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USTR Releases 2026 Special 301 Report: Vietnam Designated Priority Foreign Country for First Time in 13 Years, EU Added to Watch List

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published the 2026 Special 301 Report on April 30, 2026, its...

2026.05.09

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Circuit Split Deepens Over DTSA Unjust Enrichment: Tata-CSC Petition Asks Supreme Court to Resolve Damages Standard

A deepening circuit split over the requirements for unjust enrichment damages under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ...

2026.05.08

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IPG Photonics and TRUMPF Reach Global Patent Settlement Following Back-to-Back UPC Infringement Rulings

IPG Photonics Corporation (NASDAQ: IPGP), the world's leading manufacturer of fiber lasers, announced on May 5, 2026 tha...

2026.05.08

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Federal Circuit Holds ‘About’ Indefinite Where Specification Is Internally Contradictory — Enviro Tech v. Safe Foods

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a precedential opinion on May 4, 2026, affirming that the claim...

2026.05.07

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USPTO Reaches Milestone: First Office Actions Outpace New Filings for First Time in Nearly a Decade

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced on April 10, 2026 that it had reached a significant milestone in its pate...

2026.05.07

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Q1 2026 Patent Dispute Report: PTAB Filings Plunge 64% as ITC Section 337 Complaints Surge 70%

Patent dispute statistics for the first quarter of 2026 reveal a dramatic structural shift in U.S. patent enforcement ve...

2026.05.07

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Robin Evans Named Acting Commissioner for Patents at USPTO as Leadership Transitions

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) appointed Robin Evans as Acting Commissioner for Patents on May 1,...

2026.05.06

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Japan Patent Office Releases Status Report 2026: Applications Hit 10-Year High on December Surge

The Japan Patent Office (JPO) published its JPO Status Report 2026 on March 23, 2026. The annual report provides compreh...

2026.05.06

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Federal Circuit Affirms § 101 Dismissal in Distracted Driving Patent Suit: TJTM Technologies v. Google

On May 5, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) affirmed the dismissal of a patent infringement...

2026.05.06

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Kove IO v. Amazon Web Services: $673 Million Cloud Storage Patent Judgment Heads to Federal Circuit Oral Argument in May 2026

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has scheduled oral argument in May 2026 in the appeal of a cloud data ...

2026.05.05

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