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Sally Abel

Trademark Alert: Are You Ready For The New gTLDs? The Trademark Clearinghouse Opens March 26

The universe of generic top-level domains (gTLDs), currently limited to about a dozen gTLDs such as .com, .net, and .org, will likely explode later this year, as some of the more than 1000 potential new gTLDs are rolled out,…more

Brand, Cybersquatting, gTLD, Trademark Clearinghouse, Trademarks

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Gerald Audant

Executive Compensation and Corporate and Securities Alert: SEC Adopts NYSE and Nasdaq Rules Relating to Compensation Committees and Compensation Consultants

On January 11, 2013 the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") approved the equity listing standards proposed by the NYSE and Nasdaq, as amended1 regarding compensation committee independence criteria and compensation…more

Compensation Committee, Dodd-Frank, Executive Compensation, Independence Rules, Listing Standards

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Marie C. Bafus

Litigation Alert: Amgen: A Pyrrhic Victory For Plaintiffs in Securities Class Actions?

In a 6-3 decision issued last week, the Supreme Court ruled in Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Ret. Plans & Trust Funds, 568 U.S. ___, 2013 WL 691001 (Feb. 27, 2013), that shareholders bringing class actions under Section 10(b) of the…more

Amgen Inc. v Connecticut Retirement Plans, Class Action, Class Certification, Fraud, Fraud-on-the-Market

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David A. Bell

Executive Compensation and Corporate and Securities Alert: UPDATED-NYSE and Nasdaq Propose Rules Relating to Compensation Committees and Compensation Consultants

This summary has been updated to reflect the amendment to the Nasdaq Proposed Rules now referenced in the third paragraph of the Overview below. Overview - On June 20, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission…more

Compensation Committee, Compliance, Dodd-Frank, Executive Compensation, Nasdaq

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Andrew P. Bridges

Worst Case Scenarios for Alleged Copyright Infringers

Fenwick & West copyright litigation partner Andrew P. Bridges discusses two cautionary tales in which copyright holders used the Copyright Act to sue for a massive windfall of statutory damages. According to Mr. Bridges,…more

Copyright, Damages, Record Labels

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Robert Brownstone

Safeguards against Data Security Breaches (Part One)

With data security breaches dominating the headlines and a rising number of employees taking advantage of BYOD, or bring your own device to work policies, businesses have found themselves vulnerable to targets by hackers,…more

Bring Your Own Device, Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Protection, Encryption

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Alexis I. Caloza

Securities Litigation Alert: DOJ and SEC Issue Joint Guidance on FCPA

The past several years have seen a dramatic increase in the number of enforcement actions brought by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act…more

Compliance, DOJ, FCPA, FCPA Resource Guide, SEC

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Grace Chen

Executive Compensation and Corporate and Securities Alert: SEC Adopts NYSE and Nasdaq Rules Relating to Compensation Committees and Compensation Consultants

On January 11, 2013 the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") approved the equity listing standards proposed by the NYSE and Nasdaq, as amended1 regarding compensation committee independence criteria and compensation…more

Compensation Committee, Dodd-Frank, Executive Compensation, Independence Rules, Listing Standards

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Sofia Chesnokova

Executive Compensation and Corporate and Securities Alert: SEC Adopts NYSE and Nasdaq Rules Relating to Compensation Committees and Compensation Consultants

On January 11, 2013 the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") approved the equity listing standards proposed by the NYSE and Nasdaq, as amended1 regarding compensation committee independence criteria and compensation…more

Compensation Committee, Dodd-Frank, Executive Compensation, Independence Rules, Listing Standards

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Ewa Davison

Intellectual Property Bulletin Winter 2013: Murky Waters: Post-Approval Regulatory Activities and the § 271(e)(1) Safe Harbor

On January 14, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to consider the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's exclusion in Classen Immunotherapies, Inc. v. Biogen IDEC, 659 F.3d 1057 (Fed. Cir. 2011), of post-approval…more

