In Warner Chappell Music, Inc. v. Nealy, the Supreme Court held that the statute of limitations in the Copyright Act does not limit recovery of damages on timely claims.
The 3-year statute of limitations establishes when...more
The line between free speech and brand protection remains blurry after a February jury verdict in the NFT case of Hermès Int’l. v. Rothschild and the recent Supreme Court oral arguments in Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. v....more
The line between free speech and brand protection remains blurry after a February jury verdict in the NFT case of Hermès Int’l. v. Rothschild and the recent Supreme Court oral arguments in Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. v....more
The UK Court of Appeal has issued its judgment in one of the latest hearings in Neurim Pharmaceuticals v Generics (UK) relating to Neurim’s insomnia drug, Circadin. The Court of Appeal ruled that an exclusive licensee has...more
4/13/2022
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In these unprecedented times, life sciences companies are partnering up — sometimes in a matter of days — to find potential vaccines or treatments to the COVID-19 virus. In an effort to help the world beat the pandemic that...more
6/2/2020
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In an important decision impacting life sciences patentees, a divided panel of the Federal Circuit in Barry v. Medtronic, Inc., Appeal No. 2017-2463 (Fed. Cir. January 24, 2019), affirmed a jury’s finding that a doctor was...more
2/2/2019
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