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  • August 28, 2025

    PTAB Won't Make USPTO Give William Shatner A Patent

    The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has affirmed the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's conclusion that "Star Trek" star William Shatner's proposed smartphone organization system doesn't meet patent eligibility requirements.

  • August 28, 2025

    Sonos Gets Fed. Circ. To Revive IP From $33M Google Verdict

    A California federal judge wrongly invalidated claims of Sonos Inc. speaker patents after its $32.5 million jury trial win over Google LLC, the Federal Circuit said Thursday as it largely reversed the judge's holding.

  • August 28, 2025

    Ex-State Farm VP Sues Activists Over Secretly Recording Date

    A former State Farm executive has sued political activist James O'Keefe and a woman who lied about her intentions to date him, claiming they violated Illinois' eavesdropping statute by secretly recording his comments about State Farm's diversity efforts and rate hikes and later posting misleading videos of him, costing him his job.

  • August 28, 2025

    9th Circ. Reinstates Copyright Suit Over Liturgical Song

    The Ninth Circuit has revived a copyright suit by a songwriter who claimed that elements of his liturgical song were copied by a Christian songwriter, ruling that even though some evidence was rightly excluded, there were still triable elements to the case.

  • August 28, 2025

    ByteDance Buyback To Bring $330B Value, And More Rumors

    A planned employee share buyback by ByteDance could value the company at $330 billion, the Pinault family is reaching out to potential buyers for the German sports apparel brand Puma SE, and Canada Goose might be up for sale by its private equity owner Bain Capital. Here, Law360 breaks down these and other notable rumors from the past week.

  • August 28, 2025

    Fla. Justices Reject Carole Baskin's Defamation Appeal

    The Florida Supreme Court declined Thursday to take up the appeal of a decision reviving defamation claims against "Tiger King" star Carole Baskin over statements on YouTube claiming her missing husband's former assistant embezzled $600,000.

  • August 28, 2025

    Low Earth Co. Urges FCC To Open Spectrum For Satellite Use

    Logos Space, a new low Earth orbit network, urged the Federal Communications Commission to move forward with a proposal to open spectrum bands up for more extensive satellite usage.

  • August 28, 2025

    Perplexity AI Settles TM Fight Over 'Comet' Name

    Perplexity AI and software company Comet ML have settled a trademark dispute over the "comet" mark that was sparked after Perplexity launched a search engine under that name.

  • August 28, 2025

    Clark Hill Adds Tafapolsky & Smith Immigration Team In SF

    Clark Hill PLC is growing its immigration team, bringing in three Tafapolsky & Smith LLP immigration attorneys in its San Francisco office — two as members, one as a senior attorney — and adding a completely new immigration practice area in the process.

  • August 27, 2025

    Google Expert Says Its Disclosures Avoid 'Cognitive Overload'

    Google's user-interface expert witness testified Wednesday in a multibillion-dollar data privacy case that Google's decision not to tell users up front that it collected some information despite an activated privacy switch was "good UI design" that protected users from "cognitive overload."

  • August 27, 2025

    Cardi B Admits Physical Contact With Security Guard

    Cardi B admitted in trial Wednesday that there was some physical contact between her and a security guard who claims the rapper assaulted her, after saying Tuesday there had been none.

  • August 27, 2025

    47 AGs Push Search, Payment Platforms To Stop 'Deepfakes'

    A bipartisan coalition of 47 attorneys general called on search engine giants Google, Microsoft and Yahoo, as well as PayPal, Apple and other payment platforms, to step up their efforts to stop the spread of computer-generated "deepfake" images and videos, warning about the need to protect young internet users.

  • August 27, 2025

    $75K In Atty Fees Awarded After $1M Ask In Trump Media Case

    After much wrangling, a Delaware vice chancellor has granted a $75,000 attorney fee for ARC Global Investments II LLC, the investment sponsor behind the deal that took Trump Media & Technology Group public in 2024 — far from ARC's most recent ask of $1 million.

  • August 27, 2025

    Judge Allows Bulk Of Grand Theft Auto IP Suit To Proceed

    A Los Angeles federal judge has allowed most of a copyright and trademark infringement suit brought by video game maker Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. against a website that sells cheat codes for Grand Theft Auto V to move forward.

