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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…

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

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…

By Jennifer Simile

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…

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

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…

By Diane Ghrist

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

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…

By Tom Ahmadifar

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