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What Will Warren Buffett Bet on Next?
A different kind of Berkshire annual meeting Tens of thousands of investors are flocking to Omaha this weekend, which can mean only one thing: It’s ...
Intelectual Property (IP)
A Strategy to Limit Extension Costs
“By filing for a patent in France, the client has more visibility on the patentability of their invention in the European zone and can act ...
Intelectual Property (IP)
The FTC Strikes Again – Challenging the Listing of 300+ Patents in FDA’s Orange Book | Locke Lord LLP
On April 30, 2024, the FTC issued a press release[1] and warning letters to ten pharmaceutical companies notifying them that the FTC had “availed [themselves] ...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Paramount Will Let Exclusive Talks With Skydance Lapse, Imperiling Deal
Paramount told Skydance that it would not extend the Hollywood studio’s exclusive window to negotiate a merger, two people with knowledge of the decisions said ...
Intelectual Property (IP)
Federal Circuit Addresses Personal Jurisdiction and Amazon’s Patent Dispute Procedure: What to Know Going Forward | BakerHostetler
On May 2, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a precedential opinion in SnapRays, d/b/a SnapPower v. Lighting Defense ...
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CAFC Reverses Dismissal of Declaratory Judgment Suit Linked to Amazon’s APEX Program
“Parties who participate in APEX by submitting an Agreement will only be subject to specific personal jurisdiction where they have targeted a forum state by ...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Calls to Divest From Israel Put Students and Donors on Collision Course
Desperate to stem protests that have convulsed campuses across the country, a small number of universities have agreed to reconsider their investments in companies that ...
Intelectual Property (IP)
Cross-Appeals Fail to Strike a Chord | McDermott Will & Emery
In the latest development in the ongoing litigation saga between competitors Sonos and Google, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the ...
Intelectual Property (IP)
CAFC Vacates Enhanced Damages Judgment Due to Preclusive Effect of Intervening PTAB Decisions
“Packet’s infringement case against NetScout remains pending and, thus, is not immune to the Board’s now-affirmed findings of unpatentability.”- CAFC The U.S. Court of Appeals ...