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Federal Circuit Invalidates “Sterile” Patent Claims
October 16th, 2025
The Federal Circuit has affirmed decisions by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or Board) invalidating all challenged claims of two patents for a sterilized chlorhexidine product in an applicator package for disinfecting skin. The Federal Circu…
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Categories: Patents
Drafting AI Contracts: Key Clauses to Protect Your Business
October 10th, 2025
As generative AI (GAI) tools like ChatGPT become common in business services, it’s crucial to ensure your contracts anticipate and regulate their use. Whether you are providing or receiving GAI services, incorporating clear contract terms now will…
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Categories: Technology
Is it legal to use AI to copy an artist’s style?
October 8th, 2025
Recently, social media was awash in newly created images in the distinctive anime style of Japan’s Studio Ghibli. People were inputting family photos, memes, and other content into OpenAI’s latest release of its ChatGPT generative AI (GAI) tool a…
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How to Protect Your Business’s Trade Secrets
October 6th, 2025
A recent federal court decision on trade secret law serves as a reminder of the importance of having an effective trade secret protection plan in place for your business. Trade Secret Damages In this case, the Federal Circuit mostly upheld damages aw…
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Categories: Trade Secrets
CHIP LAW GROUP Founding Partner Honored With Best Lawyers® Recognition in Patent Law
August 22nd, 2025
We are thrilled to announce that our very own founding partner, Pramod Chintalapoodi, has once again been recognized by Best Lawyers® for his outstanding contributions to the field of patent law in 2026. This prestigious recognition is a testament t…
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Categories: Firm News
Recent Legal Developments in Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property
August 19th, 2025
Here’s an update on recent legal developments involving artificial intelligence (AI) and intellectual property (IP). Human Authorship and Copyright The DC Circuit Court has affirmed the denial of copyright registration for work created via AI. The…
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Categories: Copyright
Federal Circuit: Jepson Claim Preamble Requires Written Description
August 12th, 2025
The Federal Circuit has ruled that it is necessary to have a written description to support admitted prior art. The case is In re: Xencor, Inc. As the court explained, Anti-C5 antibodies are monoclonal antibodies that bind to C5, a protein that perfo…
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Categories: Copyright
Federal Circuit: Body Weight Limitations Are Obvious
August 8th, 2025
The Federal Circuit has affirmed a district court’s summary judgment ruling in favor of the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) following a civil action by ImmunoGen seeking to obtain a patent after an unsuccessful ex parte appeal of a patent ap…
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Categories: Patents
Federal Circuit Says ITC Ruling is Too Narrow
July 30th, 2025
The Federal Circuit has overturned a decision by the International Trade Commission (ITC or Commission) on a polycrystalline diamond compound owned by US Synthetic. The case is US Synthetic Corp. v. International Trade Commission. US Synthetic Corp.…
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Categories: Patents
Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB Despite Erroneous Claim Construction
July 18th, 2025
The Federal Circuit has found that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or Board) construed patent claims erroneously but that the error was harmless. HD Silicon Solutions LLC (“HDSS”) appealed from a decision of the PTAB holding claims 1–7…
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