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July 28, 2025
Amazon Says Geostationary Satellites Causing Interference
Amazon is asking the Federal Communications Commission to stop authorizing new geostationary satellite operators in the non-geostationary satellite primary bands, complaining that geostationary operators are haphazardly using the spectrum designated for operators like Amazon's planned Kuiper constellation and causing interference.
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July 28, 2025
Tesla Defends Autopilot Technology At Trial Over Fatal Crash
Tesla vehicles with autopilot engaged reported fewer crashes than those without, a Tesla corporate representative told jurors Monday in a trial over a fatal Florida Keys crash.
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July 28, 2025
Midband Spectrum Set-Aside Needed For Telemetry, FCC Told
As the Federal Communications Commission considers shutting down more than 2,000 regulatory dockets that have become dormant, it shouldn't have its eye on a rulemaking aimed at setting aside midband airways for the aeronautical mobile telemetry, a defense contractor says.
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July 28, 2025
Perplexity's TM Infringement Confuses Its Own AI, Comet Says
Software company Comet ML asked a California federal judge to tighten up a preliminary injunction in its trademark infringement dispute with Perplexity AI to protect against consumer confusion, saying the artificial intelligence company's own chatbot confuses the two companies' services.
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July 28, 2025
Google Targets Online Ed Co.'s AI Overviews Antitrust Suit
Google asked a D.C. federal judge Friday to dismiss an online education company's lawsuit alleging it coercively conditioned a high search ranking on permitting the "cannibalization" of content for artificial intelligence overviews, arguing AI Overviews are a product improvement whose implementation can't be dictated by antitrust law.
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July 28, 2025
Rincon Band Says NEPA Reform Proposal Is Bad Idea
The Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians says projects under the FCC's jurisdiction have historically "failed to adequately identify and assess historic properties of cultural and religious significance to Tribal Nations" and a proposal to loosen National Environmental Policy Act rules will make things only worse.
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July 28, 2025
Congress Urged To Make FCC Merger OKs Deal-Specific
A free-market think tank says diversity and journalism-related conditions tied to Federal Communications Commission approval of the pending Paramount-Skydance merger show why Congress needs to reform FCC reviews to make sure any conditions are transaction-specific.
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July 28, 2025
FCC Pushed To Rescind Biden-Era Cybersecurity Ruling
Several telecom trade groups have urged the Federal Communications Commission to pull back a ruling from early this year that imposed new cybersecurity requirements on providers in the aftermath of the Salt Typhoon cyberattack by actors linked to the Chinese government.
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July 28, 2025
Fiserv Misled Investors On Platform Growth, Suit Says
Fiserv has been hit with a proposed shareholder class action in New York federal court accusing the payment processing technology company of artificially inflating its growth numbers through the forced migration of customers from its older platform to a newer, more expensive system.
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July 28, 2025
Redfin Settles Patent Claims After Being Cleared At Trial
Real estate brokerage firm Redfin and its supplier Matterport Inc. each have reached a settlement with Surefield — the new company of Redfin's former CEO — to end a patent infringement case in which Redfin was cleared of a $66 million damages request by a Texas federal jury and to resolve Matterport's declaratory judgment action in Washington.
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July 28, 2025
Newly Public Crypto Platform Tron Files Plans To Raise $1B
Crypto platform Tron on Monday filed plans with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to raise $1 billion over time, making preliminary plans for future capital raises following its public listing on Nasdaq through a reverse merger.
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July 28, 2025
11th Circ. Says Woman Must Arbitrate Experian Data Claims
The Eleventh Circuit said a district court should have allowed Experian Information Solutions to compel arbitration in a suit filed by a woman whose identity was allegedly compromised after a data breach, saying the company sufficiently showed she accepted terms of use that require arbitration.
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July 28, 2025
Fantasy Sports Patent Claim Fails Over 'Abstract' Ideas
A Georgia federal judge on Monday adopted a special master's recommendation to toss one of sports tech company Vetnos' patent infringement claims against rival fantasy sports platform PrizePicks, ruling the patent is directed to abstract ideas and ineligible for protection under federal law.
