Split 9th Circ. Won't Ax Injunction In 'Open AI' TM Fight A man accused by OpenAI of preventing the ChatGPT maker from registering its name as a trademark lost his Ninth Circuit challenge to an injunction blocking him from using the "Open AI" mark while his case is pending.
https://www.law360.com/ip/arti....cles/2260425?utm_sou

Instagrammer Sues Dad Over Ouster From Vape Co., IP Usage Instagram celebrity Dan Bilzerian claims his vape and lifestyle brand was hijacked by his dad and others, according to a Nevada federal lawsuit which accuses them of stealing his likeness and running his name through the mud.
https://www.law360.com/ip/arti....cles/2259964?utm_sou

Alnylam Says It's Not A 'Patent Troll' In Vax IP Row Alnylam Pharmaceuticals has shot back at Moderna's request for about $2.8 million in legal costs it incurred defending a patent suit over its coronavirus vaccine, saying Moderna is wrongly trying to paint it as "a pernicious patent troll."
https://www.law360.com/ip/arti....cles/2260446?utm_sou

Google Says $20M Thermostat IP Verdict Was 'Manufactured' Google is making its argument to the full Federal Circuit that a $20 million verdict the tech giant was hit with in the Western District of Texas was "manufactured" by an expert hired by a competing smart-home energy startup.
https://www.law360.com/ip/arti....cles/2260334?utm_sou

Ex-Oil Products Co. VP Admits To Stealing Trade Secrets A former executive at a New Jersey-based producer of oil products and proprietary flavors admitted possessing and conspiring to possess stolen trade secrets, the U.S. attorney for New Jersey announced Wednesday.
https://www.law360.com/ip/arti....cles/2260461?utm_sou