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August 01, 2024
PTAB Takes Out Last Patent From Google's $12M Trial Loss
Google has persuaded the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to invalidate all Flypsi Inc. patent claims tied to the tech giant's $12 million infringement loss in the Western District of Texas.
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August 01, 2024
Fed. Circ. Denies PTAB Overreach In Voice Tech IP Invalidation
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board properly invalidated a Voice Tech Corp. patent directed to the use of voice commands and did not make up a new theory in favor of challenger Unified Patents LLC, the Federal Circuit said Thursday.
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August 01, 2024
Prisoner Swap Includes Russian Convicted Of Insider Trading
A Kremlin-linked Russian national serving nine years for the largest insider trading case ever prosecuted in the U.S. was among the 24 people freed Thursday in an elaborate prisoner swap that included American journalist Evan Gershkovich and former Marine Paul Whelan.
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August 01, 2024
Court Won't Stop FTC Judges In H&R Block False Ad Fight
The Federal Trade Commission can proceed with its hearing against H&R Block accusing the tax preparation firm of false advertising, a Missouri federal judge ruled Thursday, rejecting the company's argument that the agency's administrative law judges lack constitutional authority to preside.
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August 01, 2024
Locke Lord Adds Insurance, Privacy Partners In Chicago
Locke Lord LLP announced on Wednesday that two partners formerly of Sidley Austin LLP and Thompson Coburn LLP have joined the firm's insurance and cybersecurity practices out of Chicago.
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August 01, 2024
Greenberg Traurig Hires Data Protection Partner From MoFo
Greenberg Traurig Germany LLP has expanded its data protection practice with a former senior associate from Morrison Foerster LLP who helped shape ground-breaking projects and proceedings in Berlin and New York over the past eight years, the firm said Thursday.
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August 01, 2024
Outbrain Buys Video Platform Teads From Altice In $1B Deal
Advertising platform Outbrain, advised by three law firms, on Thursday revealed plans to acquire global omnichannel video advertising platform Teads from telecommunications company Altice, led by two law firms, in a $1 billion deal meant to create an open internet advertising platform giant.
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August 01, 2024
Hotel Giant Escapes Franchisee Suit Over Cyberattack
A Georgia federal judge dismissed a proposed class action lodged by InterContinental Hotels Group franchisees who aimed to hold it liable for losses after a 2022 cyberattack that knocked a centralized room-booking platform offline for several weeks.
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August 01, 2024
RTX Didn't Tell Jobseekers Of Lie Detector Ban, Suit Says
Raytheon Technologies Corp., now RTX Corporation, failed to advise job applicants that Massachusetts bans the use of lie detector tests in hiring decisions, as required by a nearly 40-year-old law, a proposed class action filed in state court alleges.
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August 01, 2024
R1 RCM Going Private In $8.9B Deal Steered By 4 Firms
TowerBrook Capital Partners and Clayton Dubilier & Rice have agreed to take R1 RCM Inc. private in a deal that values the healthcare-focused tech provider at about $8.9 billion, the company said in a Thursday announcement.
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August 01, 2024
Calif. Justices Block Drivers From Intervening In PAGA Deal
The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that ride-hail drivers bringing claims under the state's Private Attorneys General Act lack standing to intervene in a separate case that reached a settlement.
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August 01, 2024
Biotech Co. Biedermann Motech Hits Ch. 11 With $34M Debt
Biedermann Motech, a maker of implants for spinal and extremity surgery, filed for Chapter 11 protection in Delaware bankruptcy court with $34 million in debt.
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July 31, 2024
AT&T Faces New Data Breach Class Action By Non-Customers
AT&T, already facing litigation over a data breach it admitted to in mid-July, was hit Tuesday with another putative class action in Texas federal court, this time by two individuals who alleged the telecom giant disregarded the breach's impact on customers of other companies using AT&T's network.
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July 31, 2024
IRL App Cofounder Hit With SEC Suit Alleging $170M Fraud
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued the cofounder of media app In Real Life in California federal court on Wednesday, alleging a scheme to sell $170 million in company stock to investors while omitting that the app's growth was fueled by bot-generated traffic, and using company credit cards on personal expenses.
