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On March 7, 2023 the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (the “HUD”) Secretary, Marcia L. Fudge, issued a public memorandum (the “Memo”) expressing concern over a lack of transparency in fees charged to residential tenants. The Memo calls on housing providers and state and local...
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) to generate creative works raises interesting legal challenges to the protection of intellectual property. The plain language of the Copyright Act presents obstacles to artists who may use generative AI as part of their creative process. The U.S. Copyright...
On February 28, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued a Request for Information (“RFI”) seeking public comment on background screening issues affecting rental housing applicants and tenants in the United States. The 10-page RFI, which the...
Saul Ewing Patent Litigators Brian Michalek, Joseph Kuo, Brian Landry, and Courtland Merrill have been invited by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to participate in a live Stadium Tour Event taking place February 23, 2023 at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University in...
BOSTON, MA (February 7, 2023) – Jon Barooshian and Patrick Tracey bring a combined five decades of experience as litigators to their new roles as partners in the firm’s Boston office. Mr. Barooshian will focus his practice on white collar and government enforcement matters and tax controversies...
In Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection v. Townstone Financial, Inc ., the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) brought suit against Townstone, a mortgage broker/lender, and its co-founder and chief executive, Barry Sturner (“Sturner”) for alleged violations of the Equal Credit...
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) to create works of art creates interesting legal challenges to the protection of intellectual property. A copyright infringement class action lawsuit has been filed against providers of AI software that is used to generate visual works of art based on...
Lukas Pfannenstiel was invited to speak at the US Summit of Laboratory Medicine Innovations conference on January 13th in Houston, TX. The title of his session was "How to Protect Intellectual Property in IVD Research and Development" and focused on the basics of patent protection for academic...
Demystifying International & Interstate Discovery Bill Baton, Vice Chair of the firm's Intellectual Property Practice , will moderate a panel presented by The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, in conjunction with the Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey. This...
On November 4, 2022, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Amgen v. Sanofi, No. 21-757, agreeing to review, “whether enablement is governed by the statutory requirement that the specification teach those skilled in the art to ‘make and use’ the claimed invention, 35 U.S.C. § 112, or whether it...