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Wyoming Bans Non-Compete Covenants with Some Exceptions | Littler
New Wyoming law voids most non-compete agreements. Law includes restrictions on certain training and expense repayment agreements, and includes special rules for physicians. On March ...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Blackstone Considers Small Investments in TikTok
The private equity giant Blackstone is weighing taking a small stake in TikTok ahead of an April 5 deadline set by President Trump for the ...
Intelectual Property (IP)
USPTO calls for PPAC and TPAC nominees after Lutnick disbands committees
There are nine positions available on each committee. There are nine positions available on each committee. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick ended all current appointments to ...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Charlie Javice found guilty of defrauding JPMorgan on $175 Million Purchase
The bank is preparing a civil lawsuit to try to recover some of the $175,000,000 it paid for Frank. It sued her in 2013 and ...
Intelectual Property (IP)
Even Jepson Preambles Require Written Description Support | McDermott Will & Emery
The US Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, found that a Jepson claim was not patentable because the specification did provide an adequate written description of ...
Intelectual Property (IP)
USPTO Director takes over requests for discretionary denial
There is no doubt this new interim procedure on discretionary denial will be widely approved by patent owners as a big step in the right ...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Dollar Tree is selling Family Dollar for $1 billion
Dollar Tree is selling the Family Dollar brand to two private capital firms for just over $1 billion, the company announced on Wednesday after years ...
Intelectual Property (IP)
Actavis Labs. FL, Inc. v. United States | Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC
Actavis Labs. FL, Inc. v. United States, Appeal No. 2023-1320 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 21 2025) Our Case of the week, according to its author, Circuit ...
Employment
EEOC and DOJ Release Guidance Regarding DEI and Workplace Discrimination
On the 19th of March 2025, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) and the U.S. Department of Justice issued two technical assistance documents discussing how ...