This week in Other Barks & Bites: the Fifth Circuit affirmed Texas A&M’s sovereign immunity win over “12th Man” copyright claims; the EUIPO reported that 2021 ended with more than 200,000 EU trademark applications filed at the agency; DoorDash reported that it received a record number of consumer delivery orders during the fourth quarter of 2021; the Eleventh Circuit reversed a district court’s dismissal of trade secret claims after finding that it improperly applied Alabama state law instead of Missouri trade secret law; the Georgia Supreme Court affirmed a ruling dismissing personal property theft claims by Edible Arrangements after finding that the trademark owner failed to allege consumer confusion; and Judge Gilstrap scheduled a jury trial in the 5G mobile network patent infringement suit between Ericsson and Apple for June 2023.

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