Qualcomm, Apple, TTAB, High Tech Inventors Alliance, Waymo, Uber, Shipping & Transit, Federal Circuit, PTAB, Humira, Intellectual Ventures – the week in IP

July 12 2017

Qualcomm filing an ITC complaint against Apple, the TTAB’s precedential opinions in 2017, eight technology companies forming an alliance, Waymo dropping patent claims in its dispute with Uber, Shipping & Transit being ordered to pay attorneys’ fees, the Federal Circuit remanding two PTAB cases and the invalidation of an AbbVie patent for Humira were in the recent intellectual property news

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Finnegan team secures $240m jury verdict after PTAB success

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Trademarks

Fame in the age of fakes: How celebrities are fighting AI impersonation with IP law

After Matthew McConaughey registered trademarks to protect his voice and likeness against AI use, lawyers at Skadden explore the options available for celebrities keen to protect their image

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Patents

Dolby and IP Bridge sue Skyworth in Brazil

The Via members, represented by Licks Attorneys, target the Chinese company and three local outfits, adding to Brazil’s emergence as a key SEP litigation venue

Sanjana Mishra, February 02 2026

Trademarks

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The firm, which has revealed profits of £990,837, claims it is the disruptive force in the IP-legal industry

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Clinical trial protocols disclosed without results: a threat to patent novelty?

In the first of a two-parter, lawyers at Santarelli analyse the patentability of therapeutic inventions where publication of clinical trial protocols occurs before the application's filing date

Gabrielle Faure-André , February 02 2026

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Invention leadership in the AI age: Insights from the world’s top innovators

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Arun Hill, February 02 2026

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Practitioners and law firms should keep their eyes peeled for the shortlists for our annual awards

Max Walters, February 02 2026

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Talent Tracker 2025 review: Morgan Lewis tops list for US partner hires

Despite a broader slowdown in US IP partner hiring in 2025, litigation demand drove aggressive lateral expansion at select firms

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Patents

Partners greenlight Winston & Strawn-Taylor Wessing merger

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Noemi Distefano, January 30 2026

Patents

This week on MIP: Ex-Google employee convicted of trade secrets theft | India proposes design reform

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