Biogen Idec, Classen Immunotherapies, FDA, GlaxoSmithKline, Infringement

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Darren Donnelly

Litigation Alert: Federal Circuit Split on Patent Eligible Subject Matter Analysis

Last week, the Federal Circuit, sitting en banc, issued a much-anticipated decision in CLS Bank Int'l, et al., v. Alice Corporation Pty, Ltd. involving the test for when computer-related inventions are unpatentable "abstract…more

CLS Bank, CLS Bank v Alice Corp, Patent-Eligible Subject Matter, Patents

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Michael Esquivel

Hot Companies In Digital Health

With venture capital funding of digital health up 45 percent in 2012, according to Rock Health, we're hearing a lot about mobile health apps and healthcare IT. You may be asking yourself what is digital health? Hear my take on…more

Health Information Technologies, Healthcare, Innovation, Mobile Apps, Venture Capital

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Stephen Garcia

Trademark Alert: Are You Ready For The New gTLDs? The Trademark Clearinghouse Opens March 26

The universe of generic top-level domains (gTLDs), currently limited to about a dozen gTLDs such as .com, .net, and .org, will likely explode later this year, as some of the more than 1000 potential new gTLDs are rolled out,…more

Brand, Cybersquatting, gTLD, Trademark Clearinghouse, Trademarks

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Elizabeth Gartland

Executive Compensation and Corporate and Securities Alert: SEC Adopts NYSE and Nasdaq Rules Relating to Compensation Committees and Compensation Consultants

On January 11, 2013 the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") approved the equity listing standards proposed by the NYSE and Nasdaq, as amended1 regarding compensation committee independence criteria and compensation…more

Compensation Committee, Dodd-Frank, Executive Compensation, Independence Rules, Listing Standards

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Sheeva J. Ghassemi-Vanni

Fenwick Employment Brief: Employee Asked To Wear French Maid's Costume Not Sexual Harassment

In Westendorf v. West Coast Contractors of Nevada, Inc., the Ninth Circuit upheld the dismissal of a sexual harassment complaint, despite offensive comments made by plaintiff's supervisor and coworkers, including a request that…more

Construction Workers, Employer Liability Issues, Protected Activity, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment

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Stephen M. Graham

Crowd funding under the JOBS Act

Fenwick & West partner Stephen Graham provides a brief overview of crowd funding under the JOBS Act. According to Graham, the act will allow entrepreneurs to sell small stakes in their companies directly to the public via…more

Crowdfunding, JOBS Act, SEC

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Andrew J. Hall

Intellectual Property Bulletin - Fall 2012

In This Issue: - Court Declines to Dish Out Preliminary Injunction in Commercial-Skipping Case Despite Likelihood of Infringement - Free and Open-Source Software Diligence in Mergers, Acquisitions, and…more

Copyright, Disclaimers, Fair Use, Infringement, Preemption

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Adam Halpern

Tax Alert: FTB Disallows California Qualified Small Business Stock Benefits

The California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) recently issued FTB Notice 2012-03, stating that the FTB will disallow the exclusion or deferral of gain under California's qualified small business stock (QSBS) statute for all tax years…more

Commerce Clause, Cutler v Franchise Tax Board, Franchise Tax Board, Gain Exclusion, Income Taxes

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David Hayes

Advanced Copyright Issues on the Internet - Updated March 2013

In This Publication: - I. Introduction - II. Rights Implicated By Transmission And Use Of Works On The Internet A. The Right of Reproduction - 1. The Ubiquitous Nature of "Copies" on the Internet…more

Copyright, Digital Downloads, DMCA, Fair Use, Internet

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R.J. Heher

Intellectual Property Bulletin - Winter 2013

In This Bulletin: - Just Moot It: Supreme Court in Already v. Nike Clarifies When a Covenant Not to Sue Can Kill a Declaratory Judgment Case - Murky Waters: Post-Approval Regulatory Activities and the § 271(e)(1)…more

