In the hearing on the appeal of the U.S. Copyright Office's refusal to register his AI-created artwork ("A Return to Paradise," a copy of which appears above) and the district court's affirming of the refusal, programmer Stephen…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
We've been closely monitoring two proposed bills regarding patent law—the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) and the PREVAIL Act. The Senate Judiciary Committee would have considered both bills yesterday, but they have…
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/ Business Organizations, Intellectual Property
When seeing similar trademarks or trade dress employed by a third party, companies often immediately react with a demand letter requiring the target to “immediately cease and desist” its use of the IP and threatening litigation…
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/ Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property
Welcome to The Verdict: Estate Planning Through Film. In episode two, host Hons Yung is joined by Farella Braun + Martel's Greg LeSaint to discuss the movie John Wick and the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA).
Greg breaks down…
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/ Business Organizations, Privacy, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource with Farella's Cynthia Rowland. Episode 95 is the second in a series of episodes studying financial fraud at nonprofit organizations. With the expert insight of Sly…
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/ Nonprofit Law
There has been a recent increase in the number of Prop 65 60-Day Notices targeting diethanolamine in cosmetics. Diethanolamine is generally used in cosmetics as an emulsifier and to adjust pH, and it was listed under Prop 65 as…
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/ Consumer Protection, Environmental Law, Toxic Torts
On September 5, 2024, EPA published a direct final rule delaying by eight months the one-time reporting required under TSCA section 8(a)(7) for entities manufacturing or importing PFAS at any time between 2011-2022. This rule…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Toxic Torts
In a closely watched case, the 2d Circuit upheld a decision that Internet Archive's book lending practices violated the authors' copyrights and was not protected by the fair use doctrine. But was this decision really just based…
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/ Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. Episode 94 is the first in a series of episodes where we look at fraud and fraud risks at nonprofit organizations. With the expert insight of Sly Atayee, a director at…
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/ Nonprofit Law
Welcome to The Verdict: Estate Planning Through Film. In our first episode, Farella Braun + Martel partner Hons Yung is joined by BNY Wealth senior client strategist and former Navy and Blue Angel pilot C.J. Simonsen to discuss…
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/ Finance & Banking, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
Thoughtful planning and careful implementation are essential to a successful estate plan that preserves wealth in the most tax-efficient manner and fulfills a family’s personal objectives…
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/ Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
Three states have lodged a petition with EPA, seeking the listing of four PFAS compounds as hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) under the Clean Air Act (CAA). In the petition, dated August 29, 2024, the North Carolina Department of…
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/ Environmental Law, Health, Toxic Torts
Employers nationwide have for months grappled with how to address the FTC’s April 23, 2024 rule prohibiting post-termination non-competition agreements in employment contracts (“FTC Rule”). On Tuesday, August 20, the United…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. I'm Cynthia Rowland, and this is the 14th in a series of “Quick Tip” episodes focusing on the details of state registration of nonprofit corporations.
In an earlier…
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/ Nonprofit Law
The Department of Justice announced a Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program on August 1, 2024. If a whistleblower voluntarily reports original, truthful, and complete information to DOJ in a relevant subject…
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/ Business Organizations, Criminal Law, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law
