The European Union recently passed a sweeping law regulating corporations and business leaders with respect to artificial intelligence (AI). The first legislation of its kind, the EU Artificial Intelligence Act seeks to...more
Businesses routinely raise their prices in response to changing economic conditions and competition. Now might be a particularly dangerous time to raise prices without careful consideration of the legal consequences of...more
As employers respond to the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, many are implementing work-from-home policies and establishing situational teleworking opportunities for their employees. While remote-work technology can...more
3/17/2020
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Companies are still scrambling to comply with the new California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 ("CCPA"), which became effective on January 1, 2020. The CCPA provides new rights and protections for "consumers," defined as...more
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board ("PTAB") has issued a precedential opinion that gives a green light to same-party and issue joinder. This practice will provide discretion to PTAB judges to allow a petitioner to add new...more
The Supreme Court clarified this week in Helsinn Healthcare S.A. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. that the "On Sale Bar" — which prohibits patents on inventions that are sold or offered for sale before the patent application...more
1/24/2019
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The U.S. Supreme Court just shook up the patent world with its decision in TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC. For nearly 30 years, companies accused of patent infringement could be sued in nearly any place they...more
5/24/2017
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Foreign Corporations ,
Forum Shopping ,
Non-Practicing Entities ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
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TC Heartland LLC v Kraft Foods ,
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