Intellectual Property Law
New Matter VOLUME 50, EDITION 3, FALL 2025
Content
- 2025 New Matter Author Submission Guidelines
- Contents
- Contract Ambiguity Leads to Mistrial In $122m Biotech Royalty Dispute: Lessons from Genentech v. Biogen
- Copyright Roundup
- CRISPR-Cas9 Appeal
- Federal Circuit Report
- Inside This Issue
- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECTION Executive Committee 2025-2026
- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECTION Interest Group Representatives 2025-2026
- IP and Art: An International Perspective
- Letter from the Chair
- Letter from the Editor-in-Chief
- MCLE Self-Study Article
- Online Cle For Participatory Credit
- Quarterly International IP Law Update
- The California Lawyers Association Intellectual Property Alumni
- The European Patent Corner
- The Licensing Corner
- Trade Secrets: An Interview with Chris Buntel of Tangibly
- TTAB Decisions and Developments
- Ninth Circuit Report
Ninth Circuit Report
ANNE-MARIE DAO
Sheppard Mullin
GREETINGS, NINTH CIRCUIT REPORT READERS! In this issue, we examine the Ninth Circuit’s recent Shopify decision, which significantly expands the doctrine of specific personal jurisdiction as it applies to e-commerce businesses and other online platforms.
BRISKIN V. SHOPIFY: Ninth Circuit Reshapes Online Jurisdiction for the Digital Age
On April 21, 2025, the Ninth Circuit issued a transformative ruling in Briskin v. Shopify, Inc.1 expanding how personal jurisdiction principles apply to e-commerce platforms accused of misusing consumer data. The decision enables consumers to bring privacy claims in California courts against out-of-state technology providers—even where those providers do not distinctly "target" California residents. The ruling, significant for digital businesses nationwide, both modernizes and expands the reach of state courts in the era of ubiquitous online commerce.