Published works by Victoria Smith

Published works

• Is pleading awareness necessary to survive a motion to dismiss in a DTSA vicarious liability lawsuit?

  Global IP & Technology Law Blog · October 22, 2026

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• Copyright update: The Fifth Circuit says “no” to the Ninth Circuit server test and “maybe” to URLs as copyright management information (CMI)

  Global IP & Technology Law Blog · September 21, 2026

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• AI Heists Santa’s Secrets: Elfred’s High-Tech Plot to Hijack Christmas

  Global IP & Technology Law Blog · December 8, 2025

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• Two Nonnas, One Secret Sauce: Who Stirred the Pot, Who Spilled the Beans, And How to Protect Your Trade Secrets from Walking Out with the Leftovers (Sorry, Cousin Tony!)

  Global IP & Technology Law Blog · November 18, 2025

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• All Roads Lead to Rome at the USPTO

  Global IP & Technology Law Blog · July 10, 2025

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• The Court Can Wait; The Patent Office Cannot

  Global IP & Technology Law Blog · June 16, 2025

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• Federal Circuit Limits Use of Applicant Admitted Prior Art in Inter Partes Reviews

  Global IP & Technology Law Blog · April 30, 2025

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• Whither Discretionary Denials? Read the Tea Leaves, or Follow the Bread Crumbs? (Part II)

  Global IP & Technology Law Blog · April 23, 2025

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• Whither Discretionary Denials? Read the Tea Leaves, or Follow the Bread Crumbs?(Part I)

  Global IP & Technology Law Blog · April 21, 2025

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• Loper Bright Dealt a Blow to the FTC’s Noncompete Rule — Will the New FTC Chairman Deliver the Knockout?

  Global IP & Technology Law Blog · February 24, 2025

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