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  • July 15, 2025

    IP Owner Orgs Urge Fed. Circ. To Reject Fintiv Memo Appeal

    Organizations representing startups and other intellectual property owners have urged the Federal Circuit to reject SAP America Inc.'s mandamus petition challenging the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office leader's handling of a discretionary denials policy, arguing she acted within the powers of her role.

  • July 15, 2025

    Ga. Judge Sends Online Casino Suit To Arbitration

    A Georgia federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit over money lost on casino-style gambling websites like Luckyland Slots and Global Poker, saying the case can't move forward in the Peach State and must go to arbitration instead. 

  • July 15, 2025

    Consumers Say Apple's Bid To End App Store Case Will Fail

    A massive class of consumers accusing Apple of monopolizing the distribution of apps on its devices has told a California federal court the tech giant's planned summary judgment bid should be rejected because there's evidence showing harm to both users and developers.

  • July 15, 2025

    House Passes Bill To Codify FCC Network Security Council

    The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday that would cement into law a federal advisory panel on network security.

  • July 15, 2025

    The Biggest IP Agency Developments Of 2025: Midyear Report

    The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the U.S. Copyright Office have not been spared from the Trump administration's shake-ups and changes across the federal government in the first half of the year.

  • July 15, 2025

    SEC Drops Bribery Suit Against Ex-Cognizant Execs

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission told a New Jersey federal court Tuesday that it will drop its lawsuit against the former president and chief legal officer of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. over an alleged bribery scheme, after the U.S. Department of Justice dropped a related criminal case.

  • July 15, 2025

    Modoc Nation Suit Against Computer Co. On Hold For Appeal

    An Oklahoma federal judge has paused the Modoc Nation's $14.6 million lawsuit against a computer management company while a former attorney general for the tribe appeals his entitlement to sovereign immunity, ruling that the case will be stayed until the interlocutory appeal is resolved.

  • July 15, 2025

    Patent Owner Wants Google Sanctioned For Discovery Tactics

    The owner of a location tracking patent has asked a New York federal judge to sanction Google in an infringement case, claiming the company dumped massive amounts of documents on him before depositions were set to begin and then refused to respond to a proper request for more information.

  • July 15, 2025

    FCC Hunts For Customer Info On Cellcom Network Outage

    Regional wireless service provider Cellcom's mid-May network outage has prompted a public inquiry by federal regulators who want to know how customers handled their inability to make or receive texts and calls.

  • July 15, 2025

    Tesla Engineer Says Company Kept Scant Safety Data

    Tesla did not document safety statistics of its autopilot system in the early years of its implementation, according to testimony from a Tesla engineer that jurors in Miami heard Tuesday in a trial over a fatal Florida Keys crash.

  • July 15, 2025

    FCC Drops 'Single Seller' Marketing Reg After 11th Circ. Ruling

    The Federal Communications Commission has plucked from the books a rule requiring individual consumer consent for companies to contact customers through comparison shopping sites after the Eleventh Circuit declared the regulation an overstep.

  • July 15, 2025

    Voxer Sues Google And Amazon Over Streaming Patents

    Virtual walkie-talkie maker Voxer has sued Google and Amazon in Delaware federal court, claiming they infringed the same network reception patents resulting in a $206 million trial win in a separate case against Meta in 2022 that was later vacated after a settlement.

  • July 15, 2025

    Take New Spectrum Auction Powers Out For Spin, Feds Told

    Telecom regulators need to act quickly to open a critical portion of midband airwaves to wireless companies while ensuring safeguards to block any interference with aircraft safety equipment using a nearby band, a mobile services group said this week.

  • July 15, 2025

    Judge Says Election Audit Deal Doesn't Cover Michigan Atty

    A $500,000 settlement reached between a Pennsylvania businessman and a cybersecurity firm suing over unpaid voting machine investigation bills does not cover a Michigan attorney and her firm, a Michigan federal judge ruled this week.

