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April 04, 2025
Top Groups Lobbying The FCC
The Federal Communications Commission heard from advocates nearly 100 times in March about their priorities, including a rework of prison phone rate caps, efforts to clear broadband deployment hurdles, the transition to next-generation TV and more. Here's a look at some of the groups that met with the FCC in March and what they're concerned about.
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April 04, 2025
AM Radio Bill Clears Bar For Senate OK, Backers Say
A bipartisan bill to keep AM radio capabilities in cars has cleared the filibuster hurdle.
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April 04, 2025
FCC To Look At Updating 'Workhorse' Satellite Bands
The Federal Communications Commission will look late this month at updating technical rules for two critical satellite bands, opening up more spectrum in the 37 gigahertz band and clarifying some foreign ownership rules.
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April 04, 2025
Anthropic Can't Weigh In On Google Search Fix
A D.C. federal judge denied a request from Anthropic to provide input during the remedies phase of the government's search monopolization case against Google over concerns about a provision requiring notice before Google makes future investments in artificial intelligence.
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April 04, 2025
Trump Extends TikTok Sale Deadline Another 75 Days
President Donald Trump announced an executive order Friday extending TikTok's sale-or-ban deadline for an additional 75 days, saying his administration needs more time to hash out a deal to keep the social media platform operating in the United States.
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April 04, 2025
Kirkland-Led Blackstone Plugs CA$7B Into Rogers
Canadian communications company Rogers Communications Inc. on Friday announced that a group of investors led by private equity giant Blackstone, guided by Kirkland & Ellis LLP, have plugged 7 billion Canadian dollars ($4.9 billion) into the business.
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April 03, 2025
Apple Security Chief Cleared Of Bribery Charge At Calif. Trial
Apple Inc.'s global security chief has been found not guilty of bribery by a California jury in a case alleging he promised to donate nearly $70,000 worth of iPads to the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office in exchange for the approval of concealed weapons permits for four Apple employees.
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April 03, 2025
NC Biz Court Trims Semiconductor Co.'s Trade Secrets Suit
A North Carolina Business Court judge has permitted the majority of a silicon carbide technology company's suit to proceed against two former executives and the competitor they allegedly helped unfairly compete against it, preserving its claims that they took off with trade secrets.
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April 03, 2025
Samsung Can't Yet Beat Epic's Claim It Colluded With Google
A California federal judge denied Samsung's bid to end Epic Games' suit claiming it colluded with Google to skirt an impending injunction forcing Google to allow competition with its Play Store, saying Thursday the allegations are plausibly stated so "this is not time to put an end to the case."
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April 03, 2025
Samsung Gets Mobile Payment Patent Suit Tossed
A federal judge in Manhattan has tossed a six-year-old suit leveled against Samsung over patents covering "now-obsolete technology" once used by a mobile payment app, ruling that the payment card developer Dynamics already disavowed its latest claim construction argument at an earlier patent board proceeding.
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April 03, 2025
Forge Ahead On Broadband Deployment Funds, States Say
A bipartisan group of legislators from 28 states called on the Trump administration not to disrupt the rollout of $42.5 billion in federal funds for broadband projects targeted to unserved areas around the country.
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April 03, 2025
Critics Fail To Pinpoint Verizon, Frontier Deal Harm, FCC Told
A telecommunications network industry group is telling the Federal Communications Commission that Verizon's $20 billion acquisition of Frontier Communications could present an opportunity to address broader industry issues if the commission takes certain steps to require internet protocol interconnection and end access charges for certain elements of traditional telephone infrastructure.
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April 03, 2025
Google, Apple Staff Must Testify In Meta Antitrust Case
A D.C. federal judge said current and former employees of Google, Apple, TikTok, X Corp., Snap and other tech companies must testify at the Federal Trade Commission's upcoming antitrust trial against Meta Platforms Inc.
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April 03, 2025
Tribes Seek Priority Window For Upcoming Spectrum Auction
Native American tribes pressed the Federal Communications Commission to let them apply during a priority window for an upcoming auction of commercial spectrum, as the FCC has done previously to boost tribal connectivity.