Covenant Not to Sue, Drug Manufacturers, FDA, Generic Drugs, Mootness

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Mark Jansen

Trademark Alert: Are You Ready For The New gTLDs? The Trademark Clearinghouse Opens March 26

The universe of generic top-level domains (gTLDs), currently limited to about a dozen gTLDs such as .com, .net, and .org, will likely explode later this year, as some of the more than 1000 potential new gTLDs are rolled out,…more

Brand, Cybersquatting, gTLD, Trademark Clearinghouse, Trademarks

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Scott Joachim

Baseball Analogy Catches Differences in Private Equity and Venture Capital Investment Theories

Scott Joachim, chair of Fenwick’s Private Equity Group, discusses the different vehicles through which limited partnerships (LPs) diversify their investments across venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) funds. Baseball…more

Hedge Funds, Investment Funds, Private Equity, Venture Funding

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Guinevere Jobson

Litigation Alert: California Supreme Court Announces Sea-Change in Rules Governing Use of Parol Evidence to Show Fraud in Contract Interpretation

Background - On January 14, 2013, the California Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision clarifying – and ultimately rewriting – the applicable legal standard for introduction of parol evidence to show that a contract is…more

Bank of America v Pendergrass, Extrinsic Evidence, Fraud Exception, Parol Evidence, Riverisland

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Allen M. Kato

Fenwick Employment Brief - March 2013

In This Issue: - Feature Articles: - California Court Of Appeal Significantly Expands Pregnancy Leave Rights - New York Employer's Flex-time Policy Precluded Holding Employee Accountable For Tardiness…more

Disability Discrimination, Discrimination, FEHA, Flex-Time Policies, FMLA

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Catherine Kevane

Securities Litigation Alert: DOJ and SEC Issue Joint Guidance on FCPA

The past several years have seen a dramatic increase in the number of enforcement actions brought by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act…more

Compliance, DOJ, FCPA, FCPA Resource Guide, SEC

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Andrew Kim

Tax Alert: FTB Disallows California Qualified Small Business Stock Benefits

The California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) recently issued FTB Notice 2012-03, stating that the FTB will disallow the exclusion or deferral of gain under California's qualified small business stock (QSBS) statute for all tax years…more

Commerce Clause, Cutler v Franchise Tax Board, Franchise Tax Board, Gain Exclusion, Income Taxes

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Barry J. Kramer

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey - First Quarter 2013

Background-We analyzed the terms of venture financings for 118 companies headquartered in Silicon Valley that reported raising money in the first quarter of 2013…more

Angel Investors, Crowdfunding, IPO, Liquidation, Nasdaq

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Dean Kristy

Securities Litigation Alert: 'Tis the Season: Proxy Statements and Litigation Challenges to Compensation Disclosures

Over the past several months, plaintiffs' lawyers have stepped up attacks on executive compensation disclosures in proxy statements. Although to date most of these attacks have been unsuccessful, the number of case filings is…more

Compensation Committee, Proxy Statements, Say-on-Pay, Shareholder Litigation

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Shawn Lampron

Executive Compensation and Corporate and Securities Alert: SEC Adopts NYSE and Nasdaq Rules Relating to Compensation Committees and Compensation Consultants

On January 11, 2013 the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") approved the equity listing standards proposed by the NYSE and Nasdaq, as amended1 regarding compensation committee independence criteria and compensation…more

Compensation Committee, Dodd-Frank, Executive Compensation, Independence Rules, Listing Standards

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Steven Levine

Seed Financing Survey 2012 Internet/Digital Media and Software Industries

In early 2011 we published our first Seed Financing Survey (for 2010) in recognition of the growing importance of seed financing to entrepreneurs and the venture capital environment, especially in the internet/digital media and…more

Angel Investors, Asset Diversification, Entrepreneurs, Internet, Investors

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Blake Martell

Executive Compensation and Corporate and Securities Alert: SEC Adopts NYSE and Nasdaq Rules Relating to Compensation Committees and Compensation Consultants

