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Above the Law
3 months ago
Law

Do Better, Rutgers Law! - See Also

Law professors face new restrictions on romantic relationships with students
Some big law firms have increased salaries
IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
10 months ago
Intellectual property law

'Obvious Over What?' LKQ's En Banc Petition Threatens to Turn Test for Design Patent Obviousness on its Head

"After the per curium panel opinion in LKQ, obviousness for design patents continues with business as usual.But change may be on the horizon."Just like utility patents, design patents can be found obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103 by combining prior art references.But the test for obviousness for design patents differs from the more familiar standards for utility patents.
IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
1 year ago
Intellectual property law

Amici Urge Justices to Grant Novartis' Petition on CAFC's Approach to Reconstituting Panels

"[T]he formation of a new panel-through the addition of a new judge whose vote changed the outcome of the appeal-exceeded the court of appeals' authority."- Brief of law professors and civil procedure scholars
A number of amici weighed in this week on Novartis Pharmaceuticals' petition to the U.S. Supreme Court asking the Justices to consider whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) should have been allowed to vacate the decision of a previous three-judge panel composed of different judges, thus invalidating Novartis' patent for a dosing regimen for its multiple sclerosis drug, Gilenya.
Patently-O
1 year ago
Intellectual property law

Novartis En Banc and Amicus Support

by Dennis Crouch
The Federal Circuit is now considering a pending en banc petition in Novartis Pharm.Corp. v. Accord Healthcare, Inc., Docket No. 21-1070; petition from 38 F.4th 1013 (U.S. Fed.
The IP Law Blog
1 year ago
Intellectual property law

MSCHF Looks to the 2nd Circuit to Get Out of Trouble with Vans

In May, skater shoe company, Vans, persuaded a district court judge in NY to halt the pre-sale of a pair of shoes called Wavy Baby, the result of a collaboration of rapper Tyga and MSCHF, a Brooklyn-based design studio that was previously sued by Nike over its Satan Shoe collaboration with NasX.
www.amny.com
1 year ago
Brooklyn

Bail reform rollback: Over 100 law professors demand Hochul, legislature keep least restrictive' plan out of budget | amNewYork

As the debate around whether to make even more changes to New York's reformed bail laws heats up in the final days of state budget negotiations, a group of over 100 law professors penned a letter to Governor Kathy Hochul and state legislative leaders urging them to leave the statutes as they are.In the missive, the law professors, who hail from law schools across the state including Columbia University and CUNY, blasted Hochul's push to excise from state law the least restrictive standard which compels judges to use the least onerous means for bringing defendants back to court.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
Education

ChatGPT passes exams from law and business schools

ChatGPT is smart enough to pass prestigious graduate-level exams though not with particularly high marks.The powerful new AI chatbot tool recently passed law exams in four courses at the University of Minnesota and another exam at University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business, according to professors at the schools.
Portland Mercury
1 year ago
Portland

Good Afternoon, News: Everything's Coming Up Midterms, Twitter Could Break Tonight, and Clackamas County Adds Results Reporting

The Mercury  provides news and fun every single day-but your help is essential.If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us.Thanks for your support!Good Afternoon, Portland!We received two signs from the gods today.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Companies are offering travel benefits for employees seeking abortions, but will those efforts be challenged?

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to undo Roe v. Wade and end federal protections for abortion has propelled companies into the issue of reproductive freedom, with some employers around the country saying they will cover expenses when workers travel to get an abortion.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

EFF to Court: Fair Use is a Right Congress Cannot Cast Aside

Copyright law and free expression have always been in tension, with the courts protecting speech from overzealous copyright claims using legal doctrines such as fair use.
Pats Pulpit
1 year ago
New England Patriots

New England Patriots links 3/22/23 - Pats still in the hunt for playmakers; Jalen Mills returns

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Jordan Schultz (The Score) Jalen Mills is re-signing with the Patriots."The day after his official release, Mills accepts an offer to return.I'm also told he plans to go back to safety next season."MMQB (SI) 2023 Free-agency Q&A: Best and worst signings, most improved team.
LawSites
1 year ago
Law

Fastcase Names the 2022 Fastcase 50, Honoring 'Innovators, Techies, Visionaries and Leaders' in Law

If you are looking for a scorecard naming those who are leading the charge on innovation in law, you can do no better than the Fastcase 50, the annual listing by the legal intelligence company Fastcase that honors 50 of the law's "smartest, most courageous, innovators, techies, visionaries, and leaders."
ProFootballTalk
1 year ago
New York Giants

Law professors attack Roger Goodell's authority to resolve claims in Brian Flores case - ProFootballTalk

As Brian Flores, Steve Wilks, and Ray Horton seek reconsideration of a mixed-bad ruling regarding their effort to escape mandatory arbitration of claims made against the NFL and multiple teams, they have allies in the form of law professors who focus their efforts on dispute resolution.On Tuesday, 12 law professors filed paperwork in support of the position by Flores and his co-plaintiffs that Commissioner Roger Goodell should not be handling the arbitration of the pending claims.
Insidehighered
1 year ago
Higher education

U of Cambridge has major free speech fight

The University of Cambridge 's incoming leader could become immediately embroiled in a free speech row, with a number of academics opposing a new "mutual respect" policy.
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