The landscape of college sports is undergoing rapid transition, driven by significant changes such as the advent and growth of name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights for college athletes and the House v. NCAA proposed...more
The possibility of colleges directly compensating student-athletes for the use of their name, image, and likeness (NIL) is edging closer to fruition. The NCAA’s NIL Working Group recently proposed rule changes related to NIL...more
On the same day that the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of inter partes reviews, it ruled in SAS Institute Inc. v. Iancu that the United States Patent and Trademark Office wrongly implemented regulations allowing...more
5/9/2018
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Estoppel ,
Final Written Decisions ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Ownership ,
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Post-Grant Review ,
SAS Institute Inc. v Iancu ,
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The Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated decision in TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC, unanimously holding that, for the purpose of the patent venue statute 28 U.S.C. § 1400(b), “a domestic corporation...more
6/5/2017
/ Food Manufacturers ,
Forum Shopping ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
SCOTUS ,
State of Incorporation ,
TC Heartland LLC v Kraft Foods ,
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