PATENTS This presentation will include important updates in patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, social media and related topics from July 2024 through June 2025. In particular this presentation will include, although not exclusively, United States federal appellate court decisions, United States Supreme Court decisions, and other important legal developments as, although not exclusively, new federal statutes and statute amendments. Topics will include litigation related changes as well as transactional changes. This presentation discusses appeals involving Patent cases initially reviewed through Inter Partes Review (IPR). It explains the complexities and the difficulties of appealing an IPR result. Critical patent cases are discussed, including those involving computer-implemented inventions, double patenting, claim construction, and IPR decisions. The presentation also touched on issues like insufficient written descriptions, obviousness, and the doctrine of equivalence. The course explores legal areas including the False Claims Act and updates to design patent obviousness standards. The course emphasizes the importance of detailed documentation, understanding patent statutes, and staying updated on changes in patent law. This course will also discuss updates on how to draft United States patent applications, replies to patent examiners, appeal briefs in both federal litigation and to the patent office administrative board. COPYRIGHTS This presentation will discuss copyright cases for 2024-2025. These cases involve challenges to the Digital Media Copyright Act, including the Safe Harbor Provision and transformative use of copyrighted material in digital format. They will also discuss copyright infringement, fixed Tangible Media and Human Being Authored submissions versus submissions authored by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and copyright infringement as it relates to photos put on Instagram.