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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 ...
Mergers & Acquisitions
TikTok ads portray app as force for good as US ban looms
In an emotional advertisement that has been running on Facebook and Instagram for the past month, Katie talks about being diagnosed at age 19 with ...
Intelectual Property (IP)
Jason Harrier on AI, Invention Harvesting, and the Patent Backlog
“[N]o no matter what enterprise you are in, you will end up with prolific innovators that you like working with but they always move to ...
Mergers & Acquisitions
FinCEN eliminates CTA requirements for all U.S. companies and U.S. Individuals
As we discussed in our previous update on the Corporate Transparent Act, the U.S. Treasury Department has announced that it will issue an interim regulation ...
Intelectual Property (IP)
Can U.S. Can U.S. Trademark registrations be cancelled for genericness? International Lawyers Network
Suppose you have a U.S. registration for your trademark for goods or services in your business. Can your trademark registration with the U.S. Patent and ...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Oracle’s role in TikTok’s future is scrutinized by Capitol Hill
The questions were asked as TikTok faces an April 5 deadline set by a federal law which prohibits the app’s distribution in the United States ...
Business Law
Corporate Finance 101 for Florida Business Owners
For Florida business owners, a solid understanding of corporate finance is essential for maintaining profitability, managing the unique economic landscape of the state, including booming ...
Intelectual Property (IP)
DOJ policy and GenAI
“Given each administration’s articulation of its own policy regarding SEP enforcement, we expect the second Trump administration to provide updated guidance.” Standard essential patent (SEP) ...