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The EU IP Harmonization Package to Include EU-wide compulsory License
Key Points – The EU aims to harmonize patent protection rules and flexibilities with a layer on top of national rules. This is in line with long-term efforts by the EU institutions to harmonize patent rules and motivated, in part, by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in the case of the biopharmaceutical sector….By: Akin…
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The AI debate is only going to get louder
Don’t look now, but the noisy debate over artificial intelligence (AI) has risen a few notches with the recent introduction of ChatGPT. AI has been a topic of conversation for several years, but ChatGPT has taken everyone’s attention to a new level….By: Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics
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PTAB Strategies and Insights Newsletter – May 2023: Beware of Collateral Estoppel at the PTAB
When thinking about estoppel and the PTAB, the § 315(e) estoppels—relating to grounds a petitioner raised or reasonably could have raised—are likely the first to come to mind. However, other types of estoppel, such as collateral estoppel, also can apply to IPR proceedings. The Federal Circuit recently issued a precedential opinion holding that collateral estoppel…
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TRU Tips | April 2023
The TRU Staffing Partners Hot Jobs newsletter provides readers with a weekly tip for our professionals and hiring managers in the data privacy, ediscovery, and cybersecurity spaces. With more than 12 years of experience in staffing and recruiting for our industries, our TRU Tips are relevant and crucial for anyone hiring or job hunting in…
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Explosions Over the Kremlin Set Off Dueling Accusations
Russia accused Ukraine of launching drones at the Kremlin aimed at killing President Vladimir V. Putin. The Ukrainian president denied the claim, and officials in Kyiv warned that Russia could use it to launch “a large-scale terrorist provocation.”
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Fleeing Sudan, Some Find Saudi Ships ‘a Golden Opportunity’ to Escape
A Sudanese student waiting to be evacuated by Saudi Arabia counted himself as one of the lucky ones: Born in the kingdom and holding a residency permit, he could board a rescue ship.
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$59 Million, Gone: How Bikini Atoll Leaders Blew Through U.S. Trust Fund
The Trump administration lifted spending limits on the fund, which aids descendants of people forced to leave the coral reef because of U.S. nuclear testing.
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8 Students Killed After School Shooting in Belgrade, Serbia
The assailant had two pistols, four Molotov cocktails and detailed plans, the police said. A security guard was also killed.
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Brazil’s Police Raid Bolsonaro Home in Fake Vaccine Cards Case
The authorities arrested a close aide of former President Jair Bolsonaro on charges that he forged vaccine records, possibly to help Mr. Bolsonaro enter the United States.
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Peacock’s Droll Bupkis Wants Us to Take Pete Davidson Seriously
Pete Davidson is so close to getting it in his new Peacock series, “Bupkis.” As his character Pete Davidson confides late into this sometimes amusing romp through his world, “If I wasn’t me, me and my boys would be making fun of me.” It’s not that Davidson deserves ridicule simply for being famous, but that…