This week on Other Barks & Bites: the Second Circuit affirmed a district court’s summary judgment dismissing trademark infringement claims against PepsiCo’s MTN Dew Rise Energy drink; witnesses urged the House IP Subcommittee to address long-standing unfair practices in China related to standard-essential patents; the Senate holds a hearing on RESTORE, which proposes make it much easier for victorious patent owners to obtain a permanent injunction; the Ninth Circuit corrects Northern California’s legal standard for derivative works in resuscitating antitrust and trade secret claims filed by Teradata; the Supreme Court denied cert to a petition filed by Salix Pharmaceuticals alleging that the Federal Circuit made improper evidentiary findings in affirming the invalidation of its patent claims; the UK’s government announced a consultation into legal frameworks for artificial intelligence, including matters related to copyright; and the Federal Circuit affirmed an order requiring Teva to delist Orange Book patents that failed to claim the active ingredient of the approved drug.

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