3/31/2025 3:41:04 PM SEC Nixes Climate Disclosure Rules By Wendy Grasso On March 27, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission voted to end its defense of the climate disclosure rules it adopted last year...
3/31/2025 3:00:22 PM Intellectual Property in Heavy Manufacturing By Rajiv Patel Heavy manufacturing companies operate at the intersection of hardware, materials science, and automation—sectors where IP protection is...
3/31/2025 1:00:18 PM Proxy Advisors, Institutional Investors Shift Diversity Policies and Mandates By David Bell Ran Ben-Tzur Amanda Rose Wendy Grasso Merritt Steele +2 more... Show less Some proxy advisors and institutional investors have made changes to their diversity policies and mandates, including the following: ISS...
3/28/2025 2:15:51 PM Healthtech Patents: What Alivecor v. Apple Means for AI-Powered Innovation By Jessica Kaempf A major Federal Circuit ruling just sent a clear message to AI-driven healthtech companies: AI alone won’t get you a patent. In AliveCor,...
3/28/2025 1:00:58 PM SEC Updates CDIs on Schedules 13D and 13G Eligibility By David Bell Ran Ben-Tzur Amanda Rose Wendy Grasso Merritt Steele +2 more... Show less The SEC published updated Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations on the filing of Schedules 13D and 13G/Shareholder Engagement....
3/26/2025 2:11:20 PM As AI Colors Fashion, Copyright Remains a Gray Area By Shannon Turner A U.S. federal appeals court recently ruled that works generated solely by artificial intelligence are not eligible for copyright...
3/26/2025 1:00:24 PM SEC Updates Guidance on Excluding Shareholder Proposals By David Bell Ran Ben-Tzur Amanda Rose Wendy Grasso Merritt Steele +2 more... Show less The SEC rescinded Staff Legal Bulletin No. 14L and issued updated guidance on the exclusion of shareholder proposals under Rule 14a-8 and...
3/25/2025 6:28:25 PM SEC Expands Confidential Filing Options By David Bell Ran Ben-Tzur Amanda Rose Wendy Grasso Merritt Steele +2 more... Show less The Securities and Exchange Commission has expanded the confidential filing options, including: All Securities Act registration...
3/24/2025 6:30:08 PM A Recent Tax Ruling Has Made ANDA Litigation Less Burdensome for Generics By Vanessa Park-Thompson In Actavis v. U.S., a case at the intersection of tax law and patent law, the Federal Circuit held that generic drug companies’...
3/24/2025 4:00:42 PM IP as an Investment Magnet – Why VCs Prioritize Companies with Strong IP Strategies By Rajiv Patel Investors in deep tech don’t just evaluate technology—they evaluate defensibility. A company’s IP portfolio is often the difference...
3/21/2025 1:54:31 PM Dupe or Deception? What e.l.f.’s Win Over Benefit Means for Beauty Brands By Shannon Turner The battle over beauty “dupes” just got more interesting. In a major win for e.l.f. Cosmetics, a California federal judge ruled that its...
3/17/2025 8:44:13 PM The Future of Space Conflict: Insights from Industry, Venture Capital, and the Department of Defense at SXSW 2025 By Patrick Grilli The convergence of industry leaders, venture capitalists, and the Department of Defense at Maxar’s Orbital Edge event during SXSW...