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November 08, 2024
Facts In Emails Aren't Confidential For Deposition, Judge Says
A government contractor implicated in allegations that the U.S. infringed patents for contactless data carriers must turn over portions of a former employee's emails because the correspondence contains facts not protected by attorney-client privilege, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims has ruled.
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November 08, 2024
French Generative AI Startup Seeks Landmark IPO In Paris
French artificial intelligence company LightOn launched plans Friday for an estimated €10.4 million ($11.2 million) initial public offering, paving the way for Europe's first listing of a generative AI business that is scheduled to debut later this month.
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November 08, 2024
Chancery Tosses Microchip Co.'s Tech Licensor Challenge
A Delaware vice chancellor on Friday dismissed a lawsuit filed by Swiss microchip maker u-blox AG against tech licensor InterDigital Inc., finding among other points that u-blox was barred from moving forward with potentially unsettled claims arising from the same issues in a California federal court case.
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November 08, 2024
Top Groups Lobbying The FCC
The Federal Communications Commission heard from advocates nearly 170 times in October on issues ranging from expanded use of the 6 gigahertz airwaves to programming "blackouts," satellite spectrum sharing, competition in video distribution, and more.
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November 08, 2024
Justices Urged To Review Amazon Patent Program Case
A company alleging patent infringement through Amazon's patent evaluation program is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to take up its appeal of a Federal Circuit ruling that said it had to face a declaratory judgment suit in the purported infringer's home state.
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November 08, 2024
Kustom Entertainment's $222M SPAC Merger Goes Kaput
Blank-check company Clover Leaf Capital is terminating its planned merger with live entertainment organizer Kustom Entertainment Inc., according to a Friday announcement.
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November 08, 2024
Italy's Finance Minister Says EU Must Adopt Digital Tax
The European Union must adopt a digital services tax despite the threat of retaliatory trade measures by the U.S., Italy's finance minister told the country's Parliament as it seeks to widen the scope of its own measure to domestic companies.
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November 08, 2024
Colo. City Says Software Co. Trying To Dodge $20M Verdict
A city in Colorado has urged a federal court to force a software developer to turn over customer contracts and other documents to prove the company is not transferring assets to avoid paying a $20 million judgment, accusing the firm of playing a "corporate shell game."
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November 08, 2024
5th Circ. Remands Texas Social Media Law Challenge
The Fifth Circuit remanded to the district court a challenge to Texas' social media law prohibiting platforms from employing certain content moderation practices, ruling that the record on the case is still too undeveloped to resolve.
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November 08, 2024
Mark Zuckerberg Beats Liability In Social Media MDL
A California federal judge dismissed claims against Mark Zuckerberg in multidistrict litigation alleging Meta concealed social media's risks to young users, finding that plaintiffs failed to show Zuckerberg directly participated in or authorized the alleged concealment despite his control over the company.
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November 08, 2024
Experienced Dealmakers Lead 3 SPACs Raising $365M Total
Three special purpose acquisition companies began trading Friday after pricing initial public offerings that raised $365 million combined under guidance from four law firms, marking the latest sign that more SPACs, particularly those with prior deals under their belts, are willing to test an improving market.
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November 08, 2024
FCC Will Investigate Racially Offensive Text Messages
The Federal Communications Commission will investigate reports of racially offensive text message campaigns across numerous states, the agency's chief said Friday.
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November 07, 2024
'Pure Gamesmanship': Judge Slams NSO's Sanctions Defense
A California federal judge appeared open Thursday to sanctioning NSO Group in WhatsApp's lawsuit accusing the Israeli spyware maker of hacking into 1,400 WhatsApp users' phones, telling NSO's counsel it's insufficient for NSO to have only produced computer code in Israel, and she views its defense as "pure gamesmanship."
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November 07, 2024
OpenAI Beats Copyright Suit By 2 News Websites, For Now
OpenAI preliminarily escaped one of the many copyright suits it's facing from journalism publishers on Thursday, as a New York federal judge found that two alternative news websites didn't sufficiently allege harm from the removal of author information in ChatGPT training sets.
