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Lyft’s IPO Debacle and the Challenges of Unprofitable Unicorns

April 14, 2019

On March 29, 2019, the popular ride-sharing startup Lyft officially debuted on the Nasdaq Stock Market, capping off more than a year of speculation and

The Defend Trade Secrets Act and Religious Institutions

April 10, 2019

In 2016 Congress passed the Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”) in an effort to, among other things, further unify trade secret law.[1]  The DTSA

STLR Link Roundup – April 9, 2019

April 9, 2019

Proposed Amendment to the CCPA Would Create a Private Right of Action for All Violators

After the enactment of the GDPR in May 2018, the California

STLR Link Roundup – April 6, 2019

April 6, 2019

Federal Circuit Agrees Purdue’s OxyContin Anti-Tampering Patent Is Obvious

On April 4, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a November 2017 decision

Julio Sharp-Wasserman on Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act

April 3, 2019

This episode features Sam Matthews, STLR Executive Submissions Editor, talking with Julio Sharp-Wasserman, about his recently published note

IPRs and Sovereign Immunity

March 26, 2019
IPRs and Tribal Sovereign Immunity

On July 20, 2018, the Federal Circuit held in Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. that Native American tribes cannot assert tribal

Return Mail v. USPS: Can the Government Petition for Post-Issuance Reviews?

March 19, 2019

A few weeks ago, on February 19th, 2019, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Return Mail, Inc. v. United States Postal Service. 868 F.3d 1350 (Fed.

STLR Link Roundup – March 15, 2019

March 15, 2019

The Apple-Qualcomm Patent Battle

On March 15, 2019, the jury of the federal District Court for the Southern District of California found that Apple infringed on three

USPTO Attorney Fees Go Up to The Supreme Court

March 13, 2019

On March 5th, 2019, the Supreme Court granted writ of certiorari in Iancu v. NantKwest Inc. The question for the Court is whether the phrase “[a]ll the

STLR Link Roundup – March 5, 2019

March 5, 2019

High Court Limit On Costs In Copyright Cases Clarifies Stakes

In a U.S. Supreme Court decision on March 4, 2019, the court ruled that “a federal district