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July 30, 2025
Fed. Circ. Urged To Undo Samsung Win In Patent Fight
The owner of a touch screen patent has urged the Federal Circuit to revive its infringement lawsuit against Samsung, saying a Michigan federal judge got it wrong when analyzing who the patent belonged to when the case was filed.
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July 30, 2025
4 Firms Steer Palo Alto Networks' $25B CyberArk Buy
Cybersecurity giant Palo Alto Networks revealed plans Wednesday to acquire identity security company CyberArk in a cash-and-stock megadeal valued at $25 billion and built by four law firms.
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July 30, 2025
Apple Says DOJ Attacking Legitimate 'Design Choices'
Apple leaned on a familiar playbook of privacy, security and independent choice in its Tuesday answer to the U.S. Department of Justice monopolization lawsuit in New Jersey federal court, arguing the government "fundamentally misunderstands" the restrictions it imposes on iMessage, smartwatch compatibility, mobile wallets, cloud gaming and more.
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July 30, 2025
Samourai Wallet Execs Cop To Money-Transmitting Charges
Two Samourai Wallet executives told a Manhattan federal judge Wednesday that they facilitated bitcoin transfers derived from criminal activity, pleading guilty to scheming to use their crypto-mixer as an unlicensed money transmitter but avoiding a more serious money-laundering conspiracy count.
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July 30, 2025
Former NASCAR Employee Sues Over Data Breach
A former NASCAR employee is spearheading a proposed class action against the racing organization in Florida federal court over its failure to prevent a data breach that saw the theft of sensitive user information.
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July 30, 2025
AI, Crypto Securities Class Actions On The Rise, Report Says
The filing of new securities class actions has remained steady during the first half of 2025, but investor suits related to artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency are on pace to increase, according to a Cornerstone Research report released Wednesday, signaling the recent rapid growth of both industries.
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July 30, 2025
WilmerHale Taps Life Science Pro To Chair Transactions Dept.
WilmerHale announced Wednesday that the former Latham & Watkins LLP attorney it hired last year to co-chair its life sciences practice is taking over as the chair of its transactional department.
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July 29, 2025
Auto Dealer Software Biz Hit With Antitrust Counterclaims
A data company accused alongside Tekion Corp. of hacking into rival technology firm CDK Global's auto dealership management software system to steal proprietary information hit CDK Tuesday with an antitrust counterattack, accusing it of "usurping control over dealer data" that doesn't belong to it in an effort to thwart competition.
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July 29, 2025
X Corp. Asks Judge To Keep Suit Alleging Ad Boycott Intact
X Corp. is asking a Texas federal judge to keep intact its sprawling antitrust lawsuit against advertisers, saying in multiple briefs that the World Federation of Advertisers and several major brands conspired to withhold billions of dollars in advertising in response to its allegedly lax moderation policies.
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July 29, 2025
Haynes Boone Power Team Keeps Winning At Fed. Circ.
Debbie McComas and Angela Oliver have emerged as the duo to beat at the Federal Circuit, as the Haynes Boone partners have taken victories in each of the seven patent appeals between them they've argued this year.
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July 29, 2025
FCC Nixes Objection To Nonprofit's New Miami FM Station
Three petitioners have been scrabbling before the Federal Communications Commission for the right to operate a new low-power station in a part of Miami that can only tolerate one station, and the agency has finally decided who gets it.
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July 29, 2025
SEC Greenlights 'In-Kind' Redemptions For Crypto ETPs
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission voted Tuesday to approve orders to allow cryptocurrency-based exchange-traded products to use in-kind creations and redemptions, aligning with more traditional ETPs.
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July 29, 2025
Reported Plan For Value-Based Patent Fees Unnerves Experts
A proposal reportedly under consideration by the Trump administration to charge patent owners a new fee based on the value of their patents has spurred numerous questions and concerns among experts, who say the idea appears nearly unworkable and could hinder innovation.
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July 29, 2025
Email Hack Info Dooms Coverage Bid For Fraudulent Payment
A trial court that excused a construction management company's insurer from covering a $673,000 reimbursement claim otherwise characterized as a negligent contract breach was right to let a company representative's unreferenced summary about an email hack factor into its decision, a split Illinois appellate panel said Monday.
