X.AI Escalates OpenAI Fight With New Trade Secrets Lawsuit

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AT&T, Nokia Duck $166 Million Texas Patent Verdict on Appeal

The Federal Circuit erased a patent owner’s $166.3 million verdict against AT&T Mobility LLC and its cell phone tower supplier Nokia of America Corp., saying a jury’s infringement finding relied on “contradictory” expert testimony.

EcoFactor Urges Justices to Revive $20 Million Google Verdict

Smart thermostat patent owner EcoFactor Inc. petitioned the US Supreme Court to reverse a Federal Circuit ruling and reinstate its $20 million jury verdict against Google LLC, criticizing the appeals court’s read of a rule governing expert witness evidence as too stringent.

Spotify Embraces Creative AI While Cracking Down on Fraud

Spotify Technology SA is embracing artificial intelligence tools for creating content, but cracking down on fraudulent impersonation and spamming.

DOJ ‘Weaponization’ Leader Sought Info on Patent Office Program

The Justice Department’s weaponization working group began an investigation earlier this year into allegations the US Patent and Trademark Office improperly gave too much scrutiny to certain pending patent applications.

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Hate Groups Seize on Trump’s Antifa Order With Online Threats

Online extremists are rallying around President Donald Trump’s designation of Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization following conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s death, raising concerns that social media harassment could turn violent, according to researchers who track hate groups.

ChatGPT Feature Offers Users a Personalized Daily Briefing

OpenAI is rolling out a new ChatGPT feature that sends users a set of personalized news, research and other updates each day based on their prior conversations with the chatbot, an early attempt at making its flagship product more proactive.

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Case: Copyrights & Trademarks/Preemption (D. Conn.)

The court granted in part and denied in part Learneo Inc.'s motion for summary judgment on Post University Inc.'s action for copyright and trademark infringement, DMCA violation, false designation of origin, unfair trade practices, unjust enrichment, and unfair competition. Post Univ. Inc. v. Learneo Inc., 2025 BL 339428, D. Conn., 3:21-CV-1242 (VDO), 9/23/25

Case: Trademarks/Injunctions (E.D. Tex.)

The court granted a permanent injunction against Armadillo Distribution Enterprises Inc. in Gibson Inc.'s trademark infringement and counterfeiting action related to guitar designs, and awarded Gibson $168,399 as disgorgement of Armadillo’s profits, but denied statutory and treble damages. Gibson Inc. v. Armadillo Distrib. Enters. Inc., 2025 BL 337177, E.D. Tex., 4:19-cv-358, 9/22/25

Case: Copyrights/Injunctions (M.D. Fla.)

The court denied a professional wrestler’s estate’s motion for a preliminary injunction in this copyright infringement action against a radio personality and former friend of the wrestler relating to a documentary that allegedly contains excerpts of a sex tape. McCoy v. Clem, 2025 BL 337577, M.D. Fla., 8:25-cv-2334-TPB-AAS, 9/22/25

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