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April 03, 2025
'No Serious Question' Federal Firings Broke Law, Justices Told
Federal employee unions and advocacy groups urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to reject the Trump administration's bid to pause a California court order reinstating tens of thousands of probationary workers fired from six agencies, arguing the government can't escape self-inflicted harms brought on by its allegedly unlawful actions.
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April 03, 2025
Trump FCC Nominee Set For Senate Hearing Next Week
The Senate Commerce Committee will hold an April 9 confirmation hearing on Olivia Trusty, the White House nominee for a third Republican seat on the Federal Communications Commission.
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April 03, 2025
2nd Circ. Revives IBM Retirees' Mortality Data Fight
The Second Circuit on Thursday reopened a proposed class action accusing IBM of shorting retirees on pension payments by using outdated mortality data, saying the trial court should've sought clarity about certain documents before tossing the case.
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April 02, 2025
Samsung Gets PTAB To Eye Wireless Patent Despite Trial
Samsung has persuaded the majority of a patent board panel to investigate the validity of a wireless tech patent issued to Airgo Networks co-founder Greg Raleigh, even though Raleigh's company is scheduled to assert the patent at trial in federal court in Marshall, Texas, about six months before the board will reach its decision.
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April 02, 2025
Signal Steals The Show At Cybersecurity Oversight Hearing
Democrats and Republicans faced off Wednesday morning at a House Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs hearing over how to prevent state-sponsored cyberattacks, crossing swords over whether Democrats were "politicizing" the hearing by bringing up the recent Signal app leak of plans to attack targets in Yemen.
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April 02, 2025
'You Sound Like Tobacco Cos.,' 9th Circ. Judge Tells Tech Atty
A Ninth Circuit judge expressed doubts Wednesday about a tech trade group's effort to preliminarily block California from enforcing a new law barring platforms from using algorithms to deliver addictive feeds to children, telling the group's counsel that social media might be worse than a carcinogen and "you sound like the tobacco companies."
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April 02, 2025
Japanese Co. Seeks Exit From Ga. Tech's Patent Suit
Japanese technology firm Murata Manufacturing asked a federal judge Wednesday to toss a patent infringement suit from one of Georgia Tech's research arms, arguing the patent the company allegedly ripped off is so broad that it would "preempt the basic tools of invention and scientific discovery."
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April 02, 2025
Dish Says No Grounds For Cell Tower Co. To Toss Jury Verdict
Dish Wireless has urged the Colorado Court of Appeals to uphold a jury's verdict finding it didn't breach a cell tower lease deal by failing to pay millions in extra rent, arguing the cell tower company can't show its reading of the lease is the only reasonable one.
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April 02, 2025
Broadcasters Ask FCC To Lift National Ownership Cap
Broadcasters asked the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday to lift the 39% federal cap on national market share, one of the industry's longest-sought changes to media ownership rules.
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April 02, 2025
Spanish Co. Says No Federal Jurisdiction In Finder's Fee Spat
Spanish company Delclaux Partners SA on Wednesday urged the Eleventh Circuit to vacate its loss in a dispute with Texas-based satellite technology company AST & Science LLC, arguing the federal district court never had jurisdiction over the simple breach of contract dispute.
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April 02, 2025
Garmin Beats Fitness Tracker Patent Suit, For Now
A Michigan federal judge has tossed, for now, a suit accusing Garmin International Inc. of infringing a CardiacSense Ltd. fitness tracker patent after finding the claims aren't eligible for patent protection, but the judge left room for an amended complaint to be filed.
Expert Analysis
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Considering Possible PR Risks Of Certain Legal Tactics
Disney and American Airlines recently abandoned certain litigation tactics in two lawsuits after fierce public backlash, illustrating why corporate counsel should consider the reputational implications of any legal strategy and partner with their communications teams to preempt public relations concerns, says Chris Gidez at G7 Reputation Advisory.
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It's No Longer Enough For Firms To Be Trusted Advisers
Amid fierce competition for business, the transactional “trusted adviser” paradigm from which most firms operate is no longer sufficient — they should instead aim to become trusted partners with their most valuable clients, says Stuart Maister at Strategic Narrative.
