In a state where the sun always shines, California’s film tax credits seem to be the script for success. On July 10, 2023, Governor Newsom signed legislation to extend and expand California’s $330 million-a-year Film and TV Tax…
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/ Administrative Law, Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Taxation
This case addresses the application of issue preclusion in scenarios where two closely related cases allege patent infringement against different versions of the same technology. Specifically, this case discusses whether a…
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/ Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
After ten years of litigation, the Federal Circuit found that the district court conducted an improper collateral estoppel analysis and upheld ParkerVision’s position on each of the appealed issues.
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In 2011,…
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/ Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
YouTube has announced a slate of new AI detection tools to enhance its ContentID system. The tools are designed to address the challenges posed by AI-generated content, which is becoming increasingly prevalent and sophisticated…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
Governor Gavin Newsom has made waves by signing five new bills aimed at tackling the challenges posed by deepfakes in California, with two bills covering digital replicas of performers and three focused on elections and…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Elections & Politics, Science, Computers, & Technology
On July 31, 2024, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed into law a bill that makes Massachusetts the 11th state to mandate pay transparency, joining California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Nevada, New…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Labor & Employment Law
On August 29, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (OPDP) issued an untitled letter to AbbVie, Inc. (AbbVie) regarding a promotional, direct-to-consumer (DTC) television…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Health
On August 28, the CFPB issued a Consumer Advisory warning that it believes video game companies are targeting children for monetary gain. With 45.7 million U.S. children engaged in video gameplay, the agency is concerned about…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
Pennsylvania AG Michelle Henry announced yesterday the launch of an online portal for businesses to report data breaches to the AG’s office. The portal launch comes before Pennsylvania’s new breach amendments take effect on…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Privacy
This series explores legal issues related to physician burnout and potential solutions. Our first post addressed how healthcare organizations can foster the psychological safety and emotional wellbeing of their physicians…
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This Federal Circuit opinion addresses a district court’s decision granting plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction.
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Plaintiff Natera, Inc. (“Natera”) and defendant NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc…
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/ Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
Celanese International Corporation, Celanese (Malta) Company 2 Limited, and Celanese Sales U.S. Ltd. (collectively, “Celanese”) filed a petition before the United States International Trade Commission (the “ITC”), alleging that…
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/ Intellectual Property, International Law & Trade, Science, Computers, & Technology
Speck v. Bates, No. 2023-1147 (Fed. Cir. May 23, 2024) addressed two issues, (1) whether courts should apply a one-way test or a two-way test to determine if pre-critical claims materially differ from post-critical claims, such…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
In an effort to mitigate the risk of violence at work, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law the New York Retail Worker Safety Act (RWSA) on September 5, 2024. The law introduces stringent workplace violence prevention…
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/ Business Organizations, Consumer Protection, Labor & Employment Law
This week of September 16, Paris will play host to the biggest spectacle of the year (sorry, Olympics), the World Space Business Week. Attendees will come from around the world to discuss advancements in commercial space and…
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/ Administrative Law, International Law & Trade, Science, Computers, & Technology