  • August 27, 2025

    2nd Circ. Partially Revives Suit Over Peloton COVID-19 Sales

    A split Second Circuit panel Wednesday revived a shareholder suit accusing Peloton of intentionally misleading investors to believe that its pandemic-era spike in demand was sustainable, finding that three statements at issue in the complaint are actionable.

  • August 27, 2025

    Sinclair Presses FCC To Set NextGen TV Switch Date

    Sinclair Broadcast Group is adding its voice to the chorus of those telling the Federal Communications Commission it is time to get a move on and finish up the transition to the next generation of television broadcasting.

  • August 27, 2025

    FCC Pressed To Expand NC Carrier's High-Cost Aid

    North Carolina telecom Carolina West says it needs more money from the federal government to continue operating at its current level in high-cost remote areas, and a coalition of its peers has told the Federal Communications Commission that it agrees.

  • August 27, 2025

    Millionaire Dating Site Wins Privacy Arbitration Bid At 9th Circ.

    The Ninth Circuit has ruled that an Illinois man must arbitrate his claims that a dating service for millionaires unlawfully stored its users' "face templates," saying in an unpublished opinion that a California federal court did not look at the totality of the circumstances concerning the dating website's service agreement.

  • August 27, 2025

    10 Questions For New FCC Commissioner Olivia Trusty

    It's been a hectic summer for Olivia Trusty, who joined the Federal Communications Commission as its newest Republican in June. She met with Law360 on Tuesday in her first sit-down interview since taking office.

  • August 27, 2025

    Former Workers Can Be Experts In FTC's Amazon Prime Trial

    A quartet of former Amazon.com Inc. user experience workers can testify as both fact and expert witnesses in the Federal Trade Commission case accusing the retail giant of using "dark patterns" to trick users into Prime subscriptions, a Washington federal judge ruled Tuesday.

  • August 27, 2025

    FTC Calls Judge 'Fundamentally Mistaken' On Media Matters

    The Federal Trade Commission sought emergency intervention Tuesday from the D.C. Circuit against a district court judge it said improperly blocked an investigation into left-leaning Media Matters for America, even though the FTC contends probe targets cannot preemptively challenge subpoenas and here, there was nothing retaliatory about it as Media Matters alleged.

  • August 27, 2025

    Live Nation Concertgoer Claims Violent Treatment By Security

    Events giant Live Nation Entertainment Inc. is facing a lawsuit in Washington federal court over what a concertgoer claims was violent treatment by security guards and sheriff's deputies following a 2022 show at the Gorge Amphitheatre in Quincy, Washington.

  • August 27, 2025

    IRL App Cofounder Indicted In Alleged $170M Fraud Scheme

    The co-founder of the media app IRL was indicted on Wednesday in a California federal court for wire fraud, securities fraud and obstruction over an alleged scheme to defraud investors out of $170 million by hiding that the app's growth was fueled by artificially generated traffic.

  • August 27, 2025

    Investors Accuse Suns Owner Of Undermining Minority Stakes

    Two groups holding minority stakes in the NBA's Phoenix Suns and WNBA's Phoenix Mercury sued for company documents in Delaware's Court of Chancery Wednesday, alleging there is a lack of transparency and majority owner Mat Ishbia is attempting to dilute their investment.

  • August 27, 2025

    Judge Scolds Atty In Katt Williams Case For 'AI Hallucinations'

    A Georgia federal judge warned the attorney representing four women who are suing the comedian Katt Williams that she could face "serious discipline" for filing a brief he described as riddled with "AI hallucinations."

Expert Analysis

  • If Elphaba Had Signed A Restrictive Covenant In 'Wicked'

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    Following the recent big-screen release of "Wicked," employers should consider how the tale might have ended if the Wizard of Oz had made Elphaba sign a restrictive covenant agreement, which would have placed clear limitations on her ability to challenge his regime, says Emily Wajert at Sidley.

