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Crowell & Moring LLP are most popular: within Law Department Performance and Coronavirus (COVID-19) topic(s) What You Need to Know Key takeaway#1 The Sedona Conference® released model jury instructions for DTSA cases, the first comprehensive framework for standardizing jury instructions in federal trade secret litigation.

Key takeaway #1 A new precedential PTAB decision clarifies that an IPR/PGR petitioner must provide an analysis explaining how an Examiner erred when prior art was of record during prosecution, even when asserted prior art was on an IDS but the Examiner did not apply the reference during prosecution. Otherwise, the Board may use its discretion to deny the petition.

Digital health companies, investors, and other healthcare organizations should follow policy developments with a strategic lens towards their market opportunities for key potential growth and risk mitigation. On April 29, 2024, after more than a decade of debate, Congressional activity, and proposed regulatory action, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized a rule asserting its authority to regulate laboratory developed tests (LDTs) as medical devices ("Final Rule").