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Eldora Ellison Named PTAB Practitioner of the Year
2026 Managing IP Americas Awards
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Penn State, Vintage Brand Spar in Case Putting Licensing at Risk
Monica Riva Talley, director and head of the Trademark & Brand Protection Practice, spoke with Bloomberg Law on the trademark infringement case between Pennsylvania State University and Vintage…
Key Takeaways: Federal Circuit Mid-Year Review
Recent Federal Circuit decisions are reshaping the practical rules that govern patent appeals, PTAB proceedings, district court litigation, and IP portfolio strategy. In Sterne Kessler’s Federal Circuit Mid-Year…
Forget Buy vs. Build, It’s All About Law Firm/Tech Partnerships
Director Daniel Block spoke to Law.com about Sterne Kessler’s partnership with Thomson Reuters and the growing trend of law firms and legal technology companies co-developing AI tools to…
The Hidden Limits of AI Indemnification — Managing IP Risk Across the Generative AI Stack
Companies deploying generative AI frequently assume that a model provider’s intellectual-property indemnification provision will protect them if an infringement claim arises. In practice, however, the scope of that…
Beyond the Display Screen: The USPTO’s Supplemental Guidance for GUI in Practice
Special thanks to Summer Associate Carson Story for his research contributions to this article. In our previous article, we explored the USPTO’s Supplemental Guidance for Examination of Design…
IP Hot Topic: The DOJ Chimes in on Fair Use and AI
The U.S. government stepped into the debate over the application of fair use to AI companies using copyrighted works for LLM training. In a Statement of Interest filed…
Growth of Clinical Trials, Lawsuits Spotlight Cannabis IP Divide
Sterne Kessler Director Deborah Sterling, Ph.D. spoke with Bloomberg Law about the pharmaceutical industry’s growing interest in cannabis and the related intellectual property considerations. Sterling noted the rise…
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