Insights

As we start a new year, which is sure to be full of new developments in both artificial intelligence (AI) law and technology, this seems like a good time to review some major decisions from the year just past. As background, generative artificial int… Read More

In a case involving alleged copyright infringement by the Claude generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tool, a US district court has denied Anthropic’s motion to dismiss. As Music Business Worldwide reports, the decision “keeps alive key… Read More

The Federal Circuit has reversed in part and affirmed in part a district court decision finding Sonos’s patent claims for controlling media playback systems invalid. The court reversed the district court’s decision that Google was prejudiced by S… Read More

The Federal Circuit has affirmed the decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or Board) in the first appeal of a derivation proceeding under the America Invents Act (AIA) litigated at the Board. The case is Global Health Solutions LLC v. S… Read More

The Federal Circuit (CAFC) affirmed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or Board) ruling that claims of DexCom, Inc.’s patent for implantable glucose sensors were unpatentable as obvious. As the court explained, This appeal involves implantable g… Read More

The 10th Circuit has affirmed in part a summary judgment ruling dismissing trade secret claims by a former employee against his former employer. The case is Snyder v. Beam Technologies, Inc. As the decision notes, In most cases involving a claim for… Read More

As litigation involving the use of copyrighted material to train generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools like ChatGPT winds its way through the courts, the US Congress is taking on the issue. On July 21, Senators Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Richa… Read More

The Fourth Circuit has affirmed a ruling from a North Carolina district court dismissing trade secret claims, copyright claims, and other claims brought by the Taiwanese company Sysco against its American distributor. The case is Sysco Machinery Corp… Read More