Apple, Qualcomm, Sir Paul McCartney, Merck, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Star Trek, TTAB, Niro Law – the week in IP

January 25 2017

An Apple lawsuit against Qualcomm, Sir Paul McCartney’s efforts to regain ownership over Beatles songs, a $625m Merck patent settlement with Bristol-Myers Squibb, a Star Trek copyright lawsuit, the end of Niro Law, and the top 10 TTAB decisions of 2016 were in the recent intellectual property headlines

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Data Fortress: A conceptual rendering of digital security with a file folder under lock and chain, evoking the ideas of confidentiality and digital safety.

Top trends in US privacy litigation and enforcement in 2025

With the US privacy landscape more fragmented and active than ever and federal legislation stalled, lawyers at Sheppard Mullin explain how states are taking bold steps to define their own regimes

Wynter Deagle , December 19 2025

Trademarks

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Exclusive: optimism for ‘hybrid’ AI adoption prevails

Viji Krishnan of Corsearch unpicks the results of a survey that reveals almost 80% of trademark practitioners believe in a hybrid AI model for trademark clearance and searches

Viji Krishnan, December 19 2025

Patents

This week on MIP: Getty allowed to appeal AI ruling | Nokia receives SEP blow

News of Via Licensing Alliance selling its HEVC/VCC pools and a $1.5 million win for Davis Polk were also among the top talking points

Max Walters, December 19 2025

Trademarks

Warsaw, Poland - July 03, 2025: Warner Bros. Discovery

Weekly take: Why Warner Bros battle should prompt AI licensing deal

The winner of a high-profile bidding war for Warner Bros Discovery may gain a strategic advantage far greater than mere subscriber growth - IP licensing leverage

Sanjana Mishra, December 19 2025

Patents

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Hogan Lovells, Cadwalader to merge in ‘largest combination in history’

A vote to be held in 2026 could create Hogan Lovells Cadwalader, a $3.6bn giant with 3,100 lawyers across the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific

Noemi Distefano, December 18 2025

Illuminating Network: A network of glowing lines converges and diverges, forming a luminous, intricate web in a modern architectural setting.

AI divergence: why Germany and the UK are on different paths

Varuni Paranavitane of Finnegan and IP counsel Lisa Ribes compare and contrast two recent AI copyright decisions from Germany and the UK

Lisa Ribes, December 18 2025

Trademarks

Clients urge French firms to raise bills proportionate to work done

Exclusive in-house data uncovered by Managing IP reveals French firms underperform on providing value equivalent to billing costs and technology use

Sukanya Sarkar, December 18 2025

Patents

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Playing the UPC game: Hoffmann Eitle responds to market shake-up

The new court has drastically changed the German legal market, and the Munich-based firm, with two recent partner hires, is among those responding

December 18 2025

Patents

UPC update: Samsung time-barred | court accepts service on Chinese defendant

Consultation feedback on mediation and arbitration rules and hires for Marks & Clerk and Heuking were also among the major talking points

December 18 2025

Patents

‘You will never get bored’: Groombridge Wu founder on building a firm

Nick Groombridge shares how an accidental turn into patent law informed his approach to building a practice based on flexibility and balancing client and practitioner needs

Sanjana Mishra, December 17 2025