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Jenner & Block Japan Newsletter - January 2025

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Welcome to the January 2025 edition of the Jenner & Block Japan Newsletter, a publication containing updates about legal developments in the United States that may be noteworthy to our clients and other leaders in the...more

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Expected Changes to IP Policy under the Second Trump Administration

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Intellectual property (“IP”) policy does not weigh heavily on most voters’ minds, and so is not often addressed in presidential campaigns. This past campaign was no different – President-elect Donald Trump did not expressly...more

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Jenner & Block Japan Newsletter - May 2024

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Welcome to the May 2024 edition of the Jenner & Block Japan Newsletter, a publication containing updates about legal developments in the United States that may be noteworthy to our clients and other leaders in the Japanese...more

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2023 PTAB Year in Review: Analysis & Trends: Standard Essential Patents at the PTAB: Are SEPs Faring any Differently than...

Standard-essential patents (SEPs) are on the rise. A key factor undergirding that rise is the desire for device connectivity in all things, and the fact that reliable and robust connectivity is impossible without using key...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Commercial Litigation Outlook - 2024

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By any measure, the world has changed vastly since we issued our first Commercial Litigation Outlook in 2020. We are now on our fourth installment of providing insights and flagging trends for what to expect in the coming...more

Smith Anderson

AI Law and Policy Developments Likely Will Be Seen This Year

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One of 2023’s more significant — and potentially disruptive — developments in business and culture was the arrival of a slew of generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems. At the beginning of 2023, ChatGPT quickly...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Webinar] 2024 IP Outlook: Trends Affecting Patent, Trademark, Copyright and Trade Secret Holders - December 12th, 1:00 pm - 2:00...

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As 2023 draws to a close, new developments continue to emerge across the patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret spaces. Join members of McDermott’s Intellectual Property Group for a year-end review that will explore...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Life Sciences Landscape: 2023 Mid-Year Industry Update

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The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), signed into law in August 2022, impacted a wide range of tax laws and touched many aspects of government. Significantly, part of the IRA provides Medicare with the ability to negotiate the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Insights – April 2023 | Insights

This edition of Skadden’s quarterly Insights looks at the rising number of de-SPACed companies seeking Chapter 11 protection, the growth of a market designed to assume legacy liabilities, an effort to establish...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] Paragraph IV Disputes Master Symposium - September 21st - 22nd, Chicago, IL

ACI’s 8th Annual Paragraph IV Disputes Master Symposium returns in person to Chicago on September 21-22! Join leading pharmaceutical patent litigators for brand name and generic drug companies to receive up-to-the-minute...more

Haug Partners LLP

SEP Enforcement: Has the Biden Administration Tabled a Revised Policy Statement?

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Six months after the Department of Justice (“DOJ”), United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”), and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) issued a Draft Policy Statement on Licensing...more

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Antitrust Guidance by the Justice Department for Higher Education Institutions non-Standard Essential Patents Pool Reveals A Path...

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The increasing intersection of antitrust and intellectual property laws has led to a number of complex legal issues for which clients often seek guidance from the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”)....more

Robins Kaplan LLP

[Remote Event] Health Care Antitrust Under President Biden - What Health Care Companies May Expect By Way Of Antitrust Policy And...

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After a turbulent year that roiled the economy, and the health care sector more than most, the Democrats emerged with control of both the White House and Congress for the first time since 2014. Business leaders and in-house...more

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Essential Guidance for Non-(Standard) Essential Patent Pools: DOJ’s UTLP Business Review Letter

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It has long been recognized that patent pools can create licensing efficiencies by establishing “onestop shops” for patents owned by multiple rights owners. There is also broad consensus that patentee collaboration in patent...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

False Claims Act Suit Dismissed Based on Granston Memo Considerations

• DOJ is implementing the Granston memo policy in seeking dismissal of FCA qui tam actions when it is in the government’s interest, particularly when protecting its resources, discretion and litigation priorities. • DOJ...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Granston Memo in Action: DOJ Successfully Exercises Authority to Dismiss Meritless Qui Tam

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A recent dismissal of a qui tam action demonstrates there exists an affirmative approach for disposing of wasteful and meritless non-intervened qui tam claims without the time and expense of protracted litigation with...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

DOJ and FTC Signal Shifts in Antitrust Enforcement of Essential Patent Disputes

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Recent public statements from Makan Delrahim, Assistant United States Attorney General for the Antitrust Division at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), and Joseph Simons, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman, indicate...more

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Foreign Companies Pursuing Business in China: Proceed with Caution

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The trade relationship between the United States and China is top of mind for many business owners, especially within the technology sector. Recently, Chinese President Xi Jinping denied the U.S. Government’s request to end...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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FinCEN is extending its campaign to press title insurance companies to reveal the real buyers behind shell companies that pay cash for high-end real estate deals in select cities around the country....more

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Updated Antitrust Guidelines for IP Licensing Address New Laws, Omit Some Key Areas

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In 1995, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (collectively, the Agencies) published guidelines that delineated how and when the Agencies would evaluate intellectual property licensing...more

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Obama Administration Antitrust Enforcers Take Last-Minute IP Licensing Actions

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As the Obama Administration drew to a close, its antitrust enforcers took two actions of note for those involved in intellectual property (IP) licensing. The first, the joint release by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)...more

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