by Brianna Potter | Sep 8, 2019 | Legal/Tech News
The patent law system currently has an interesting parallel track open for those seeking to oppose a patent. That parallel track runs through both litigation in the district courts and Inter Partes Review [IPR] at the Patent Trial and Appeals Board [PTAB], a part of...
by Catherine Merdinger | Jun 4, 2017 | Cases, Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Technology
In September 2016, the Second Circuit handed down its decision in FTC v. LeadClick Media, LLC, holding the operator of an affiliate-marketing network liable for the fake news published by its affiliates. This case could serve as a tool in combatting fake news stories...
by Jason Schau | Sep 20, 2016 | Legal/Tech News
When Tesla announced it had agreed, in principle, to purchase SolarCity, many analysts were shocked. Not only does the deal represent a merger of two innovative companies, neither of which is currently turning a profit, but many analysts also believe the deal...
by Nick Bessette | Sep 17, 2015 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Technology
Hobbyists and drone industry giants were relieved last week when California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed legislation that would have severely limited drone operation in the state. California Senate Bill 142, which passed both houses of the legislature in late August,...
by Charles Lu | Mar 24, 2015 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Legislation/Regulations, Technology
There has been no shortage of “Big Data” based start-ups in the last decade, and that trend shows no sign of slowing down. As computing power and sophistication continues to increase, the ability to process large sets of information has led to increasingly...
by Lindsey Crump | Mar 16, 2015 | Cases, Commentary, Legal/Tech News
For fans of Michael Lewis’s Flash Boys, the SEC would like you to know that things are going splendidly on the high frequency crackdown front. In January 2015 alone, the agency brought three high frequency trading (HFT) suits against different sharks in the securities...
