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Troutman Pepper Locke Earns Recognition in 2026 IP Stars Rankings
Eleven Troutman Pepper Locke attorneys have been recognized by Managing Intellectual Property in the 2026 edition of IP Stars. The annual guide ranks law firms and lawyers based on research conducted by Managing IP, covering both contentious and non-contentious work.
Analogies to Federal Law in the State Regulatory Context
Law.com CompassLaw.com RadarVerdict SearchScholarChina Law & PracticeLegal Dictionary Click to enter your existing username and password or create a new account. Click to purchase an individual user subscription with your credit card. Expert OpinionRegulation 7 minute readAugust 19, 2025 By Photo: Fotofabrika via Adobe Stock As the federal government pursues a deregulatory agenda, state regulators are increasing their enforcement activities to fill perceived gaps in oversight.
Navigating State AG Investigations: Lessons from TikTok's Experience
In a recent case involving TikTok and the state of North Carolina, the social media giant was compelled to produce detailed information for 98,000 meetings, despite its claim that this violated its Fourth Amendment rights. As noted by Troutman Pepper’s Ashley Taylor, Robert Angle and Mackenzie Jessup in a recent article for Law360, this case highlights the differences between responding to state investigations and standard civil litigation.
NC TikTok Order Holds Lessons On Handling State AG Probes
ADVERTISEMENT Don't want ads? Subscribe or login now. By Ashley Taylor, Robert Angle and Mackenzie Jessup (January 29, 2024, 2:01 PM EST) -- Companies facing state attorney general investigations beware: State attorneys general have broad powers to obtain information through civil investigation demands, and often times resistance to those efforts results in negative consequences. ...
Patent trolls often target smaller companies, study finds
Large companies such as Samsung, Google, Apple and Amazon are the most frequent targets of patent litigation. But a new report highlights how smaller companies have also become fairly common targets of patent lawsuits filed by non-practicing entities (NPEs), which are also sometimes called patent trolls because they acquire patents to assert them against other companies.
How legal departments can get the most out of artificial intelligence
Abhishek Mittal is vice president of data and operational excellence at Wolters Kluwer. Views are the author’s own. Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing workflows in every corner of the business—and legal departments are no exception. The term artificial intelligence was coined by computer scientist John McCarthy about 60 years ago. Since then, AI has become one of the most promising technological innovations in the corporate world and beyond.
The time to start documenting the role of AI in inventions is now
Robert Angle is a partner and Gerar Mazarakis an associate at Troutman Pepper. Views are the author’s own. Stephen L. Thaler Ph.D., a physicist and chemist, is igniting debate about the role artificial intelligence (AI) should take within patent schemes globally.
The EU Is Throwing Stones in the Data Lake by Regulating AI – What Global Companies Need to Do Now to Prepare | JD Supra
High-stakes artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming even higher risk in the European Union, where AI regulation efforts are underway that could cost your company up to 6% of its total worldwide revenues—more than the potential penalties for privacy violations under the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Misusing March-in Rights for Price Control: A Dagger to the Heart of Small Companies
“What’s missing in attempts to breathe new life into the flawed petition is that the real victim, if the petition were ever accepted, wouldn’t be multinational drug companies.
The EU Is Throwing Stones in the Data Lake by Regulating AI - What Global Companies Need to Do Now to Prepare
“The AI Act includes data collection requirements such as bias prevention and privacy in its regulations for high-risk systems, and companies in Europe are starting to comply with these provisions to varying degrees.
Federal Circuit Signals Appetite for Increased PTAB Discretion in Motions to Amend | JD Supra
Patent owners facing inter partes review (IPR) challenges have the option of filing a motion to amend as a contingency plan. This motion, accompanied by proposed substitute claims, allows the patent owner a fallback position if the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) finds the original claims unpatentable. If successful, despite the unpatentability of the original claims, the patent owner maintains the substitute claims.
Federal Circuit Signals Appetite for Increased PTAB Discretion in Motions to Amend
“The recent decision in Hunting Titan, Inc. presents the somewhat rare case in which an amendment was granted by the PTAB and affirmed on appeal. That said, the Federal Circuit’s narrow holding does not indicate an easier future for patent owners’ motions to amend; indeed, the opposite may be true.” Patent owners facing inter partes review (IPR) challenges have the option of filing a motion to amend as a contingency plan.
Lina Khan Selected As FTC Chair
United States: Lina Khan Selected As FTC Chair 25 June 2021 by Daniel N. Anziska , Barbara Sicalides , Robert Angle and Frank H. Griffin IV Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders Your LinkedIn Connections with the authors To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On June 15, the U.S. Senate approved Lina Khan's nomination as a commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) by a 69-28 vote.
Lina Khan Selected as FTC Chair | JD Supra
On June 15, the U.S. Senate approved Lina Khan's nomination as a commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) by a 69-28 vote. Her confirmation assured that the Democrats would hold a 3-2 majority of commissioners. Later that day, in a move that surprised many, President Biden selected Ms. Khan as the new FTC chair. At age 32, she is the youngest person ever to hold this office.
A Unique Solution to COVID-19-Related Delays At the U.S. International Trade Commission
Analysis In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ITC was forced to suspend in-person hearings and halt its fast-paced schedules while it explored existing technological resources and reliable and secure options available for video conferencing that would protect parties’ confidential business information (CBI).
A Unique Solution to COVID-19-Related Delays At the U.S. International Trade Commission
The Intellectual Property Strategist Insurance Law International Law Patent Litigation In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ITC was forced to suspend in-person hearings and halt its fast-paced schedules while it explored existing technological resources and reliable and secure options available for video conferencing that would protect parties’ confidential business information (CBI).
A Unique Solution to COVID-19-Related Delays at the U.S. International Trade Commission | JD Supra
Under Section 337, [1] the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC or Commission) investigates allegations of unfair practices in import trade that most often involve claims regarding intellectual property rights, including allegations of patent infringement. The ITC has long been the forum of choice for IP litigants seeking expeditious relief "at the earliest practicable time," [2] particularly when compared to the traditional pace of litigation in district court.
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