Five former directors of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office have called on current Director Kathi Vidal to withdraw proposed changes to terminal disclaimer rules. Vidal’s predecessors worry the rule would depart from the “normal process of considering each patent claim on its own merits.”
GableGotwals associate Bailey Barnes, a recent graduate of the University of Oklahoma College of Law, is already focused on excellent client development practices - all of which are tried-and-true "old school" tactics.
For years, courts have dismissed employment discrimination claims where employees cannot show alleged discrimination caused a “serious,” “significant,” or “substantial” change in the “terms and conditions” of their employment.
The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service recently updated its Bulletin on HIPAA Covered Entities’ obligations when using online tracking technologies, revising guidance published in December 2022.
Employers, even those currently without a union representing a segment of the workforce, should seriously consider implementing labor relations training for managers and supervisors to mitigate against the growing risk of unionization that’s spreading around the country.
The decision may create opportunities for industry to secure more favorable rulings in regulatory battles but will also create regulatory uncertainty.
For many civil practitioners, the world of criminal law can be strange and intimidating. Different rules, different issues, different clients, different stakes. But even for litigators with an entirely civil practice, criminal law issues can and do arise.
Lenovo has sued ASUS TeK in the Northern District of California (23-CV-5892), alleging ASUS’ Zenbook Pro laptop infringes four of Lenovo’s patents. IT message boards have expressed outrage, mostly at the Patent Office, for granting protections on this “familiar” technology. Others see a David-and-Goliath story, with “tiny” Taiwanese ASUS against “giant” Chinese aggressor Lenovo. As usual, the truth is more subtle and mysterious.