On October 29, 2020, United States District Court Judge Denise J. Casper rejected the argument that the Massachusetts Uniform Trade Secret Act (MUTSA) preempts, and therefore bars, state law claims for misuse of confidential...more
The rapid emergence of COVID-19 — and the limited and diminishing supply of healthcare resources needed to treat patients and protect healthcare providers — has many public and private universities and other nonprofit...more
March 4, 2019, marked the first time in over 100 years that the Supreme Court of the United States issued two copyright decisions in the same day – both unanimous and both strict interpretations of statutory language....more
Clarifying ten-year-old precedent on personal jurisdiction in patent declaratory judgment actions, the Federal Circuit recently held in Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. v. Plano Encryption Technologies that sending a patent...more
In a decision that clarifies one controversial aspect of copyright and fashion law, the U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that certain design elements of cheerleader uniforms may be eligible for copyright protection. The...more
In a much-anticipated decision, the U.S. Supreme Court in Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Pulse Electronics Inc. rejected the Federal Circuit’s strict test for enhanced patent damages in favor of a more flexible approach grounded...more
In our annual review last year “Sports Industry 2015: A Year of Unprecedented Landmark Change”, we predicted that the battle against media piracy would be a key area for rights holders in 2016, highlighting “social media...more
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