Groucho Marx famously said, “I wouldn’t want to belong to a club that would have me as a member.” For years, many state-legal medical marijuana operators pleaded to be allowed into the club, essentially making this promise: “Bring us into
In VDPP v. Volkswagen, the Federal Circuit made short work of rejecting VDPP’s argument that settlement licenses are somehow different from ordinary licenses for marking purposes. Following up on Seeing More Clearly: Patent Marking Compliance in the Wake of
On September 8, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an alert to assist financial institutions in identifying and reporting on procurement networks that support Iran’s commercial aviation industry. The alert, designated FIN-2026-Alert006,
A New Direction in Suppressor Export Controls
Firearms are among the most regulated goods in the United States, and certain firearms or firearm components have enhanced restrictions on their sale and use. Historically, silencers — accessories that suppress the sound
Is a pop star’s voice a trademark? Taylor Swift’s legal team is betting yes. On April 24, 2026, she filed three applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) seeking federal registration of two sound marks and one
A Michigan marijuana grower won a $31.8 million jury verdict for breach of contract… then watched it disappear on appeal. On September 10, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit held that federal courts cannot enforce a
Remember when half the workforce went home in 2020 and, somehow, the work still got done? Employees remember, too, and many have used that history as ammunition today when employers ask them to return to the office. If an employee
On September 3, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published an alert and accompanying Financial Trend Analysis (FTA) revealing that approximately $12.7 billion in financial activity tied to suspected digital asset investment scams flowed
In the iconic halftime scene of Friday Night Lights, Coach Gary Gaines (played with a charming ferocity the way only Billy Bob Thornton could muster) looks his team in the eyes and tells them they have exactly “two more quarters
On September 2, 2026, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
