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01.28.19

Supreme Court Holds Sale Requiring Confidentiality Can Qualify as Prior Art

In Helsinn Healthcare S.A. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., the Supreme Court affirmed the Federal Circuit’s decision that the sale of an invention to a party who is contractually obligated to keep the invention confidential can qualify as prior art to place the invention “on ...


01.25.19

FAA Proposes New Rules Expanding Drone Operations Over People and at Night

On January 14, 2019, Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) would be publishing in the Federal Register a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that proposes to permit the flight of approved unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), or drones, over ...


01.17.19

Privacy and Data Security 2018 Year in Review

In many ways, it was the year of data privacy. In this article, we identify five of the biggest trends in privacy and data security, including the mammoth European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) taking effect, the hurried passage of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the ...


01.08.19

Impact of Dynamex Continues to Grow

We continue to see the impact of the California Supreme Court’s Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles decision about what is the legal standard to determine whether workers should be classified as employees or independent contractors.


01.03.19

Special Alert: FCC Announces Reassigned Numbers Database

In case you missed it as you wrapped up the end of the year, on December 12, 2018, the Federal Communications Commission “[took] another important action to curb the tide of unwanted telephone calls by addressing calls to reassigned phone numbers” when it officially adopted the ...


12.27.18

Supreme Court Breaks Back to Weigh In on Agency Deference

In big Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) news, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in a junk fax case brought under the statute.


12.27.18

Court: Platform Providers, Software Company May Be Liable Under TCPA

A pair of platform providers and an autodialing software company must face a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) lawsuit in West Virginia federal court after the judge determined the defendants could be liable for “knowingly” allowing their products to be used for unlawful purposes.


12.27.18

Do Not Call Violation Suit Moves Forward Despite Business Use

An Ohio federal court allowed a plaintiff to pursue a lawsuit based on alleged violations of the National Do Not Call (DNC) Registry—despite the fact that he operated a business from his home and used the number for both personal and work purposes.


12.27.18

Trend Continues With Courts Striking Out-of-State Class Members

A recent decision from the U.S. Supreme Court continues to work in favor of Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) defendants, with an Illinois federal court judge striking the plaintiff’s class definition with regard to members outside the state.


12.27.18

Manatt’s Continuing Coverage of Significant Post-ACA International Developments

As we have previously reported, the ACA International decision from the D.C. Circuit changed the face of litigation in the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) world by striking down the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) 2015 automatic telephone dialing system (ATDS) guidance.