As with all industries, agentic AI is already starting to have a dramatic impact on the automotive industry, particularly with regard to:… Continue Reading
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Federal Circuit Strikes Down Millions in Damages Tied to Foreign Sales, with a Lesson for Future Litigants
The Federal Circuit’s recent decision in the litigation between Columbia University and Gen Digital is notable not only for its treatment of software patent eligibility, but also for what it says about potential expansions in the geographic limits of patent damages, especially in the context of software patents. As discussed in our prior blog, the … Continue Reading
Sector-wide Review of the Online Video Content Creation Sector by the French Competition Authority
The French Competition Authority has published Opinion No. 26-A-02 of 18 February 2026, concerning the functioning of competition in the online video content creation sector in France. See the press release The online video content creation sector is now an integral part of the French audiovisual industry, having rapidly grown to over 150,000 professional creators … Continue Reading
The EU Digital Networks Act: Revolution or Evolution of EU Telecom Law?
At a Glance: As proposed, the DNA would bring major changes to the EU’s digital infrastructure and telecom framework. In particular, the EC inter alia proposes to introduce the following: A copper network switch off by 31 December 2035 (earlier in regions where 95% fibre coverage would be achieved, and affordable retail connectivity would be … Continue Reading
From Black Forest Ham to Black Forest Cuckoo Clocks: The EU’s New System for the Protection of Geographical Indications for Craft and Industrial Products
On 1 December 2025, the EU’s new legal framework for the protection of geographical indications for craft and industrial products (CIGIs) has become operational with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) opening the application process. Whilst EU-wide GI protection was previously available only for certain wine, spirit drinks, agricultural and food products, producers of … Continue Reading
AI Heists Santa’s Secrets: Elfred’s High-Tech Plot to Hijack Christmas
It’s the most wonderful time of the year—unless you’re Santa and your trade secrets just got swiped by a disgruntled elf with no holiday cheer, wielding powerful magical artificial intelligence (AI) tools like “ElfGPT.” As snow falls over the North Pole and elves frantically race to meet their Christmas Eve deadline, a new kind of … Continue Reading
New Inventorship Guidance on AI-Assisted Inventions: AI Can’t Be an Inventor, But AI Can Be a Tool in the Inventive Process (For Now…)
As readers may recall, in February 2024, the USPTO issued guidance on inventorship in AI-assisted inventions, which we wrote about here. On November 26, 2025, the USPTO rescinded that guidance and replaced it with new guidance. By way of background, the February 2024 Guidance analyzed the naming of inventors for AI-assisted inventions using the Pannu … Continue Reading
Getty Images (US) Inc (and others) v Stability AI Limited. Input: Getty Images v Stability AI. Output: Continued Uncertainty.
On 4 November 2025 the UK High Court handed down its judgment in the case of Getty Images (US) Inc (and others) v Stability AI Limited [2025] EWHC 2863 (Ch) [High Court Judgment Template]. The case concerned the training, development and deployment of Stability AI’s “Stable Diffusion” generative AI model and, as one of the … Continue Reading
The Court Can Wait; The Patent Office Cannot
In a set of astonishing identical Director Review decisions, the Acting USPTO Director discretionarily denied five IPR petitions whose proceedings would have concluded over seven months before the underlying patent infringement suit would have gone to trial. The Acting Director reasoned that the petitioner waited too long to file its IPR petitions because, even though … Continue Reading
$222M Jury Verdict Against Walmart in Trade Secret Case Reflects Growing Trend
Monetary awards in trade secrets cases continue to grab headlines in 2025. As reported in this recent blog post, a Boston jury awarded a medical device company $452M for theft of trade secrets by a competitor, later reduced to $59.4 in exchange for a permanent injunction. Last month, an Arkansas jury found Walmart liable for … Continue Reading
