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The DTSA's Jurisdictional Nexus, Three Years In Image

The DTSA's Jurisdictional Nexus, Three Years In

Conor Tucker

The Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) requires pleading a connection between a trade secret, a product or service, and interstate commerce. But failure to prove such a connection divests the district court of subject matter jurisdiction. This article summarizes the first three years of cases discussing the jurisdictional element and explores implications.

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When Alice Leaves Software in Wonderland: Review the Terms of Use Image

When Alice Leaves Software in Wonderland: Review the Terms of Use

Veronica Mullally Munoz 

That least-read contract — the Terms of Use — can be an effective (albeit the last) weapon in the arsenal of a company trying to protect unpatented software technology while providing on-line services.

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Jeffrey S. Ginsberg

SCOTUS Confirms that Secret Sales Continue to Qualify as Prior Art Under the AIA<br>New York District Judge Extends Estoppel Under §315(e) to Grounds Not Raised in Petition for <i>Inter Partes</i> Review

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11th Circuit Weighs in on Intersection of Lanham Act and FDCA Protein Powder Labeling Requirements Image

11th Circuit Weighs in on Intersection of Lanham Act and FDCA Protein Powder Labeling Requirements

Kyle-Beth Hilfer

A battle between two dietary supplement manufacturers has revived interested in the intersection between the Lanham Act and federal labeling regulations. The issue: can an advertiser challenge a competitor's product label for false advertising under the Lanham Act if it complies with applicable federal regulations?

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The USPTO Brings New Guidance to the Section 101 Quandary Image

The USPTO Brings New Guidance to the Section 101 Quandary

Susan M. Gerber & A. Patricia Campbell

<b><i>Part Two of a Two-Part Article</b></i><p>USPTO Attempts to Provide Greater Clarity for Patent-Eligible Subject Matter

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Howard Shire & Christine Weller

Kapoor v. National Rifle Association of America

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The Essential Guide to Entertainment Law: Intellectual Property<br>The Essential Guide to Entertainment Law: Dealmaking

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Patent Eligibility Remains Uncertain — Especially for the Life Sciences — Even After Recent Federal Circuit Decisions and Efforts By the USPTO to Bring Clarity Image

Patent Eligibility Remains Uncertain — Especially for the Life Sciences — Even After Recent Federal Circuit Decisions and Efforts By the USPTO to Bring Clarity

Susan M. Gerber & A. Patricia Campbell

Part One of a Two-Part Article Congress is empowered to create a patent system to promote the useful arts, and it has enacted laws to create a patent system that encourages innovation. Balancing that power, however, the courts in recent years have tried to rein in the scope of the patent right by limiting the scope of patent-eligible subject matter.

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Use of Arbitration In Place of Inter Partes Review Proceedings

David L. Newman

An IPR might be more efficiently accomplished through arbitration than through a PTAB proceeding, so it should be considered by practitioners.

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Jeff Ginsberg & Hui Li

Obviousness-Type Double Patenting Does Not Invalidate Section 156 Patent Term Extension <br>Federal Circuit Holds Assignor Estoppel Does Not Apply in IPR Context<br>Federal Circuit Reverses District Court Holding of Patent Ineligibility of Computer Security Patent

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