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The famed director recently proposed that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences change its eligibility rules to keep...

The court has become a battleground between plaintiffs and defendants on the issue of Article III standing in the wake of Spokeo.

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Hollywood talent agents and writers are at war with each other in what augurs to be the most important litigation in the enter...

A new issue quickly spilled onto center stage in a securities case currently before the U.S. Supreme Court: whether investors ...

Despite the fact that the FTC may demand consumer redress or relief, this has not transpired in any cases against influencers.

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We need to draw a bold line between acceptable and unacceptable behavior in the law. Take fees, for example. No, not my fees, ...

Claiming a shortage of certified shorthand reporters, big box court reporting firms are sending audio/visual operators to depo...

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Last fall, the State Bar’s Board of Trustees circulated for public comment rule changes for special admissions of attorneys li...

The Federal Circuit has again weighed in on patent subject-matter eligibility of natural phenomena, finding certain amino-acid...

It is truly a shame to see the California Supreme Court walk right up to the edge of aligning state and federal constitutional...

The U.S. Supreme Court is considering the scope of the trade secrets exemption under the Freedom of Information Act, which aff...

The aftermath of a massive natural disaster is at the same time mesmerizing and surreal. So too is the unfolding saga of two o...

The law changes, but not at the speed many of us wish. This observation can be seen in the approach the California courts have...

[TOP IP] Just last year, Congress passed the Music Modernization Act, a comprehensive bill that overhauled the copyright licen...

[TOP IP] A ruling by the 9th Circuit in March provides a comprehensive and thorough examination into an internet service provi...

[TOP IP] The high court addressed the "application approach" vs. "registration approach" circuit split in one ruling, then tur...

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[TOP IP] Under the leadership of Director Andrei Iancu, the PTO has issued several key guidelines to help determine questions ...

[TOP IP] Over the course of seven days in February 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued two decision...

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[TOP IP] This century has seen a marked increase in trade secret disputes. The trend likely will continue in the years ahead. ...

[TOP IP] This article highlights several important topics that may be relevant to attorneys dealing with artificial intelligen...