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  • June 03, 2025

    Unsigned Copyright Certificates Raise Validity Questions

    The Trump administration's dismissal of Shira Perlmutter as head of the U.S. Copyright Office, coupled with the ensuing legal dispute over who is leading the agency and whether the firing was lawful, has resulted in the office issuing copyright certificates without a signature, raising questions about whether those are valid.

  • June 03, 2025

    FCC Delays Cutoff For 4.9 GHz User Data As It Mulls 5G Intro

    The Federal Communications Commission is giving public safety agencies with licenses in the public safety band an additional 30 days to share technical data about their existing radio operations, saying it wants the most accurate information available as it moves forward with reforms in the band.

  • June 03, 2025

    Adidas, UChicago Failed To Protect Data In Hacks, Suits Say

    Adidas' American arm and the University of Chicago Medical Center have been sued for allegedly failing to keep sensitive identifying information safe from hackers who stole it through certain third-party vendors.

  • June 03, 2025

    Calif. Startup's Lender Gets Prison For Investor Fraud

    A Greenwich, Connecticut, hard-money lender was sentenced to nearly three and a half years in prison and must pay $9.4 million in restitution to investors in loans he made to the failed California tech startup Bitwise Industries, which operated as a $115 million Ponzi scheme, federal prosecutors said.

  • June 03, 2025

    3rd Circ. Flags 'Double-Counting' Damages In Trade Secrets Trial

    A Third Circuit panel on Tuesday seemed ready to double-check a jury's apparent double-counting of damages in a trade secrets case between two regulatory compliance businesses, noting that the jurors' math indicated they had multiplied an expert's estimate of allegedly ill-gotten profits, while the victor in the case cautioned against trying to divine the jury's thoughts.

  • June 03, 2025

    Peloton 'Hammered' Market With Infringing TM, 9th Circ. Hears

    A professional cyclist's fitness app company, World Champ Tech, urged the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday to reverse Peloton's summary judgment win on trademark claims over its "Bike+" brand, arguing the lower court erred by ignoring that Peloton "hammered the market" with its new brand despite knowing World Champ owned the mark.

  • June 03, 2025

    Tenn. IT Biz Lands $4B Contract For Space Force Work

    Tennessee-based Jacobs Technology Inc. has been awarded a ceiling contract valued at up to $4 billion to support the Space Force, the U.S. Department of Defense said.

  • June 03, 2025

    Canada Customers Agree To Halt 23andMe Data Breach Suits

    23andMe and Canadian customers suing over a data breach agreed on Tuesday to pause lawsuits against non-bankrupt third parties for up to six months amid the DNA testing company's Chapter 11 proceedings in Missouri.

  • June 03, 2025

    4th Circ. Again Decertifies Marriott Data Breach Classes

    The Fourth Circuit on Tuesday once again scrapped class certification of potentially millions of Marriott International Inc. guests in multidistrict litigation over a major data breach at the company's Starwood-branded hotels, finding the guests can't get around a class action waiver built into the rewards program.

  • June 03, 2025

    State Farm, Inventor Agree To End Driver Tech Patent Feud

    An inventor of driver monitoring technology has agreed to end a Texas federal suit accusing State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. of using aspects of his technology without his authorization.

  • June 03, 2025

    FCC Urged To Move Faster In Opening Upper C-Band

    A Washington, D.C., think tank said the Federal Communications Commission should move quickly to open the upper C-band for mobile 5G use while maintaining protections for aircraft that use nearby airwaves.

  • June 03, 2025

    Rocket Startup Launches $400M Deal With Wilbur Ross' SPAC

    Space and defense-focused startup Innovative Rocket Technologies Inc. plans to go public at a $400 million value by merging with a special purpose acquisition company led by private equity executive and former Trump cabinet official Wilbur Ross.

  • June 03, 2025

    Space Biz Secures $300M In Series C Funding

    In-space mobility company Impulse Space on Tuesday announced that it closed what it said is "one of the largest" venture raises in the history of the space industry after securing $300 million in commitments for its Series C funding round.

