During the last decade, virtual interactions have become an increasingly important part of life for consumers and businesses. This trend has
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Constitutional challenges to inter partes review – Arthrex, Inc. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc.
Since the America Invents Act (AIA) in 2011 established the inter partes review (IPR) process, parties have made a number of constitutional arguments that the IPR process is flawed. None of those arguments met with
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Guest Blog: Intellectual property rights are a renewed focus as the world looks beyond a global viral outbreak
By: Victoria Lee
As the world slowly considers what it means to reopen, many companies are looking for ways to adapt their business models to reach consumers. Still others are looking at how to go
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Guest Blog: Fintech in the Middle East
Israel has become a center for blockchain technology and is recognized by leading global financial institutions as being a central hub for innovation. Israel continues to grow and is attracting more startups and funding, with
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TechLaw Podcast: Transforming payment solutions for platform businesses with Paybase
Regulation and scalability are just some of the challenges faced by platform businesses. Anna Tsyupko, Co-Founder of leading payments provider Paybase, joins our Partner, Chloe Forster, to discuss the complexities of online marketplace platforms and
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Street art raises novel copyright issues – or does it?
Social media has given street art fame and recognition that is unprecedented. Artists create their works – murals or graffiti or pasteups – to convey a personal or political message to a broad public, or
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Best practices in hiring to protect trade secrets
Employee mobility is a boon to employers and employees alike, but it also presents unique challenges for preserving trade secret information. Those challenges include not only preserving one’s own trade secrets on the back end,
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Electronic Signatures: The element of intent in the digital environment
Under US law, the creation of a signature includes an element of intent. For example, Article 1 of the Uniform Commercial Code defines a signature to include “any symbol executed or adopted with the present
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Intellectual Property and Technology Guide to Going Global 2018
DLA Piper’s Guide to Going Global – Intellectual Property and Technology, outlines crucial aspects of IPT laws in 41 jurisdictions that are particularly relevant to businesses seeking to expand their operations globally. We also summarize
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Intellectual property basics for startups: trade secrets
The crown jewels of a typical technology company are often found in its intellectual property portfolio. Having a good basic understanding of intellectual property protection is essential for entrepreneurs to extract value out of their
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