On January 11, 2013 the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") approved the equity listing standards proposed by the NYSE and Nasdaq, as amended1 regarding compensation committee independence criteria and compensation…more

Compensation Committee, Dodd-Frank, Executive Compensation, Independence Rules, Listing Standards

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David Marty

Privacy Litigation Alert: California Court Dismisses Attorney General's Mobile App Privacy Suit Against Delta, Offers Little Guidance

A California Superior Court judge has dismissed with prejudice a privacy suit brought by California Attorney General Kamala Harris against Delta Airlines. The complaint, filed in December of 2012, alleged that Atlanta-based…more

Data Collection, Delta Airlines, Mobile Apps, Mobile Privacy, Mobile Privacy Disclosures

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Melanie Mayer

Litigation Alert: U.S. Supreme Court to Weigh In on Reverse Payment Deals

On March 25, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in FTC v. Actavis, Inc.,1 which is on appeal from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. This case addresses a type of patent litigation settlement most…more

FDA, FTC v Actavis, Generic Drugs, Patents, Pay-For-Delay

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Daniel J. McCoy

Fenwick Employment Brief - May 2013: Software Programmer Criminally Charged For Hacking Former Employer's Network

The federal Department of Justice recently filed criminal charges against a 41-year old software programmer and system manager who hacked into his former employer's computer network, causing $90,000 in damage. The complaint…more

Criminal Sanctions, Hackers, Software Developers

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Katie McKnight

The New gTLD – Top Considerations for Brand Managers

This short summary covers the top issues brand owners should consider regarding whether or not to apply for a gTLD. Fenwick & West Trademark associate Kate McNight discusses registration of generic top level domains (gTLDs)…more

Brand, Domain Names, gTLD

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Marshall Mort

Executive Compensation and Corporate and Securities Alert: SEC Adopts NYSE and Nasdaq Rules Relating to Compensation Committees and Compensation Consultants

On January 11, 2013 the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") approved the equity listing standards proposed by the NYSE and Nasdaq, as amended1 regarding compensation committee independence criteria and compensation…more

Compensation Committee, Dodd-Frank, Executive Compensation, Independence Rules, Listing Standards

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Kevin P. Muck

Litigation Alert: Amgen: A Pyrrhic Victory For Plaintiffs in Securities Class Actions?

In a 6-3 decision issued last week, the Supreme Court ruled in Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Ret. Plans & Trust Funds, 568 U.S. ___, 2013 WL 691001 (Feb. 27, 2013), that shareholders bringing class actions under Section 10(b) of the…more

Amgen Inc. v Connecticut Retirement Plans, Class Action, Class Certification, Fraud, Fraud-on-the-Market

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Susan S. Muck

Securities Litigation Alert: DOJ and SEC Issue Joint Guidance on FCPA

The past several years have seen a dramatic increase in the number of enforcement actions brought by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act…more

Compliance, DOJ, FCPA, FCPA Resource Guide, SEC

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Horace Nash

Corporate and Securities Alert: SEC Guidance on Using Social Media to Disclose Material Non-public Information

On April 2, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued noteworthy guidance on the use of social media to disclose material information in compliance with Regulation FD (Fair Disclosure)…more

Facebook, Investors, Netflix, Public Disclosure, Reed Hastings

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Tyler G. Newby

Privacy Litigation Alert: California Court Dismisses Attorney General's Mobile App Privacy Suit Against Delta, Offers Little Guidance

A California Superior Court judge has dismissed with prejudice a privacy suit brought by California Attorney General Kamala Harris against Delta Airlines. The complaint, filed in December of 2012, alleged that Atlanta-based…more

Data Collection, Delta Airlines, Mobile Apps, Mobile Privacy, Mobile Privacy Disclosures

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Dan Ko Obuhanych

Fenwick Employment Brief - May 2013: Software Programmer Criminally Charged For Hacking Former Employer's Network

