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Kamala Harris’s 2024 in Pictures
As the year began, few expected Kamala Harris to make a historic march toward the presidency. After a head-spinning summer, her campaign’s remarkable story awaits its conclusion.
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In Shift From 2020, Identity Politics Loses Its Grip on the Country
There are signs that society is moving away from the progressive left’s often strict expectations about how to discuss culture and politics.
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Why Are Democrats Having Such a Hard Time Beating Trump?
The national political environment just isn’t as conducive to a Harris victory as many might imagine.
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The Art of Capturing the Universe A Photographers Guide to Stunning Astrophotography
The Art of Capturing the Universe: A Photographer’s Guide to Stunning Astrophotography The night sky has long captivated humanity with its mesmerizing beauty and vast expanse. In the age of digital photography, capturing the wonders of the universe has never been easier for amateur and professional photographers alike. With the right equipment, techniques, and a…
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Metrics to Consider for Optimizing Your Law Firm’s Content Strategy with GA4
For law firms aiming to optimize their digital presence, understanding how users engage with their website is crucial. GA4, Google’s latest analytics platform, offers insights far beyond simple page views, giving you a robust toolkit to track user interactions, evaluate content effectiveness, and ultimately fine-tune digital strategy. In this blog, I will walk through the…
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Allergan USA, Inc. v. MSN Labs. Private Ltd. – Viberzi® (eluxadoline)
Case Name: Allergan USA, Inc. v. MSN Labs. Private Ltd., 111 F.4th 1358, 2024 WL 3763599 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 13, 2024) (Circuit Judges Lourie, Dyk, and Reyna presiding; Opinion by Lourie, J.; Opinion concurring-in-part and dissenting-in-part by Dyk, J.) (Appeal from D. Del., Andrews, J.)…By: Robins Kaplan LLP
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A Rollback on Referral to the EBA Regarding Adaptation of Description
The European Patent Office (“EPO”) currently requires applicants to adapt descriptions to allowable claims. This practice is risky, expensive, and not clearly grounded in the law….By: Jones Day
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Gourd-Geous Designs – The Halloween Patent That Makes Carving a Breeze!
Halloween is a time for goblins, ghouls, and—if you’re an inventor—a whole lot of creative thinking! Among the cauldron of Halloween patents, one particularly clever design stands out: a patented method for decorating pumpkins (and, technically, other fruits…but we’re not holding our breath for Halloween coconuts). Meet U.S. Patent 6,855,224, an invention that makes it…
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Regulation of AI in Healthcare Utilization Management and Prior Authorization Increases
Over the past two years, federal and state government agencies have moved to regulate the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) in the healthcare setting, including in the utilization management (UM) and prior authorization (PA) process used to determine insurance coverage for medically necessary healthcare items and services….By: Holland & Knight LLP
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Soliant Health Announces Data Breach Stemming from Compromised Email Account
On October 29, 2024, Soliant Health (“Soliant”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Maine after discovering that an unauthorized party was able to gain access to an employee’s email account. In this notice, Soliant explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive information,…