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Calif. Bill, NTIA Report Illustrate Open-Model AI Safety Debate
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s balanced recommendations for preventing misuse of open artificial intelligence models, contrasted with a more aggressive California bill, demonstrate an evolving regulatory debate about balancing democratic access to this powerful new technology against potential risks to the public, say Stuart Meyer and Fredrick Tsang at Fenwick.
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Patent Lessons From 4 Federal Circuit Reversals In July
The Federal Circuit’s July reversal of four cases, all of which were Patent Trial and Appeal Board decisions, highlights lessons for patent practitioners regarding the scope of estoppel provisions, potential issues with obtaining certain substitute claims, and more, say Denise De Mory and Li Guo at Bunsow De Mory.
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Patent Owner Estoppel Questions In The Wake Of SoftView
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's seldom-litigated Rule 42.73(d)(3) on Patent Trial and Appeal Board estoppel was recently brought to the forefront in the Federal Circuit's SoftView v. Apple decision, highlighting uncertainties in this aspect of patent practice, say David Haars and Richard Crudo at Sterne Kessler.
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Opinion
A Fuzzy Label With Bite: FTC Must Define Surveillance Pricing
The Federal Trade Commission recently issued orders to eight companies — including Mastercard, McKinsey and Chase — seeking information on "surveillance pricing," but the order doesn't explain the term or make the distinction between legal and illegal practices, leaving any company that uses personalized pricing in the dark, says Chris Wlach at Huge.
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Nuclear Waste Storage Questions Justices May Soon Address
The petition for the U.S. Supreme Court to review U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission v. Texas stands out for a number of reasons — including a deepening circuit split regarding the NRC's nuclear waste storage authority under the Atomic Energy Act, and broader administrative law implications, say attorneys at MoloLamken.
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3 Patent Considerations For America's New Quantum Hub
Recent developments signal an incredibly bright future for Chicago as the new home of quantum computing, and it is crucial that these innovators — whose technology has the potential to transform many industries — prioritize intellectual property strategy, says Andrew Velzen at McDonnell Boehnen.
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A Preview Of AI Priorities Under The Next President
For the first time in a presidential election, both of the leading candidates and their parties have been vocal about artificial intelligence policy, offering clues on the future of regulation as AI continues to advance and congressional action continues to stall, say attorneys at Mintz.
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DOJ Must Overcome Hurdles In RealPage Antitrust Case
The U.S. Department of Justice's recent claims that RealPage's pricing software violates the Sherman Act mark a creative, and apparently contradictory, shift in the agency's approach to algorithmic price-fixing that will face several key challenges, say attorneys at Clifford Chance.
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How Companies Are Approaching Insider Trading Policies
An analysis of insider trading policies recently disclosed by 49 S&P 500 companies under a new U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rule reveals that while specific provisions vary from company to company, certain common themes are emerging, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn.
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11 Patent Cases To Watch At Fed. Circ. And High Court
As we head into fall, there are 11 patent cases to monitor, touching on a range of issues that could affect patent strategy, such as biotech innovation, administrative rulemaking and patent eligibility, say Edward Lanquist and Wesley Barbee at Baker Donelson.
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Why India May Become A Major Patent Litigation Forum
India is reinventing itself with the goal of becoming a global hot spot for patent litigation, with recent developments at the Delhi High Court creating incentives for plaintiffs to assert patent rights in India, say Ranganath Sudarshan at Covington and IP litigator Udit Sood.
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How Methods Are Evolving In Textualist Interpretations
Textualists at the U.S. Supreme Court are increasingly considering new methods such as corpus linguistics and surveys to evaluate what a statute's text communicates to an ordinary reader, while lower courts even mull large language models like ChatGPT as supplements, says Kevin Tobia at Georgetown Law.
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Finding Coverage For Online Retail Privacy Class Actions
Following recent court rulings interpreting state invasion of privacy and electronic surveillance statutes triggering a surge in the filing of privacy class actions against online retailers, companies should examine their various insurance policies, including E&O and D&O, for defense coverage of these claims, says Alison Gaske at Gilbert LLP.