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01.12.21

Board Designates Three Precedential Decisions for Instituting, Including Real Party in Interest

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (Patent Office) designated new Patent Trial and Appeal Board (Board) precedents protecting patent owners from multiple inter partes review (IPR) challenges.


12.30.20

Incoming Presidential Administration May Bring Employment-Related Changes

With the impending installment of a new presidential administration, employers can expect a potential wave of newly-proposed, employment-related federal legislation.


12.17.20

The COVID-19 Vaccine Is Here: Top Ten Vaccine Issues for Employers

Manatt’s employment group shares the top ten COVID-19 Vaccine Issues for employers.


12.02.20

Security Implications of Foreign Funding and Access at U.S. Colleges and Universities

While global media outlets have focused attention on election security, major U.S. healthcare facilities have been under direct cyberattacks in recent months.


12.01.20

Retention of Biometric Data Beyond Stated Period Creates Article III Standing: Seventh Circuit

Alleged violations of privacy laws continue to bedevil the federal courts—in particular, with respect to determining whether an alleged violation creates a sufficiently concrete and redressable grievance to permit the federal courts to hear the lawsuit under Article III of the U.S. ...


11.30.20

Can Employers Mandate COVID-19 Vaccination?

As a COVID-19 vaccine nears reality, employers may naturally ask whether they can require their employees to get vaccinated.


11.24.20

Cisco Ordered to Pay Over $1 Billion in Enhanced Damages for Willful Infringement

In Centripetal Networks, Inc. v. Cisco Systems, Inc.,1 the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia directed Cisco Systems to pay $1.9 billion after the company lost a patent suit brought by Centripetal Networks for infringing its patented cybersecurity features and preventing ...


11.19.20

Ride-Sharing Companies Drive Home Victory With Ballot Measure

The battle over how to label workers in the gig economy continues in California, with voters approving a new measure exempting ride-sharing companies from a state law declaring drivers to be employees.


11.19.20

SEC’s Whistleblower Program Hits New High

Coming off a record fiscal year (FY) 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of the Whistleblower has already set a new record for FY 2021 with a $114 million award.


11.19.20

PAGA Claim Can’t Be Bifurcated for Arbitration

A California appellate panel recently held that an employee was not required to arbitrate the question of whether he was an “aggrieved employee” before he could pursue his Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) action against his employer.