On May 22, 2025, the CAFC affirmed the PTAB’s (Board) Final Written Decisions in Pfizer’s IPR2021-00925 and IPR2021-00926 finding all challenged claims of uniQure’s U.S. Patent No. 9,982,248 (“the ’248 patent”) unpatentable…
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/ Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
You might be surprised to receive a Certificate of Copyright Registration with no signature. Here is what is happening and some potential uncertainty surrounding these certificates…
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/ Intellectual Property
On May 23, 2025, the District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) overturned a jury verdict against Mango Markets trader Avraham Eisenberg, granting a motion for judgment of acquittal based on venue deficiencies…
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/ Civil Procedure, Criminal Law, Finance & Banking, Science, Computers, & Technology
The “libel-proof plaintiff” doctrine provides an independent ground for dismissing a defamation cause of action on the basis that a person with a widespread reputation for bad or dishonest behavior may not recover…
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/ Civil Procedure, Communications & Media Law
As the U.S. Senate is set to consider President Trump's domestic policy bill, non-U.S.-based multinational businesses and non-U.S. investors are preparing for wholesale changes to the U.S. international tax landscape, including…
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/ Business Organizations, International Law & Trade, Taxation
As described in an earlier alert, the Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a 90-day pause in enforcement of the "Bulk Data Rule" for entities engaging in good faith compliance. That 90-day grace period ends on July 8,…
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/ Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
As influencer marketing continues to dominate social media, the legal risks are catching up. In two recent class action lawsuits, companies and their social media influencers are facing allegations of deceptive advertising…
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/ Business Torts, Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection
In May 2025, the FDA approved numerous biosimilars as interchangeable with Stelara® (ustekinumab) and Humira® (adalimumab), bringing the total number of Stelara® interchangeables to four, plus an additional biosimilar (Sandoz /…
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/ Administrative Law, Health
On May 8, the White House announced President Trump's first trade deal under his America First Policy. The deal struck between the United States and the United Kingdom will revise some of the tariffs imposed on the UK so far…
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/ Agriculture, International Law & Trade, Science, Computers, & Technology
By June 1, all entities that supply, manufacture, produce, or distribute aerosol products that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases with a GWP20 greater than 10 (regulated substances), for sale or use in New York, must register…
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/ Environmental Law
The House reconciliation measure branded the “One, Big, Beautiful Bill” (OBBB) would bar the IRS from paying any Employee Retention Credit (ERC) refund claims filed after January 31, 2024. Section 112205 of OBBB also imposes…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Taxation
Effective July 1, 2025, a recently enacted Florida law, Senate Bill 700, will broadly prohibit those involved with charitable solicitations or sales promotions from receiving or soliciting funds from individuals and entities…
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/ Elections & Politics, International Law & Trade, Nonprofit Law
In the first en banc decision for a utility patent case since 2018, the Federal Circuit reversed a district court's denial of a new trial on damages in EcoFactor, Inc. v. Google LLC and held that EcoFactor's damages expert's…
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/ Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts, Intellectual Property
The numbers of online fakes have exploded in recent years, creating increasing issues for a broad array of consumer goods manufacturers and retailers, from luxury clothing and leather goods to car parts or smoking accessories…
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/ Administrative Law, Intellectual Property, International Law & Trade
Nonprofit organizations may be eligible for significant refunds of hotel occupancy and sales taxes, plus interest, because of the results of a recent class action lawsuit involving events held in Washington, DC. To qualify for a…
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/ Constitutional Law, Nonprofit Law, Taxation
