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July 23, 2019
Hindsight Proportionality Is An Illogical And Meaningless Idea
A recent Law360 guest article suggests that the Federal Trade Commission's use of purportedly few trial exhibits in FTC v. Qualcomm demonstrates that discovery was not proportional to the needs of the case, but in actuality there is little to be gleaned from the number of trial exhibits, say attorneys at Hausfeld.
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July 23, 2019
IPR Drafting Tips To Conquer Barriers To Institution
There are a plethora of substantive and procedural hurdles for a petitioner to overcome when seeking institution of inter partes review. An analysis of recent Patent Trial and Appeal Board and Federal Circuit decisions reveals a few best practices for a successful petition, says Hunter Horton of Erise IP.
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July 23, 2019
Data-Misuse Enforcement Is Focusing On 3 Key Areas
Beyond following the rules for safeguarding sensitive customer data, any business that uses sensitive data as part of its decision-making must pay attention to recent regulator actions and concerns about how companies use that data, say attorneys at Jenner & Block.
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July 23, 2019
Kik ICO Showdown May Reverberate Across Crypto Industry
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s recently filed lawsuit against Kik Interactive is the first to bring judicial scrutiny to the SEC’s reliance on the Howey test for determining whether an initial coin offering is a securities offering and may provide much-needed legal clarity, says Amit Singh of Stradling Yocca.
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July 22, 2019
Fitbit, Garmin Stole Philips' Health Tracker Tech, Suits Allege
Fitness tracker titans Fitbit and Garmin only have the know-how to make their wearable, health-tracking products because both companies have infringed patents owned by Philips, according to two lawsuits the electronics giant filed Monday.
Areas of Coverage
- LITIGATION
- Intellectual property disputes, including patent, piracy, and trade secrets suits
- Section 301 cases
- Antitrust suits
- Consumer litigation and class actions over technology issues
- Privacy disputes
- Fraud and compliance suits
- Employment-related suits, including immigration disputes and stock-option backdating
- Shareholder litigation
- Corporate governance disputes
- Bankruptcy proceedings
- AGENCIES
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- Federal Communications Commission
- Federal Trade Commission
- U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division
- U.S. International Trade Commission
- White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
- POLICY & REGULATION
- Antitrust, consumer protection, and privacy controls
- Net neutrality issues
- Technology lobbying
- ENFORCEMENT
- Piracy investigations and enforcement
- Merger reviews
- TRANSACTIONS
- Mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures
- Project finance involving technology
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of technology practices
Readership
- Technology lawyers at top law firms
- Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune 1000 companies
- Executives and attorneys in the tech industry
- Information experts at law firms, agencies, and companies
- Policymakers at federal and state agencies
- Judges and court staff across the U.S.
- Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
- Attorney and law firm marketing professionals