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Axonics, Inc., v. Medtronic, Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2023)
Establishing a prima facie case of obviousness based on a multiple prior art references generally requires that the references teach or suggest all claim elements and that one of ordinary skill in the art would be motivated to combine the references to achieve the invention as claimed. During patent prosecution, rebutting an examiner’s motivation to…
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Ten State AGs Sue Coinbase, Alleging Securities Law Violations
On June 6, Alabama, California, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, South Carolina, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin each filed enforcement actions against leading cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase and its parent, alleging that Coinbase’s staking rewards program constituted unregistered securities sales in violation their states’ securities laws. These actions followed an investigation by a multistate task force with…
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TikTok Ban on Contractor Devices
The Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and NASA have issued a new interim rule, FAR 52.204–27, implementing Section 102 of Division R of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Pub. L. 117–328), the “No TikTok on Government Devices Act,” which prohibits the use of TikTok or other applications developed by Chinese-owned ByteDance Limited on contractors’…
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Deutsche Bank Confirms Vendor Data Breach Leaked Customers’ Information
On July 11, 2023, BleepingComputer reported that Deutsche Bank AG confirmed that one of the company’s service providers experienced a data breach affecting the personal information of some Deutsche Bank account holders. However, Deutsche Bank is still in the process of investigating the incident and does not yet know what data types were affected….By: Console…
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Pension Benefit Information Files Notice of MOVEit Data Breach Affecting 371k Consumers
On July 12, 2023, Pension Benefit Information, LLC (“PBI”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Maine after learning that a vulnerability in the MOVEit file-transfer software used by PBI resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access confidential consumer data. In this notice, PBI explains that the incident resulted…
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Rockland Trust Bank Informs 14,806 of Recent Data Breach Involving Vendor’s Use of MOVEit Software
On July 10, 2023, Rockland Trust Company (“Rockland Trust Bank”) filed a Notice of Data Security Incident with the Attorney General of Maine after discovering that one of the company’s vendors experienced a data breach related to the vendor’s use of the MOVEit file transfer software. In this notice, Rockland Trust explains that the incident…
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Weekly Notable Ruling Roundup – July 2023 #2
Our weekly roundup aims to keep our readers up to date on recent notable rulings in the food & consumer packaged goods space. – Abraham Lizama, et al. v. H&M Hennes & Mauritz LP, No. 4:22-cv-01170-RWS (E.D. Mo. – May 12, 2023): The Eastern District of Missouri granted dismissal of a putative class action alleging…
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[Webinar] Avoiding Pitfalls in Premises Liability – Key Considerations for Premises Liability Claims – July 18th, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET
Premises liability injury or “slip and fall” claims present substantial risk to insureds who have customers or guests in their business or on their property. However, not all premises liability claims are created equal. This free webinar will help you understand the factors that distinguish strong and weak premises liability claims so you can better…
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Russia-Ukraine War: ‘We Will Not Waver’: Biden Affirms Support for Ukraine After NATO Summit
The president, in a speech at Vilnius University, insisted that the alliance’s unity would hold. President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine stressed his gratitude for NATO’s military support. Back in Kyiv, Russia targeted the capital for a third night in a row.
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How Ecuador Became a Gold Rush Country for Drug Cartels
In Ecuador, an intelligence official said: “People consume abroad, but they don’t understand the consequences that take place here.”
