Rothwell Figg Ernst & Manbeck
Counsel of record in 5 federal IP lawsuits tracked by IP Feed.
- Openfor plaintiffS.D.N.Y.2026-10-21The New York Times Company v. Perplexity AI, Inc.
The New York Times sues Perplexity AI for copyright infringement over unauthorized use of its journalism.
- Openfor plaintiffS.D.N.Y.2026-10-16The Center for Investigative Reporting, Inc. v. OpenAI, Inc.
Center for Investigative Reporting sues OpenAI for copyright infringement over AI training on journalistic content.
- Openfor plaintiffS.D.N.Y.2026-10-07U.S. News & World Report, L.P. v. OpenAI, Inc.
U.S. News & World Report sues OpenAI for copyright infringement over alleged unauthorized use of its articles.
- Openfor plaintiffS.D.N.Y.2026-10-07California Newspapers Partnership v. Microsoft Corporation
A coalition of nine major U.S. newspapers—including the Los Angeles Daily News, San Diego Union-Tribune, and Hartford Courant—sued Microsoft and OpenAI, alleging the companies used their copyrighted news articles without permission to train AI language models. The plaintiffs claim their published work was scraped and used to build commercial AI products that compete with legitimate news distribution.
- Closedfor plaintiffN.D. Cal.2026-10-06DirecTV, LLC v. Adeia Inc.
DirecTV sues Adeia for patent infringement over media guide and interactive television technology.
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