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A Record $5.7 Billion Patent Verdict, and the Trends Behind It
On September 25, A San Diego jury told Apple that it owes more than $5.7 billion for infringing two patents covering the vibration engine used in iPhone and Apple Watch models. It is the largest patent verdict in U.S. history, more than double any pr...
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Patent Inventorship: Key Considerations
To be valid, a U.S. patent must identify the true inventor or joint inventors.1
The willful naming of an incorrect inventive entity on a U.S. patent application, either by omitting an inventor or by erroneously including a non-inventor, constitutes g...
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Before NIL, There Was ROP
Update: This discussion has been expanded in a subsequent article by Max Forer on NIL rights and the House settlement. Read Max's article here.
Before there was NIL there was ROP. In fact, long before. The basic principles of what came to be known as...
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Ninth Circuit Makes Arbitration Easier: Shanahan v. IXL Learning, Inc.
Earlier this month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued its decision in Shanahan v. IXL Learning, Inc. Though unpublished, this decision will make it easier to enforce arbitration provisions contained in online terms and conditions...
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Oregon’s New AI Companion Law: What You Need to Know
This post was originally published on the Oregon State Bar Technology Section blog.
States continue to race to keep up with each other and with technological innovations in privacy, data protection, and artificial intelligence.
In Oregon’s 2026 “shor...
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Bringing AI Use Out of the Shadows: Why AI Governance and Policy Matter
In an era where employees are increasingly expected to do less with more, “shadow AI” is a growing problem for businesses of all sizes—whether they know it or not. Shadow AI refers to the use of AI by employees outside of officially sanctioned IT, security, or compliance frameworks.
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