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Franchisee Claims for Promissory Estoppel and Violations of the Michigan Franchise Investment Law Fail

Foley & Lardner LLP on 9/11/2024

A recent court decision explained the circumstances under which a plaintiff may assert a claim for promissory estoppel and whether a private right of action exists for a certain alleged violation of the Michigan Franchise...more

Weekly Blockchain Blog - July 2024 #2

BakerHostetler on 7/15/2024

US Stablecoin Companies Achieve Licenses, Avoid SEC Enforcement Action - According to a recent press release, Circle, the issuer of USDC and EURC, announced that it is now the “first global stablecoin issuer to achieve...more

Reasonable Royalty Available for Foreign Activities (But Not This Time)

McDermott Will & Emery on 4/11/2024

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s decision to preclude a patent owner from seeking damages based on method claims infringed outside of the United States but confirmed that reasonable...more

The Neale Rule – Who Really Owns the Oil and Gas Under Railroads?

Houston Harbaugh, P.C. on 3/21/2024

Since the early 1900’s, your family has owned a 105 acre farm in Greene County, Pennsylvania. In 2024, you and your siblings sign an oil and gas lease with XYZ Drilling Company. The language in the lease states that it...more

IoT SEP Negotiations: New Players in a Complicated Game

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP on 2/14/2024

Why should internet of things (IoT) manufacturers prepare to be approached by standard essential patent (SEP) holders? A recent trend suggests that many implementers may soon have to negotiate licenses that implicate...more

Data Published on Crypto Exchange Volume, NFT Royalties, Crypto Crime; Crypto Adoption Continues; DOJ and CFTC Bring Multiple...

BakerHostetler on 1/16/2023

New Data Published on 2022 Crypto Exchange Trading Volume, NFT Royalties - According to recent reports, Binance, currently the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, controlled 92 percent of global...more

Crypto Payment Products, DeFi Networks and Price Indices Launch; CBDC Report and NFT Royalty Data Published; FinCEN, FTC Address...

BakerHostetler on 12/12/2022

Payments Firms Launch Crypto Products, New DeFi Price Indices Announced - A U.S. fintech company recently announced the launch of a fiat-to-crypto on-ramp, which facilitates fiat-to-crypto payments using “a customizable...more

The Law Commission of England and Wales Proposes to Classify NFTs as Data Objects

Latham & Watkins LLP on 11/17/2022

NFT creators and consumers should evaluate the legal and commercial considerations of NFTs that are linked to copyright work. The Law Commission of England and Wales (the Commission) is a statutory independent body that...more

Crypto Products and DeFi Pilot Launch; Reports Address NFT Royalties, Ethereum PoS Efficiency; IRS, CFTC, Address Crypto; Exchange...

BakerHostetler on 11/7/2022

New Crypto Products Launch; Singapore Completes DeFi Pilot with Major Banks - In a press release published this week, a major U.S. cross-border payments and money transfer company announced a new service in its existing...more

NFT Perspectives: A Discussion With Artist and Filmmaker Haik Kocharian

Carlton Fields on 6/29/2022

From ownership to expression to revenue, it’s no secret that non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have made a significant impact on the art world in the last 18 months. Join Carlton Fields crypto attorney Matt Kohen as he discusses the...more

NFTs: The Future of Managing Patent Assets?

Porter Hedges LLP on 4/28/2022

What do William Shatner, Snoop Dogg, Mark Cuban, Tom Brady, and patent owners have in common? They are all now minting non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”), turning assets into a token that is represented on the blockchain. ...more

Evolving Legal Issues for NFTs

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC on 4/21/2022

Introduction to NFTs- Throughout 2021 and 2022, Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have increasingly grown into public awareness. People often hear about NFTs through collectible projects like Bored Ape Yacht Club, CryptoPunks, and...more

Strategic IP Considerations of Batteries and Energy Storage Solutions

Fish & Richardson on 1/6/2022

The lithium-ion battery, introduced commercially in 1991, revolutionized the consumer electronics industry. Compared with older battery technologies, the lithium-ion battery was lightweight and compact, had high energy...more

Will NFTs Push Regulators to Regulate the Metaverse?

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co. on 1/4/2022

A few years ago, NFTs were the subject of interest only for tech geeks and the cryptocurrency community. It seems, however, that nowadays, NFTs are almost everywhere. For those who don’t yet know, NFTs (non-fungible tokens)...more

Sports & Entertainment Spotlight: Risks of NIL Pitfalls Prove Greater Than ‘NIL’

Foster Garvey PC on 7/16/2021

Just two weeks into the name, image, and likeness (NIL) era in college sports, and we are already starting to see not only novel and creative partnerships, but also the emergence of legal gray areas and pitfalls for college...more

Sports & Entertainment Spotlight - May 2021 #4

Foster Garvey PC on 5/28/2021

Throughout the United States, people are eagerly preparing for this Memorial Day Weekend (MDW), which marks the unofficial start of summer (not to mention those who made the ultimate sacrifice for the country). If you listen...more

NFTs: A Beginner’s Guide to Understanding the Hottest Crypto Craze

Latham & Watkins LLP on 3/19/2021

An NFT is a special, one-of-a-kind digital asset that raises a number of novel legal questions. Earlier this month, a blockchain firm bought a US$95,000 print by the British street artist Banksy, only to burn it in a...more

Canadian Ether Fund Launches, Swiss Bank Tokenizes Shares, Crypto Regulation Evolves in UK, Estonia and Germany; Blockchain...

BakerHostetler on 12/22/2020

Canadian Ether Fund Launches, Swiss Bank Tokenizes Shares, New German Law Passed - Earlier this month, 3iQ Corp., a Toronto-based investment management firm, announced the listing of its fund, The Ether Fund (the Fund), on...more

No License, No Chips, No Problem: Ninth Circuit Delivers Qualcomm a Win in Antitrust Case Brought by the US Federal Trade...

Goodwin on 8/12/2020

In a much anticipated opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed a California district court decision holding that Qualcomm violated U.S. antitrust laws in its licensing of standard-essential patents in...more

Wisconsin appellate court affirms Microsoft’s sourcing of receipts

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 11/6/2019

On October 31, 2019, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals rejected the Wisconsin Department of Revenue’s (DOR) position in Wisconsin Department of Revenue v. Microsoft Corporation, Case No. 2018AP2024 that Microsoft should “look...more

French legal and regulatory update - July/August 2019

Hogan Lovells on 9/30/2019

The Paris office of Hogan Lovells is pleased to provide this English language edition of our monthly e - newsletter, which offers a legal and regulatory update covering France and Europe for April 2018. ...more

Rise of digital finance: Tokenising mining & metals assets - Can tokenised mining royalties and metal streams unlock a new...

White & Case LLP on 6/10/2019

Rapid advances in blockchain technology are reinventing the way companies operate and deliver products and services to their clients. These changes are particularly visible in the mining & metals industry, a sector that has...more

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