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August 01, 2024
CORRECTED: Estonians Extradited In $575M Crypto Fraud Case Win Bail
A Washington federal judge has allowed two Estonian men to be released on bail backed by $5 million bonds after they were extradited to Seattle to face criminal charges that they operated cryptocurrency and money laundering schemes worth $575 million.
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July 31, 2024
AI Prior Art Is Either Nothing New Or A Red Flag, USPTO Told
Technology companies, drugmakers and various industry organizations have represented to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that they're torn on how artificial intelligence should be used when determining whether something is patentable over prior art.
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July 31, 2024
Netflix's Culture Created A 'Sexual' Workplace, Suit Says
Netflix has been hit with a wrongful firing suit in California state court by a former employee who accused it of fostering a workplace environment that's "very sexual in nature," requiring that employees engage in one-on-one meetings that are "nothing more than speed dating" and that subjected her to unwanted advances.
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July 31, 2024
Bill To Revive FCC's Broadband Subsidy Clears Senate Panel
A Democratic bill to restart the Federal Communications Commission's defunct broadband subsidy passed a Senate committee Wednesday after a debate over how to pay for FCC-related spending priorities, as well as agency authority to start new spectrum auctions.
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July 31, 2024
GoDaddy Asks To Have Tech Co.'s Antitrust Suit Culled
Domain registrar GoDaddy is asking a Virginia federal court to knock out half of a lawsuit accusing it of blackballing a tech company from its platform, saying that after failing to secure a licensing deal, the suing company "has now turned to antitrust law to try to compel a result it could not obtain through arms-length negotiation."
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July 31, 2024
Fed. Circ. Sees No Disclosure In Private Sale Of Laptop Ports
A "private" sale of some 15,000 laptop ports doesn't count as "a public disclosure," as far as patent law is concerned, the Federal Circuit ruled Wednesday, affirming a patent board panel's earlier ruling.
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July 31, 2024
Apple, Google Dropped From IP Suit Over PUBG Knockoffs
A California federal judge has agreed to dismiss video game publisher Krafton's copyright suit accusing Google and Apple of distributing infringing versions of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds on their respective platforms, while Krafton and YouTube said they're close to resolving claims over an infringing film containing game footage.
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July 31, 2024
Trade Secrets Cases To Watch In 2024: A Midyear Report
A Virginia appellate court reversed a historic $2 billion trade secrets verdict in a closely watched case, and the Seventh Circuit emphasized that the federal trade secrets law applies to conduct abroad, expanding the damages landscape. Here are some of the most notable trade secrets cases to watch for the rest of 2024.
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July 31, 2024
Report Finds Uptick In AI-Related Shareholder Suits
Class action lawsuits accusing companies of deceiving investors about their artificial intelligence capabilities are on the rise this year while the previously trendy areas of shareholder litigation against cryptocurrency companies and special purpose acquisition companies have fallen significantly, according to a Wednesday report from Cornerstone Research.
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July 31, 2024
Chancery OK Sought For $2.5M BigBear.ai SPAC Suit Deal
GigCapital Global has agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle a Delaware Chancery Court shareholder class action that sought damages for alleged breaches of fiduciary duty and unjust enrichment in connection with the 2021 go-public merger with artificial intelligence company BigBear.ai.
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July 31, 2024
GAO Says Navy Tactical Radio Contract Protest Is Untimely
The U.S. Government Accountability Office rejected a Las Vegas-based contractor's challenge to U.S. Navy deals awarded to L3Harris Technologies Inc. and Data Link Solutions, finding that the protest was four months too late.
Expert Analysis
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Opinion
Flawed Fintiv Rule Should Be Deemed Overreach In Tech Suit
A pending federal lawsuit over the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's unilateral changes to key elements of the America Invents Act, Apple v. Vidal, could shift the balance of power between Congress and federal agencies, as it could justify future instances of unelected officials unilaterally changing laws, say Patrick Leahy and Bob Goodlatte.
