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7/31/2023 4:27:00 PM

SEC Adopts Final Rules to Enhance Cybersecurity Disclosure

By Tara N. Cho Ted Claypoole Sid Shenoy

Listen to a summary in our player here, or continue reading below. On July 26, 2023, the SEC adopted new rules1 to enhance and...

7/25/2023 3:26:00 PM

USCIS and DHS Announce a Revised Form I-9 and a New Option for Employers to Remotely Examine Employees’ Documents

By Womble Bond Dickinson

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) has announced that a revised version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification...

7/24/2023 3:29:00 PM

Tech Giants' Pledge: Responsible AI Development for a Safer Future

By Ted Claypoole Pin Wu

Listen to an audio summary of this alert in the player below or continue scrolling to keep reading. On Friday, July 21, 2023, the White...

7/21/2023 9:24:00 PM

“Harbour” vs. “Harbor”— Trademark Infringement Allegations at the Center of California Dispute

By Jason Rockman Jack Hicks Jake Wharton

Lurline Bay LLC v. Harbor Classic LLC, Case No. 23-cv-05652 (C.D. California, July 13, 2023)Recently, we wrote about a Chicago-area...

7/19/2023 6:21:00 PM

Court of Appeals to Debate Whether Design Patent Obviousness Test Contradicts Current Utility Patent Precedent

By Jason Rockman Jack Hicks Jake Wharton

LKQ Corporation, Keystone Automotive Industries, Inc. v. GM Global Technology Operations, LLC, Case No. 21-2348 (U.S. Court of Appeals...

7/19/2023 6:14:00 PM

What’s in a Name? Chicago’s Darvin Furniture & Mattress Claims Trademark Violation in Lawsuit Versus Wayfair

By Jason Rockman Jack Hicks Jake Wharton

Darvin Furniture And Appliance Of Orland Park, Inc. V. Wayfair LLC, Case No. 1:23cv4121 (N.D. Illinois, June 27, 2023)Darvin Furniture...

7/19/2023 4:43:00 PM

Furniture Augmented Reality Technology at the Center of Patent Infringement Dispute

By Jason Rockman Jack Hicks Jake Wharton

AR Design Innovations LLC v. Rove Concepts Ltd., Case no. 2:23cv310 (E.D. Texas, June 26, 2023)Virtual and augmented reality technology...

7/19/2023 4:23:00 PM

DOJ and FTC Propose New Merger Guidelines to Expand Merger Challenges

By Lee Van Voorhis

Listen to a summary in our player here, or continue reading below. Quick HitsThe DOJ and FTC proposed new Horizontal Merger Guidelines,...

7/19/2023 2:46:00 PM

New N.C. Regulatory Proposal Puts Burden of PFAS Clean-Up Costs on Polluters, Not Ratepayers

By Brad De Vore

PFAS contamination in drinking water is under increasing regulatory scrutiny, not only from the EPA and other federal agencies, but state...

7/18/2023 9:08:00 PM

2023 Global Data Privacy Law Survey Report

By Tara N. Cho Ted Claypoole Andrew Kimble +1 more...

Click here to view this report as a PDF.Table of ContentsAudio SummaryExecutive SummaryKey FindingsA Changing Global Data Privacy Law...

7/14/2023 1:51:00 PM

BEAD Program to Drive Rural Broadband, Economic Development and Onshoring of Foreign Businesses in Key Southeastern States

By Carri Bennet John Hunter

Providing fast, reliable broadband service in 2023 is every bit as important as providing electricity was in 1933 in rural America....

7/13/2023 9:59:00 PM

Expanding International Cooperation on Export Controls and Enforcement

By David Vance Lucas Robert ("Al") Broadbent Stephen Anderson +1 more...

In early June 2023, legislation was proposed in the U.S. Congress to amend the U.S. Arms Export Control Act to provide an exemption for...

7/13/2023 7:44:00 PM

Will Twitter Sue Meta Over Threads? (Bloomberg Law Podcast)

By Fabio E. Marino

7/13/2023 6:56:00 PM

European Commission Approves EU-US Data Privacy Framework for Data Transfers - What Does This Mean for Your Organization?

By Tara N. Cho Ted Claypoole Nadia Aram +3 more...

On July 10, 2023, the EU Commission approved the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (“EU-US DPF”) as a valid transfer mechanism for sharing...

7/10/2023 6:31:00 PM

Time is Running Out to Seek Inflation Relief For DoD Contracts under Section 822 of the FY2023 NDAA

By Josh Mullen

The FY2023 James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act (FY2023 NDAA) included several important provisions for government...

7/3/2023 9:45:00 PM

Supreme Court Decision in Groff v. DeJoy Increases Burden on Employers Under Title VII for Denying Religious Accommodations

By John E. Pueschel Ashley Kutz Kelley

Employers will now have to show a higher degree of hardship to deny employee requests for religious accommodation. Under Title VII of the...