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CISA Passes to the Dismay of Many

On Tuesday, the Senate passed the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (“CISA”) by an overwhelming 74-21 majority vote.   Introduced back in July 2014 by Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), CISA quickly proved to be a controversial piece of legislation. ...

Is 2015 the Last Year for Patent Trolls?

Most have heard of the technology giant Apple, but until a federal jury awarded Smartflash LLC almost $533 million, few had heard of them. Smartflash is a Texas company whose only operations are licensing seven patents. Smartflash alleged that Apple had violated its...