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Unpacking The Latest Tranche Of Sanctions Targeting Russia
Hundreds of new U.S. sanctions and export-control measures targeting trade with Russia, issued last week in connection with the G7 summit, illustrate the fluidity of trade-focused restrictions and the need to constantly refresh compliance analyses, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.
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How Associates Can Build A Professional Image
As hybrid work arrangements become the norm in the legal industry, early-career attorneys must be proactive in building and maintaining a professional presence in both physical and digital settings, ensuring that their image aligns with their long-term career goals, say Lana Manganiello at Equinox Strategy Partners and Estelle Winsett at Estelle Winsett Professional Image Consulting.
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Assessing The Energy Act 2023, Eight Months On
Although much of the detail required to fully implement the Energy Act 2023 remains to be finalized, the scale of change in the energy sector is unprecedented, and with the U.K. prioritizing achieving net-zero, it is likely that developments will continue at pace, say lawyers at Paul Hastings.
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Determining Who Owns Content Created By Generative AI
Adobe's recent terms-of-service update and ensuing clarification regarding its AI-training practices highlights the unanswered legal questions regarding ownership of content created using artificial intelligence, says John Poulos at Norton Rose.
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Skip Versus File: The Patent Dilemma That Costs Millions
In the nearly 30 years since the inception of the provisional application, many have weighed the question of whether or not to file the provisional, and data shows that doing so may allow inventors more time to refine their ideas and potentially gain an extra year of protection, says Stanko Vuleta at Highlands Advisory.
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Firms Must Rethink How They Train New Lawyers In AI Age
As law firms begin to use generative artificial intelligence to complete lower-level legal tasks, they’ll need to consider new ways to train summer associates and early-career attorneys, keeping in mind the five stages of skill acquisition, says Liisa Thomas at Sheppard Mullin.
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What 4 Cyber Protection Actions Mean For Marine Transport
Several recent steps by the Biden administration are necessary to address the cyber threats that increasingly disrupt the maritime sector, but also impose new legal risks, liabilities and operating costs on the owners and operators of U.S.-flagged vessels and facilities, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.
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Cyber Takeaways For Cos. From Verizon Data Breach Report
Camilo Artiga-Purcell at Kiteworks analyzes the key findings of the 2024 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report from a legal perspective, examining the implications for organizations' cybersecurity strategies and compliance efforts.
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Think Like A Lawyer: Always Be Closing
When a lawyer presents their case with the right propulsive structure throughout trial, there is little need for further argument after the close of evidence — and in fact, rehashing it all may test jurors’ patience — so attorneys should consider other strategies for closing arguments, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.
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Tracking China's Push To Invalidate Foreign Patents
China’s increasing use of courts and administrative panels to nullify patents in strategically important industries, such as technology, pharmaceuticals and rare-earth minerals, raises serious concerns about the intellectual property rights of foreign businesses operating there, say Rajat Rana and Manuel Valderrama at Selendy Gay.
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3 Ways To Fight Alice Rejections Of Blockchain Patents
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
With blockchain-related patent application filings on the rise, Thomas Isaacson at Polsinelli offers strategies for responding to U.S. Patent and Trademark Office determinations that the blockchain network is just a generic computer and patent-ineligible under the U.S. Supreme Court's 2014 Alice v. CLS Bank decision.
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Takeaways From Nat'l Security Division's Historic Declination
The Justice Department National Security Division's recent decision not to prosecute a biochemical company for an employee's export control violation marks its first declination under a new corporate enforcement policy, sending a clear message to companies that self-disclosure of misconduct may confer material benefits, say attorneys at Perkins Coie.
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F1 Driver AI Case Sheds Light On Winning Tactics In IP Suits
A German court recently awarded damages to former F1 driver Michael Schumacher's family in an artificial intelligence dispute over the unlicensed use of his image, illustrating how athletes are using the law to protect their brands, and setting a precedent in other AI-generated image rights cases, William Bowyer at Lawrence Stephens.
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Lessons From Epic's Dutch Fine For Unfair Marketing To Kids
Dutch regulators' imposition of a €1.1 million fine on Epic Games for unfair commercial practices targeting children marks a significant moment in the ongoing scrutiny of digital market practices, and follows an increased focus on children's online safety in the U.S. and European Union, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.