A company may think it owns a trademark, but if it isn’t using it, it may not own it. On September 18, 2025, Sarah Gatti, Head of Legal at Zappi, moderated a CLE panel for the American Bar Association Business Law Fall Meeting 2025 held in Toronto, Canada, entitled “Who Owns IT? IP Ownership Conundrums in Business Transactions.” Gatti was joined on the panel by Marco Ciarlariello, General Counsel at Wynd Labs; Scott Lashway, […]
A blog cannot live on patent eligibility alone. Below are the intellectual property developments we’re tracking closely and why they matter.
Section 101 in 2026: A Deliberate Split Between Examination and Enforcement
You are reading the Section 101 blog, so this must go first.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s Recentive decision reinforced a familiar message for artificial intelligence (AI) and software claims in litigation: Applying generic techniques to a new data environment, with results‑oriented claim language, is […]
An intellectual property (“IP”) portfolio may include patent assets, copyrighted works, trademarks, and trade secrets. Understanding ownership, title, and cloud on title (e.g., third-party rights) of IP assets is of key importance in review and initial valuation of a target portfolio. In particular, understanding specific party ownership and any intervening third-party rights of patent assets and copyright assets is a focal point in IP due diligence. This understanding emanates from title searches through the […]