IP Law Daily, BLOG TRACKER—Noteworthy blog posts and other commentary, (Jan 8, 2026)

By WK Editorial Staff

The week’s most insightful, intriguing, or entertaining blog posts regarding intellectual property issues.

• JD Supra, Strategies to Consider with USPTO's New Fast-Track Examination Pilot Program, by Kalyani Joshi and Jeffrey Morton Ph.D.

• IP Watchdog, Why Petrella and SCA Hygiene Protect Against Equitable Defenses of Prosecution Laches, by Ron Katznelson, PhD

• Mondaq, Trademark Law Alert--Cross-Border Trademark Priority, by William M. Borchard

• IP Intelligence, The USPTO’s SEP Working Group: The Next Chapter in Patent Value Advocacy, by Jason F. Hoffman

• Hugh Stephens Blog, Deloitte’s AI Nightmare: Top Global Firm Caught Using AI-Fabricated Sources to Support its Policy Recommendations, by Hugh Stephens

• Rebecca Tushnet’s 43(B)log, Dueling genealogists: photo (c) claims allowed, but not Lanham Act or factual compilation claims, by Rebecca Tushnet (Harvard Law School).

• Copyright Lately, Will the Kat Von D Tattoo Case Kill “Total Concept and Feel”?, by Aaron Moss

• Technology & Marketing Law Blog, Copyright Takedown Notices Don’t Require Services to Find and Remove Other Identical Copies–Athos v. YouTube, by Eric Goldman (Santa Clara University School of Law).

• IP Update, Equivalents still requires all elements be met, injunctive relief still governed by eBay factors, by Jake B. Vallen

• TTABlog, The TTAB Issued 11 Precedential Opinions in 2025, by John Welch

Attorneys: Kalyani Joshi and Jeffrey Morton Ph.D. (Haynes and Boone LLP). William M. Borchard (Cowan Liebowitz & Latman PC). Jason F. Hoffman (Baker & Hostetler LLP). Aaron Moss (Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP). Jake B. Vallen (McDermott Will & Schulte). John Welch (Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.).

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