Stewart Issues First Decisions Regarding Discretionary Deny Under Interim Workload Process
The Office announced late March that Coke Morgan Stewart, Acting USPTO director, would be taking on requests for discretionary denies
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Business Law
DOL Retracts Biden Era Independent Contractor Classification Rules
On 1 May 2025, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division announced that it would not
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Cable Giants Charter & Cox Merge in $34.5Billion Deal
The deal, which values Cox around $34.5 billion, is a test for President Trump’s antitrust enforcers. While many deal makers
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Another Director Review Request Demonstrates the Extent of PTAB Hubris
In Innoscience Technology Co. LTD., v. Efficient Power Conversion Corp. (IPR2023-01381), not only did the PTAB institute a challenge brought
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The Existential Risk of AI Consciousness
This week, IPWatchdog Unleashed explores whether artificial intelligence technology has reached the point of consciousness. It is possible for AI
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Venable LLP
On 17 March 2025, Senators Chuck Grassley, John Cornyn, Richard Blumenthal, and Richard Durbin re-introduced “Affordable prescriptions for patients Act”
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The New York State budget approved by the legislature strengthens child labor protections
Other changes include eliminating the coverage exemption for newspaper carriers, as well as the allowance for “employment of a minor
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Tenth Circuit affirms summary judgment due to plaintiff’s failure to establish existence of trade secrets
The Tenth Circuit’s recent decision in Double Eagle Alloys, Inc. Apr. The district court evaluated plaintiff’s claim by analyzing four
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