2024 BakerHostetler IP Perspectives – Forecasts, Trends and Accomplishments
Posted in Intellectual Property
There's never a dull moment in the world of intellectual property – a fact that is increasingly apparent, as rapid growth in the field of artificial intelligence transforms the legal landscape at lightning speed. The inaugural BakerHostetler IP Perspectives (BHIPP) reflects BakerHostetler’s stance at the forefront of industry developments. Inspired by the client wins and business development highlights BHIPP was created to go a step beyond. It offers concise analysis from various IP practice teams of current challenges and trends as a showcase of attorneys' knowledge and experience.
There's plenty to dissect: 2023 saw the fewest number of federal court patent cases in more than a decade, with ITC and PTAB proceedings also at decade-long lows; the U.S. Supreme Court weighed in on enablement; AI was front and center; and offshore outsourcing continued to bloom.
Additionally, BakerHostetler was involved in the most high-profile case in the trademark field this year, Hermès v. Rothschild: the first court decision addressing non-fungible tokens and trademark infringement, with firm attorneys boosting IP owners' ability to enforce their rights in the digital marketplace. The work garnered recognition of the practice as U.S. Trademark Litigation Firm of the Year for 2022-23 by Global IP Awards, and a first runner-up award for Litigator of the Week by Litigation Daily.
Click here to read our inaugural BakerHostetler IP Perspectives (BHIPP).