Federal Circuit Resolves Joint Patent Infringement Liability Gap with New Inducement Standard

A patent owner claiming induced infringement no longer has to show that a single induced entity is liable for direct infringement, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, sitting en banc, ruled Aug. 31 in a 6-5 split (Akamai Technologies Inc. v. Limelight Networks Inc. and McKesson Technologies Inc. v. Epic Systems Corp.)…

BNA INSIGHTS: Knowing When, Where and How to Draw the Line Presents Significant Challenges for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Nonbank Supervision Program

Earlier this summer, the comment period closed on the CFPB’s proposed rule establishing procedural requirements for designating when a nonbank financial firm would be subject to CFPB examination and supervision…

BNA INSIGHTS: Are Your Company’s Most Valuable Assets and Competitive Advantage at Risk from Key Employee Resignations?

This article focuses on the measures that an employer can take before and after learning of the employee’s resignation that will help safeguard its prized intellectual assets…