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  Senate Confirms Squires To Lead USPTO

  By Dani Kass

  The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Dilworth Paxson LLP partner John Squires to serve as the next U.S. Patent ...(read more)

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  Sidley-Led Roche To Buy US Pharma Biz For $3.5B

  By Dawood Fakhir

  Swiss pharmaceutical behemoth Roche Holding AG said Thursday that it has agreed to acquire U.S.-based clinical-s...(read more)

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• NY Officials Arrested Seeking To Check Migrant Treatment

  By Rae Ann Varona

  Federal officers Thursday arrested several Democratic officials in New York who were demanding access to a Manhattan immigration holding facility under scrutiny for allegedly unconstitutional and inhumane conditions.

• Federal Vaccine Panel Votes To Tweak MMRV Recommendation

  By Yeji Jesse Lee

  A panel of federal vaccine advisers on Thursday changed its recommendation for a long-used vaccine for children but allowed a key government program to continue paying for the shots.

• Delaware Judge Calls For Civility After 'Annus Horribilis'

  By Jeff Montgomery

  In a rare postscript to her bench ruling this week, a Delaware vice chancellor lamented what she observed as a breakdown in the state bar's civility and mutual respect over the past "annus horribilis," comments that have since drawn cautious support and resonance with several in the First State's legal community.

• Kong Toy Owners Blame Each Other For Deal Breach

  By Zach Dupont

  After more than three weeks, the co-owners of dog toy maker Kong Co. LLC ended their bench trial over violated company agreements with closing arguments Thursday, with one side claiming they were being forced out while the other arguing they were being ripped off.

• Amazon Must Face Buyers' Antitrust Suit Over Pricing Policy

  By Lauren Berg

  A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday allowed consumers' lawsuit targeting a policy Amazon had in place until March 2019 that restricted sellers from offering cheaper prices elsewhere to proceed under antitrust and consumer protection laws in 25 states, but tossed claims brought under Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee laws.

• DC Circ. Judge Says PJM Monitor May Have 'Hint Of Paranoia'

  By Nadia Dreid

  The D.C. Circuit didn't seem so sure Thursday morning that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission was flouting the rules by denying an independent market monitor access to its liaison committee meetings, with one judge saying the monitor seemed to be exhibiting a "hint of paranoia."

• Circuit Board Maker Fights $7.6M Trial Loss At 11th Circ.

  By Carolina Bolado

  A Chinese circuit board manufacturer asked the Eleventh Circuit on Thursday to reverse a ruling in its U.S. distributor's favor, arguing that the lower court improperly held it to a heightened pleading standard in their contract dispute, paving the way to a $7.6 million loss at trial.

• Jury Mulls Claims Man Duped Penny Stock Traders On Twitter

  By Pete Brush

  A Manhattan federal jury on Thursday weighed fraud claims against an Ohio salesman from securities regulators who say he duped other traders as he took in over $2.5 million buying penny stocks, hyping shares on Twitter before selling in a "scalping" scheme.

• Wells Fargo To Pay $48.5M To End Senior Banker OT Suit

  By Katryna Perera

  A proposed class of Wells Fargo employees known as "senior premier bankers" asked a California federal judge to give the first OK to a $48.5 million settlement resolving claims that the bank wrongfully exempted thousands of such workers from receiving overtime pay.

• OpenAI Faces Liability Test In Suit Over ChatGPT Suicide

  By Y. Peter Kang

  A wrongful death suit accusing OpenAI's artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT of aiding a teenager's suicide is set to be a high-stakes test of the responsibilities that AI firms will have toward vulnerable users, particularly minors exhibiting signs of mental distress, attorneys said.

• Nvidia Investing $5B In Intel, Launches AI Chip Alliance

  By Al Barbarino

  Nvidia Corp. said Thursday it will join forces with Intel Corp. to develop custom chips for data centers and personal computers, kicking off the collaboration with a planned $5 billion investment in Intel stock. 

• DOJ Seeks Rehearing On Copyright Chief's Reinstatement

  By Elliot Weld

  The federal government has asked the D.C. Circuit to rethink its decision to temporarily reinstate the head of the U.S. Copyright Office who was fired by President Donald Trump, saying the president has the authority to remove the copyright chief because the position is part of the executive branch.