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July 28, 2025
Sony Sues Tencent To Block China Co.'s Video Game 'Rip-Off'
Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC has sued Tencent Holdings Ltd. and subsidiaries of the Chinese technology giant in California federal court to prevent the release of Tencent's video game Light of Motiram, claiming it's a "clone" of Sony's popular Horizon video game series.
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July 28, 2025
Electrolux Range's Defect Led To Fire, Insurer Tells Court
Three Electrolux companies manufactured ranges with a foreseeable defect that allowed the products to unintentionally activate, a property insurer told a Connecticut federal court as it sought to recover the claim payout for a homeowner's kitchen fire.
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July 28, 2025
Walmart Makes Deal After $223M Loss In Trade Secrets Trial
Walmart Inc. has reached a settlement with Zest Labs Inc. to end a suit accusing the retail behemoth of using Zest Labs' trade secrets related to shelf-freshness technology after a jury awarded the company $223 million in damages, according to a Monday court order.
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July 28, 2025
Garbage Truck Co. Fights $58.9M Verdict, Seeks New Trial
A garbage truck manufacturer hit with a $58.9 million verdict for allegedly poaching a fleet management company's executive to create a competing business has asked an Illinois federal court for a new trial or a damages reduction, saying the plaintiff presented a speculative lost-profits damages theory.
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July 28, 2025
Insurer Seeks Exit From Privacy Suit Against Optometry Clinic
A Hartford unit told an Illinois federal court it should owe no coverage for a proposed class action accusing an optometry practice of violating patients' privacy rights by transmitting their sensitive information to Alphabet Inc., arguing a raft of exclusions apply.
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July 28, 2025
Fed. Circ. Vacates Comcast's Mid-Trial Patent Case Win
The Federal Circuit on Monday threw out a Florida federal judge's mid-trial decision that cleared Comcast of allegations it infringed a rival's patent on streaming service technology, saying the lower court needs to take another pass.
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July 28, 2025
Fla. Firm Must Pay $320K Sanction For Not Probing IP Claims
Peter Ticktin and Ticktin Law Group PA have been ordered by a Florida federal judge to pay roughly $321,000 in attorney fees as a sanction for "flagrant conduct" involving their failure to properly investigate patent infringement claims filed on behalf of a client related to smart glass technology.
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July 28, 2025
Magistrate Won't DQ McKool Smith In Headwater IP Case
A Texas magistrate judge has rejected Headwater Research LLC's bid to disqualify McKool Smith LLP from representing AT&T in a wireless patent infringement suit, determining that its attorneys weren't exposed to confidential information while working with a potential business partner.
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July 28, 2025
Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
A Delaware vice chancellor last week sent several coordinated derivative suits seeking millions of dollars in damages from AT&T to trial and also chose a boutique firm to lead a potential "blockbuster" suit challenging a take-private deal of a sports and entertainment group after "heated" attacks between competing counsel.
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July 28, 2025
9th Circ. Tosses 'Bike+' Infringement Claims Against Peloton
The Ninth Circuit has declined to revive trademark infringement claims against Peloton brought by a professional cyclist's fitness app company, finding no reasonable factfinder could find a likelihood of consumer confusion between the app and one of Peloton's exercise bikes.
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July 28, 2025
Atty Loses Pro Hac Vice Status In NC For Habitual Practice
A North Carolina Business Court judge has yanked a Minnesota lawyer's temporary permission to appear in his court based on a prolific number of previous appearances, saying North Carolina bars attorneys from "practicing habitually" in its courts without a North Carolina license.
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July 28, 2025
Space Tech Startup Firefly Launches Plans For $599M IPO
Private equity-backed space and defense technology company Firefly Aerospace on Monday announced terms for its initial public offering, with plans to raise approximately $599 million.
Expert Analysis
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Anthropic Ruling Creates Fair Use Framework For AI Training
A California federal court’s recent ruling that Anthropic’s use of copyrighted books to train its large language model qualified as fair use provides important guidance for both artificial intelligence developers and copyright holders because it distinguishes between transformative uses and unauthorized uses involving pirated or format-shifted works, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.
