CommentaryAttorney Analysis from Westlaw Today, a part of Thomson Reuters. October 27, 2023 - The ex parte seizure order, codified under Section 1836(b)(2) of the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 ...

It’s become a familiar sight during the California Coastal Commission’s three-day meetings. Members of the powerful panel can be seen huddling with developers or their representatives in hallways, in ...

Joel Brandes poses for a photograph at the New York State Court of Appeals on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016, in Albany, N.Y. (Photo/Hans Pennink) Every lawyer who ever litigated a case knows that a motion ...

Issuance of the revised interim DR process comes on the heels of a Request for Comments issued by the USPTO on July 20, 2022 seeking stakeholders’ feedback on the current interim DR process, including ...

In the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) recently designated its decision in Ex Parte Smith as an informative decision for its application of the revised ...

February 1, 2022 - On Oct. 11, 1996, President Clinton signed the Economic Espionage Act of 1996 (EEA) into law: "Trade secrets are an integral part of virtually every sector of our economy and are ...

“Parties seeking the extraordinary remedy of an ex parte seizure order should emphasize whether, for example, the defendant has a high level of computer proficiency and that such a defendant may find ...

Legislation to ban members of the California Coastal Commission from meeting privately with developers, environmentalists, lobbyists and others promises to change the way the panel has operated since ...

As the Boys II Men song goes…”we’ve come to the end of the road”. The lawsuit between Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts Jr. and ...

Although an order denying or granting an ex parte motion is not appealable, a party may seek review by the appellate division under CPLR 5704 (a) even though the power to vacate is not invoked except ...