Technology was a key focus of this year’s ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting, one of the largest gatherings of antitrust professionals in the world. Over a dozen panels focused on cutting-edge technology issues as it pertains to…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Electronic Discovery, Science, Computers, & Technology
Practitioners and stakeholders in the arbitration community have welcomed the long-awaited Arbitration Act 2025, which has now received Royal Assent, marking the most significant update to English arbitration law in nearly three…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Commercial Law & Contracts, International Law & Trade
The devastating January 2025 wildfires in southern California prompted Governor Newsom to declare a state of emergency on January 7, 2025 for Los Angeles and Ventura counties. This triggered California laws around price gouging…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Consumer Protection, Real Estate - Residential
Stablecoins have emerged as one of the most transformative innovations in the cryptocurrency space, bridging the gap between the volatility of traditional cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and the stability demanded by mainstream…
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/ Finance & Banking, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
Less than two months after CVC made the surprising move to revoke two of its seminal European CRISPR patents, Sigma-Aldrich has done it too. While the facts that led to Sigma’s “self” revocation may be different than CVC’s, this…
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/ Administrative Law, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
On November 6, 2024, the French Supreme Court rejected the enforcement of an interim award on jurisdiction in the legal saga opposing Malaysia to the heirs of the Sultan of Sulu and spanning several jurisdictions. The Supreme…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Civil Procedure, International Law & Trade
There is no shortage of surprises and twists in the decade-long fight over the control of dominant IP in the CRISPR space. The newest one is the self-revocation of two seminal CRISPR patents in Europe by the team led by two…
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/ Business Organizations, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
The Department of Justice and eight state attorneys general filed a civil antitrust lawsuit in August against RealPage Inc. – a Texas-based software company that provides property management software – and several landlords…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Real Estate - Residential, Science, Computers, & Technology
We are keeping an eye on the progress of the reform of the English Arbitration Act 1996. The Arbitration Bill, first introduced in November 2023, was designed to update the Arbitration Act 1996 and reinforce England’s position…
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The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has announced a final rulemaking on a unanimous vote that will expand the reporting requirements for mergers and acquisitions under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Business Organizations, Mergers & Acquisitions
On September 10, minutes after the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, an Instagram post set the political world abuzz: Taylor Swift endorsed Harris in the race. The announcement from…
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/ Administrative Law, Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
The Federal Circuit’s decision in Edwards Lifesciences Corp. v. Meril Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd., has garnered significant attention, especially concerning the application of the “safe harbor” provision under 35 U.S.C. § 271(e)(1)…
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/ Civil Procedure, Health, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
The June 4, 2024 Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Sidibe v. Sutter Health marks a potential shift in how rule of reason antitrust cases are approached and adjudicated. The opinion underscores the significance of…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Business Torts, Consumer Protection, Health
In the first part of this article, we discussed why we need experts in international arbitration, how to find the right expert to instruct, and some practical guidance on how to work with experts for the best results. In this…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Although Google fought tooth and nail against it, a win for an underdog video game developer means the Google Play Store could likely soon look a lot different for Android users. Google met its match in December when Epic Games,…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Science, Computers, & Technology
