Lyft’s IPO Debacle and the Challenges of Unprofitable Unicorns
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
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
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
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
IPRs and 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?
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
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
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
