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September 09, 2025
FCC OKs Waivers For Smart House Locks
The Federal Communications Commission agreed Tuesday to make some exceptions to its rules for ultra-wideband devices — specifically a requirement that they be handheld — so a pair of companies can ensure their smart locks have the agency's seal of approval.
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September 09, 2025
Shein, Designers Resolve IP, RICO Dispute Over Copying
Shein has reached a settlement with a group of independent designers accusing the ultra-fast fashion company of copyright infringement and racketeering, according to a notice filed Monday in California federal court.
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September 09, 2025
Davis Polk Leads Klarna's Above-Range $1.4B IPO
Swedish fintech startup Klarna, led by Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, priced its highly anticipated initial public offering above its range on Tuesday, raising $1.37 billion, a move that comes months after its public debut was paused amid backlash to President Donald Trump's tariff announcement in April.
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September 09, 2025
PTAB Leader Urges Specificity In Discretionary Denial Briefs
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board's acting chief judge urged litigants Tuesday to support the arguments they make in the board's new discretionary denial process with specific details about their cases, during a panel where lawyers expressed both frustration about and praise for the system.
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September 09, 2025
Trump's Latest Tariff EO Offers Some Relief, But No Certainty
President Donald Trump's latest tariff executive order essentially creates an exclusion process for many goods not readily available in the U.S. if the exporter countries enter trade agreements with the U.S., a strategic shift cautiously welcomed by importers even as they still seek certainty for their supply chains.
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September 09, 2025
IRS Ordered To Notify Court Of ICE Info-Sharing Requests
A D.C. federal judge in a series of orders Friday and Tuesday said the IRS must notify the court within 24 hours of receiving a request from immigration authorities for taxpayer information and hand over administrative records while the court considers a request to stop the intergovernmental data sharing.
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September 09, 2025
TransUnion Faces Suit Over Data Breach Affecting 4.4M
TransUnion LLC is under fire in Illinois federal court after a woman filed a proposed class action Monday against the credit bureau claiming approximately 4.4 million customers had their personal information stolen in a cyberattack against the company earlier this year.
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September 09, 2025
Meta Target Of Patent Suit In Texas Over Social Search Tech
Meta Platforms has been hit with a lawsuit in Texas federal court accusing the technology company of infringing a pair of search engine patents that can rank online content based on user engagement.
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September 09, 2025
Gilgo Beach DNA Evidence Ruling May Propel New Methods
A recent ruling from the New York judge overseeing the Gilgo Beach serial killer case finding that the newer DNA testing method known as whole genome sequencing clears rigorous admissibility standards is a laudable decision that could help solve cold cases, according to proponents of the technology.
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September 09, 2025
Fed. Circ. Revives Realtek's Fee Bid In Semiconductor IP Feud
The Federal Circuit on Tuesday faulted U.S. District Judge Alan Albright for denying Realtek Semiconductor Corp.'s request for fees following the dismissal of a patent infringement suit against it, saying the semiconductor company is the prevailing party even if the accusing company willingly abandoned the case.
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September 09, 2025
McKinsey Expects $106T Global Infrastructure Spend By 2040
McKinsey said in a report Tuesday that over the next 15 years, $106 trillion is needed worldwide to keep up with demand for new and improved infrastructure, an industry that's expanding in definition along with advances in technology.
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September 09, 2025
Particle's Antitrust Battle With Epic: 3 Things To Know
Epic Systems Corp. must face allegations it violated federal law by attempting to monopolize a segment of the electronic health records market to the exclusion of competitor Particle Health Inc. Here's what you need to know about the case.
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September 09, 2025
Google Says Ad Tech MDL Market Should Stay Within US
Google has urged a New York federal judge not to expand the scope of its advertising placement technology business as targeted by publishers and advertisers in multidistrict litigation, arguing the plaintiffs had their chance and cannot now latch onto the worldwide scope found in the Justice Department's successful case.
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September 09, 2025
9th Circ. Declines To Block Most Of Social Media Addiction Law
The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday largely rejected a tech trade group's effort to block California from enforcing a law barring online platforms from using algorithms to deliver addictive feeds to children, saying a requirement to hide "likes" and share counts must be enjoined but challenges to other provisions are either unripe or fact-intensive.
