Alright, we’ve returned from a hiatus and bring you up to date for May 2021 with this edition of Commercial Appeals Roundup.
Yale’s Akhil Amar explains The Words That Made Us, as only he can.
User of service mark may acquire protectable rights in it despite not making any sales.
Tech firm didn’t co-own patents on inventions that ex-employees conceived months after leaving.
Trade secret statute didn’t trigger right to seal court filings.
Changes to claims may open new 60-day window for filing TCPA motion to dismiss.
Arbitrator’s failure to disclose remote ties to party didn‘t prove bias.
Securities Act reached European stock sales that became binding in U.S.
AAI report highlights competitive risks to healthcare markets.
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