Technology

  • October 06, 2025

    Cisco Gets PTAB To Invalidate Ethernet Patent Claims

    The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has invalidated all claims Cisco Systems Inc. had challenged of an Ethernet patent owned by Lionra Technologies Ltd.

  • October 06, 2025

    SAP Expands Celonis Fight With Delaware Patent Suit

    German software firm SAP SE has filed a suit in Delaware federal court against Celonis SE that alleges infringement of patents related to business management software, expanding a legal battle between the two already going on in other litigation in the U.S. and Europe.

  • October 06, 2025

    ​​​​​​​Broadcasters Say FCC Can Nix Nat'l Ownership Cap. It's Iffy

    Top TV station chains insist the Federal Communications Commission has clear authority to scrap a decades-old cap on national audience share controlled by any one company. But they're wading into a murky legal area almost certain to prompt a flood of litigation.

  • October 06, 2025

    FCC Eyes Creating 'Assembly Line' For Space Licensing

    The Federal Communications Commission plans to streamline space licensing by setting up an "assembly line" to clear paperwork faster, the agency's chief said Monday.

  • October 06, 2025

    Nokia, Ericsson Lose PTAB Challenge To Wireless Patent

    The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has refused to toss certain claims in a wireless communication technology patent challenged by Ericsson and Nokia, finding the companies failed to show the claims were obvious.

  • October 06, 2025

    SentinelOne Beats Investors' Revenue Revision Claims

    Cybersecurity company SentinelOne Inc. has shed a proposed investor class action alleging that it hurt investors after it disclosed accounting issues that led to a $27 million downward revision of its 2023 recurring revenue, with a judge finding that there was "not enough" in the suit supporting an inference that the company misled the markets on purpose.

  • October 06, 2025

    Supreme Court Isn't Pausing Google Play Store Order

    The U.S. Supreme Court refused on Monday to pause a sweeping injunction requiring Google to change its app store policies in a case being brought by Epic Games Inc., after the tech giant argued that the changes threaten the security and privacy of Android users.

  • October 06, 2025

    Artists Want Google To Produce AI Datasets In Copyright Suit

    Artists and writers accusing Google of infringing their copyrights to train its artificial intelligence models asked a California federal judge to order the tech giant to produce certain datasets the plaintiffs believe contain their work, while Google has argued the request is "yet another sideshow" seeking irrelevant information.

  • October 06, 2025

    Womble Bond Atty Tells 4th Circ. He Didn't Mislead Dutch Court

    There's no evidence that Womble Bond Dickinson partner Pressly Millen misled a Dutch court or violated a federal judge's correction order in a $28 million trademark dispute, Millen has told the Fourth Circuit in a bid to reverse a contempt order against him.

  • October 06, 2025

    Music Publishers Can Pursue Copyright Suit Against Anthropic

    Music publishers accusing Anthropic of using their songs' lyrics to train its artificial intelligence chatbot can pursue previously dismissed copyright claims, after a California federal judge said Monday that their updated complaint plausibly alleges that Anthropic knew people were using its AI system to create song lyrics.

  • October 06, 2025

    Meta Accused Of Retaliation In Pregnancy Discrimination Suit

    A former manager for Meta claims in a lawsuit filed in California federal court Friday that the company discriminated against her for pregnancy-related leave, giving her unfair reviews and overloading her with work before firing her weeks after she reported bias to the human resources department.

  • October 06, 2025

    Seattle Law Firm Inks Insurance Deal In $1M Data Breach Suit

    Insurers Cowbell Cyber Inc. and Spinnaker Insurance Co. have reached a tentative agreement with a Seattle law firm over the firm's alleged loss of more than $1 million following a data breach by hackers, according to an order Monday in Washington federal court.

  • October 06, 2025

    Justices Deny Cert. In Uber Wrongful Death, Sex Assault Suits

    The U.S. Supreme Court Monday denied Uber's petition for review of two Ninth Circuit rulings holding it had a duty of care, one in a wrongful death case brought by a murdered driver's family and the other from a woman who was sexually assaulted by a suspended driver.