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November 07, 2024
7th Circ. Affirms Warrantless Use of Surveillance Cameras
The Seventh Circuit is standing by its decision that putting a pole up to observe someone's home without a warrant doesn't trample their Fourth Amendment rights because it doesn't constitute a search.
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November 07, 2024
Masimo Spinoff's Ex-CTO Denies Giving Apple Trade Secrets
Cercacor Laboratories' former chief technology officer testified Thursday that he privately emailed Apple CEO Tim Cook offering to help the tech giant become a top health and wellness device brand, but denied accusations that he gave Apple any of the Masimo spinoff's pulse oximetry trade secrets.
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November 07, 2024
Valve Says Atty Ignoring, Threatening Gamers In Antitrust Row
Valve Corp. has urged a Washington federal judge to grant it permission to directly contact game buyers whom the gaming marketplace company is suing to block them from continuing to arbitrate their antitrust claims, saying some gamers want out of arbitration, but their counsel at Bucher Law PLLC is not responsive to their queries.
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November 07, 2024
Super Micro Top Brass Face Suit Over Governance 'Red Flags'
The top brass of Super Micro Computer Inc. have been hit with a shareholder derivative suit in California federal court alleging they caused the artificial intelligence server manufacturer to make false assurances about the effectiveness of the company's internal controls, the accuracy of its financial statements and other corporate governance red flags.
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November 07, 2024
Chancery Mulls Stay, Toss Of SPAC Suit Pending NJ Ruling
Attorneys for the sponsor of a deal that took digital health equipment venture Butterfly Network public in February 2021 argued Thursday for a stay or dismissal of a Delaware Court of Chancery suit challenging the deal, citing extensive overlap with an earlier-filed federal securities action in New Jersey.
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November 07, 2024
ITC Finds Innoscience Infringed Semiconductor Patent
The U.S. International Trade Commission has backed a finding that Innoscience flouted federal law by importing semiconductor technology that infringes an Efficient Power Conversion Corp. patent.
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November 07, 2024
Fed. Circ. Questions Expert's Background In 4G Patent Case
A Federal Circuit judge suggested Thursday that the court might vacate a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision partly invalidating a Sisvel 4G wireless patent challenged by Honeywell and others, saying the board relied on an expert who may not have the necessary qualifications.
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November 07, 2024
Net Neutrality Foes See 6th Circ. Clearing Path To End Rules
Recent arguments in the Sixth Circuit over the Federal Communications Commission's controversial net neutrality restrictions didn't give a definitive indication of how judges will decide the issue, but the rule's opponents are buoyed by questions that appeared at times to lean in their favor.
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November 07, 2024
ITC Finds Dell, ASUSTeK, Acer Imports Don't Infringe Patent
The U.S. International Trade Commission has found that various computer hardware companies, including Dell, never infringed claims in an X1 Discovery Inc. patent related to indexed searching by importing consumer products with certain Microsoft software.
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November 07, 2024
Truth Social Tipper Gets 28 Mos. In Trump SPAC Insider Case
A Manhattan federal judge hit a career securities trader from Florida with a 28-month prison sentence Thursday after a jury convicted him of conveying tips that fueled a $23 million insider trading scheme exploiting plans to take Truth Social public.
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November 07, 2024
Pencils Down On Controversial Regs, GOP Rep Tells FCC
The House Commerce Committee's Republican chair called on the Federal Communications Commission to halt any plans for new rules that could pass only along partisan lines, which she says is in keeping with past presidential transitions.
Expert Analysis
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Where Can Privacy Plaintiffs Sue When Injury Is Online?
Website owners need to understand wiretapping laws to understand whether they may be sued for activity tracking in California or Pennsylvania courts, where the statutory damages for violations of half-century-old laws can be substantial — and a recent Third Circuit decision suggests establishing specific jurisdiction is not as easy as 1-2-3, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.
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UCC Article 12 Offers Banks A Chance To Dive Into 'DePINs'
The 2022 update to Article 12 of the Uniform Commercial Code, which provides a legal framework for decentralized physical infrastructure networks, could offer trade and commodity finance banks attractive opportunities, like the energy-related DePIN projects that have recently made headlines, says Chris McDermott at Cadwalader.
