The FTC has been ramping up its efforts to help small businesses understand cybersecurity and learn best practices for promoting cybersecurity in their organizations. According to the FTC, cyber-attacks on small businesses threaten… more

Fifteen months after the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its intention to criminally pursue no-poaching agreements — in which competitors agree not to recruit or hire each other’s employees — the… more

Washington recently enacted Senate Bill 6029 which establishes a student loan bill of rights (SBOR). The Washington SBOR, among other things: (1) requires student education loan servicers to obtain and maintain a license; (2) imposes… more

The Supreme Court has issued two important decisions affecting Inter Partes Review (“IPR”) and other post-grant patent challenges conducted by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”)… more

We should all unpack our own assumptions about what collaboration looks like and explore the possibilities that arise from CLOC's extraordinary case studies and proposals… more

In U.S. Bank N.A. v. Village at Lakeridge, LLC, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an important decision on standards of appellate review, holding that appellate courts should review a bankruptcy court’s determination of whether a… more

In 2017, real estate sale and purchase numbers continued to rise. The largest single property sale reported in New York City in 2017 was the sale of 245 Park Avenue, for a purchase price of $2,210,000,000. As 2018 begins and with… more

The uncertain prospect of an award of "Wrotham Park" damages, seen by its critics as "jackpot damages", while being advanced by claimants who struggle to establish economic loss, has historically been unnerving for litigators advising… more

The CFPB recently appealed the judgment that it obtained against a national payday lender, in which the district court ordered a significantly smaller penalty than the CFPB had sought… more

The U.S. Supreme held in a 7-2 decision (Justice Gorsuch and Chief Justice Roberts dissenting), Oil States Energy Servs. V. Greene’s Energy Group, LLC, that the Inter Partes Review proceedings, commonly referred to as IPRs, do not… more

“Pay equity” is quickly becoming a term every employer must understand. Never in its 25-year history have the principles of the Equal Pay Act (EPA) received so much attention. Courts have been examining the meaning of pay equity under… more

Introduction – Is Patenting Cannabis Legal? Early protection of intellectual property is a critical component in any business’s efforts to secure a competitive advantage in the marketplace. In the cannabis space, efforts to secure… more

Coal - Rio exits coal industry in $4B worth of deals - Rio Tinto Group has agreed to several deals worth over $4 billion to sell all of its remaining coal assets, with a $1.7 billion cash sale of coal assets to Glencore plc… more

In Aptator Miitors APS v. Kamstrup, [2017-1681] (April 17, 2018) the Federal Circuit affirmed the Board’s determination that U.S. Patent No. 8,893,559 was anticipated by Nielsen, U.S. Patent App. Pub. No. 2012/0006127, finding… more

What is a fair and just method of distribution of an insolvent company’s assets amongst creditors if its assets have been commingled into a single mixed bulk, and the proceeds are insufficient to satisfy every secured claim?… more

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued two decisions that will keep the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) busier than ever. In Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene's Energy Group, LLC,1 the Court affirmed that inter partes review… more

During Seattle’s current construction boom, general contractors and subcontractors may be concentrating more on finalizing work on their projects than on worrying about the niceties of their construction contract documents. It is no… more

Initial public offering of: a sizeable number of ordinary shares - Offer price per share: stated in local currency - This is our global initial public offering guide. It will help you navigate the US portion of a global IPO – in… more

Today (April 24, 2018), the U.S. Supreme Court released two important decisions regarding the authority of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) to conduct Inter Partes Review (“IPR”) proceedings. IPRs, an administrative process… more

In our blog post of just one month ago — New California Bill Promotes “Transit-Rich” Housing Development — we provided an update on California Senate Bill 827, legislation that aimed to promote the development of “transit-rich” housing… more

In 2014, the United States Supreme Court in a landmark decision in the field of Patent Law (Alice Corp. v. CLS Int’l) invalidated software patents related to mitigating settlement risk. Relying on the now-infamous Section 101, the… more

In a 7-2 opinion written by Justice Clarence Thomas, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Inter Partes Review (“IPR”) procedure created by the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (“AIA”). IPRs allow anyone “who is not the… more

By a majority of 7-2, the Supreme Court has ruled that inter partes review is a valid exercise of statutory authority vested in the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene’s Energy Group, LLC, 16-712… more

On April 19, 2018, the Executive Committee of the Delaware State Bar Association (DSBA) approved proposed amendments to the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the DLLCA), the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act… more

On March 22, 2018, the Second Appellate District certified for publication its opinion in Covina Residents for Responsible Development v. City of Covina, et al. (2018) 230 Cal.Rptr.3d 550, concerning a Mitigated Negative Declaration… more