Brett Trout

JANUARY 17, 2025

Even for smaller cases, where the damages are less than $1 million, the patent litigation costs average $700,000. While a contingent fee arrangement does not cover third-party costs such as expert witness fees, they cover attorneys fees which typically make up the vast majority of litigation costs. What Is a Contingent Fee Structure?

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Colin S. Levy

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Leveraging Litigation Analytics Litigation is data-intensive, and making sense of this data is crucial for managing risks effectively. GCs and their teams should begin by gathering and analyzing historical litigation data, not as a one-time exercise but as an ongoing practice.

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Brett Trout

JANUARY 17, 2025

Implications for the Intellectual Property and Legal Community The FTCs lawsuit against Deere raises important questions about how intellectual property rights intersect with antitrust law and consumer protection. Competition: Empowering independent repair shops promotes market competition and innovation.

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

In other words… plaintiffs are once again arguing that deploying biometric-based age authentication violates privacy law. (I Note: some laws, like Australia, ban authenticators from using government IDs for authentication purposes, leaving few remaining viable options other than face scans). See Kuklinski v.Binance ). Martell v.

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Eric Goldman

MAY 27, 2025

Riehl asked ChatGPT to summarize a lawsuit involving the foundation. Riehl knew that ChatGPT’s claim was fishy and that the ChatGPT version he was using had an index cutoff date before the lawsuit filing. Implications Wow, this lawsuit was terrible. ” Life is too short to file lawsuits like this.

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Brett Trout

APRIL 10, 2025

Because patent law isnt just about filling out forms and submitting diagrams. Why Litigation Experience Matters in a Patent Attorney One of the most overlooked but highly valuable assets in a patent attorney is litigation experience specifically, experience arguing patent cases in federal court.

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Eric Goldman

MAY 25, 2025

Separately, he brought a lawsuit over the Are We Dating the Same Guy? Despite the dismissal, I view this case as a warning sign of how anti-doxxing statutes will contribute to lots of meritless and problematic litigation. Defendant-victimization is also a main justification for broadly applicable anti-SLAPP laws.

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Debevoise Data Blog

JUNE 4, 2025

Increasingly, however, these technologies present litigation risks under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA). In this blog post, we provide an overview of the technologies that plaintiffs most commonly target for CIPA lawsuits and measures that companies can take to mitigate their CIPA litigation risk.

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Brett Trout

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Brett Trout In a high-stakes patent litigation case, Alpha Modus Corp. has filed a lawsuit against Walgreens Co. Investors and speculators doubled the price of Alpha Modus stock last week, likely in anticipation of this lawsuit, before the price dropped back down this week to about a sixty percent overall increase. in the U.S.

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Brett Trout

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

In the intricate realm of patent litigation, the choice of legal representation can significantly influence the outcome of a case. Valve Corporation underscores the critical importance of choosing a patent litigator who is tough, but not unreasonably tough. Brett Trout In a word, yes.

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Brett Trout

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Brett Trout Patent litigation is often complex and high-stakes, but the case involvingLeigh Rothschild, Starbucks, and attorney Rachael Lamkinhas taken an unusual turn, morphing from a patent infringement lawsuit into allegations of fraud, and now, a defamation battle? from defendants through AT.

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Clio

APRIL 17, 2025

This is where law firm predictive analytics come to the rescue. By leveraging AI and other technologies, law firms can uncover patterns and trends across vast datasetsturning raw information into actionable insight. What is predictive analytics for law firms?

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Corporations are legally independent entities, so a creditor or a person filing a lawsuit against a corporation usually cant reach your personal assets, although there are some exceptions. Some people also may find it a hassle to comply with the strict requirements under state law for starting and operating a corporation.

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Brett Trout

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Recently, the companys aggressive enforcement of its intellectual property (IP) has taken center stage, with high-profile lawsuits targeting game modders, emulator developers, and companies like Pocketpair, the creators of Palworld. The lawsuit seeks damages and an injunction against the games continued distribution?

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Brett Trout

JUNE 24, 2025

Judge William Alsup ruled that Anthropic, the AI company behind the Claude chatbot, did not break the law by training its models on copyrighted books—at least not when it comes to how the books were used. copyright law. Brett Trout A federal court in San Francisco just handed down a ruling that is shaking up authors and AI users alike.

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Martindale-Avvo

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

In my last post , I discussed how evolving technology will continue to influence our relationships and thus, impact family law. We have all heard about the lawsuit involving Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. This is often the case in family law matters. Even public figures are not immune to the potential impact of text messages.

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Legal IT Professionals

MAY 14, 2025

Trellis, the leading provider of trial court data and insights, has partnered with international labor and employment law firm Fisher Phillips to integrate its generative AI built for trial court litigation, Trellis AI, into the firms daily case alerts.

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Brett Trout

MARCH 5, 2025

law to add supporting case law. Ayala does not appear to have learned that the cases were non-existent until the court identified the questionable cases and issued an order to show cause demanding the attorneys and law firms involved produce the cited cases or face sanctions. Mr. Ayala had uploaded the motion onto MX2.law

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Brett Trout

JULY 15, 2025

The exact definition of a trade secret is governed by state law and, therefore varies from state to state. Prepare for Litigation Draft contracts that account for AI-generated trade secrets Work with counsel to ensure NDAs and IP clauses hold up in court If a breach happens, move fast—evidence disappears quickly 5.

