November 2024

By Rachel Scharf ( November 1, 2024, 7:47 PM EDT) — Hip-hop producer Madlib has filed suit in California state court alleging his longtime business manager has engaged in “rank self-dealing” and is now holding the artist’s music and intellectual property rights hostage…. Law360 is on it, so you are, too. A Law360 subscription puts

Halloween is a time for goblins, ghouls, and—if you’re an inventor—a whole lot of creative thinking! Among the cauldron of Halloween patents, one particularly clever design stands out: a patented method for decorating pumpkins (and, technically, other fruits…but we’re not holding our breath for Halloween coconuts). Meet U.S. Patent 6,855,224, an invention that makes it

By Ben Zigterman ( November 1, 2024, 7:19 PM EDT) — Oil and gas fracking services provider Nitro Fluids LLC received approval Friday for a $3.25 million sale of some of its assets to stalking-horse bidder KLX Energy Services LLC…. Law360 is on it, so you are, too. A Law360 subscription puts you at the

In Short The Situation: The European Patent Office (“EPO”) currently requires applicants to adapt descriptions to allowable claims. This practice is risky, expensive, and not clearly grounded in the law. The Result: A technical board of appeal of the EPO ruled that the long-established practice of adapting patent descriptions to the allowable claims has no

By Aaron Moss ( November 1, 2024, 5:17 PM EDT) — A new lawsuit over Broadway’s “Stereophonic” play tests copyright’s limits, as Fleetwood Mac’s former sound engineer claims the hit play copies his real-life story about working on the “Rumours” album…. Law360 is on it, so you are, too. A Law360 subscription puts you at

Case Name: Allergan USA, Inc. v. MSN Labs. Private Ltd., 111 F.4th 1358, 2024 WL 3763599 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 13, 2024) (Circuit Judges Lourie, Dyk, and Reyna presiding; Opinion by Lourie, J.; Opinion concurring-in-part and dissenting-in-part by Dyk, J.) (Appeal from D. Del., Andrews, J.)  Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Viberzi® (eluxadoline); U.S. Patent Nos. 7,741,356 (“the ’356