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In one of the largest single land purchases by a state in the Pacific Northwest, Arent Fox LLP represented American Forest Holdings LLC in its $97 million sale of 51,000 acres of timberland to the state of Washington.

FDA based its determination on current scientific evidence establishing the health risks associated with the consumption of trans fat.

Senior government relations advisor Philip English was quoted in a Bloomberg News article detailing a debate between House Republicans over whether to release a plan that would revamp the federal tax code.

Intellectual Property partner Pamela Deese was quoted by Bloomberg News after an Alabama Crimson Tide football fan applied to trademark the phrase “Famous Jameis,” a nickname attached to Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston, considered by many the favorite to win this year’s Heisman Trophy.

Plaintiffs Cartier International, Montblanc-Simplo GmbH, Alfred Dunhill Ltd., Chloe SAS, Officine Panerai AG and Lange Uhren GmbH scored a win against e-commerce counterfeiting.

Arent Fox is pleased to announce the expansion of its leading International Trade practice with the addition of Birgit Matthiesen.

Twenty Arent Fox LLP practice areas have been recognized in the 2014 “Best Law Firms” rankings.

Arent Fox litigation partner Hunter Carter was profiled in a Q&A discussion with the New York Law Journal.

Arent Fox Intellectual Property partner Marylee Jenkins and attorney Kristi Nicholes Burton co-authored an article in the Landslide, a publication of the ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law, entitled “Isolated DNA Compositions are not Patent Eligible”.

While there are currently only about two dozen generic top-level domains (gTLDs), such as .com, .net, and .info, numerous public and private organizations recently filed applications for over 1800 new gTLDs.

Bottega Veneta, one of the world’s premier fashion companies, recently won an important ruling regarding the scope of its trade dress rights at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the US Patent and Trademark Office.

As you may have heard, we are on the verge of a vast expansion of the Internet.

Recent court decisions suggest that federal law may limit businesses’ legal options to hold an internet service provider liable for harmful or damaging content posted to the Web.

AirWair International Ltd., maker of Dr. Martens® footwear, has filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the Northern District of California alleging that CELS Enterprises, Inc. dba Chinese Laundry has infringed AirWair’s trade dress rights.