Business Law
Mergers & Acquisitions
TikTok Sues US Government Over Potential Ban
Less than two weeks after President Biden signed a bill that will force TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, to sell the popular social media app or ...
Intelectual Property (IP)
Undermining Bayh-Dole Will Have Tragic Consequences for Innovation
“This is not a partisan issue, but rather an American one. The Bayh-Dole Act is an important legislative tool that, when properly harnessed, can help ...
Intelectual Property (IP)
PTAB Proposes Rules Governing Director Review of PTAB Decisions | Venable LLP
On April 16, 2024, the PTAB proposed new rules (“proposed rules”) governing the Director Review process, which would remain consistent with the Interim review process ...
Intelectual Property (IP)
WIPO Report Highlights Importance of Patenting to Improve Tech Capabilities
“From 2001 to 2004, China was only specialized in 16% of all technological capabilities, though that rate increased to 94% of capabilities during the 2017 ...
Intelectual Property (IP)
[Podcast] Artificial Intelligence: Risks and Rewards | BakerHostetler
The pitfalls of modern technology have become clearer with the advent of generative AI, requiring companies to adopt AI usage policies. This year, our attorneys ...
Intelectual Property (IP)
The CRISPR Battle Through the Lens of International Patent Harmonization
“In the end, the Federal Circuit faces a momentous decision: Affirm the PTAB’s status as an apparent international outlier—thereby denying the Nobel Prize winners—or reverse ...
Employment
EEOC Releases Final Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace
Jurate Schwartz is a senior counsel in the Labor & Employment Law Department. She devotes her practice to counseling clients in employment matters, as well ...
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FTC Non-Compete Ban Lawsuits Update: Eastern District of Texas Stays Chamber of Commerce Suit in Favor of Ryan LLC as First-to-File | Seyfarth Shaw LLP
On May 3, 2024, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas entered an Order staying the proceedings in Chamber of Commerce ...
Intelectual Property (IP)
New Data Show There Is a Problem with the U.S. Patent System—But It’s Not Patent Trolls
“The report shows that injunction grants (excluding default judgments) have fallen from a peak of 80 in the period 2008 to 2012 to just 36 ...