Transatlantic Trade | US and Europe – Week of July 26, 2021
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US Executive Branch Update – August 2, 2021
Walmart CCPA Case Kicked for Good by Federal Judge, Case Reaffirms Mere Misappropriation of PI Does Not Establish Compensable Damages
Sustainability Outlook European Union – July 2021
US Executive Branch Update – July 30, 2021
Returning to the workplace – Part 4: Now you see me, now you don’t … Monitoring teleworkers’ productivity (Belgium)
June 2021 Update: frESH Law Horizons: Key Developments in UK and EU Environment, Safety and Health Law, Procedure and Policy
Our Environmental, Safety & Health team is pleased to share with you the latest edition of our monthly newsletter, frESH Law Horizons: Key Developments in UK & EU Environment, Safety and Health Law and Procedure; providing bite-size updates on EU and UK law, procedure and policy.
This month’s edition includes the following:
Airline company fined £1.8 million after employee was crushed by an airline tug pulling a train of luggage.
The National Audit Office published…
May 2021 Update: frESH Law Horizons: Key Developments in UK and EU Environment, Safety and Health Law, Procedure and Policy
Our Environmental, Safety & Health team is pleased to share with you the latest edition of our monthly newsletter, frESH Law Horizons: Key Developments in UK & EU Environment, Safety and Health Law and Procedure; providing bite-size updates on EU and UK law, procedure and policy.
This month’s edition includes the following:
Fire Safety Act 2021 receives Royal Assent.
Metro operator fined £1.5 million after a worker was electrocuted on high-voltage overhead cables.
Government advisory…
A Reminder to Patentees Suing for Infringement: Your Allegations Must be Sufficient to Show Plausibility that the Accused Product Infringes
A recent Federal Circuit decision has re-affirmed prior guidance on the pleading requirements for a plaintiff alleging patent infringement. The decision was issued in Bot M8 LLC v. Sony Corp. of Am., Case No. 2020-2218, on July 13, 2021. In short, while a plaintiff need not prove its case at the pleading stage, a plaintiff must plead facts sufficient to show it is plausible that an accused product infringes the patent claim. A plaintiff may…
Will Patents Become More Political? The PTO Begins to Implement Arthrex
In United States v Arthrex, the Supreme Court held that 35 U.S.C. §6(c), which sets forth the authority of Patent Trial & Appeal Board (“PTAB”) Administrative Patent Judges (“APJs”), is unconstitutional because APJs effectively wield the power of principal officers (who require Senate confirmation) while being appointed as inferior officers (who do not require Senate confirmation).
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has begun charting its path forward for devising and implementing agency rules in response…