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On March 28, Arent Fox obtained a $2.2 million judgment in a patent infringement suit for its client Sabinsa Corporation. The case was brought in 2014 against Olive Lifesciences Pvt. Ltd. in the US District Court for the District of New Jersey.

A dispute that began with an unauthorized burger placed on a menu by a licensee recently culminated in the dismissal of the latest lawsuit between feuding factions of Benihana, the Japanese teppanyaki restaurant chain.

This week, Arent Fox attorneys and staff authored and filed an amicus brief in a high profile federal civil rights case challenging the pre-trial bail system in Harris County, Texas.

As the proposed American Health Care Act (AHCA) is not currently an option, the GOP leaders in conjunction with the White House are turning their attention to the next major agenda item: tax reform.

Last week, the news focused heavily on the proposed American Health Care Act (ACHA) bill as it headed for a vote in the House of Representatives.

On March 27, 2017, Rachel Yount attended the Health Care Compliance Association’s Compliance Institute 2017, where Illiana Peters, a senior advisor at Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”), provided an “OCR Enforcement Update.”

Arent Fox Intellectual Property Associate Christopher H. Yaen penned a recent article published in Law360 on the recent practice of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board with respect to the rejection of claims for being in “improper Markush” format.

Senator Dorgan (D-ND), now an Arent Fox Senior Policy Advisor, is a former member of the House Ways and Means committee. He recently wrote an op-ed for The Hill about how in his experience tax reform comes to fruition.

Arent Fox LLP Senior Policy Analyst Sen. Byron Dorgan and IP Partner Pamela Deese were featured guests on a March 12 episode of “What’s Working in Washington,” a weekly podcast focused on entrepreneurship, innovation, and policy.

On March 22, 2017, the Supreme Court issued a ruling in Star Athletica, L.L.C. v. Varsity Brands, Inc., et al, No 15-866, clarifying that the Copyright Act protects applied artistic elements appearing on utilitarian objects, including apparel.

Arent Fox’s Fashion Law group was recommended as one of the best retail practices in the country by WWD.

An article published March 15 in Forbes discussed two recent roundtable conversations addressing the threat of tweets and internet crisis with Arent Fox Senior Policy Advisor Senator Byron Dorgan and IP Partner Pamela Deese.

A recent decision from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Beck v. McDonald, 848 F.3d 262 (4th Cir. 2017), adds to the list of circuit courts of appeal that have held that that the mere threat of future harm resulting from a data breach, without more, is insufficient to satisfy the injury-in-fact

The HRSA announced that it will delay the effective date of the January 5, 2017 final rule that provided guidance on the calculation of drug ceiling prices and the imposition of civil monetary penalties on certain drug manufacturers participating in the 340B Drug Pricing Program.

The Federal Trade Commission is asking “who’s watching who?” in a recent settlement with Vizio over the consumer electronics brand’s smart TVs.

In December 2016, the EU’s Article 29 Working Party a number of GDPR guidance documents, including explanations for the mandatory DPO role, new individual right to data portability, and how to identify a “lead authority” for the GDPR’s one-stop shop enforcement mechanism.

The DPO Guidelines cover the designation of the DPO, the position of the DPO, and the DPO’s role/tasks. The GDPR requires the designation of a DPO in three cases.

An Illinois federal court recently awarded the Canadian retailer Moose Knuckles a $52 million default judgment related to claims of trademark infringement, counterfeiting, and cybersquatting by 26 Chinese defendants.

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine committee concluded that the bioeconomy is growing rapidly and the US regulatory system needs to provide a balanced approach to the many competing interests.

The Forum focused on the consumer implications of artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain, two rapidly developing technologies.

Join Arent Fox for a free half-day conference dedicated to equipping your medical staff team with the most current skills, tools, and information to navigate challenging issues and provide effective leadership.

In a non-precedential ruling, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB or Board) held that the mark 100 PERCENT WINE for wine is likely to be confused with CENTO PER CENTO for wine in light of a likelihood of confusion analysis which included applying the doctrine of foreign equivalents.

Phishing scams are arising at a fast and furious pace in the first quarter of 2017, with the IRS recently issuing a warning that these attacks are now targeting non-profits and school districts.