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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…
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…
CFPB is on Safe(r) Footing after Filibuster Deal
By Thomas Ahmadifar, Associate Managing Editor In January of 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for…
United States v. Quality Stores, Inc.
By Davis Yoffe, Senior Staff Writer On October 1, 2013, as U.S. government shutdown, the Supreme Court not…
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…
Salem Financial: The Final Nail in the Coffin for STARS Shelters?
By Darshan Chulani, Senior Staff Writer In late September, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims handed down…
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…
FINRA’s Shedding Light in the Dark of Off-Exchange Markets
By Thomas Ahmadifar, Associate Managing Editor On September 30, 2013, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) filed a…
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,…
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…