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Mogin Law LLP

USC Sues Google for Infringing Mapping Patents: Just Another Form of Anticompetitive Conduct

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University of Southern California (USC) sued Google LLC in the Western District of Texas, Austin Division, last month, alleging infringement of the school’s mapping patents, unlawfully using these innovations in Google Earth,...more

Mayer Brown

Navigating the Gray-Market Landscape

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Gray-market goods, also known as parallel imports, are genuine products imported into the United States without the consent of the US trademark owner, often bypassing authorized distribution channels. This Legal Update...more

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China Monthly Antitrust Update - October 2025

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This monthly report outlines key developments in China’s antitrust sector for October. The following events merit special attention: SAMR Launches Further Investigation into Nvidia for Suspected Antitrust Violations: On...more

Fisher Phillips

Pennsylvania House Passes Consumer Privacy Bill: What Your Business Needs to Know + 6 Steps You Can Take Now

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Pennsylvania could soon join the growing list of states to enact comprehensive data privacy laws, and businesses that operate in PA must take note. Earlier this month, the commonwealth’s House passed a bipartisan consumer...more

Cozen O'Connor

California AG Wins $10M Judgment in Workforce Misclassification Case

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California AG Rob Bonta secured a $10 million judgment and permanent injunction against Care Specialist HCS Inc. and its former and current owner-operators for illegally misclassifying hundreds of in-home care workers as...more

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FTC Again Targets Unfair Employee Non-Competes

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In September 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) took steps to crack down on anticompetitive employee non‑competes even as the FTC abandoned the Biden Administration’s efforts to broadly ban them by rule. As a first...more

Baker Botts L.L.P.

After Abandoning Its Court-Forestalled Nationwide Noncompete Ban, the FTC Is Now Signaling a Case-by-Case Enforcement Strategy for...

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The FTC’s recent decision to dismiss its appeals in Ryan, LLC v. FTC and Properties of the Villages v. FTC formally ends the Biden administration’s attempt at a nationwide noncompete ban. Under former Chair Lina Khan, the FTC...more

Fisher Phillips

FTC Warns Healthcare Employers and Staffing Firms Over Noncompetes: 5 Takeaways + 5 Action Steps

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Healthcare employers and the staffing firms who serve them should take note: federal authorities recently announced they will specifically target the use of noncompetes and other restrictive covenants in the healthcare space....more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Cartels Antitrust Enforcement and Litigation - September 2025

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The word “cartel” conjures images of mobster movies, lurid headlines, and drug busts. But a less exotic brand of cartel can be far more relevant to the business world. In an economic sense, a cartel is simply a collection of...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

FTC Issues Letters to Healthcare Employers Regarding Non-Compete Agreements

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Although the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on September 5 that it was ending its appeals of decisions in the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits which set aside the FTC nationwide non-compete ban thereby ending its defense...more

King & Spalding

FTC Warns Healthcare Employers Against Noncompetes

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On September 10, 2025, FTC Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson issued letters to several healthcare employers and staffing companies urging them to carefully review their use of noncompetes or other restrictive terms in their...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

FTC Abandons 2024 Non-Compete Rule, Signals Priority in Non-Compete Enforcement Actions

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On September 5, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) took steps to formally end its efforts to implement a nationwide ban on non-compete agreements, agreeing to vacate the Non-Compete Clause Rule and dismiss all pending...more

Hogan Lovells

FTC sets new course for enforcement of noncompete agreements

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On September 5, the FTC ended the nearly 18-month legal purgatory for the agency’s Non-Compete Clause Rule, voting to withdraw its appeal of a Texas District Court’s decision setting aside the Rule, and accede to the Rule’s...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

FTC Abandons Non-Compete Prohibition

Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) abandoned its quest to ban non-compete agreements, while also seeking dismissal of its appeals of courts decisions invalidating its non-compete ban rule. We reported on the FTC’s...more

Fisher Phillips

FTC Turns Up the Heat for Noncompete Enforcement: 5 Steps for Employers to Stay Compliant in a New Regulatory Era

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The Federal Trade Commission just launched a new era of oversight when it comes to noncompete agreements between employers and employees, and the aggressive moves from the agency are turning some heads. On Thursday, it...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

FTC Prioritizes Aggressive Labor Market Enforcement With Focus on Noncompetes, Raising Antitrust Implications

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on September 4, 2025, that it had filed a complaint against one of the largest pet cremation businesses in the U.S., alleging that the company’s widespread use of noncompete...more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

FTC Drops Its Non-Compete Ban, but Vows Continued Enforcement

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has abandoned its defense of the rule proposed by the Biden Administration banning almost all employer-employee non-competes. As a result, the broad non-compete rule is dead. At the same...more

White & Case LLP

FCPA Update: DOJ Encourages US Companies to Report Corrupt Foreign Competitors

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Although most reporting on the DOJ's latest Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) guidelines has emphasized the anticipated reduction in overall anti-corruption enforcement, an equally important, but less noted, aspect has...more

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Florida’s CHOICE Act: Offering Unprecedented, New Tools to Employers to Prevent Unfair Competition

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As of its July 3, 2025 effective date, the Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (“CHOICE”) Act dramatically overhauled Florida’s restrictive covenant framework. While many states...more

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FTC Voluntarily Dismisses Recently Filed Suit Against PepsiCo for Illegal Price Discrimination

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On May 22, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voluntarily dismissed its case against PepsiCo alleging price discrimination in violation of the Robinson-Patman Act. Federal Trade Commission v. PepsiCo, Inc.,...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Our Value is Brand Value

In today’s ecommerce-driven economy, brand owners face a relentless challenge: unauthorized resellers who flood online marketplaces with products that undermine brand value, confuse consumers and compromise quality standards....more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

To Catch A Fashion Thief: Trend Chasing or IP Infringement?

Fighting knock-offs in the fashion industry is notoriously difficult. Copyright, trademark, and trade dress laws offer some protection for branding and marketing materials used to sell fashion products, as well as for...more

Dacheng

China Monthly Antitrust Update: July 2025

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This monthly report outlines key developments in China’s antitrust sector for July. SAMR Solicits Public Comments on the Revised Provisions on the Prohibition of Monopoly Agreements, Refining the “Safe Harbor” Standards for...more

Jenner & Block

Delaware Court Refuses to Enforce or Modify Overbroad Noncompete in Cleveland Integrity Services v. Byers

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In Cleveland Integrity Services, LLC v. Byers (Del. Ch. Feb. 28, 2025), the Delaware Court of Chancery declined to enforce a two-year non-compete agreement that it found to be geographically overbroad and refused to narrow or...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

China's Sweeping 2025 Anti-Unfair Competition Law Revision: Far-Reaching Impacts on Brand Protection, Data Governance, eCommerce,...

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On June 27, 2025, China’s National People’s Congress Standing Committee enacted a landmark revision to the Anti-Unfair Competition Law (AUCL), effective October 15, 2025. This sweeping update is the most significant since the...more

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