To say that law firm cyber attacks are now more common is a massive understatement. As the American Bar Association (ABA) notes: “Cybersecurity is a nemesis for law firms these days. We can’t seem to go a single day without hearing about some sort of security event such as a ransomware attack, data breach, newly…
This Report and Recommendation by Magistrate Judge Burke addresses a factual scenario that may apply in several cases in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in SAS Inst. Inc. v. Iancu, 138 S.Ct. 1348 (2018). In November 2012, Plaintiff PDI filed infringement actions in the District of Delaware alleging infringement of one patent-in-suit. Defendants…
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By Summer 2025, the government hopes to establish a ban on ‘no fault’ evictions. The government published the Renters Rights Bill, setting out its plans for changes to renting in England. The Bill has been introduced to Parliament and will now make its way through the Commons and the Lords. Further changes will likely be…
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The St. Mary’s University School of Law is presenting the Special Education Advocacy Summit (SEAS), a two and one-half day training program hosted by the Center for Legal and Social Justice and co-sponsored by Wrightslaw and Connell Michael, LLP. This two-and-a-half-day special education advocacy training program will occur at St. Mary’s University School of Law…
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Homeowners and landlords use their property differently, so they face different risks. That’s why several distinctions exist between homeowner’s insurance and landlord insurance. For insurance purposes: A homeowner lives in a primary residence full-time. They own the home completely or make a mortgage payment. Usually, they keep most of their belongings at this home, too….
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This dress was made by Mrs. G. R. (Dorothy) Overall of Caldwell, Kansas, in 1959 for the Cotton Bag Sewing Contest Dear Rich: Would it be a violation of trademark or copyright law to take an empty livestock feed bag (with the name and/or logo of the company that produced the feed on it, along…
Violent, Gang-related Death at a Vancouver Mansion Leads to Lawsuit re What Sellers Must Reveal to Buyers in Real Estate Transactions When selling a house in Canada (and other jurisdictions with similar legal systems), a vendor must typically disclose certain types of defects in the property to potential buyers. Now, what if murder, suicide, or…
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This week has been Anti-Bullying Week 2022, so it seems appropriate to take a quick look at a recent decision of the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO). On the one hand, it is a complaint about a complaint about a complaint – and those can end up being very focussed on the procedural side of…
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Effective October 8, 2021, by its SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO 11 NYCRR 25 (INSURANCE REGULATION 10), the NYSDFS amended the New York insurance regulations pertaining to public adjusters. You can bookmark or download a clean copy of the revised regulation by clicking here (or bookmark this post). And below is a clean version of the revised Regulation…
This decision[1] emphasizes the significance of broader public dissemination to meet the statutory requirement of “publicly disclosed” for purposes of exceptions to prior art under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b)(2)(B). Background Sanho Corp. appealed a decision from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“the Board”) which found all challenged claims of U.S. Patent No. 10,572,429 (‘429…
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