Blake Brittain

Tarboro, Washington, D.C., United States

Legal Reporter at Reuters

Reporter covering intellectual property at @ReutersLegal. Misplaced North Carolinian, music nerd -- talk to me about IP, BBQ, or R.E.M.

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Western Digital convinces US judge to throw out $552.7 million patent award

5 days ago | today.westlaw.com | Blake Brittain |Aurora Ellis |Alexia Garamfalvi

(Reuters) -Data storage provider Western Digital has convinced a California federal judge to reduce a $552.7 million award against it in a patent dispute over data encryption to just $1, according to a court order made public on Monday.
U.S. judge blocks National Science Foundation from slashing universities’ federal funding

1 week ago | theglobeandmail.com | Nate Raymond |Blake Brittain
Asus fends off bid to ban US laptop imports in Lenovo patent dispute

1 week ago | reuters.com | Blake Brittain

WASHINGTON, June 20 (Reuters) - Taiwanese electronics maker Asus (2357.TW), opens new tab on Friday defeated rival Lenovo's (0992.HK), opens new tab bid to block American imports of Asus' Zenbook laptops and other computers as part of a patent dispute between the two companies. The ruling, opens new tab by the U.S. International Trade Commission was a defeat for Hong Kong-based Lenovo in a patent fight with Asus that extends to California federal court and Europe's Unified Patent Court.
Asus fends off bid to ban US laptop imports in Lenovo patent dispute

1 week ago | today.westlaw.com | Blake Brittain |Sandra Maler

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Taiwanese electronics maker Asus on Friday defeated rival Lenovo's bid to block American imports of Asus' Zenbook laptops and other computers as part of a patent dispute between the two companies. The ruling by the U.S....
US judge blocks slashing of universities' federal funding from National Science Foundation

1 week ago | today.westlaw.com | Nate Raymond |Blake Brittain |Kanishka Singh |Diane Craft

(Reuters) -A federal judge on Friday prevented the National Science Foundation from sharply cutting research funding provided to universities in the latest legal setback to efforts by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to slash government...
Apple wins appeal to overturn $300 mln US patent verdict

1 week ago | reuters.com | Blake Brittain

The Apple Inc. logo is seen hanging at the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in Manhattan, New York, U.S., October 16, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar June 17 (Reuters) - Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab has convinced a U.S. appeals court to throw out a $300 million verdict by a jury that found it infringed wireless standard-essential patents owned by IP management company Optis Wireless Technology.
Apple wins appeal to overturn $300 million US patent verdict

1 week ago | today.westlaw.com | Blake Brittain

(Reuters) -Apple has convinced a U.S. appeals court to throw out a $300 million verdict by a jury that found it infringed wireless standard-essential patents owned by IP management company Optis Wireless Technology. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the...
US Supreme Court rejects bid to revive copyright suit over Ed Sheeran hit 'Thinking Out Loud'

1 week ago | msn.com | Blake Brittain

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US Supreme Court rejects bid to revive copyright suit over Ed Sheeran hit 'Thinking Out Loud'

1 week ago | reuters.com | Blake Brittain

Suit seeks monetary damages over alleged song copying Jury in 2023 ruled in favor of Sheeran in separate lawsuit WASHINGTON, June 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court turned away on Monday a bid to revive a copyright infringement lawsuit accusing pop star Ed Sheeran of unlawfully copying from the late singer Marvin Gaye's 1973 classic "Let's Get It On" in his 2014 hit song "Thinking Out Loud." The justices declined to hear an appeal by Structured Asset Sales, a company owned by investment...
US Supreme Court rejects bid to revive copyright suit over Ed Sheeran hit 'Thinking Out Loud'

1 week ago | today.westlaw.com | Blake Brittain |Will Dunham

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court turned away on Monday a bid to revive a copyright infringement lawsuit accusing pop star Ed Sheeran of unlawfully copying from the late singer Marvin Gaye's 1973 classic "Let's Get It On" in his 2014 hit...

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Articles

Western Digital convinces US judge to throw out $552.7 million patent award

U.S. judge blocks National Science Foundation from slashing universities’ federal funding

Asus fends off bid to ban US laptop imports in Lenovo patent dispute

Asus fends off bid to ban US laptop imports in Lenovo patent dispute

US judge blocks slashing of universities' federal funding from National Science Foundation

Apple wins appeal to overturn $300 mln US patent verdict

Apple wins appeal to overturn $300 million US patent verdict

US Supreme Court rejects bid to revive copyright suit over Ed Sheeran hit 'Thinking Out Loud'

US Supreme Court rejects bid to revive copyright suit over Ed Sheeran hit 'Thinking Out Loud'

US Supreme Court rejects bid to revive copyright suit over Ed Sheeran hit 'Thinking Out Loud'

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