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Short-Seller Implications Of 10th Circ.'s Overstock Decision
The Tenth Circuit's Oct. 15 decision in Overstock Securities Litigation provides clarity on the pleading standard for a market manipulation claim under the Exchange Act, and suggests that short sellers might not be able to rely on the fraud-on-the-market presumption typically invoked by securities plaintiffs, say attorneys at Paul Weiss.
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Patent Lessons From 4 Federal Circuit Reversals In September
Cases that were reversed or vacated by the Federal Circuit last month provide helpful clarity on collateral estoppel, patent eligibility, construction of claim terms that have different boundaries across different claims, and the role of courts as neutral arbiter, say attorneys at Bunsow De Mory.
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Lawyers With Disabilities Are Seeking Equity, Not Pity
Attorneys living with disabilities face extra challenges — including the need for special accommodations, the fear of stigmatization and the risk of being tokenized — but if given equitable opportunities, they can still rise to the top of their field, says Kate Reder Sheikh, a former attorney and legal recruiter at Major Lindsey & Africa.
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Lessons For Municipalities Facing Cyberattacks
With municipal IT teams facing the daunting task of keeping agencies operational while safeguarding sensitive government data, including residents' and employees' personally identifiable information, there are steps a municipality can take to guard against a major cyberattack, say attorneys at Pillsbury.
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New Export Control Guidance Raises The Stakes For Banks
Recent guidance from the Bureau of Industry and Security alerts banks that they could be liable for facilitating export control violations, the latest example of regulators articulating the expectation that both financial institutions and corporations serve as gatekeepers to mitigate crime and aid enforcement efforts, say attorneys at Freshfields.
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Opinion
Judicial Committee Best Venue For Litigation Funding Rules
The Advisory Committee on Civil Rules' recent decision to consider developing a rule for litigation funding disclosure is a welcome development, ensuring that the result will be the product of a thorough, inclusive and deliberative process that appropriately balances all interests, says Stewart Ackerly at Statera Capital.
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The Strategic Advantages Of Appointing A Law Firm CEO
The impact on law firms of the recent CrowdStrike outage underscores that the business of law is no longer merely about providing supplemental support for legal practice — and helps explain why some law firms are appointing dedicated, full-time CEOs to navigate the challenges of the modern legal landscape, says Jennifer Johnson at Calibrate Strategies.
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Fed. Circ. Ruling May Signal Software Patent Landscape Shift
The Federal Circuit's recent ruling in Broadband iTV, despite similarities to past decisions, chose to rely on prior cases finding patent-ineligible claims directed to receiving and displaying information, which may undermine one of the few areas of perceived predictability in the patent eligibility landscape, say attorneys at King & Wood.
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How 2 Proposed Bills Could Transform Patent Law
The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act and the Prevail Act may come up for vote by the Senate Judiciary Committee after the election, and both offer benefits and challenges for inventors and companies seeking to obtain patents, says Philip Nelson at Knobbe Martens.
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Series
Beekeeping Makes Me A Better Lawyer
The practice of patent law and beekeeping are not typically associated, but taking care of honeybees has enriched my legal practice by highlighting the importance of hands-on experience, continuous learning, mentorship and more, says David Longo at Oblon McClelland.
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Budding Lessons From Landmark Plant Seed Patent Battle
The Corteva v. Inari case involving intellectual property rights in genetically modified plants is now proceeding through discovery and potentially to trial, and will raise critical questions that could have a major impact on the agriculture technology industry, say Tate Tischner and Andrew Zappia at Troutman Pepper.
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GAO Decision Offers Insights On Verifying TAA Compliance
The U.S. Government Accountability Office's August decision in Matter of: HPI Federal LLC serves as a reminder of the importance of verifying Trade Agreements Act compliance — and of understanding the parameters of an agency's acceptance of an offeror's TAA representation, say Amy Hoang and Sarah Barney at Seyfarth.
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6 Tips For Cos. Facing Service Provider Cyber Incidents
When a third-party service provider experiences a cybersecurity incident, businesses may wonder if their information is compromised and if their systems are safe, but there are certain steps that can help businesses prepare for and respond to targeted attacks on vendors, say attorneys at Troutman Pepper.