  • June 03, 2025

    Apple Challenging EU's Interoperability Requirements

    Apple is challenging new rules imposed by European enforcers that require iPhones and iPads to work more seamlessly with third-party devices, saying the rules create privacy and security risks for users and threaten to hamper innovation.

  • June 03, 2025

    Groups Ask California Bar To Discipline Google's Kent Walker

    Four organizations are citing new court developments involving Google Inc. Chief Legal Officer Kent Walker's alleged mishandling of evidence in again asking the State Bar of California to discipline him.

  • June 03, 2025

    Software Co. Settles Workers' Suit Over Lagging 401(k) Funds

    Software company ServiceNow told a California court Tuesday that it has agreed to settle a proposed class action alleging the business cost workers millions in savings by failing to trim underperforming target-date funds from its 401(k) plan.

  • June 03, 2025

    Energize Capital Secures $430M For 3rd Venture Fund

    Climate solutions investor Energize Capital, advised by Foley Hoag LLP, on Tuesday announced that it has clinched its third fund after securing $430 million of limited partner commitments.

  • June 03, 2025

    Pac-Man Maker Loses Real-World Game Patent 

    British officials have ruled the company behind the Pac-Man and Elden Ring computer games cannot patent a method that gathers players at real-life locations because the application in question merely makes use of "computer programs running on standard hardware."

  • June 03, 2025

    IBM Nixed White Exec's Job Offer, Race Bias Suit Claims

    A white Massachusetts woman has alleged in a racial discrimination suit that she was in the final stages of being hired as an executive at IBM when the job offer was abruptly rescinded and the position was given to a candidate of Indian descent who was an acquaintance of someone involved in the hiring process.

  • June 03, 2025

    Tech Co. Accuses Ex-Manager Of Pilfering Trade Secrets

    A former senior account manager for a public and investor relations technology business emailed himself company secrets and tried to poach customers before he decamped for a competitor, according to a newly designated North Carolina Business Court complaint.

  • June 03, 2025

    T-Mobile Can't Shut Down Ex-Employee's Race Bias Case

    T-Mobile can't end a former employee's suit claiming she was given a minimal bonus and eventually terminated because she's Black, a Washington state federal judge ruled, saying the company's assertion that she had performance issues was inconsistent with the evidence.

  • June 03, 2025

    Akoustis' Appeal Of $39M IP Verdict Dropped After Bankruptcy

    Radio frequency filter firm Akoustis Technologies has agreed to drop an appeal of a jury's $39 million patent infringement and trade secrets misappropriation verdict in favor of Qorvo Inc. that drove it to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in December.

  • June 03, 2025

    The Âé¶¹´«Ã½360 400: A Look At The Top 100 Firms

    A rebound in client work sent the nation’s largest law firms into growth mode last year, driving a wave of hiring, mergers and strategic moves that reshaped the top tier of the Âé¶¹´«Ã½360 400. Here's a preview of the 100 firms with the largest U.S. attorney headcounts.

  • June 03, 2025

    Willkie Hires Asset Management Partner In DC

    Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP has hired an asset management partner in Washington, D.C., who was once the law clerk of the former Commodity Futures Trading Commission chairman who now co-leads the firm's digital works practice.

  • June 03, 2025

    Kirkland-Led Thoma Bravo Closes 3 Funds Totaling $34.4B

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP-advised software investing giant Thoma Bravo on Tuesday announced that it wrapped its three latest buyout funds after securing a combined $34.4 billion in capital commitments.

Expert Analysis

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    Power To The Paralegals: The Value Of Unified State Licensing

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    Texas' proposal to become the latest state to license paraprofessional providers of limited legal services could help firms expand their reach and improve access to justice, but consumers, attorneys and allied legal professionals would benefit even more if similar programs across the country become more uniform, says Michael Houlberg at the University of Denver.

  • Key Digital Asset Issues Require Antitrust Vigilance

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    As the digital assets industry continues to mature and consolidate during Trump 2.0, it will inevitably bump up against the antitrust laws in a new way, with potential pitfalls related to merger reviews, conspiratorial or monopolistic conduct, and interlocking directorates, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.

