Providing Inequitable Conduct Clarity: Intellect Wireless, Inc. v. HTC Corp.

Eddy Rivero In Intellect Wireless, Inc. v. HTC Corp.,[1] the Federal Circuit affirmed that HTC did not…

By Diane Ghrist

Smoking Out Big Tobacco’s Marketing Strategies: National Ass’n of Tobacco Outlets, Inc. v. City of Providence

Charles Frank “Big Tobacco” may be taking a major hit with respect to future revenues as a…

By Jennifer Simile

Regulating Ride-Sharing: Implications From California’s Decision

Elaine Ding On September 19, 2013, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) unanimously voted to pass proposed…

By Jennifer Simile

Ireland Will Shut a Tax Loophole Used by Apple and Other Major Companies

Sasha Boshart On October 15, 2013, Ireland announced as part of its 2014 budget that it planned…

By Jennifer Simile

Keeping the BPAI in Check: Rambus Inc. v. Rea, 2013 WL 5312505 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 24, 2013)

Ronny Valdes On September 24, 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed-in-part,…

By Diane Ghrist

Shooting and Missing with Arkansas Teacher

Caleb Jones In Arkansas Teacher Retirement System v. Countrywide Financial Corporation[1](Arkansas Teacher), a derivative claim arising out…

By Jennifer Simile

Gambling in the Litigation Marketplace: Third Party Litigation Financing Evens the Playing Field

Stephen Weiss Third party financing in commercial litigation is a billion dollar industry and it provides a…

By Jennifer Simile

Atar S.r.l. v. United States, No. 2013-1001, 2013 WL 4826340 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 11, 2013).

Laura Aboulhosn On September 11, 2013, the Federal Circuit Court held in Atar S.r.l v. United States[1]…

By Jennifer Simile

Joffee et al. v. Google, Inc., 2013 WL 4793247 (9th Cir. 2013)

Breanne M. Hoke In Joffe et al. v. Google, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth…

By Diane Ghrist

How High Must a Pig Jump? Assessing the Hurdles Facing the Smithfield-Shuanghui Acquisition

Hunter Deeley Shuanghui International Holdings Limited and Smithfield Foods, Inc. announced in May that Shuanghui would acquire…

By Diane Ghrist