Our first runner-up this week is Patrick Arenz a partner, at Robins Kaplan who led a trial team representing Willis Electric Co. Ltd. in a patent fight with Polygroup—the world’s leading maker of artificial Christmas trees. In what appears to be the largest patent verdict in Minnesota history, jurors in…

DuBose Miller, LLC 01/23/2024Daily Report TO: ALL MEMBERS OF THE BAR AND ALL CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA The Atlanta Judicial Commission is now accepting nominations for the position of Municipal Court Judge for the City of Atlanta Municipal Court. Members of the bar may nominate themselves or others,…

DuBose Miller, LLC 01/23/2024Daily Report TO: ALL MEMBERS OF THE BAR AND ALL CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA The Atlanta Judicial Commission is now accepting nominations for the position of Municipal Court Judge for the City of Atlanta Municipal Court. Members of the bar may nominate themselves or others,…

Cannabis is big business in New Jersey, with sales projected to reach one billion dollars in 2024. It is, however, an intensely regulated industry, requiring detailed regulatory guidance from legal counsel at every turn, from corporate formation to drafting employment practices, and submitting and pursuing local license and land use applications.…

DuBose Miller, LLC 01/23/2024Daily Report TO: ALL MEMBERS OF THE BAR AND ALL CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA The Atlanta Judicial Commission is now accepting nominations for the position of Municipal Court Judge for the City of Atlanta Municipal Court. Members of the bar may nominate themselves or others,…

In 2023, Director Kathi Vidal exercised her authority to conduct sua sponte director reviews of Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decisions and addressed a wide range of issues that will impact PTAB practitioners. Many of these sua sponte director reviews related to inter partes review (IPR) institution decisions, which…