In a move followed by several tech companies, Google LLC announced last Thursday that it will begin offering legal safeguards to customers who face accusations of copyright infringement due to their use of Google’s AI-generated products. This strategic decision underscores the company’s commitment to its customers and nods towards the emerging, and often complex, legal…
Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman has recently pronounced that it is timely to reevaluate the America Invents Act (AIA). She made these remarks during a reception held in her honor on Wednesday. The AIA, a pivotal law from 2011, instituted new procedures for the filing and challenging of patents. Judge Newman, known and respected among…
Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman recently voiced out the need for a renewed assessment of the America Invents Act. This took place on Wednesday, during a reception celebrating her contributions to the judiciary. Judge Newman’s remarks come ten years after the implementation of the America Invents Act which was signed into law in 2011. The…
In the wake of Steve Scalise’s withdrawal from the race for Speaker, the Republicans are considering alternative candidates. The GOP speaker nominee exited the race on October 12, leaving Republicans exploring other possibilities to address the deadlock over the speakership and kickstart the House’s operations. One name that’s being touted is Jim Jordan. The Ohio…
Southwest Airlines Co. has appealed for a new trial with regards to a $5 million religious bias verdict the company lost in relation to a dismissed anti-abortion Christian flight attendant. The flight attendant was terminated after a contentious incident with a union president over the union’s participation at the 2017 Women’s March on Washington. The…
In a recently heated interaction in court, a federal judge in California had stern words for both Broadcom and Netflix regarding their profuse submissions in a patent lawsuit. The case, initiated by Broadcom against the streaming behemoth, has seen such an extreme number of filings that the judge found it necessary to vocalize her frustrations….
In a notable legal discourse in the field of patent law, the Federal Circuit has affirmed the decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) in support of the nanotechnology company’s water-repellant polymer coating patent. The patent under review was contested by Jiangsu Favored Nanotechnology. The specifics of the case relate to the intellectual…
Washington has become the latest state in the U.S. to explore an alternative to the bar exam as a pathway to attaining a legal license. The proposed alteration to the traditional route includes opening opportunities for law school graduates to engage in an apprenticeship at law firms. Taking the traditional bar exam has long been…
Recently, three prominent law firms, namely Winston & Strawn LLP, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, and Adams and Reese LLP, faced threats of lawsuits over their diversity programs from an anti-affirmative action group with a track record of successful litigation. This group’s actions have previously led to two major law firms revising their diversity initiatives. This…
On December 4, the Supreme Court will hear the challenge to Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy plan. Purdue Pharma is the manufacturer of OxyContin, a highly addictive painkiller. The argument around Purdue Pharma’s case will be one of the eight cases scheduled in December for seven hours of oral argument, as revealed by the court’s December argument…
Caroline Ellison was the star witness in the recent fraud case against Sam Bankman Fried, co-founder of FTX. Despite an extensive cross-examination led by Bankman Fried’s lawyers, Ellison’s account of the alleged crimes remained largely unshaken. She asserted that Bankman Fried orchestrated a multibillion-dollar fraud, a charge the defense had a tough time refuting. This…
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has initiated enforcement proceedings against the parent company of fitness equipment manufacturer NordicTrack. The company is alleged to have violated a ban on importing products that infringe patents held by Dish Network related to content streaming systems. It’s reported that despite orders to halt the sale of such products,…
Telecommunications giant Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson has initiated legal proceedings against Lenovo and its subsidiary Motorola Mobility. In its lawsuit, which has been filed in a North Carolina federal court, Ericsson alleges that the Chinese tech firm has transgressed patents pertaining to 5G technology. Furthermore, Ericsson accuses Lenovo of declining to participate in dialogues to secure…
The copyrightability of AI-generated art is heading to the DC Circuit Court as an artificial intelligence researcher has allegedly challenged a recent decision by a D.C. federal judge. As per the report, the judge upheld the U.S. Copyright Office’s denial of the researcher’s application for copyright protection of a computer-generated image. The crux of the…
In a noteworthy shift, recent settlements with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) shed light on the Commission’s approach to self-reporting and cooperation credit in enforcement actions. The perennial message from the SEC’s Division of Enforcement has been to herald the benefits of cooperation with its investigations. However, the correlation between cooperation and a tangible…
On Thursday, a bipartisan group of senators proposed draft legislation that targets the recent rise in nonconsensual AI-generated imitations of performers. The proposed bill aims to set legal precedent by establishing liability for the creators of these unauthorized replicas. In what could be seen as a response to the increasing use of artificial intelligence in…
The Federal Circuit has received warnings from legal and medical groups regarding a potentially impactful decision by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The decision in focus rejected an application by Xencor Inc. for a patent on antibodies that can be used in the treatment of autoimmune diseases. The patent rejection, it is argued,…
In a recent judgment filed Wednesday in Michigan’s federal court, a Lansing man received a harsh penalty for his actions. The man was convicted in July for making malicious threats via the internet to kill a federal judge, additionally threatening a state court employee and a county sheriff. His cursing-laden threats have lead to a…
GlaxoSmithKline, a global healthcare company, is found to be in a legal tussle over patent infringement. A majority-owned specialty pharma division of the company has pleaded with the Delaware Court of Chancery to retain its lawsuit against a San Francisco-based biotech startup. The startup is accused by GlaxoSmithKline’s subsidiary of forcing its way into a…
In an important ruling that underscores the intersection of law and the digital age, the Second Circuit had affirmed a conviction and sentence relating to online threats made against members of the United States Congress. In United States v. Hunt, the case revolved around Brendan Hunt, who used various social media platforms to issue threats…
Judge Pauline Newman, touted as the nation’s oldest active federal judge, was accorded significant praise at an intellectual property conference located in suburban Washington, D.C. This adulation was extended notwithstanding the fact that her colleagues on the bench have prevented her from handling cases for at least a year. Remarkably, the 96-year-old jurist, a few…
In this week’s update, we put a spotlight on several intriguing developments in the real estate and construction sectors. As first reported on JDSupra, the continued impact of market dynamics on homeownership trends amongst younger Americans, often referred to as millennials, is clear. Despite historically low-interest rates, the homeownership dream appears to be increasingly inaccessible…
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is accelerating its litigation efforts, a trend that shows no indication of decelerating. This situation calls for employers to take caution and gear up for potential regulatory scrutiny and potential legal implications. This trend of increased EEOC litigation was recently alluded to in a client note by the…
In a recent development, Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of FTX, is facing serious allegations of a $10 billion fraud. The alleged fraud resulted in significant consequences for the cryptocurrency exchange and forced it into bankruptcy. His attorney has been diligently working to differentiate him from star prosecution witness Caroline Ellison. This case has caused a…
In a recent development, the FDA has issued guidance on informed consent regulations for clinical investigations. The new guidance sheds light on the essential components of the consent form, outlines the requirements for informed consent documentation, and outlines the implications for Institutional Review Boards (IRBs), clinical investigators, and sponsors. Detailed in a recent publication by…