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‘Movie Theaters Are the Marketplace of Free Ideas’
John Fithian spent nearly three decades as the top lobbyist for movie theaters. He says their future is bright, despite the power of streaming.
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TikTok Users Sue Montana, Calling State Ban Unconstitutional
A spokeswoman for the state attorney general said that his office had “expected a legal challenge” and was “fully prepared to defend the law.”
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Twitter Accuses Microsoft of Improperly Using Its Data
In a letter to Microsoft’s chief executive, Satya Nadella, Twitter said the tech giant had violated a data agreement.
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Montana can ban TikTok, but it probably can’t enforce it
The law is supposed to protect users’ private data, but enforcing it, experts say, would require more data collection, not less.
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Where 2024 presidential candidates stand on abortion bans
Here are the positions of the leading 2024 Democratic and Republican presidential candidates on abortion, as well as those making moves to enter the race.
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Texas Republicans single out one blue county as they push election bills
The legislation focused on Harris County — home to Houston — has alarmed voting rights activists. Republicans say it’s needed to fix a broken system.
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Federal Circuit: Prior Art Disclosure with Same Specificity as Patent Inherently Anticipates Claims
In a recent appeal from the PTAB, the Federal Circuit held that claims of a patent were inherently anticipated where the patent and prior art incorporated the same reference to describe a process for making the claimed composition of particles, and that process was responsible for determining the morphology of the claimed particles….By: Akin Gump…
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To Manage Generative AI Risk, Understand the Terms of Use
Most systems do not protect sensitive information used in prompts, and users bear most of the risk of using generative AI systems and outputs. Generative AI systems use the information provided in prompts — along with the data that the systems were trained on — to create outputs….By: Goodwin
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USPTO Proposes Creating A Separate Design Patent Bar
The US Patent and Trademark Office announced a notice of proposed rulemaking on May 16 that would create a separate design patent bar. The proposed changes would effectively expand the admission criteria for those who practice in design patent cases before the USPTO….By: Morgan Lewis
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An IP Theft Case With A Difference
I have worked on a large number of intellectual property theft and trade secret theft cases (typically referred to as IP theft cases), where employees have stolen confidential data from their employers. Often this is for potential future use – particularly when leaving to join a competitor, or looking to set up their own company…
