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Do Your Employment Practices Violate Antitrust Law?

Robert G. Brody & Alexander Friedman

This article provides critical background on DOJ policy and practice, and highlights some of the steps corporate counsel can take during leniency or plea negotiations to secure non-prosecution protection for the company's employees as part of any antitrust corporate disposition.

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Transactions Triggering the 35 USC §102 On-Sale Bar

Pinar Bailey

Despite leaving unresolved the ambiguity about the effect of secret sales under §102, the <i>Helsinn</i> ruling offers clues to practitioners seeking to avoid the on-sale bar.

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Case Notes

Mark Hamblett

The latest test of whether part of the Civil Rights Act can be read to bar workplace discrimination because of sexual orientation proved complicated on Jan. 20 a the Second Circuit. Here's a look at the case.

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<b><i>BREAKING NEWS</i></b><br>Michelle Lee Resigns as PTO Director Image

<b><i>BREAKING NEWS</i></b><br>Michelle Lee Resigns as PTO Director

Scott Graham

Michelle Lee resigned as director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on May 6.

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Layered Federal and State Cybersecurity Regulation of Financial Services Firms

Brian Neil Hoffman, Romaine Marshall & Matt Sorensen

Cybercrime poses an ever-increasing threat to consumers of financial products and services. In 2016, the then- SEC Chair said that cybercrime ranks as “one of the greatest risks facing the financial services industry.” Federal law thus requires financial services firms to implement procedures designed to protect their customers' data. Now individual states are increasingly getting into the game.

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Emerging Issues In the DTSA's Second Year

Robert B. Milligan & D. Joshua Salinas

One year after its enactment, the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) continues to be one of the most significant and closely followed developments in trade secret law. The less than 70 reported DTSA cases to date provide an early glimpse into how courts may interpret the statute going forward and what early concerns about the statute may have been exaggerated.

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Beware: Inspecting Goods May Waive Implied Warranty Protections

Louis DePaul & Allison Ebeck

When purchasing goods though an invoice, contract or otherwise, it is important to understand that a mere inspection of goods prior to purchase could waive implied warranty protections. A seller may effectively modify, or entirely exclude, implied warranties under the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) by requiring a buyer to inspect, test or examine goods prior to purchase.

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FTC Tells Paid 'Influencers' to Disclose When Instagram Posts Are #Ads Image

FTC Tells Paid 'Influencers' to Disclose When Instagram Posts Are #Ads

C. Ryan Barber

The consumer agency has taken the view that advertisement — without proper disclosures — can mislead consumers. The agency has previously put the burden of ensuring proper disclosure on the brands. On April 19, the FTC turned its attention downstream to the "influencers" themselves.

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The Scope of the Dodd-Frank's Whistleblower Protection

Joseph M. McLaughlin & Yafit Cohn

Is a corporate employee who reports an employer's possible violation of the securities laws to a supervisor or internal compliance officer — but not to the SEC — considered a "whistleblower" entitled to protection from retaliation under Dodd-Frank? Courts that have considered this question have reached differing conclusions.

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Senate Votes to Repeal FCC Internet Privacy Rules

Lora Hollien

The FCC's move to stop Internet service providers from collecting customers' personal information without consent has itself been halted. The Senate voted 50-48 on March 24 to overturn the rules, with the House expected to follow suit.

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