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John Rearick has joined Dechert LLP as a partner in the intellectual property practice in Boston, the firm announced Monday.
Mary-Olga Lovett has joined King & Spalding as a partner in the trial and global disputes practice group in Houston, the firm said Monday.
Greenberg Traurig and other major law firms faced with a dwindling M&A market are turning their attention to a new competitive growth area: private credit.
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Healthcare revenue cycle company Imagine360 LLC was hit with a proposed class action for failing to protect private health information and personal data, as fallout from a January hack of Fortra LLC continues.
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey sought to dispel fears that a digital version of the pound will turn into a surveillance tool for UK authorities after its proposals were attacked by conspiracy theorists online and on motorway bridges.
Harry Valetk has joined Loeb & Loeb as a partner in the privacy, security and data innovation practice group in New York, the firm announced Monday.
Bumble Inc. lost a bid to beat a privacy lawsuit pending in Chicago over a facial recognition tool that uses photos to check the identities of the dating app’s users.
The big tech lobbying group challenging the constitutionality of an Arkansas law restricting access to social media for teens under 18 years old is asking an Arkansas federal court to prevent the state from enforcing the law against its members.
The European Union approved a new deal governing transatlantic data transfers after it said US President Joe Biden addressed warnings from EU courts that American security agencies could unfairly access citizens’ data.
The court granted IBM Corporation’s motion to stay Ebates Performance Marketing Inc.'s counterclaim patents for performing risk analysis, digital content downloading system using networks, and a method and apparatus for supporting multiple active sessions on a per user basis. IBM v. Rakuten Inc., 2023 BL 228698, D. Del., C.A. No. 21-461-GBW, 7/5/23
The court granted in part and denied in part The Young Turks Inc.'s motion to partially dismiss a photographer’s action for copyright infringement and to transfer venue to a federal district court in California.
Dermansky v. Young Turks Inc., 2023 BL 228675, D. Del., C.A. No. 22-345-GBW, 7/5/23
The court construed disputed claims in MPI LLC’s action against Sorting Robotics Inc. for infringement of patents for cone-shaped packages and packaging apparatuses used for loose plant matter, construing “paper cone,” “rim,” “fluid,” “access hole,” and “fluid pump.” MPI LLC v. Sorting Robotics Inc., 2023 BL 229082, C.D. Cal., LA CV22-07464 JAK PD (KSx), 7/5/23
The court granted Smith & Wesson Brands Inc. and Smith & Wesson Inc.'s motion to dismiss SW North America Inc.'s counterclaims for interference with business in this action for infringement of the “S&W” mark, and denied SW’s motion to dismiss. Smith & Wesson Brands Inc. v. SW North America Inc., 2023 BL 228769, D. Nev., 2:22-CV-1773 JCM (EJY), 7/5/23
The court granted in part and denied in part Carpenter Bee Solutions and an individual’s motion for summary judgment and Davis Product Creation and Consulting LLC’s motion for partial summary judgment on a counterclaim in Davis Product’s action for patent infringement. Davis Prod. Creation & Consulting LLC v. Blazer, 2023 BL 228805, N.D. Ala., 1:19-cv-848-CLM, 7/5/23
The court denied Express Mobile Inc.'s motions for judgment as a matter of law and a new trial in its action against GoDaddy.com LLC for willful infringement of patents directed to tools for displaying content on mobile devices. Express Mobile Inc. v. GoDaddy.com LLC, 2023 BL 228660, D. Del., 1:19-cv-01937-MFK, 7/5/23
Challenged claims of Feinics Amatech Teoranta’s patent that describes a booster antenna for a smart card are unpatentable as obvious over prior art, the PTAB said, in an inter partes review by Infineon Technologies AG. Infineon Technologies AG v. Feinics Amatech Teoranta, 2023 BL 230054, P.T.A.B., IPR 2022-00417 , 7/6/23
Claims of Motive Drilling Technologies Inc.'s patent for a system and method for defining a drilling path based on cost are obvious over prior art, the PTAB held, in an inter partes review by Nabors Drilling Technologies USA Inc. Nabors Drilling Technologies USA Inc. v. Motive Drilling Technologies Inc., 2023 BL 228618, P.T.A.B., IPR 2022-00288, 7/5/23
Some claims of C.R. Laurence Co. Inc.'s patent that relates to vertical and horizontal framing members for framing glass doors, wall partitions and like structures, are unpatentable, the PTAB said, in an inter partes review by Frameless Hardware Company LLC. Frameless Hardware Company LLC v. C.R. Laurence Co. Inc., 2023 BL 228617, P.T.A.B., IPR 2022-003561, 7/5/23
Challenged claims of Motive Drilling Technologies Inc.'s patent for a system for drilling a selected convergence path are unpatentable as obvious over prior art, the PTAB held, in an inter partes review by Nabors Drilling Technologies USA Inc. Nabors Drilling Technologies USA Inc. v. Motive Drilling Technologies Inc., 2023 BL 228616, P.T.A.B., IPR 2022-00289, 7/5/23
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