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Brett Trout

APRIL 1, 2025

They used litigation or licensing strategically asserting their rights early, often, and aggressively. Takeaway: Early enforcement with top-tier litigators, paired with clearly drafted patent claims, can cement your dominance in a fast-moving field. Are you prepared to litigate (or threaten to)? The result?

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Brett Trout

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

They possess the expertise to navigate the complexities of patent law, draft robust claims, and provide detailed descriptions to reduce the likelihood your patent eventually gets thrown out of court for lack of adequate disclosure.

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Brett Trout

APRIL 21, 2025

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Colin S. Levy

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Innovations in artificial intelligence (AI), particularly generative AI (GenAI), cloud computing, and data analytics, present both challenges and opportunities for law firms and in-house legal departments. For law firms, the question centers on how to deploy these tools without undermining the billable hour model that underpins profitability.

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Brett Trout

JUNE 18, 2025

Let’s say someone prints a part that violates export laws or infringes on a patent or copyright. If that part ends up on social media or in the middle of a lawsuit, a single photo could trace it back to the exact machine—and possibly the person—who printed it. Could this become part of 3D printing lawsuit investigations?

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Brett Trout

JULY 9, 2025

Customs enforcement, or litigation if needed. While there are many attorneys capable of registering your trademark, it is a good idea to choose a trademark attorney with extensive experience with not only prosecuting trademarks before the Patent and Trademark Office, but also one with experience litigating trademark disputes in federal court.

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Martindale-Avvo

JUNE 18, 2025

The landscape of mass torts in 2025 builds on the active litigation from the past few years. Litigation over PFAS in various arenas could continue as these chemicals are in products as diverse as packaging and carpets. Attorneys are expected to rely on law that has worked to protect people from toxic environmental substances.

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 20, 2024

This is the instant-classic lawsuit involving a Saskatchewan farmer who text-messaged a “thumbs-up” emoji in response to an offer to buy his flax. That judge was surely dealing with an emoji interpretation case for his first time, and operates in a community not known for being at the cutting edge of technology law.

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CloudNine

APRIL 15, 2025

The conference featured a wide range of insightful sessionscovering topics from artificial intelligence, custodian interviews with modern data challenges, case law updates, and social media collection and analysis. The reticence on the face of many in the room underscored the power of this tool in the hands of e-discovery professionals.

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Percipient

JANUARY 20, 2025

It can also help with legal research, finding relevant case laws or statutes quickly without endless hours of manual searching. For instance, machine learning can predict litigation risks based on similar cases, identify trends that might impact a client, or flag unusual clauses in contracts that might need extra attention.

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Eric Goldman

MARCH 3, 2025

The plaintiff brought a putative class action lawsuit against Capital One based on Washington’s anti-spam law and related claims. Section 230 wasn’t a main issue in most of those litigation battles, and it doesn’t work here. Capital One appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

This lawsuit purports to focuses on the allegedly defective operation of the services’ reporting tools, but the plaintiffs’ goal was to hold the services accountable for their alleged inaction in response to some reports. Such allegations fail to state a claim under products liability law. removal of the reported videos.

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

A reminder: this lawsuit is a battle royale. Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation , 2024 WL 4532937 (N.D. Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation , 4:22-md-03047-YGR (N.D. I’m sure the appellate court will be eager to docket this one.

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Brett Trout

JULY 8, 2025

On June 27, 2025, Lululemon filed a federal lawsuit accusing Costco of selling “confusingly similar” knockoffs of its best-selling clothes—including its Scuba hoodies, Define jackets, and ABC pants. What is the Lawsuit About? If the design is functional, it cannot be protected under trade dress law.

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Brett Trout

JUNE 25, 2025

Startup IYO, spun out of Google’s moonshot X lab, just won a major victory in its lawsuit against OpenAI, Sam Altman, and Ive’s design studio LoveFrom. The lawsuit alleges this wasn’t just a coincidence. A federal judge stepping in to put the brakes on OpenAI and its new venture with famed Apple designer Jony Ive. On Friday, U.S.

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MatterSuite

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Legal assistants are important contributors to a law firm’s success and are integral to its day-to-day operations. Because of their effective organizational skills and knowledge of law, they affect the dynamics of the ever-dynamic legal world. What does a legal assistant do? But they are not the same.

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Martindale-Avvo

MARCH 7, 2025

A client that understands the legal claims will have a better appreciation of the risks of litigation. Here’s how to foster good communication between litigator and client, with “you” addressing the former. Also, don’t brush off inquiries from your client about non-monetary outcomes for their lawsuit.

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Eric Goldman

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Will they get the message? * * * Background Lerner and Rowe is an Arizona law firm. Brown Engstrand is a start-up rival law firm (operating under the brand “Accident Law Group”). Here’s an example: Competitive keyword advertising by law firms has been a source of trouble for years.

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