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Employment
Texas Court strikes down federal overtime rule (Again).
For a second time in seven year, a federal Texas court has overturned a U.S. Department of Labor rule that was intended to expand the ...
Intelectual Property (IP)
Paws vs. Irwin IP LLP
Crocs, Inc. v. Effervescent, Inc., No. 1:06-cv-00605 (Fed. Cir. October 3, 2024) On October 3, 2024, the Federal Circuit held that a party may be ...
Intelectual Property (IP)
Hudnell Law Group
The U.S. Patent Nos. 8,885,802 and 8,280,009 cover a remote control device with voice-over-internet protocol (VoIP) capabilities. 8,885,802 and 8,280,009, which cover a remote control ...
Intelectual Property (IP)
IDEA Act moves forward while fate of PERA and PREVAIL seems uncertain
The Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement (IDEA) Act of 2024, however, moved forward to the Senate floor. However, the Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement (IDEA) ...
Employment
The Second Trump Administration will Bring Significant Changes to the EEOC DOL and NLRB
The elections are over and the second Trump administration will start in January 2025 (the “Trump Administration”). The employment law landscape is likely to undergo ...
Intelectual Property (IP)
USPTO Director Announces Resignation | McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
Derrick Brent, the Deputy Director, will assume her position (at least temporarily) starting in the second week of December. As Director, Ms. Vidal’s (at right) ...
Intelectual Property (IP)
Kathi Vidal, Director of the USPTO, Announces her resignation in early December
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Venable LLP
Biosimilar litigation includes litigations relating biosimilar/follow-on product of CDER listed reference products. Litigations between biosimilar applicants/manufacturers and reference product sponsors as well as litigations between ...
Employment
New York Clean Slate Act takes effect on November 16, 2024 with new obligations for employers running criminal background checks
On 16 November 2024, New York Clean Slate Act will come into effect. The Act requires that certain criminal convictions be automatically sealed after a ...