  • July 15, 2025

    Roku Attacks Mich. AG's Standing In Child Data Privacy Suit

    Michigan's attorney general lacks the authority to assert privacy claims on behalf of millions of Great Lakes State residents, Roku Inc. said Monday in a bid to narrow a lawsuit accusing the streaming platform of illegally collecting and sharing children's data.

  • July 15, 2025

    9th Circ. Upholds Axing Of IT Co.'s Microsoft Data Misuse Case

    The Ninth Circuit declined Tuesday to revive a cybersecurity supplier's case accusing Microsoft of misusing a proprietary database of login credentials recovered on the black market, concluding that the parties' contract did not impose limits on the tech giant's use of the data.

  • July 15, 2025

    Weedmaps, SPAC Officers Want Out Of Investor SEC Fine Suit

    Cannabis tech company Weedmaps Technology Inc. and leaders of a blank check company that it merged with have asked to be released from an investor's proposed class action alleging damages following the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's announcement that it fined Weedmaps $1.5 million for allegedly making misleading statements about its monthly active users.

  • July 15, 2025

    Kirkland Tops M&A League Tables In First Half Of 2025

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP was the top mergers and acquisitions legal adviser both globally and in North America during the first half of 2025, as measured by both value and transaction numbers, league table data from GlobalData showed Tuesday. 

  • July 15, 2025

    Anthropic Seeks 9th Circ. Fair Use Appeal Over Piracy Claims

    Anthropic PBC asked a California federal judge Tuesday to let the Ninth Circuit review his decision that making fair use of copyrighted books to train artificial intelligence technology did not absolve the company of potential liability for alleged piracy.

  • July 15, 2025

    Ohio Justices Asked If Product Liability Law Covers Uber, Lyft

    An Ohio federal judge has asked the state's Supreme Court to weigh in on whether the Ohio Product Liability Act annuls claims against Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. over a car accident involving their apps even though those apps don't fit the definition of a "product."

  • July 15, 2025

    PTAB Knocks Out Claims In 3 Nasal Airway Patents

    The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has invalidated a host of claims across a trio of nasal airway treatment patents owned by Aerin Medical, agreeing with challenger Neurent Medical that the claims were obvious.

  • July 15, 2025

    Holland & Knight Adds LGBTQ-Led Startup Pro To VC Team

    Holland & Knight LLP has added a director of client development with over a decade of experience in venture capital, startup investing and business development for its emerging companies and venture capital practice.

  • July 15, 2025

    TikTok, Chinese Co. Dispute Ownership Of Video Editing Tech

    TikTok and a Chinese company that accuses it of stealing trade secrets for a video-editing tool and infringing copyrights related to the tool have filed opposing motions for summary judgment, with the social media giant arguing that the plaintiff has not established ownership of the technology in question.

  • July 15, 2025

    Brookfield, Google Ink $3B Hydroelectric Power Deal

    Brookfield Asset Management, its subsidiary Brookfield Renewable Partners and Google have agreed to a "first-of-its-kind" more than $3 billion deal that aims to build up to 3,000 megawatts' worth of hydroelectric power capacity throughout the country, Brookfield announced Tuesday.

  • July 15, 2025

    Small Carriers Caught Off Guard By Demand-Free T-Mobile OK

    Rural wireless carriers appeared stunned by the feds' recent decision to let T-Mobile absorb most of UScellular without setting new requirements meant to protect their service areas, but they aren't the only ones dismayed by the turn of events.

Expert Analysis

  • A Look At Trump Admin's Shifting Strategies To Curtail sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

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    The Trump administration has so far carried out its goal of minimizing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's authority and footprint via an individualized approach comprising rule rollbacks, litigation moves and administrative tools, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.

  • Evading DOJ Crosshairs As Data Security Open Season Starts

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    As the U.S. Department of Justice begins enforcing its new data security program — aimed at preventing foreign adversaries from accessing government-related and personal sensitive data — U.S. companies will need to understand the program’s contours and potential pitfalls to avoid potential civil liability or criminal scrutiny, say attorneys at Cohen & Gresser.

