On May 2, 2025, in Size Appeal of Bowhead Enterprise, Science, and Technology, LLC, SBA No. SIZ-6352, the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) Office of Hearings and Appeals (“OHA”) ruled that for service and manufacturing…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Government Contracting
IGT v. Zynga Inc., Appeal No. 2023-2262 (Fed. Cir. July 22, 2025)
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit examined the reviewability and merits of the Patent Trial Appeal Board’s decision to institute inter…
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/ Administrative Law, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
Oregon has taken a groundbreaking step in clean energy with the enactment of two pioneering microgrid bills—HB 2065 and HB 2066. According to the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, there are currently 692 microgrids…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
If a landowner receives a government order to clean up a landslide on their property, who should pay for it — the property owner or their liability insurer?
About 20 times per year, the city of Portland issues an order to…
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/ Administrative Law, Insurance, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
Top Brand LLC v. Cozy Comfort Company LLC, Appeal No. 2024-2191 (Fed. Cir. July 17, 2025)
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that prosecution history disclaimer applies to…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property
The General Services Administration (GSA) has released a series of legislative proposals that have been transmitted to Congress as part of the revision and rewrite of the Federal Acquisition Regulations. The intent of the…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Government Contracting
On July 9, 2025, the President signed into law the Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025 (“ANVMLRA”). This legislation will permit Alaska Native Village Corporations to recover from the State of Alaska…
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/ Indigenous Peoples, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
On July 9, 2025, the Department of Defense (“DoD”) issued a public notice requesting comments on how to strengthen the role of small businesses in the defense industrial base. The deadline for comments is August 8, 2025…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Government Contracting
On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, 2025 (OBBBA) was enacted. The OBBBA is far-reaching and employers may need to do a lot of work to bring their systems and procedures into compliance. Some of the changes in the…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Labor & Employment Law, Taxation
Farm and ranch families can use the federal gift tax laws to avoid the Oregon estate tax on farms at death.
As many folks are aware, anyone (including a non-resident) who owns real estate in Oregon that exceeds $1 million in…
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/ Agriculture, Taxation, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2025-1228, -1252 (Fed. Cir. July 8, 2025)
Our Case of the Week focuses on obviousness. More particularly, the decision included a lengthy…
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/ Health, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
Corporate lawyers and estate planning lawyers both play key, but different, roles in the success of business clients. Corporate attorneys typically help businesses choose the proper legal structure, navigate the complexities…
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/ Business Organizations, Taxation
On June 30, 2025, the United States Department of the Treasury announced that it will be holding an online tribal consultation with Alaska Native Corporations on July 29, 2025, from 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm ET, to discuss the Tribal…
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/ Administrative Law, Indigenous Peoples, Taxation
Eye Therapies, LLC v. Slayback Pharma, LLC, Appeal No. 2023-2173 (Fed. Cir. June 30, 2025)
In its only precedential patent opinion last week, the Federal Circuit reviewed construction of the transitional claim phrase…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Intellectual Property
Ballot Measure 1, passed by voters in the 2025 general election, is a voter initiative that (1) increases the minimum wage, (2) establishes the Alaska Paid Sick Leave Act (“Act”) to provide a minimum paid sick leave benefit to…
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