TPP Agreement would reduce data exclusivity for pharma, bio
Trade partners negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal have reached an agreement, although it may be months, or even more than a year, before the Obama Administration submits the deal to...
View ArticleLaser strike said to give ferry pilot 3rd degree burns on his eyelid
MV Tokitae (credit: Washington State Dept. of Transportation) "Laser strikes" have been a known hazard for airline and helicopter pilots for years now, and errant users of high-powered laser pointers...
View ArticleSome (But Not All) New Market Mod Rules Kick In November 2
STELAR-mandated changes permit market modifications for satellite carriage; some cable matters tweaked, too The market modification process is about to get, um, modified, and thanks to Congress, it...
View ArticleCourt says it’s legal for NSA to spy on you because Congress says it’s OK
(credit: thierry ehrmann) You gotta love this twisted logic. In May, a federal appeals court declared the National Security Agency's bulk telephone metadata collection program illegal because it wasn't...
View ArticleWe Have a New Warhol Authentication Service
Yes, indeed. Filling the wide gap left by authentication boards, Richard Polsky explains his new Warhol authentication business. The closing of the Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board, in 2012,...
View ArticleSESAC Seeks to Sidestep Settlement
Dueling letters from SESAC and RMLC offer distinct alternatives for radio stations in their dealings with SESAC As we reported several months ago, in July the Radio Music License Committee (RMLC)...
View ArticleSeventh Circuit News: Judge Tinder Retires from Federal Bench
Indianapolis, Indiana - Earlier this month, Judge John Tinder officially retired from the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, stepping down after more than 30 years of federal...
View ArticleComcast Agrees to Pay $33 Million in Data Breach Settlement for Leaking...
On September 17, 2015, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved a $33 million settlement between Comcast, CPUC staff, and the California Attorney General’s office (along with public...
View ArticleSt. Jude's win over Atlas IP vacated by CAFC
The win of ST. JUDE MEDICAL, of summary judgment of non-infringment in Southern District of Florida was vacated by the CAFC.The CAFC noted its differences with the interpretation of the district...
View ArticleDivinity: Original Sin developer hides giveaway in EULA fine print
This is actually a shot from an old Mac ad, but it seems appropriate... Is there a legally binding contract that's read less often than the end-user license agreement for a piece of software?...
View ArticleUnderstanding the Role of Patents for Small Smartphone Companies
When I think of smartphones and smartphone patents, I think of the big battles and players: Apple v. Samsung, Motorola v. Microsoft, NTP v. RIM, Nokia, Ericsson, Google, Sony, and other mega-companies....
View ArticleEuropean Parliament votes to shield Snowden from extradition to US
An EU flag at the European Parliament. (credit: European Parliament) By a vote of 285 to 281, the European Parliament passed a nonbinding resolution today calling on member states to "drop any criminal...
View ArticleIt’s Time for the Federal Circuit to Shut Down The Eastern District of Texas
One of the biggest reasons the Eastern District of Texas hears so many patent cases (at last check, almost half of all cases filed this year were filed in the Eastern District) is because of a Federal...
View ArticleOregon Copyright Litigation Update – Versatop Support Systems v. Georgia Expo...
This lawsuit involves knockoff “support structures for displays that are used at trade shows, entertainment, educational, political and promotional events.” Versatop Support Systems, Inc. v. Georgia...
View ArticleWikimedia v. NSA: Another Court Blinds Itself to Mass NSA Surveillance
We all know justice is blind. But that is supposed to mean that everyone before it is treated equally, not that the justice system must close its eyes and refuse to look at important legal issues...
View ArticleTPP Workshop
The University of Melbourne' Global Economic Law Network is holding a Workshop on the TPP
View ArticleVICTORY: State Department Decides Not to Classify “Cyber Products” as...
This week, the U.S. Department of State’s Defense Trade Advisory Group (DTAG) met to decide whether to classify “cyber products” as munitions, placing them in the same export control regime as hand...
View ArticleProducer Mark Gordon Hit With 'Quantico' Idea Theft Lawsuit
ABC's hit FBI drama is wrongfully derived from a documentary, say the plaintiffs.read more
View ArticleFDLI symposium: special topics
Special TopicsFDA Regulation of Genomic Testing and the First Amendment Barbara Evans, Professor, University of Houston Law Center Of companies in clinical sequencing industry: 10 of 68 do sequencing...
View Article'Straight Outta Compton' Hit with Defamation Lawsuit by Former...
Heller alleges the hit film failed to get his consent, didn't give him compensation, stole his work and tarnished his reputation.read more
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