  • October 06, 2025

    Cybertruck Design Trapped Rider In Flaming Wreck, Suit Says

    The family of a college student who died while trapped in a Tesla Cybertruck has hit the electric-auto maker with a wrongful death lawsuit in California state court, alleging that Tesla knowingly kept Cybertrucks on the roads despite known risks of their allegedly defectively designed electric doors failing.

  • October 06, 2025

    Google Judge Anticipates 'Fine-Tuning' Ad Tech Remedies

    The Justice Department and Google questioned their last witnesses Monday in a fight over whether to break up the company's advertising placement technology business, in a two-hour hearing with a rebuttal witness, a rare surrebuttal witness, and an acknowledgment from the Virginia federal judge overseeing the case that even after she delivers her final judgment, it might need revisions in the future. 

  • October 06, 2025

    Tax Court Denies IT Co.'s $45M Capital Loss Penalty Challenge

    The U.S. Tax Court rejected on Monday an information technology company's bid to skirt a $45 million penalty related to the IRS' denial of its $651 million capital loss deduction, saying the agency did not violate the Administrative Procedure Act in asserting the fine.

  • October 06, 2025

    Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

    Last week, the owner of the Kentucky Derby was hit with a suit accusing it of withholding escrow funds for environmental compliance violations owed under a 2022 deal with hospitality company Enchantment Holdings LLC.

  • October 06, 2025

    Grassley Probes Judges' Possible AI Use In Faulty Rulings

    Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, pressed two federal judges on Monday about their possible use of artificial intelligence in court orders that contained a multitude of errors.

  • October 06, 2025

    AT&T, T-Mobile Settle Patent Suit Over 4G, 5G Tech

    AT&T and T-Mobile have settled claims from Pegasus Wireless Corp. that they infringed patents with technology that runs on 4G and 5G standards.

  • October 06, 2025

    AWS Atty Takes AI Post At Greenberg Traurig In Minneapolis

    A lawyer who spent the past nine years at Amazon Web Services Inc. has moved back into private practice, this time as a shareholder in Greenberg Traurig LLP's corporate, innovation and artificial intelligence, and technology transactions groups, the law firm said Monday.

  • October 06, 2025

    3 Firms Guide $1.3B Heidrick & Struggles PE Buyout

    Heidrick & Struggles International Inc. said Monday it has agreed to be acquired in an all-cash transaction valued at about $1.3 billion, with Paul Hastings LLP steering Heidrick and two firms — Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP and Ropes & Gray LLP — advising the buying group. 

  • October 06, 2025

    8th Circ. Revives Part Of Legal Tech Worker's OT Dispute

    The Eighth Circuit said in a published opinion Monday that the Minnesota federal district court must reexamine whether it has jurisdiction over an employee at legal document review company Consilio's pursuit of statutory damages for unpaid overtime under the Minnesota Fair Labor Standards Act.

  • October 06, 2025

    Justices Won't Revive Church Shooting Claims Against Meta

    The Supreme Court on Monday denied a petition from the family of a South Carolina state senator who died in the June 2015 shooting at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, leaving in place a Fourth Circuit decision finding their claims against Meta Platforms were barred by federal law.

  • October 06, 2025

    High Court Refuses To Review Revived SAP Tying Claims

    The U.S. Supreme Court denied a request on Monday from German software giant SAP to review a ruling that revived Teradata's antitrust claims over the alleged tying of software and database products.

  • October 06, 2025

    High Court Turns Down 6 Patent Cases At Start Of Term

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected six petitions in patent-related cases, taking some of its first actions on intellectual property matters this term.

Expert Analysis

  • Key Insurance Coverage Considerations For AI Data Centers

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    The burgeoning artificial intelligence industry has sparked a surge in data center projects — a trend likely to be accelerated by the White House's AI Action Plan — but with these complex facilities come equally complex risks, engendering important insurance coverage considerations, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • Parenting Skills That Can Help Lawyers Thrive Professionally

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    As kids head back to school, the time is ripe for lawyers who are parents to consider how they can incorporate their parenting skills to build a deep, meaningful and sustainable legal practice, say attorneys at Alston & Bird.