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September 09, 2025
ITC Judge Clears Motive In Trucking Tech Patent Fight
A U.S. International Trade Commission judge has cleared fleet management startup Motive Technologies Inc. from an infringement case over patents owned by a rival that sells trackers to trucking companies.
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September 09, 2025
Public Safety Officials Share Needs For NextGen 911
Emergency response officials testified on Tuesday about what is needed to fully deploy Next Generation 911 nationwide, which primarily includes sufficient funding.
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September 09, 2025
'Open Questions' Raised About Live Nation Arbitrator
The Ninth Circuit rebuke of Live Nation's chosen consumer complaint arbitrator was raised in a New York federal court with an order calling for discovery into the arbitrator and its relationship to the company's Latham & Watkins LLP attorneys.
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September 09, 2025
Coinbase Vendor Called 'Major' Cog In 'Insider Bribery' MDL
A Manhattan federal judge said Tuesday that a Texas-based Coinbase vendor called TaskUs will be a "major participant" in multidistrict litigation centralized in New York over allegations that thousands of Coinbase customers were victimized in a bribery-fueled data compromise.
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September 09, 2025
Insurance Tech Co. Owes For Unpaid Work, Ex-Employee Says
Insurance technology provider Zinnia does not pay its customer service personnel for all pre- and post-work activities, or for work that is performed during their meal breaks, according to a proposed collective and class action filed in Connecticut federal court.
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September 09, 2025
Quinn Emanuel Fights DQ Bid In Trade Secrets Fight
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP-represented Rippling is urging a Delaware state court to reject a bid to disqualify the firm from representing the human resources and payroll company in an ongoing trade secrets fight with competitor Deel Inc., saying the request is a misguided tactical move.
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September 09, 2025
Why SEC, CFTC Crypto Rules 'Sprint' Could Be A Marathon
The White House-backed push to entice the crypto industry's return to the U.S. with clearer rules is off to a quick start, but experts say the process could drag on longer than anticipated as regulators navigate competing interests of embracing the evolving digital assets market and protecting consumers.
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September 09, 2025
VC Firm's Top Atty Rejoins Skadden To Lead Tech Policy Team
The former chief legal and policy officer at California-based Sequoia Capital is returning to Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP to lead the firm's tech policy practice, advising clients on related regulation and enforcement matters, the firm announced Tuesday.
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September 09, 2025
Meta Wins At PTAB Amid IP Suit Over Facebook Safety Check
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has invalidated claims across four patents covering the technology behind features allowing people to check off that they're safe in a crisis, handing a win to challenger Meta as it faces a lawsuit accusing it of infringing those patents.
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September 09, 2025
Colorado Justices Uphold Rejection Of City's Telecom Tax
Tax ordinances in a Colorado city aimed at telecommunications providers, including a T-Mobile subsidiary, established new taxes without voter approval in violation of the state's Taxpayer Bill of Rights, the state Supreme Court ruled.
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September 09, 2025
4 Firms Build Horizon Quantum's $503M SPAC Merger
Quantum computing software developer Horizon Quantum Computing Pte. Ltd. on Tuesday announced plans to go public through a merger with special purpose acquisition company dMY Technology Group in a deal that values it at $503 million and was built by four law firms.
Expert Analysis
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NY Tax Talk: ALJ Vacancy, Online Sales, Budget
Among the most notable developments in New York tax law last quarter, an administrative law judge vacancy continued affecting taxpayers, a state court decision tested the scope of the Interstate Income Act, and Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the 2025-2026 fiscal budget containing key tax-related provisions, say attorneys at Eversheds Sutherland.
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Quilting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Turning intricate patterns of fabric and thread into quilts has taught me that craftsmanship, creative problem-solving and dedication to incremental progress are essential to creating something lasting that will help another person — just like in law, says Veronica McMillan at Kramon & Graham.
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How Agentic AI Is Testing The Limits Of Patent Law
While a recent Swiss court ruling suggests that human-centric rules regarding inventorship will likely remain in place for the near future, it captures a core tension confronting patent systems worldwide as the technology producing patent-worthy ideas is becoming increasingly autonomous, says Matthew Carey at Marshall Gerstein.