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July 29, 2025
Airbnb Says Slim Odds Of Shooting Don't Create Tort 'Duty'
The chances of being shot at one of Airbnb's short-term rentals are only slightly greater than the odds of being struck by lightning, so the company could not foresee or be held responsible for events like a 2022 mass shooting at a Pittsburgh rental, counsel for Airbnb told a Pennsylvania judge Tuesday during an oral argument.
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July 29, 2025
Tesla Expert Says No Tech Would've Stopped Reckless Driver
No improved autopilot technology would have changed the reckless behavior of the Tesla driver who caused a fatal crash in the Florida Keys, an expert psychologist told federal jurors Tuesday in the trial over whether the car's autopilot software contributed to the crash.
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July 29, 2025
SpaceX Backs 'Light Licensing Framework' In 37 GHz
As the Federal Communications Commission looks into revamping the lower 37 gigahertz band, SpaceX is pushing the agency to consider a "light licensing framework" like the one it has deployed in several other satellite bands.
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July 29, 2025
Next-Gen TV Can Deliver Localized Emergency Info, FCC Told
A public safety trade group called on the Federal Communications Commission to cement the next-generation TV standard into government rules, emphasizing the public interest benefits of quickly conveying advanced emergency information such as geotargeted alerts.
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July 29, 2025
Prime Core Ch. 11 Trust Seeks Return Of $2.1M In Transfers
The litigation trust for Prime Core Technologies has sued to claw back $2.1 million in cash and cryptocurrency paid out to customers in the weeks before its bankruptcy filing, saying other creditors are facing a serious recovery shortfall worsened by the payments.
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July 29, 2025
Del. Judge Lets Realtek Beat IP Suit With Alice Invalidation
A Delaware federal judge has invalidated the communications patent Media Content Protection LLC accused Realtek Semiconductor Corp. of infringing, finding it doesn't meet patent eligibility requirements.
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July 29, 2025
Flywire Hid Impact Of Student Visa Restrictions, Investor Says
Payment technology company Flywire Inc. has been hit with a proposed shareholder class action in New York federal court accusing the company of attempting to minimize the impact of international student visa restrictions, particularly in Australia and Canada, on its revenues.
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July 29, 2025
Senate Dem Presses Musk On Starlink Use In Scams
Elon Musk is facing questions from a Democratic U.S. senator concerning the possible use of Starlink by South Asian criminal organizations to run sweeping scams against Americans.
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July 29, 2025
Ex-TTEC Worker Pushes For Cert. In Expense Coverage Suit
A former TTEC Services employee accusing the customer service technology company of failing to reimburse workers for computers and internet upgrades asked a Colorado federal judge on Monday to certify a proposed class and collective action, claiming Tenth Circuit precedent backs certification prior to a court considering arbitration agreements.
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July 29, 2025
Bit Digital's AI Infrastructure Subsidiary Eyes $125M IPO
Artificial intelligence infrastructure company WhiteFiber Inc. on Tuesday unveiled plans to spin off from its parent company Bit Digital by way of an initial public offering, with plans to raise an estimated $125 million in an offering built by four law firms.
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July 29, 2025
Convicted Crypto CEO Tied To Abramoff Gets 7-Year Sentence
A California federal judge Tuesday sentenced a cryptocurrency company founder who committed a multimillion-dollar fraud in a scheme also involving disgraced ex-lobbyist Jack Abramoff to seven years imprisonment — less than the 17 years prosecutors sought — in light of the man's childhood trauma, mental health and lack of criminal history.
Expert Analysis
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Learning From Failure
While law school often focuses on the importance of precision, correctness and perfection, mistakes are inevitable in real-world practice — but failure is not the opposite of progress, and real talent comes from the ability to recover, rethink and reshape, says Brooke Pauley at Tucker Ellis.
