Griffith Barbee is pleased to announce the firm’s recognition in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” publication for the second year in a row. Our firm was ranked among the “Best Law Firms®” honor in the DFW area for two practice areas: Litigation – Intellectual Property (Tier 2)Commercial Litigation (Tier 3) Firms […]
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DynaCap LLC Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Apple and STMicroelectronics
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 4, 2025 – Austin, Texas Overview Texas-based DynaCap LLC has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas (Austin Division) against Apple Inc., STMicroelectronics N.V., and STMicroelectronics, Inc. (Case No. 1:25-cv-01768). The complaint alleges infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,813,138; 6,969,912; and 7,035,082, […]
Trade Secret Protection in the Age of AI
The rapid evolution of AI copyright law in 2025 has overshadowed an equally critical development: the erosion of trade secret protections through AI interactions in remote work environments. While businesses focus on managing AI copyright risks revealed by recent settlements and court decisions, many are overlooking how AI tools create entirely new vectors for trade […]
Your Company’s AI Strategy May Be Creating Hidden IP Liabilities
The Post-Settlement Reality Check Anthropic’s settlement in a closely watched dispute with a class of authors and publishers who alleged copyright infringement arising from Anthropic’s use of copyrighted materials to train its generative AI models represents a watershed moment for AI liability. While the settlement demonstrates that AI companies are taking copyright concerns seriously, it […]
AI Training Data: The New Battleground for Copyright Fair Use Defense
The artificial intelligence copyright legal landscape experienced a dramatic shift in 2025, with conflicting court decisions creating both opportunities and uncertainties for businesses using AI systems. On February 11, 2025, a Delaware federal court issued the first major decision concerning the use of copyrighted material to train AI in Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GMBH v. […]
Texas’ New Physician Non-Compete Law: What it Means for Healthcare Employers and Providers
Texas recently made a major change to the way non-compete agreements work for healthcare providers. On June 20, 2025, Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 1318 (SB 1318) into law, creating new rules that reshape the requirements for Texas physician non-compete agreements and extend restrictions on non-competes to additional healthcare providers. The new law took effect September […]
Trademark Law Case: Brunetti, the USPTO, and the F-Word
The intersection of trademark law and free speech is ever-evolving, and the Brunetti case is a prime example. As a top Dallas IP law firm, Griffith Barbee is following this case, which challenges the boundaries of what can be registered as a trademark. The First Brunetti Case: A Landmark in Trademark Law In the world […]
New AI Tools Are Revolutionizing Patent Examination at the USPTO
The world of Intellectual Property (IP) law is rapidly evolving, and The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is embracing cutting-edge technology to keep up with the evolving landscape. Significant shifts, such as integrating artificial intelligence (AI) tools in to the patent examination process, are enhancing the efficiency and quality of patent rights. The USPTO’s […]
Hollywood vs. Machines: Disney and Universal File Copyright Suit Against Midjourney
The red carpet has officially rolled into federal court. In a move that could reshape how copyright law applies to artificial intelligence, Disney and Universal, two giants of global entertainment, have sued the AI image-generation platform Midjourney. Filed on June 14th in Los Angeles, the lawsuit alleges that Midjourney enables users to generate strikingly realistic […]