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Amazon has requested a pause on court-ordered fund transfers in over a dozen trademark cases in Chicago federal court, citing concerns that some lawsuits may have been exploited to retrieve funds Amazon had previously frozen for unrelated reasons. Concurrently, significant developments include the Federal Circuit deny…
Shumaker has been named a leading copyright law firm in Florida by the inaugural IAM & WTR Copyright 1000 guide. The firm’s St. Petersburg Managing Partner Mindi Richter and Partner Todd Timmerman received individual honors in Florida, while Partner Alex Long was recognized in North Carolina. These distinctions highli…
Douglas A. Cherry and Mindi M. Richter, partners at Shumaker, have been named Florida Trend Legal Elite Notable Intellectual Property Attorneys. The distinction highlights their professional excellence, leadership, and significant contributions to IP law across Florida and beyond. Both are board certified specialists…
Chinese AI developers have reportedly engaged in large-scale distillation of U.S. frontier AI models, prompting U.S. policymakers and industry leaders to consider the legal and security implications. While often described as theft, distillation differs fundamentally from traditional intellectual property infringement.…
The past week in intellectual property has seen a notable increase in litigation involving OLED technology and memory chip sectors such as DRAM and NAND. High-profile cases include InterDigital's enforcement of a UPC injunction affecting Disney's Dolby Vision, and a landmark $213 million trade secrets payout upheld by…
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has released its 2026 Special 301 Report, continuing China’s designation on the Priority Watch List due to ongoing concerns over intellectual property protection, technology transfer, trade secret enforcement, and counterfeiting. The report highlights slow pr…
Two Republican members of Congress have introduced the Protecting American Innovation and Development (PAID) Act, targeting intellectual property theft by the Chinese Communist Party and other hostile foreign entities. The legislation mandates Commerce Department oversight and empowers the End-User Review Committee to…
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