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23andMe Fine Signals ICO's New GDPR Enforcement Focus
Many of the cybersecurity failures identified by the Information Commissioner’s Office in its investigation of 23andMe, recently resulting in a £2.3 million fine, were basic lapses, but the ICO's focus on several new U.K. General Data Protection Regulation considerations will likely carry into the future, say lawyers at Womble Bond.
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Midyear Rewind: How Courts Are Reshaping VPPA Standards
The first half of 2025 saw a series of cases interpreting the Video Privacy Protection Act as applied to website tracking technologies, including three appellate rulings deepening circuit splits on what qualifies as personally identifiable information and who qualifies as a consumer under the statute, say attorneys at Perkins Coie.
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Tips For Crypto AI Agent Developers Under SEC Watch
With agents powered by artificial intelligence increasingly making decisions in the cryptocurrency world, there's a chance the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission could use the Investment Advisers Act to regulate this technology in financial services, but there are ways developers can mitigate regulatory risks, say attorneys at Morrison Cohen.
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How The Healthline Privacy Settlement Redefines Ad Tech Use
The Healthline settlement is the first time California has drawn a clear line in the sand around how website tracking must function in practice, so if your site uses tracking technologies, especially around sensitive content like health or finance, regulators are inspecting your website's back end, not just its banner, say attorneys at Baker Donelson.
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AI Infrastructure Growth Brings Unique IP Considerations
The explosive rise of artificial intelligence has triggered an equally dramatic transformation in the supporting infrastructure required to meet growing AI demand, and the technology used in these data centers has its own intellectual property considerations to navigate, says Vincent Allen at Carstens Allen.
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Adapting To Private Practice: From ATF Director To BigLaw
As a two-time boomerang partner, returning to BigLaw after stints as a U.S. attorney and the director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, people ask me how I know when to move on, but there’s no single answer — just clearly set your priorities, says Steven Dettelbach at BakerHostetler.
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Tips For US Investors Eyeing Middle East Data Centers
While Middle East data center investment presents a compelling opportunity in light of renewed U.S.-Gulf cooperation on artificial intelligence and critical technologies, these projects require a nuanced understanding of regional legal and regulatory regimes, says Haykel Hajjaji at Covington.
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Influencer Marketing Partnerships Face Rising Litigation Risk
In light of recent class actions claiming that brands and influencers are misleading consumers with deceptive marketing practices — largely premised on the Federal Trade Commission's endorsements guidance — proactive compliance measures are becoming more important, say attorneys at Olshan Frome.
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5 Consumer Protection Compliance Issues In NY State Budget
Companies that engage with New York consumers should promptly familiarize themselves with new state budget provisions that require finance and retail companies to make certain business practices more transparent and easier for customers to execute, say attorneys at Mintz.
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Balancing The Promises And Perils Of Tokenizing Securities
Tokenizing listed securities offers the promise of greater efficiency, accessibility and innovation, but a recent U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission statement makes clear that the federal securities laws continue to apply to tokenized securities, so financial institutions and technology developers must work together to create clear rules, say attorneys at Orrick.
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How To Increase 3rd-Party Preissuance Patent Submissions
Attorneys Marian Underweiser and Marc Ehrlich, who helped draft the America Invents Act, discuss changes that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office could potentially implement to facilitate its hopes for increased participation in front-end patent challenges.
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How Cos. In China Can Tailor Compliance Amid FCPA Shifts
The U.S. Department of Justice’s recently updated Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement guidelines create a fluid business environment for companies operating in China that will require a customized compliance approach to navigate both countries’ corporate and legal systems, say attorneys at Dickinson Wright.
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7 Ways Employers Can Avoid Labor Friction Over AI
As artificial intelligence use in the workplace emerges as a key labor relations topic in the U.S. and Europe, employers looking to reduce reputational risk and prevent costly disputes should consider proactive strategies to engage with unions, say attorneys at Baker McKenzie.
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Open Banking Is On Ice As sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Seeks To Toss Its Own Rule
Even as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's efforts to toss its open banking rule play out in Kentucky federal court, it remains statutorily required to effectuate consumer access to data, raising questions about how it would replace the previously finalized standard, say attorneys at Cooley.