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The United States Supreme Court is the highest court of the United States and is charged with interpreting federal law, including the United States Constitution. The Court's docket is largely discretionary with only a limited number of cases granted review each term.  The Court is comprised of one chief justice and eight associate justices, who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate to hold lifetime positions. less -
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Certification of Collective Actions in the CAT

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To bring a collective competition action in the Competition Appeal Tribunal (“CAT”), a proposed class representative first has to have their claim certified by the CAT. The CAT’s approach to certification is therefore an...more

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Applicant Admitted Prior Art Cannot Be a “Basis For” an IPR Challenge

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In a decision dated February 1, 2022, the Federal Circuit confirmed that applicant admitted prior art (AAPA) may not form the basis of a validity challenge in an inter partes review (IPR). The decision arose out of two IPRs...more

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Supreme Court’s Denial of Apple and Mylan’s Petitions Leaves NHK/Fintiv Rule in Place

On January 18, the Supreme Court denied petitions for writs of certiorari from both Apple and Mylan Laboratories. Each company sought to challenge the NHK/Fintiv framework that was developed by the Patent Trial and Appeal...more

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District Court Says Supreme Court Ruling on Standing in Class Actions Does Not Apply to Privacy Claims

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On June 25, 2021, the Supreme Court issued an important decision on Article III standing in class actions that will have a significant impact on the way class actions are certified - and will likely scuttle numerous ...more

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Sports & Entertainment Spotlight: Why the risks of holding the Tokyo Summer Olympic Game remain high, and how PGA Tour golfer...

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Strange as it may be, with vast majority of the world still reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic, we are on the eve of the opening ceremony for the “2020” Tokyo Summer Olympics. Olympic games in “normal” times are logistical...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

The PTAB Review - July 2021

This issue of The PTAB Review begins with a brief summary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s most recent pronouncement about America Invents Act (AIA) reviews. It then provides an update on the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s...more

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Privacy Update: Corporate Boards - Don’t Underestimate Your Role in Data Security Oversight

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) continues to put emphasis on the importance of corporate board involvement in privacy and data security. Corporate Boards: Don’t Underestimate Your Role in Data Security Oversight - The...more

McDermott Will & Emery

No Second Bite at the Apple: Injury Must Be Imminent and Non-Speculative to Support Standing

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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that a party did not have Article III appellate standing to obtain review of a final ruling of the Patent Trial & Appeal Board because the underlying district court...more

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Federal Circuit Holds Apple Lacked Standing to Appeal IPRs It Initiated, Distinguishes MedImmune

On April 7, in Apple Inc. v. Qualcomm Incorporated, the Federal Circuit held that Apple lacked standing to appeal final decisions by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), upholding validity in two inter partes review...more

King & Spalding

California District Court Dismisses Putative Class Action Against Apple on Article III Standing Grounds Where Privacy Claims...

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Since the Supreme Court’s decision in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, 136 S. Ct. 1540 (2016), courts have grappled with what constitutes a sufficient injury in fact to satisfy Article III standing requirements. Predominant Issues...more

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Lopez v. Apple: When an Alleged Injury is Too Speculative to Confer Article III Standing

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A recent decision from the Northern District of California — Lopez, et al. v. Apple — highlights the continued impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins in shaping Article III standing...more

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Financial Daily Dose 6.16.2020 | Top Story: Supreme Court Issues Landmark Decision Protecting LGBTQ and Transgender Workers

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On Monday, the Supreme Court delivered a surprising and monumental win for LGBTQ and transgender Americans, ruling 6-3 that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 applies to protect “gay and transgender workers from workplace...more

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Financial Daily Dose 4.28.2020 | Top Story: PPP Funding Replenished, but Applications Beset by Tech Glitches

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The PPP is again flush with cash but also full of problems. Yesterday, that took the form of a Small Business Administration’s system for processing loan applications crashing within the first hours that the program reopened....more

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McNees Litigation News - July 2019

SCOTUS Class Action Update: Consumers Get Another Bite at Apple Profits for Alleged Antitrust Violations - On May 14th, in an opinion authored by Justice Kavanaugh, the Supreme Court of the United States gave consumers the...more

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Current antitrust focus on technology platforms should take into account recent Supreme Court decisions in Pepper and American...

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Technology products are increasingly characterized by their ability to facilitate interconnectedness. More and more, tech innovators find themselves subject to increasing scrutiny under global competition laws when they...more

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Financial Daily Dose 6.4.2019 | Top Story: DOJ, FTC, and Congress Set to Investigate Big Tech

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Much more on the suddenly hot topic of Big Tech antitrust oversight, including a negotiated agreement among regulators that will see the DOJ handling Apple and Google while the Federal Trade Commission will take on Facebook...more

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Supreme Court Allows Antitrust Suit to Proceed Against Apple

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On May 13, 2019, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of iPhone owners who are suing Apple. The iPhone owners claim that Apple, through its App Store, has established a monopoly and uses that power to charge consumers more for...more

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State AGs And SCOTUS: Term Preview

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State Attorneys General (“AGs”) continue to be active as both litigants and amici in cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. This term there are several cases with significant State AG amici involvement that implicate important...more

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Smartphone Wars – The Last Jury: Samsung Owes $539M for Infringing Apple’s Patents

California jury recently awarded Apple $538.6 million in total damages for patent infringement by Samsung. This is the latest development in the patent battle between smartphone industry titans that began in 2011 and took...more

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Jury Dials Up Record-Setting Damages Verdict for Design Patent Infringement

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On May 24, 2018, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California awarded Apple over $533 million in damages for Samsung's infringement of three Apple design patents covering portions of Apple's...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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Another day, another massive Chinese IPO. This time, its ride-hailing company (and former Uber rival) Didi Chuxing, which could go public later this year and has its sights set on a $70-$80 billion valuation....more

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Apple and Samsung Are Headed Back to the Court Room

Following a lengthy and extensive litigation that began in 2011 that culminated in a U.S. Supreme Court decision in December of 2016, smartphone industry titans Apple and Samsung will again find themselves in Federal District...more

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For Design Patent Damages 'Article of Manufacture’ Not Necessarily Entire End Product

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A unanimous US Supreme Court held that for purposes of determining damages for design patent infringement under 35 U.S.C. §289, the relevant “article of manufacture” may include either the end product sold to the consumer or...more

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The Sum of the Parts ≠ the Whole? SCOTUS on Samsung v Apple

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The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously overturned a $400 million damages award against Samsung for infringing Apple's smartphone design patents. In a decision that upsets a long-standing rule for calculating damages for design...more

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Supreme Court Changes Standard for Determining Damages for Design Patent Infringement

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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. v. Apple Inc. (No. 15-777) - In the closely-watched Samsung v. Apple case, the Supreme Court today issued a landmark ruling that changed the long-standing rule for calculating damages for...more

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