Chrome Hearts LLC v. The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A, No. 26 C 497, (N.D. Ill. May 18, 2026) (Kendall, C.J.).
Chief Judge Kendall, in this Schedule A trademark and copyright action against 92 e-commerce defendants, granted
This post examines the CJEU’s judgment of 26 March 2026 in Case C-412/24, Fauré Le Page, concerning French trade marks containing the expression “Fauré Le Page Paris 1717”. The Court held that a fictitious founding date may make a trade…
The application of AI to medical diagnosis is attracting growing interest from an industrial property perspective. In Europe, these inventions need to overcome two separate hurdles: the exclusion of certain diagnostic methods and the requirements applicable to computer-implemented inventions. This
June was a busy month for retail patent litigation. Frequent filers targeting retailers included Nearby Systems LLC, Near Field Electronics LLC, and Boomcloud 360.
As usual, I prepared the report in partnership with and using Docket Navigator and its powerful
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On 26 August 2026, Singapore’s Ministry of Law (MinLaw) and the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) launched a public consultation on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the country’s intellectual property (IP) regime. Focusing on copyright and patent
Phonorecords V Cannot Be Another Rate Freeze by Another Name
The Copyright Royalty Judges’ September 10th Order (Order 10) in the Phonorecords V proceeding suggests that the proposed settlement governing statutory mechanical royalties for physical phonorecords and permanent downloads will
The Third Circuit has now shown its work. On October 1, 2026, Above the Fold reported that the court affirmed the judgment for Thomson Reuters in its suit against Ross Intelligence and that it filed its opinion under seal. With
On Sept. 29, the USPTO issued another memorandum as well as a new flowchart addressing applicant “subject matter eligibility declarations” (SMEDs) submitted to establish eligibility under Section 101. This is now the third time the office has issued guidance on
October 2026:
Who Owns the Innovation?
From the Desk of Priya Prakash Royal, Esq., LL.M., MBA, AEP, TEP
Many families recently celebrated Ganesh Chaturthi, a Hindu festival honoring Lord Ganesha and the wisdom to recognize and remove obstacles.
That principle