  • How WTO's Anti-Suit Injunction Ruling Affects IP Stakeholders

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    The World Trade Organization's recent ruling in favor of the European Union's challenge to Chinese courts' anti-suit injunction practices should hearten holders of standard-essential patents, while implementers can take solace that they retain mechanisms to distinguish the WTO decision when seeking anti-suit injunctions in U.S. courts, says Michael Franzinger at Dentons.

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    Teaching Trial Advocacy Makes Us Better Lawyers

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    Teaching trial advocacy skills to other lawyers makes us better litigators because it makes us question our default methods, connect to young attorneys with new perspectives and focus on the needs of the real people at the heart of every trial, say Reuben Guttman, Veronica Finkelstein and Joleen Youngers.

  • Federal AI Action Plan Marks A Shift For Health And Bio Fields

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    The Trump administration's recent artificial intelligence action plan significantly expands federal commitments across biomedical agencies, defining a pivotal moment for attorneys and others involved in research collaborations, managing regulatory compliance and AI-related intellectual property, says Mehrin Masud-Elias at Arnold & Porter.

  • Potential Paths To Modernizing The Bank Secrecy Act

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    The Bank Secrecy Act's analog design has become increasingly incompatible with today's digital financial ecosystem, but legislative reforms, coupled with regulatory adjustments including updated thresholds, feedback mechanisms and innovation sandboxes, would help adjust the act to the unique challenges of modern technology, says Matthew Biben at King & Spalding.

  • Data Center Construction Trends, Challenges In Ill. And Texas

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    Data centers in Illinois and Texas are reshaping the industrial landscape, but this growth brings legal complexity, so developers, contractors and corporate legal departments must have a deep understanding of each state's legal terrain and take a proactive approach to risk management, say attorneys at Hicks Johnson.

  • How Sustainability Reporting Changed In The 1st Half Of 2025

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    Sustainability reporting is evolving rapidly, with fewer S&P 500 companies publishing reports in the first half of 2025 than in the same period last year, suggesting that companies are becoming more selective and intentional about their reporting, say analysts at Orrick.

  • As Product Recalls Rise, So Do The Stakes For The Bar

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    Recent recall announcements affecting over 800,000 Ford vehicles highlight how product recalls have become more frequent, complex and safety-critical than ever, raising key practice questions for counsel, and raising the stakes in product liability litigation, says Ken Fulginiti at Fulginiti Law.

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    Adapting To Private Practice: From Texas AUSA To BigLaw

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    As I learned when I transitioned from an assistant U.S. attorney to a BigLaw partner, the move from government to private practice is not without its hurdles, but it offers immense potential for growth and the opportunity to use highly transferable skills developed in public service, says Jeffery Vaden at Bracewell.

  • Data Undermines USPTO's 'Settled Expectations' Doctrine

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    An analysis of inter partes review proceedings filed since 2012 appears to refute the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's recent stance that patent owners develop a strong settled expectation that their patents will not be challenged after being in force for six years, say Jonathan DeFosse and Samuel Smith at Sheppard Mullin, and Kenzo Kasai at NGB Corp.

  • Union Interference Lessons From 5th Circ. Apple Ruling

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    The Fifth Circuit's recent holding that Apple did not violate the National Labor Relations Act during a store's union organizing drive provides guidance on what constitutes coercive interrogation and clarifies how consistently enforced workplace policies may be applied to union literature, say attorneys at Proskauer.

  • Advice For 1st-Gen Lawyers Entering The Legal Profession

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    Nikki Hurtado at The Ferraro Law Firm tells her story of being a first-generation lawyer and how others who begin their professional journeys without the benefit of playbooks handed down by relatives can turn this disadvantage into their greatest strength.

  • 9th Circ. Qualified Immunity Ruling May Limit Phone Searches

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    Though the Ninth Circuit affirmed police officers’ qualified immunity claims in Olson v. County of Grant earlier this year, it also established important Fourth Amendment precedent on the use of cellphone extractions that will apply more broadly in criminal investigations and prosecutions, say attorneys at The Norton Law Firm.

  • Series

    Coaching Cheerleading Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    At first glance, cheerleading and litigation may seem like worlds apart, but both require precision, adaptability, leadership and the ability to stay composed under pressure — all of which have sharpened how I approach my work in the emotionally complex world of mass torts and personal injury, says Rashanda Bruce at Robins Kaplan.

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