Fired Copyright Chief Temporarily Regains Job During Appeal

A split D.C. Circuit temporarily reinstated Shira Perlmutter as head of the Copyright Office while she appeals for a preliminary injunction in her suit alleging the Trump administration’s firing of her was an illegal power-grab.

Britannica, Merriam-Webster Sue Perplexity AI Over Scraping

Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc. and Merriam-Webster Inc. sued Perplexity AI Inc. Wednesday, accusing the AI company of powering its search engine with “massive copying” of their protected content without permission.

Sonos Seeks to Toss Royalties Suit, Citing Recent Sirius XM Win

Smart-speaker maker Sonos Inc. asked a federal judge to toss a suit from royalty clearinghouse SoundExchange Inc., pointing to another judge’s recent ruling that Congress didn’t give SoundExchange the right to sue over missing royalties.

Juul’s Bid to Block New NJoy Daily and Ace Vapes Gets ITC Review

The US International Trade Commission will investigate patent-infringement claims that Juul Labs Inc. filed against Altria Group Inc. and its NJoy units over vaping devices, the agency announced.

OpenAI Dodges Sanctions for Website Post in ‘io’ Trademark Suit

OpenAI Inc. and its CEO Sam Altman avoided sanctions sought by AI device startup IYO Inc., as a judge ruled they didn’t violate an order blocking them from using the “io” name while a trademark lawsuit proceeds.

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Google LLC was granted its motion to dismiss for multiple claims in a closely watched copyright dispute over the company’s use of creative works to train its AI models, while a federal judge allowed certain infringement allegations to proceed.

Apple Hits VB Assets With Breach Claim in Patent Suit Over Siri

Apple Inc. denied infringing seven patents covering voice-assistant technology in its Siri-enabled devices and asked a Delaware federal judge to toss VB Assets LLC’s expanded claims, while pressing its own breach-of-contract counterclaim tied to past licensing talks.

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Case: Copyrights/Procedure (D. Mass.)

The court granted in part and denied in part Emerald Publishing Limited and Emerald Group Publishing Inc.'s motion to dismiss a professor’s action for copyright infringement, breach of contract, and declaratory relief relating to journal articles. Lambert v. Emerald Publ’g Ltd., 2025 BL 322696, D. Mass., 24-cv-11980-ADB, 9/10/25

Case: Trademarks/Summary Judgment (N.D. Tex.)

The court granted in part and denied in part Energy Alchemy Inc.'s action against several individuals for trademark infringement, unfair competition, and false designation of origin relating to the “Mi Dia” and “From Scratch” marks. Energy Alchemy Inc. v. Nambo, 2025 BL 322598, N.D. Tex., 3:23-cv-00815-K, 9/10/25

Case: Patents/Stay (N.D. Cal.)

The court granted Blaze Mobile Inc.'s motion to partially lift a stay in Samsung Electronics Co. and Samsung Electronics America Inc.'s action for infringement of advertising, NFC security, and mobile payment patents. Samsung Elecs. Co. Ltd. v. Blaze Mobile Inc., 2025 BL 321116, N.D. Cal., 5:21-cv-02989-EJD, 9/9/25