Mon.May 13, 2024

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Making Licensing Harder Doesn’t Boost U.S. Manufacturing

IP Watchdog

While it’s appropriate to lament the lack of bipartisan cooperation in Washington, just because something’s bipartisan doesn't mean it’s a good idea. Exhibit A could be Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Senator J.D. Vance’s (R-OH) “Invent It Here, Make It Here” bill. Despite the name and its good intentions, it condemns promising federally funded inventions to waste away without doing a thing to build our domestic manufacturing base.

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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Expert Witness Not Allowed in Six Flags Discrimination Case

Expert Witness Blog

Summary: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Expert Witness testimony not allowed because the expert provided legal opinions about discrimination, which is not admissible. Facts – This case ( Patterson v. Six Flags Theme Parks Inc., et al – United States District Court – Eastern District of California – May 9th, 2024 ) involves a claim under the Americans With Disabilities Act and the California Unruh Civil Rights Act.

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Potential Shifts in Section 337 Precedent: What The Data Tells Us

IP Watchdog

The U.S. International Trade Commission (the “Commission”) is typically made up of six individual commissioners, but after Commissioner Randolph Stayin’s unexpected return to private practice last year, there are now just four. As a result, upcoming changes to the make-up of the Commission may cause a shift in the Commission’s positions on various legal issues.