MaxVal recently released its annual report on global patent publication trends, which revealed several interesting currents. The resulting data, which spans the past five years, helps unravel the complex tapestry of innovation, technological shifts and the driving forces shaping the intellectual property landscape. Given the amount of patent activity discovered…

In January 2024 the DOJ updated its 2023 guidelines that cracked down on the use of personal devices and third-party messaging apps in business to address companies’ increased use of collaboration and information sharing tools and ephemeral messaging platforms. Companies are struggling to adhere to the new compliance code without…

This is Part II of a discussion of the blockbuster amendment to CPLR 2106, entitled “Affirmation of truth of statement,” which became effective on Jan. 1, 2024. The statute now allows any person to submit an affirmation in lieu of an affidavit, “with the same force and effect.” In Part…

How I Made Office Managing Partner: ‘Every Problem and Every Case Is an Opportunity to Grow,’ Says Reid L. Phillips of Brooks Pierce | Law.com Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/2024/03/06/how-i-made-office-managing-partner-says-reid-l-phillips-of-brooks-pierce-11292023/ Reid Phillips, managing partner of Brooks Pierce. Courtesy photo Q&A “How do I make a positive impact? To me, this goes…

A sharply divided U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved a climate disclosure rule Wednesday after yielding in part to staunch opposition from industry groups who claimed it would be challenging for public companies to disclose greenhouse gas emissions by entities in their supply chain. The commission’s party-line vote of 3-2…

The commercial and business litigation law firm Houser was slapped with a data breach class action following an alleged cyberattack that exposed the personal identifiable information of over 326,000 individuals. This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM’s source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in state and federal courts.…