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Patent Eligibility Law Reform

by Nafsika Karavida The Likely Reintroduction of the Patent Eligibility Reform Act The Patent Eligibility Reform Act ("PERA")[1] is expected to be reintroduced under the current Trump administration. Many in the patent law and innovation sectors believe that the administration’s pro-business stance, emphasis on intellectual property rights, and a conservative-leaning Supreme...

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Second Circuit Permits Sua Sponte Raising Of “Fair Use” Defense For Non-Appearing Defendant

By Gregory Feit Consider the following scenario: A professional photographer sues a company for copyright infringement, alleging that the company displayed her copyright-protected photograph on its website without her authorization.  Although properly served with the photographer’s complaint, the company never appears in the lawsuit.  The photographer moves for a default...

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RPJ’s Daniel Ain Featured in Associated Press Article on NIL Buyouts in College Football

RPJ’s Daniel Ain was recently quoted in the Associated Press in an article examining the high-profile transfers of brothers Nico and Madden Iamaleava and the broader implications for Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) buyouts in college football. Contracts between student-athletes and collectives – booster groups that support a specific university’s...

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Anti-Asian Discrimination in College Application Processes: RPJ’s Heidi Reavis Comments on Recent Lawsuits

Last week, Heidi Reavis was interviewed by the Los Angeles Times regarding a series of lawsuits filed by 18-year-old Stanley Zhong and his father, Nan Zhong, alleging anti-Asian discrimination by multiple universities during the 2023 undergraduate admissions process.  “Whiz kid” Stanley graduated from high school in 2023 in Palo Alto,...

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