Buffett’s Duracell Sued by BASF Over Lithium Battery Secrets April 11, 2025 By Jef Feeley Billionaire investor Warren Buffett’s Duracell battery maker was accused by chemical producer BASF SE of stealing trade secrets about lithium...
AI Company Anthropic Wins Early Round in Music Publishers’ Copyright Case March 27, 2025 By Blake Brittain Artificial intelligence company Anthropic convinced a California federal judge on Tuesday to reject a preliminary bid to block it from...
LL Bean Agrees to Injunction to End Skechers Shoe Patents Lawsuit December 27, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel LL Bean, the clothing and outdoor gear company, agreed to stop selling a line of casual shoes to settle a...
Squishmallows Maker Can Sue Build-A-Bear Over Alleged Plush Toy Knockoffs July 17, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel A U.S. judge rejected Build-A-Bear Workshop’s effort to dismiss a lawsuit claiming that its Skoosherz plush toys were unauthorized knockoffs...
Markets/Coverages: Arch Insurance Int’l Launches Intangible Assets Team for IP Risks November 17, 2023 Arch Insurance International has launched an intangible assets team, which joins from Aon following an agreement to acquire certain assets...
Alcon to Pay Johnson & Johnson $199M to Settle Eye-Laser Cases February 13, 2023 By Blake Brittain Alcon Vision will pay Johnson & Johnson’s Surgical Vision Inc $199 million to settle legal battles over intellectual property related...
Marsh Launches Intellectual Property Product With Broad Defense Coverage March 13, 2019 Marsh has launched IP Protect – an insurance product tailored to address organizations’ intellectual property (IP) risks. A proprietary Marsh...
Aon Launches Intellectual Property Liability Coverage June 28, 2018 Aon plc has launched a new insurance product designed to cover clients’ intellectual property liability, including patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade...