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Firm News 183 results

Firm News | 4 min read | 06.24.24

Crowell Earns Top Rankings from Legal 500 United States 2024

Washington – June 24, 2024: Crowell & Moring has been recommended in eight practice areas in the 17th edition of the Legal 500 United States. In addition, partner Daniel Forman, co-chair of the firm’s Government Contracts Group, has been named to the Legal 500’s “Hall of Fame” for Government Contracts.
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Firm News | 2 min read | 06.18.24

Crowell Attorneys and Practices Recognized in Managing IP’s 2024 IP Stars Guide

Managing Intellectual Property has recognized four Crowell & Moring attorneys and practices in its 2024 IP Stars guide. The guide, which is in its sixth edition, “brings together the world’s foremost law firm and corporate trademark experts, allowing the wider community to benefit from their insight, experience and perspectives.”

Firm News | 1 min read | 06.18.24

Four Crowell Attorneys Named World Trademark Review 2024 Global Leaders

World Trademark Review has recognized four Crowell & Moring attorneys in its WTR Global Leaders 2024 guide. The guide, which is in its sixth edition, “brings together the world’s foremost law firm and corporate trademark experts, allowing the wider community to benefit from their insight, experience and perspectives.”

Client Alerts 507 results

Client Alert | 06.19.24

Why Are They All So Hot? – Is GAI Bias Towards the LGBTQI+ Community a Problem and Can the Law Fix It?

AI is currently attracting a lot of attention, and not only for the stunning pace at which we have embraced AI for writing office speeches, shopping lists or mathematical formulas, or for creating illustrations or improving the visuals of slide shows. Lawyers have also started paying attention to AI, with analyses of copyright infringements in input and output, anti-competitive concerted behavior (such as price fixing) or violations of personality and privacy rights with deep fakes imitating celebrities’ images or voices.
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Client Alert | 4 min read | 06.05.24

Contractor’s Copyright Infringement Claims Raise Issues That “Must be Addressed at Trial”

On May 3, 2024, in Geospatial Technology Associates, LLC v. United States, COFC No. 16-346C, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims denied the government’s motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction and, alternatively, for summary judgment due to alleged inaccuracies in a copyright registration, holding that plaintiff Geospatial Technology Associates, LLC’s (“plaintiff” or “GTA”) patent and copyright infringement claims pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1498 raise issues that “must be addressed at trial.” This newest development follows GTA’s original March 2016 lawsuit against several government agencies—including the Department of the Army, the Department of the Air Force, and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (“NGA”)—alleging patent and copyright infringement of the underlying software code of its product, “NINJA.pro.” 
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Client Alert | 3 min read | 06.04.24

Federal Circuit Abandons Decades-Old Obviousness Test For Design Patents

In its first en banc decision in six years, the Federal Circuit in LKQ Corp. v. GM Global Technology Operations LLC, No. 2021-2348 (Fed. Cir. May 21, 2024) overruled the prevailing obviousness test for design patents; abandoning the decades-old standard known as the Rosen-Durling test, and embracing a less rigid approach to assessing obviousness for design patents.  As explained below, the decision creates uncertainty as to how the obviousness of design patents should be assessed in the future.  
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Press Coverage 174 results

Press Coverage | 05.22.24

Top Intellectual Property Lawyers 2024: Molly Jones

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Publications 119 results

Publication | 01.10.24

Jurisdictional Analysis: Hot Topics, Cooling Litigation

Litigation Forecast 2024
Intellectual property has been in the spotlight this past year, from a landmark Copyright Fair Use case in the U.S. Supreme Court, to the more than 100 AI-related lawsuits working their way through the legal system. Despite the publicity surrounding intellectual property, patent litigation filings were down roughly 25 percent in 2023, due in part to a large decline in IP Edge filings, which normally account for hundreds of cases each year. The number of new trademark cases stayed about the same while copyright filings increased slightly.
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Events 141 results

Event | 04.17.24, 5:30 PM EDT - 8:30 PM EDT

The Art of the Difficult Conversation with Sally Ourieff | Women in Licensing

Crowell will be hosting Women in Licensing with guest panelist Sally Ourieff to discuss The Art of the Difficult Conversation. 