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Lessons Learned 3 Years After First CCPA Enforcement Action
Three years after the first public enforcement action under the California Consumer Privacy Act, Attorney General Rob Bonta has pursued a steady stream of enforcement actions across industries, providing a clearer picture of how the law is being interpreted and enforced, says Tatum Andres at Kilpatrick.
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2 Appellate Rulings Offer Clickwrap Enforcement Road Map
Two recent decisions from the Fourth and Eleventh Circuits in cases involving Experian signal that federal appellate courts are recognizing clickwrap agreements' power in spite of their simplicity, and offer practical advice on how companies can sufficiently demonstrate notice and assent when attempting to enforce contractual terms, says Brian Willett at Saul Ewing.
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A Former PTAB Judge Weighs The End Of Remote Hearings
Former Patent Trial and Appeal Board Judge Amanda Wieker, now at McGuireWoods, examines the costs and benefits of the PTAB's impending in-person hearing requirement, and offers suggestions for making the most out of this new regime.
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How Proposed FAA Rule May Streamline Drone Operations
The Federal Aviation Administration's recent proposed rule on autonomous drone delivery operations offers a more streamlined approach, by shifting away from the current pilot-centered framework and placing safety and operational responsibility at the level of the operator's organization, say Amanda Losacco and Jessica Monahan at Cozen O'Connor.
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The Future Of Lab-Test Regs After FDA Rescinds Rule
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently rescinded its laboratory-developed tests rule in response to a Texas federal court decision this spring, reinforcing a separation of authority between the FDA and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and calling into question the FDA's role in overseeing such tests without congressional action, say attorneys at Venable.
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SDNY Ruling Reinforces Joint Steering Committee Obligations
The recent Southern District of New York decision in ChemImage v. Johnson & Johnson makes joint steering committees a valuable tool in strategic relationships, as provisions for such committees can now be wielded to demand attention to core issues, say Lisa Bernstein at the University of Chicago Law School, and Reginald Goeke and Brad Peterson at Mayer Brown.
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How AI Is Easing Digital Asset Recovery In Fraud Cases
In combination with recent legislation and a maturing digital asset infrastructure, artificial intelligence tools are making it easier to recover stolen assets, giving litigants a more specific understanding of financial fraud earlier in the process and making it economically feasible to pursue smaller fraud claims, says Solomon Shinerock at Lewis Baach.
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What 2 Profs Noticed As Transactional Law Students Used AI
After a semester using generative artificial intelligence tools with students in an entrepreneurship law clinic, we came away with numerous observations about the opportunities and challenges such tools present to new transactional lawyers, say professors at Cornell Law School.
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Despite SEC Reset, Private Crypto Securities Cases Continue
While the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the Trump administration has charted a new approach to crypto regulation, the industry still lacks comprehensive rules of the road, meaning private plaintiffs continue to pursue litigation, and application of securities laws to crypto-assets will be determined by the courts, say attorneys at Skadden.
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What Patent Claim 'Invalidity' Means In Different Forums
A recent Federal Circuit order allowing a patent suit to proceed despite similar claims being invalidated in an inter partes review underscores how fractured the patent litigation landscape has become, leading to critical nuances in how district courts, the U.S. International Trade Commission and Patent Trial and Appeal Board treat invalidity, says Jason Hoffman at BakerHostetler.
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Top Takeaways From Trump's AI Action Plan
President Donald Trump's AI Action Plan represents some notable evolution in U.S. policy, including affirmation of the administration's trend toward prioritizing artificial intelligence innovation over guardrails and toward supporting greater U.S. private sector reach overseas, say attorneys at WilmerHale.
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Reel Justice: 'Eddington' Spotlights Social Media Evidence
In the neo-Western black comedy “Eddington” released last month, social media is a character unto itself, highlighting how the boundaries between digital and real-world conduct can become blurred, thereby posing evidentiary challenges in criminal prosecutions, says Veronica Finkelstein at Wilmington University School of Law.