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Bilski v. Kappos, 561 U.S. 593 (2010)
"Defining the Future of Innovation — The Limits of Patentable Ideas" Short Description: This U.S. Supreme Court case addressed whether a...

JK Muthu
Sep 242 min read


Festo Corp. v. Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Co.,
"When Amendments Speak Louder Than Words — The Reach of the Doctrine of Equivalents” Short Description: This is a U.S. Supreme Court case...

JK Muthu
Sep 242 min read


KSR International Co. V. Teleflex Inc.
“Supreme Court broadened the standard for determining obviousness in patent cases” Facts Teleflex held a patent for an adjustable pedal...

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Sep 241 min read


Association for Molecular Pathology V. Myriad Genetics, Inc.
“Supreme Court held that naturally occurring DNA cannot be patented, but synthetic DNA (cDNA) can be” Facts Myriad Genetics discovered...

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Sep 241 min read


Mayo Collaborative Services V. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc.
Short Description Supreme Court ruled that laws of nature cannot be patented unless there is an additional inventive concept. Facts...

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Sep 181 min read


Alice corp. v. Cls Bank International
Short Description Supreme Court ruled that abstract ideas implemented using a computer are not patentable without an inventive concept....

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Sep 171 min read


Ebay Inc. V. Mercexchange, L.L.C.
Short Description Supreme Court clarified the standards for granting permanent injunctions in patent infringement cases. Facts...

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Sep 161 min read


Markman V Westview Instruments Inc.
Short Description Patent claim construction (interpretation of the terms in patent claims) is a question of law for the judge, not a...

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Sep 152 min read


Yahoo! Inc. v. Akash Arora & Anr
Cybersquatting and passing off via domain name deception—landmark recognition of domain names as protectable under Indian trademark law....

JK Muthu
Sep 132 min read


Sarah Silverman v. OpenAI (copyright lawsuit)
Authors accuse OpenAI of training ChatGPT on their copyrighted works without consent—raising major concerns about AI and copyright law....

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Sep 121 min read


Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence
AI and copyright dispute: Thomson Reuters claims ROSS illegally used Westlaw data to train its AI legal research tool. Short...

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Sep 112 min read


Disney & NBCUniversal v. Midjourney
Generative AI copyright clash: Disney and NBCUniversal accuse Midjourney of systematic infringement via unauthorized use of iconic...

JK Muthu
Sep 102 min read


Williams-Sonoma, Inc. v. Carrot Cart, Inc. (Dupe.com)
False advertising, unfair competition, and copyright infringement claims over a “dupe-finding” website. Short Description Retail giant...

JK Muthu
Sep 91 min read


Warner-Lambert Company LLC v. Actavis Group PTC EHF
Swiss-form second medical use patent — defining sufficiency and infringement boundaries in the pregabalin (Lyrica) case. Short...

JK Muthu
Sep 82 min read


News Corp. v. Perplexity AI
News Corp sues AI startup Perplexity for “massive illegal copying” of its journalistic content, accusing it of free-riding on copyrighted...

JK Muthu
Sep 62 min read


Music Publishers v. Anthropic
Music industry giants challenge AI firm Anthropic for alleged unauthorized use of song lyrics in training its AI chatbot Claude. Short...

JK Muthu
Sep 52 min read


Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC v. Tencent Holdings Ltd.
Sony sues Tencent, alleging its game Light of Motiram is a “slavish clone” of the Horizon series. Short Description : Sony Interactive...

JK Muthu
Sep 42 min read


Warner Chappell Music, Inc. v. Nealy
U.S. Supreme Court clarifies time limits for copyright damages – discovery rule vs. three-year lookback. Short Description : The case...

JK Muthu
Sep 32 min read


Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha v. Prius Auto Industries Ltd. & Ors.
The “Prius” trademark battle – testing transborder reputation of global brands in India. Short Description : Toyota, the Japanese...

JK Muthu
Sep 22 min read


TESLA INC. V. TESLA POWER INDIA PVT. LTD.
A global EV giant battles an Indian battery maker over the use of the “Tesla” name – a test for transborder trademark rights in India....

JK Muthu
Sep 12 min read
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