The federal Department of Justice recently filed criminal charges against a 41-year old software programmer and system manager who hacked into his former employer's computer network, causing $90,000 in damage. The complaint…more

Criminal Sanctions, Hackers, Software Developers

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Mark Ostrau

Antitrust Alert: New HSR Thresholds for 2013

The annual adjustment of the dollar thresholds for pre-acquisition filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act will take effect on February 11, 2013. All transactions closing on or after that date will be governed by the new…more

DOJ, FTC, Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, Threshhold Requirements

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Michael J. Patrick

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey - First Quarter 2013

Background-We analyzed the terms of venture financings for 118 companies headquartered in Silicon Valley that reported raising money in the first quarter of 2013…more

Angel Investors, Crowdfunding, IPO, Liquidation, Nasdaq

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Saundra Riley

Social Media Policies And The NLRB: What Employers Need To Know

Social media policies. Chances are your company has one, is in the process of drafting one, or is worried about not having one. Employees continue to gripe about their jobs and their bosses on Facebook, as states like…more

Costco, Dish Network, Facebook, Karl Knauz Motors, NLRA

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Matthew Rossiter

Life Science Financing Survey - Full Year 2012

In this Survey: - Overview of Fenwick & West Results - Analysis of Industry Data - Detailed Fenwick & West Results: Valuation - Detailed Fenwick & West Results: Financing Terms - Detailed…more

Investment Funds, IPO, Life Sciences, Liquidation, Mergers

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Michael A. Sands

Fenwick Employment Brief - March 2013

In This Issue: - Feature Articles: - California Court Of Appeal Significantly Expands Pregnancy Leave Rights - New York Employer's Flex-time Policy Precluded Holding Employee Accountable For Tardiness…more

Disability Discrimination, Discrimination, FEHA, Flex-Time Policies, FMLA

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Ronald Schrotenboer

Tax Alert: FTB Disallows California Qualified Small Business Stock Benefits

The California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) recently issued FTB Notice 2012-03, stating that the FTB will disallow the exclusion or deferral of gain under California's qualified small business stock (QSBS) statute for all tax years…more

Commerce Clause, Cutler v Franchise Tax Board, Franchise Tax Board, Gain Exclusion, Income Taxes

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Antonia Sequeira

Don't Just Patent Everything, You Need To Have A Strategy

You can't patent it all. Inventors often want to patent every potentially novel detail of their technologies and patent attorneys are sometimes willing to help them do it. However, this type of unfocused, shotgun approach often…more

Emerging Growth Companies, Inventions, Inventors, Patent Applications, Patent Portfolios

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Adriana Sherwood

Executive Compensation and Corporate and Securities Alert: SEC Adopts NYSE and Nasdaq Rules Relating to Compensation Committees and Compensation Consultants

On January 11, 2013 the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") approved the equity listing standards proposed by the NYSE and Nasdaq, as amended1 regarding compensation committee independence criteria and compensation…more

Compensation Committee, Dodd-Frank, Executive Compensation, Independence Rules, Listing Standards

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Scott P. Spector

Executive Compensation and Corporate and Securities Alert: SEC Adopts NYSE and Nasdaq Rules Relating to Compensation Committees and Compensation Consultants

On January 11, 2013 the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") approved the equity listing standards proposed by the NYSE and Nasdaq, as amended1 regarding compensation committee independence criteria and compensation…more

Compensation Committee, Dodd-Frank, Executive Compensation, Independence Rules, Listing Standards

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Jennifer Stanley

Copyright Alert: Associated Press v. Meltwater

Meltwater News infringed copyrights of the Associated Press (AP), the U.S. District Court for the Southern District in Manhattan held last week, when Meltwater republished excerpts of AP news stories as part of its online news…more

Associated Press, Copyright, Fair Use, Infringement, Journalism

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Matthew Stewart

Growth Equity: Who is in Control?