  • How Trump's Trade Policies Are Shaping Foreign Investment

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    Five months into the Trump administration, investors are beginning to see the concrete effects of the president’s America First Investment Policy as it presents new opportunities for clearing transactions more quickly, while sustaining risk aversion related to Chinese trade and potentially creating different political risks, say attorneys at Covington.

  • How To Balance AI Adoption With Employee Privacy Risks

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    As artificial intelligence transforms the workplace, organizations must learn to leverage AI's capabilities while safeguarding against employee privacy risks and complying with a complex web of regulations, including by vetting vendors, mitigating employee misuse and establishing a governance framework, say attorneys at Jackson Lewis.

  • Tesla's Robotaxi Push Exposes Gaps In Product Liability Law

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    As Tesla's deployment of robotaxis on public roads in Austin, Texas, faces regulatory scrutiny and legislative pushback, the legal community confronts an unprecedented challenge: how to apply traditional fault principles, product liability laws and insurance practices to vehicles that operate as rolling computers, says Don Fountain at Clark Fountain.

  • Series

    My Opera And Baseball Careers Make Me A Better Lawyer

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    Though participating in opera and the world of professional baseball often pulls me away from the office, my avocations improve my legal career by helping me perform under scrutiny, prioritize team success, and maintain joy and perspective at work, says Adam Unger at Herrick Feinstein.

  • FTC Focus: Enforcers Study AI Innovation And Entrenchment

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    The Federal Trade Commission and other regulators setting their sights on the burgeoning artificial intelligence ecosystem are considering how the government should approach innovation in tech markets that tend, almost inevitably, toward concentration, say attorneys at Proskauer.

  • Opinion

    Subject Matter Eligibility Test Should Return To Preemption

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    Subject matter eligibility has posed challenges for patentees due to courts' arbitrary and confusing reasoning, but adopting a two-part preemption test could align the applicant, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the courts, says Manav Das at McDonnell Boehnen.

  • 8 Ways Lawyers Can Protect The Rule Of Law In Their Work

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    Whether they are concerned with judicial independence, regulatory predictability or client confidence, lawyers can take specific meaningful actions on their own when traditional structures are too slow or too compromised to respond, says Angeli Patel at the Berkeley Center of Law and Business.

  • 3 Cautionary Tales For Cos. Using Facial Recognition Tech

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    Whether a business intends to develop its own facial recognition applications or contract with another company to use such services, three recent case studies should be kept in mind to help lower the risk of litigation or regulatory enforcement, says Adam Nyenhuis at Hilgers Graben.

  • How Insurance Policies Are Adapting To AI Risk

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    While many risks related to artificial intelligence may still fit under existing commercial insurance policies, the rise of broad AI exclusions, the definitional uncertainties surrounding what qualifies as AI and the emergence of affirmative AI coverage signal a shift toward a more fragmented and complex coverage environment, say attorneys at Hunton.

  • Google Damages Ruling Offers Lessons For Testifying Experts

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    The Federal Circuit's recent decision in EcoFactor v. Google represents a shift in how courts evaluate expert testimony in patent cases, offering a practical guide for how litigators and testifying experts can refine their work, says Adam Rhoten at Secretariat.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Communicating With Clients

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    Law school curricula often overlook client communication procedures, and those who actively teach this crucial facet of the practice can create exceptional client satisfaction and success, says Patrick Hanson at Wiggam Law.

  • 3 Judicial Approaches To Applying Loper Bright, 1 Year Later

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    In the year since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Chevron deference in its Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo decision, a few patterns have emerged in lower courts’ application of the precedent to determine whether agency actions are lawful, say attorneys at Husch Blackwell.

  • Breaking Down Part 3 Of The Copyright Office's AI Report

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    On May 9, the U.S. Copyright Office published a prepublication version of the third and final part of its three-part report on artificial intelligence, offering key insights on the unauthorized use of copyrighted material by AI systems, says Courtney Sarnow at CM Law.

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