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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Supreme Court of Canada Reprimands Québec Court of Appeal’s Use of “Secret Trial”

In a unanimous decision recently released in Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v Named Person, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) allowed, in part, the appeal from the Court of Appeal of Québec (QCA), which had sealed virtually all...more

White & Case LLP

Upheaval in the Litigation Funding Industry: UK Supreme Court Rules that many Litigation Funding Agreements are Unenforceable

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In a heavy blow to the litigation funding industry, the UK Supreme Court has held that many litigation funding agreements are damages-based agreements and must comply with the relevant regulatory regime. Funders will be...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Landmark UK Supreme Court Ruling Strikes a Blow to Litigation Funding

On 26 July 2023, the UK Supreme Court gave judgment in R (on the application of PACCAR Inc and others) v Competition Appeal Tribunal and others. By a majority of four to one, the Supreme Court held that litigation funding...more

Snell & Wilmer

Clear for Takeoff: Arizona Court of Appeals Upholds Sky Harbor's Customer Facility Charge

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On June 13, 2023, the Arizona Court of Appeals held in Pope v. City of Phoenix that Sky Harbor Airport’s $6.00/day “customer facility charge” does not violate the anti-diversion provision of the Arizona Constitution. ...more

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

Can A Patent Owner Claim Enhanced Damages in the Absence of Willful Infringement?

The split among district courts as to whether the filing of a patent infringement complaint provides notice to a defendant of its infringing conduct sufficient to support a claim of willful infringement was the subject of a...more

McGlinchey Stafford

Elizabeth Holmes, Ghislaine Maxwell, and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 34]

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Headlines everywhere from People Magazine to the Wall Street Journal remind us that white collar crime is in the news. Both Ghislaine Maxwell and Elizabeth Holmes have been convicted and await sentencing. How are those...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Right to Privacy and Computers and Cellular Devices Search Warrants

On January 11, 2022, the Israeli Supreme Court, in an expanded panel of nine justices, prescribed a set of rules concerning procedures and judicial discretion on the granting of search warrants of computers and cellular...more

Jones Day

Jones Day Talks®: Patent Litigation, PTAB, Iancu's Legacy, and Institution Discretion

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Partners Matt Johnson and Sarah Geers talk about former USPTO Director Andrei Iancu's impact on the PTAB, and what we might expect from a new director under the Biden Administration. They also comment on why patent litigation...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law

Massachusetts’ Highest Court to Hear Two Cases on Municipality Discretion in Cannabis Licensing

On February, 3, the highest court in Massachusetts, the Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) will hear two cases involving municipalities’ scope of authority in allowing adult-use cannabis businesses, Mederi Inc. v. City of Salem...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

PTAB Strategies and Insights - January 2021: Petitioner's District Court Stipulation Results in PTAB Trial Institution Under the...

In December 2020, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (“PTAB” or “Board”) designated an opinion as precedential (Sotera Wireless, Inc. v. Masimo Corporation), where the Board instituted trial, i.e., did not exercise its...more

Lewitt Hackman

Franchisor 101: (Non)Competing for Care

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A U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a federal district court decision partly granting a preliminary injunction sought by a companionship and domestic care services franchisor against a former franchisee, for violating the...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Webinar] Virtual Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery Miami - October 28th - 30th, 8:30 am - 1:30 pm EDT

C5’s and ACI’s Virtual Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery Miami is the quintessential gathering for practitioners located offshore and across the globe. Unlike other events, this programme is your best opportunity to enhance...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Responses to Infringement Letters Can Reduce Risk of Willful Infringement

In Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Pulse Electronics, Inc.,1 the Supreme Court held that 35 U.S.C. Section 284 provides for enhanced damages in egregious cases...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

SCOTX: No Arbitrary Arbitration Provision For Local Governments

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The Supreme Court of Texas recently announced that local governments who have agreed to arbitration clauses may be forced into arbitration. However, the Court also announced that the judiciary “retains the duty to decide...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Eagle Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Slayback Pharma LLC (Fed. Cir. 2020)

Infringement under the doctrine of equivalents (as a basis of a successful cause of action having renewed vigor before the Federal Circuit recently (see, e.g., "Galderma Laboratories, L.P. v. Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC") is...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Class Dismissed

California Supreme Court: Civil Penalty Claims Brought By Government Under UCl And FAL Should Be Determined By Court—Not Jury

The California Supreme Court has confirmed that claims for civil penalties brought by government entities under California’s Unfair Competition Law (“UCL”) and False Advertising Law (“FAL”) should be decided by a judge—not a...more

McDermott Will & Emery

PTAB Designates Two Opinions Precedential and One Opinion Informative, Further Clarifying the Scope of the Board’s Discretion...

Addressing the scope of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (“Board”) discretion under 35 U.S.C. § 325(d) to deny institution, the Board designated three opinions as precedential or informative. Precedential Opinions: In...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Consumer Crossroads

Uniformity Achieved: Third Circuit Rules There is No Written Requirement to Dispute Validity of a Debt Under FDCPA

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals issued an en banc decision in Riccio v. Sentry Credit, overturning Graziano v. Harrison, after finding that there is no written dispute requirement in Section 1692g(a)(3) of the Fair Debt...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Impacts of Recent PTAB Precedential Opinions Addressing Its Discretion to Reject Petitions for Review of Issued Patents

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) recently designated two more opinions as “precedential” dealing with its discretion to reject petitions for inter partes review (IPR) or similar post-grant reviews. Under 35 U.S.C. §...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Latest Federal Court Cases - March 2020 #2

PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK - Communication Test Design, Inc. v. Contec, LLC, Appeal No. 2019-1672 (Fed. Cir. March 13, 2020) - This week’s Case of the Week explores two important procedural issues: a court’s discretion to...more

White & Case LLP

Not a binding rule: Court of Appeal confirms funders' costs liability not automatically capped

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On 25 February 2020, the Court of Appeal in Chapelgate Credit Opportunity Master Fund Ltd-v-Money & Others confirmed that the liability of a commercial funder of an unsuccessful action should not automatically be limited to...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

2019 PTAB Year in Review: Analysis & Trends: Petitioners Beware Discretionary Denial

In August 2018, the Patent Office foreshadowed that the Board would be expanding the use of its discretion under 35 U.S.C. §§ 314(a)/324(a) and 325(d) to deny petitions. The Office explained that “[t]here may be other reasons...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

PTAB Strategies and Insights - February 2020

The PTAB Strategies and Insights newsletter provides timely updates and insights into how best to handle proceedings at the USPTO. It is designed to increase return on investment for all stakeholders looking at the entire...more

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SL Claimants v Tesco: High Court clarifies the confidentiality of documents referred to in separate criminal proceedings

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In SL Claimants v Tesco Plc,1 the High Court considered a number of issues relating to disclosure during the fourth case management conference in those proceedings. Of particular interest to practitioners and parties to...more

King & Spalding

Due to Intervening Change in Law, Ninth Circuit Allows Plaintiffs Another Opportunity to Pursue Class Claims After They...

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The Ninth Circuit recently clarified what standard applies when a party seeks relief from judgment under Rule 60(b). In so doing, the court allowed two plaintiffs who had previously voluntarily dismissed their class action...more

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