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Federal Circuit Patent Watch: Ordering In-Person Appearance to Testify Regarding Potential Fraud on the Court is within Court’s Inherent Authority
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions – 1. BACKERTOP LICENSING LLC [OPINION] (23-2367, 23-2368, 24-1016, 24-1017 Prost, Hughes, and Stoll) – Hughes, J. The Court affirmed the District Court’s orders (1) requiring Ms. Lori LaPray, sole owner of Backertop Licensing LLC (“Backertop”), to appear in-person before the District Court for testimony regarding potential fraud on the…
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FCC Proposes New Rules Regarding AI-Generated Robocalls and Robotexts
In response to the rise of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in telecommunications, on July 17, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Notice), CG Docket No. 23-362, outlining certain proposed restrictions on AI-generated calls and text messages….By: Goodwin
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House Committee on Small Business Opens Investigation into CPSC Commissioner Trumka
On July 25, 2024, Representative Roger Williams, Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business (the “Committee”), informed Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Chairman Alexander Hoehn-Saric that the Committee has opened an investigation into CPSC Commissioner Richard Trumka for potential violations of the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA)….By: Morrison & Foerster LLP
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Israel Says It Killed Hezbollah Commander in Airstrike Near Beirut
The strike was in retaliation for a deadly rocket attack this weekend in the Golan Heights. At least three civilians were killed and 74 others wounded on Tuesday, Lebanese officials said.
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Bonsucro Certified Indian Sugar From Abusive Fields
Much of what consumers buy is marked “sustainable,” “humane” or “green.” In the sugar cane fields of India, that papered over the worst abuses.
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Olympic Surfing Comes to a ‘Poisoned’ Paradise
In 1974, a radioactive cloud from a French nuclear test drifted over Teahupo’o, Tahiti, now the surfing venue for the Paris Games. Villagers still feel the effects.
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Southport Mourns 3 Stabbing Victims: ‘Just Little Girls Who Wanted to Dance’
A day after a knife attack that killed three children, the community of Southport was grappling with the violence that had visited the town.
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After Biden’s Withdrawal, Some Want Their Aged Leaders to Follow His Lead
Most of the world’s oldest leaders — in their 80s and even one in his 90s — are in Africa, which happens to have the youngest population of any continent.
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Mike Leigh to Receive Ebert Director Award at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival
TORONTO–Academy Award-nominated British filmmaker Mike Leigh (“Secrets and Lies,” “Naked”) is set to receive this year’s TIFF Ebert Director Award at the 49th Toronto International Film Festival, which will run September 5-15th, 2024. In a press release from the fest, TIFF has announced Leigh amongst three other esteemed honorees receiving a TIFF Tribute Award at this…
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Hundreds of Beavers
“Hundreds of Beavers,” a boldly bizarre, nearly wordless slapstick comedy about a 19th-century trapper doing battle with nature, exceeds expectations in every way, including the promise of its title. By my count there are thousands of beavers in this movie. Thousands! And oh, my goodness, they are nasty buggers. The BADL (Beaver Anti-Defamation League) will…
