copycat

Lego AS convinced a Connecticut federal court that a toy company infringed copyrights and trade dress protecting its iconic Minifigure figurine design.

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Norton Rose Fulbright expects to grow revenue from intellectual property work 25% this year, thanks to a focus on the most profitable clients and lateral hires, the practice head said.

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US Law Week March 2026 Circuit Split Review: Digital Privacy

Modern digital content identification techniques are dividing federal appeals courts on whether the Fourth Amendment’s private-search exception applies when law enforcement probes for illegal content in unopened online files received from private third parties.

Immigrant Families Separated by Trump in 2018 Are Detained Again

Some of the undocumented immigrants who were separated from their family members during President Donald Trump’s first term in office have been detained again and are being held in violation of a 2023 federal court settlement, the ACLU said in a court filing.

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Case: Copyrights & Trademarks/Summary Judgment (D. Conn.)

The court granted in part and denied in part the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment on Zuru Inc.'s action against LEGO A/S for copyright and trademark infringement. trade dress infringement, unfair competition, misappropriation, and unfair trade practices. LEGO A/S v. Zuru Inc., 2026 BL 117910, D. Conn., 3:18-cv-2045 (AWT), 4/2/26

Case: Patents/Pleadings (N.D. Cal.)

The court granted Zoom Video Communications Inc.'s motion to dismiss Interum Group Inc.'s action for infringement of a patent titled “Video Class Room,” because Interum failed to plausibly allege that Zoom directly, indirectly, or willfully infringed its patent. Interum Grp. Inc. v. Zoom Video Commc’ns Inc., 2026 BL 116688, N.D. Cal., 25-cv-03951-RFL, 3/31/26

Case: Patents/Anticipation (Fed. Cir.)

The court affirmed the decision of the PTAB that challenged claims of Centripetal Networks LLC’s patent directed to methods and systems of network security using efficient decryption are anticipated by prior art, in an inter partes review by Keysight Technologies Inc. Centripteal Networks LLC v. Keysight Technologies Inc., 2026 BL 117127, Fed. Cir., 2024-2246, nonprecedential, 4/2/26

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