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Playing Baseball Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Playing baseball in college, and now Wiffle ball in a local league, has taught me that teamwork, mental endurance and emotional intelligence are not only important to success in the sport, but also to success as a trial attorney, says Kevan Dorsey at Swift Currie.
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How US Cos. Should Prep For Brazil's Int'l Data Transfer Rules
Brazil's National Data Protection Authority's new rules concerning the processing and storing of Brazilians' personal data carry significant reputational risks for the e-commerce, financial services, education and health sectors, so U.S. companies with business in Brazil should prepare ahead of the Aug. 23 compliance date, says Juliane Chaves Ferreira at Guimarães & Vieira de Mello.
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A Deep Dive Into 14 Nixed Gensler-Era SEC Rule Proposals
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission last month formally withdrew 14 notices of proposed rulemaking, including several significant and widely criticized proposals that had been issued under former Chair Gary Gensler's leadership, signaling a clear and definitive shift away from the previous administration, say attorneys at Dechert.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Skillful Persuasion
In many ways, law school teaches us how to argue, but when the ultimate goal is to get your client what they want, being persuasive through preparation and humility is the more likely key to success, says Michael Friedland at Friedland Cianfrani.
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A Look At Trump 2.0 Antitrust Enforcement So Far
The first six months of President Donald Trump's second administration were marked by aggressive antitrust enforcement tempered by traditional structural remedies for mergers, but other unprecedented actions, like the firing of Federal Trade Commission Democrats, will likely stoke heated discussion ahead, says Richard Dagen at Axinn.
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Breaking Down Novel Va. Social Media Law For Minors
While a Virginia bill passed in May is notable for setting a one-hour daily limit on minors' use of social media, other provisions create compliance burdens for social media operators and app store providers, and increase privacy and security risks associated with the collection of sensitive information to prove identity, says Jenna Rode at Hunton.
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Fed. Circ. Ingenico Ruling Pivotal For IPR Estoppel Landscape
The Federal Circuit's recent decision in Ingenico v. Ioengine brings long-awaited clarity to the scope of inter partes review estoppel, confirming that a patent challenger is not precluded from relying on the same or substantially similar prior art in both IPR and district court proceedings, so long as it is used to support a different invalidity theory, say attorneys at Irwin IP.
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Litigation Inspiration: How To Respond After A Loss
Every litigator loses a case now and then, and the sting of that loss can become a medicine that strengthens or a poison that corrodes, depending on how the attorney responds, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.
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Tips For Cos. From California Climate Reporting FAQ
New guidance from the California Air Resources Board on how businesses must implement the state's sweeping climate reporting requirements should help companies assess their exposure, understand their disclosure obligations and begin documenting good-faith compliance efforts, says Thierry Montoya at Frost Brown.
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How Patent Attys Can Carefully Integrate LLMs Into Workflows
With artificial intelligence-powered tools now being developed specifically for the intellectual property domain, patent practitioners should monitor evolving considerations to ensure that their capabilities are enhanced — rather than diminished — by these resources, say attorneys at McDonnell Boehnen.
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How NJ's Proposed Privacy Rules Could Reshape AI Data Use
Although not revolutionary, New Jersey's proposed privacy rules would create obligations around the management and processing of consumer personal data that will require careful planning before they can be successfully implemented, say attorneys at Norton Rose.
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The Metamorphosis Of The Major Questions Doctrine
The so-called major questions doctrine arose as a counterweight to Chevron deference over the past few decades, but invocations of the doctrine have persisted in the year since Chevron was overturned, suggesting it still has a role to play in reining in agency overreach, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.
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New PTAB Denial Processes Grow More And More Confusing
Guidance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office about the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's new workload management and discretionary denial processes has been murky and inconsistent, and has been further muddled by the acting director's seemingly contradictory decisions, say attorneys at Finnegan.
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Business Takeaways Following CCPA Enforcement Actions
Advisories and recent enforcement activity by the California Privacy Protection Agency against Honda and Todd Snyder underscore the agency's enforcement interest in the intersection of data minimization and consumer rights, and could make it more challenging for a business to provide a streamlined consumer rights process, say attorneys at Covington.