  • What's Next For Lab Test Regulation Without FDA Authority

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    A recent Texas federal court decision vacating the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's final rule that would apply FDA regulations to laboratory-developed tests signals potential positive impacts in the diagnostic space, and could inspire more healthcare entities to litigate against the government, say attorneys at Hooper Lundy.

  • 11 Tips For Contractors Dealing With DOD Staff Reductions

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    Defense contractors should prepare for a wide range of disruptions related to procurement and contract administration that are likely amid federal workforce reductions, say attorneys at Covington.

  • 10 Soft Skills Every GC Should Master

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    As businesses face shifting regulatory and technological uncertainty, general counsel will need to strengthen certain soft skills to succeed, from admitting when they make a mistake to maintaining a healthy dose of dispassion, says Douglas Brown at Manatt.

  • Fed Circ.'s PTAB Ruling Highlights Obsolete Rationale

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    The Federal Circuit's recent decision in In re: Riggs shines a new light on its 2015 decision in Dynamic Drinkware v. National Graphics, and raises questions about why the claim support requirement established by Dynamic Drinkware exists at all, say attorneys at Patterson Belknap.

  • An Unrestrained, Bright-Eyed View Of Legal AI's Future

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    Todd Itami at Covington offers a bright-eyed, laughing-all-the-way, skydive look at what the legal industry could look like after an artificial intelligence revolution, which he believes may happen much sooner and more dramatically than we expect.

  • Tracking The Evolution In Litigation Finance

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    Despite continued innovation, litigation finance remains an immature market with borrowers recieving significantly different terms as lenders learn to value cases, which firms need a strong handle on to ensure lending terms do not overwhelm collateral value, says Robert Wilkins at Lightfoot Franklin.

  • Addressing Antitrust Scrutiny Over AI-Powered Pricing Tools

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    Amid multiple recent civil complaints alleging antitrust violations by providers and users of algorithmic pricing tools, such as RealPage and Yardi, digital-era measures should feature prominently in corporate compliance programs, including documentation of pro-competitive benefits and when to use disclosures, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • How Courts Weigh Section 1782 Discovery For UPC Cases

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    A look at cases from six different federal district courts reveals a number of discretionary factors that influence how courts consider Section 1782 discovery applications in connection with Unified Patent Court proceedings, say attorneys at Finnegan.

  • How Calif., NY Could Fill Consumer Finance Regulatory Void

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    California and New York have historically taken the lead in consumer financial protection, and both show signs of becoming even more active in this area during the second Trump administration amid an enforcement pullback at the federal level, say attorneys at Sidley.

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    Volunteer Firefighting Makes Me A Better Âé¶¹´«Ã½yer

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    While practicing corporate law and firefighting may appear incongruous, the latter benefits my legal career by reminding me of the importance of humility, perspective and education, says Nicholas Passaro at Ford.

  • Unpacking FTC's New Stance On Standard-Essential Patents

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    Under its new chairman, Andrew Ferguson, the Federal Trade Commission is likely to bring more stand-alone Section 5 cases to challenge anticompetitive conduct, and it will be important for companies to see how the FTC responds to allegations of patent holdup by standard-essential patent holders committed to fair, reasonable and nondiscriminatory terms, say attorneys at Mayer Brown.

  • Digesting A 2nd Circ. Ruling On Food Delivery App Arbitration

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    The Second Circuit recently rejected Grubhub's attempt to arbitrate price-fixing claims, while allowing Uber Eats to do so, reinforcing that even broad arbitration clauses must connect to the underlying dispute and suggesting that terms of service litigation may center on websites' design and content, say attorneys at Greenspoon Marder.

  • Bid Protest Spotlight: Instructions, Price Evaluation, Standing

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    In this month's bid protest roundup, Caitlin Crujido at MoFo looks at three recent decisions that consider a contractor's attempt to circumvent unambiguous solicitation instructions, the fairness of an agency's price evaluation and whether a protestor that would be unable to perform even if sucessful has standing.

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