Event | 03.09.24, 9:00 AM CST - 11:00 AM CST

Cup of Capital presented by Crowell & Moring

New to Austin? New to Startups? New to Tech?

Join Crowell as we present Cup of Capital at the 2024 SXSW in Austin, TX

Come meet with Crowell's ECVC lawyers and see how we can help propel your business to the forefront of innovation. 

Bring your energy, your questions, your ideas...let's share what we're working on and help each other out at the INDUSTRY'S biggest event. 

Event | 03.08.24, 6:00 PM CST - 9:00 PM CST

Startup Crawl at Capital Factory House

Join Crowell as we kick off SXSW® 2024 with Startup Crawl at Capital Factory House!

Grab your friends and crawl past startup tables, entertainment activations, and drink stations on Friday, March 8 from 6:00-9:00 PM.

Experience what happens when the hottest startups come together at the same time, in the same place and connect with Crowell’s legal experts for their strategic insights into navigating challenges and optimizing your entrepreneurial journey.

Webinars 17 results

Webinar | 12.20.23, 1:00 PM EST - 2:30 PM EST

IP Assignment Strategies and New State Protections: Key Provisions, Mitigating IP Risks, Implications for Litigation

This CLE will guide counsel on IP assignments and the impact of new state protections that have been put in place. Anne Elise Herold Li and Ira Saxe will compare the requirements of the states that now have additional protections as well as potential litigation. The panel will also provide best practices for assignment strategies.

Webinar | 12.05.23, 12:00 PM CST - 1:00 PM CST

Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago : One at a Time: Fintiv Discretionary Denials & Motions to Stay

Ever since the AIA was enacted, patent disputes have often involved proceedings in both the PTAB and district courts. Because of this, parties are often looking to stop or pause one of the proceedings, so they can focus on the proceeding that they believe is more advantageous to them. Please join a panel featuring Michelle Aspen (Senior Patent Counsel at Unified Patents), Hersh Mehta (Senior IP Litigation Counsel at Hewlett Packard), and Ray Ricordati (Special Counsel at Marshall Gerstein), and moderated by Joshua James (Counsel at Crowell & Moring), for a discussion regarding best practices for dealing with discretionary denials at the PTAB and motions to stay in district courts.

 

Webinar | 08.24.22, 4:00 AM PDT - 5:30 AM PDT

The Intersection of Biometric Technology Privacy and Enforcement Actions

Please join us for an ACC Southern California-hosted webinar, providing an in-depth overview of existing and prospective biometric privacy law, trends in biometric lawsuits, implications of potential enforcement actions, and practical guidance for corporate counsel to ensure regulatory compliance.
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Speaking Engagements 20 results

Speaking Engagement | 08.10.23

ACC Chicago: It's All Hearsay! All Style, No Substance

It’s All Hearsay! The podcast where lawyers give current news, practical tips and real stories on legal issues relevant to in-house attorneys - hosted by the Chicago Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC). In this episode All Style, No Substance, you’ll hear Emily Kappers, who is joined by Emily Eitches, House of Blueberry’s Director of Business Development, discuss intellectual property considerations in the virtual world. Listen or access from one of these links:
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Blog Posts 71 results

Blog Post | 04.18.24

FTC Updates (April 8 – April 12, 2024)

Crowell & Moring’s Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer

Blog Post | 03.22.24

FTC Updates (March 11–15, 2024)

Crowell & Moring’s Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer

Blog Post | 04.07.22

A New Battlefront: Ukraine Resistance Includes Leaks of Russian Trade Secrets

Crowell & Moring’s Trade Secrets Trends

Podcasts 1 result

Podcast | 06.04.24

&Motion: Clean Energy Tax Credits for the Transportation Industry

&Motion sits with Carina Federico and Christine Lane to discuss the clean energy tax credits, the IRA, as well as the IRS and what clients can do to prepare.
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