  • How Law Firms Can Counteract The Loneliness Epidemic

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    The legal industry is facing an urgent epidemic of loneliness, affecting lawyer well-being, productivity, retention and profitability, and law firm leaders should take concrete steps to encourage the development of genuine workplace connections, says Michelle Gomez at Littler and Gwen Mellor Romans at Herald Talent.

  • 5 Keys To Building Stronger Attorney-Client Relationships

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    Attorneys are often focused on being seen as the expert, but bonding with clients and prospects by sharing a few key personal details provides the basis for a caring, trusted and profoundly deeper business relationship, says Deb Feder at Feder Development.

  • Justices' TikTok Ruling May Pose Threat To Online Expression

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's recent landmark ruling upholding a federal law mandating TikTok's forced divestiture in the name of data security may embolden digital censorship agendas worldwide, says IP lawyer Bahram Jafari.

  • What SDNY Judge Can And Can't Do In Adams Case

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    The federal judge in the Southern District of New York overseeing the criminal case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams deferred making a decision on the government's motion to dismiss the indictment, and while he does have limited authority to deny the motion, that would ultimately be a futile gesture, says Ethan Greenberg at Anderson Kill.

  • What Reuters Ruling Means For AI Fair Use And Copyright

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    A Delaware federal court's recent decision in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence is not likely to have lasting effect in view of the avalanche of artificial intelligence decisions to come, but the court made two points that will resonate with copyright owners who are disputing technology companies' unlicensed use of copyright-protected materials to train generative AI models, says David Ben-Meir at Ben-Meir Law Group.

  • Opinion

    NFT Bill Needs Refining To Effectively Regulate Digital Assets

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    A recent bill in the U.S. House proposing to regulate nonfungible tokens as digital assets would leave key concepts undefined until the U.S. comptroller general completes an after-the-fact study of NFTs, showing it needs more work before it is comprehensive enough to meaningfully protect the market, say attorneys at Duane Morris.

  • McMahon SEC Settlement Warns Of Nondisclosure's Price

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent financial nondisclosure settlement with former WWE CEO Vince McMahon illustrates the breadth of executives' reimbursement obligations under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and highlights the importance of building robust internal corporate reporting processes, say attorneys at BCLP.

  • Series

    Racing Corvettes Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    The skills I use when racing Corvettes have enhanced my legal practice in several ways, because driving, like practicing law, requires precision, awareness and a good set of brakes — complete with the wisdom to know how and when to use them, says Kat Mateo at Olshan Frome.

  • Questions Remain After Justices' Narrow E-Rate FCA Ruling

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    The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Wisconsin Bell, holding that requests for reimbursement from the Federal Communications Commission's E-Rate program are subject to False Claims Act liability, resolves one important question but leaves several others open, says Jason Neal at HWG.

  • Opinion

    Attorneys Must Act Now To Protect Judicial Independence

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    Given the Trump administration's recent moves threatening the independence of the judiciary, including efforts to impeach judges who ruled against executive actions, lawyers must protect the rule of law and resist attempts to dilute the judicial branch’s authority, says attorney Bhavleen Sabharwal.

  • Colo. Anti-SLAPP Cases Highlight Dismiss Standard Disparity

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    A pair of recent decisions from the Colorado Court of Appeals highlights two disparate standards for courts evaluating anti-SLAPP motions: one that requires a court to accept the plaintiff's evidence as true and another that allows the court to assess its merits, says Jacob Hollars at Spencer Fane.

  • Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises

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    “No comment” is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public communications strategy for companies in crisis, and counsel must tailor their guidance based on a variety of competing factors to help clients emerge successfully, says Robert Bowers at Moore & Van Allen.

  • How Design Thinking Can Help Lawyers Find Purpose In Work

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    Lawyers everywhere are feeling overwhelmed amid mass government layoffs, increasing political instability and a justice system stretched to its limits — but a design-thinking framework can help attorneys navigate this uncertainty and find meaning in their work, say law professors at the University of Michigan.

  • Compliance Pointers For DOJ's Sweeping Data Security Rule

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    A new Justice Department rule broadly restricts many common data transactions with the goal of preventing access by countries of concern, and with an effective date of April 8, U.S. companies must quickly assess practices related to employee, customer and vendor data, says Sam Castic at Hintze Law.

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