As I discussed in an earlier article, growth equity (or growth capital) resides on the continuum of private equity investing at the intersection of venture capital and control buyouts. Growth capital is designed to facilitate…more

Breach of Contract, Control Buyouts, Debt Financing, Growth Equity, Injunctions

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David Tellekson

Intellectual Property Bulletin Winter 2013: Murky Waters: Post-Approval Regulatory Activities and the § 271(e)(1) Safe Harbor

On January 14, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to consider the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's exclusion in Classen Immunotherapies, Inc. v. Biogen IDEC, 659 F.3d 1057 (Fed. Cir. 2011), of post-approval…more

Biogen Idec, Classen Immunotherapies, FDA, GlaxoSmithKline, Infringement

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Enia Titova

Litigation Alert: Federal Circuit Split on Patent Eligible Subject Matter Analysis

Last week, the Federal Circuit, sitting en banc, issued a much-anticipated decision in CLS Bank Int'l, et al., v. Alice Corporation Pty, Ltd. involving the test for when computer-related inventions are unpatentable "abstract…more

CLS Bank, CLS Bank v Alice Corp, Patent-Eligible Subject Matter, Patents

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Jeffrey Vetter

Corporate and Securities Alert: SEC Guidance on Using Social Media to Disclose Material Non-public Information

On April 2, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued noteworthy guidance on the use of social media to disclose material information in compliance with Regulation FD (Fair Disclosure)…more

Facebook, Investors, Netflix, Public Disclosure, Reed Hastings

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Jedediah Wakefield

Intellectual Property Bulletin - Winter 2013

In This Bulletin: - Just Moot It: Supreme Court in Already v. Nike Clarifies When a Covenant Not to Sue Can Kill a Declaratory Judgment Case - Murky Waters: Post-Approval Regulatory Activities and the § 271(e)(1)…more

Covenant Not to Sue, Drug Manufacturers, FDA, Generic Drugs, Mootness

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Elizabeth White

Intellectual Property Bulletin - Winter 2013

In This Bulletin: - Just Moot It: Supreme Court in Already v. Nike Clarifies When a Covenant Not to Sue Can Kill a Declaratory Judgment Case - Murky Waters: Post-Approval Regulatory Activities and the § 271(e)(1)…more

Covenant Not to Sue, Drug Manufacturers, FDA, Generic Drugs, Mootness

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Lauren Whittemore

Intellectual Property Bulletin - Winter 2013

In This Bulletin: - Just Moot It: Supreme Court in Already v. Nike Clarifies When a Covenant Not to Sue Can Kill a Declaratory Judgment Case - Murky Waters: Post-Approval Regulatory Activities and the § 271(e)(1)…more

Covenant Not to Sue, Drug Manufacturers, FDA, Generic Drugs, Mootness

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Sean Wikner

Intellectual Property Bulletin - Winter 2013

In This Bulletin: - Just Moot It: Supreme Court in Already v. Nike Clarifies When a Covenant Not to Sue Can Kill a Declaratory Judgment Case - Murky Waters: Post-Approval Regulatory Activities and the § 271(e)(1)…more

Covenant Not to Sue, Drug Manufacturers, FDA, Generic Drugs, Mootness

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Madeline Zamoyski

Privacy Alert: COPPA Amendment Impacts Apps, Ads and Social Networks

After a two-year comment process, the Federal Trade Commission adopted its long-awaited amendments to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule in December 2012. The amendments, which go into effect July 1, 2013, clarify,…more

Advertising, Behavioral Advertising, COPPA, Data Collection, FTC

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Mitchell Zimmerman

Copyright Alert: Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons - USSC Holds First Sale Doctrine Applies to Foreign-Made Works, Limits Import-Control Provision - Boon to Gray Marketers

Resolving the long legal struggle over the scope of the Copyright Act's provision governing the right of copyright owners to control imports, the Supreme Court held on Tuesday that the first sale doctrine embodied in 17 U.S.C. §…more

Copyright, Exports, First Sale Doctrine, Grey Market, Imports

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