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The authors and contributors of Patent Docs wish their readers and families a Happy Holidays! It is also our hope that all of our readers, along with their families and friends, have a healthy and safe holiday.
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By Joshua Rich — On August 20, 2024, Judge Ada E. Brown of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued an order granting summary judgment to the plaintiffs in Ryan LLC v. Federal Trade Commission, a lawsuit challenging the legality of the FTC's Final Rule prohibiting non-compete agreements. Judge Brown found…
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By Kevin E. Noonan – Policy differences are endemic in politics, and the phrase "causing more heat than light" regarding federal drug policy comes readily to mind listening to the rhetoric coming from the Federal Trade Commission in this regard. The FTC is infamous for its uncontrolled venom towards industries they believe with religious fervor to be…
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By Joshua Rich — The Federal Trade Commission, voting 3-2 along party lines, adopted a Final Rule banning non-compete agreements. The Final Rule allows some narrow exceptions (based both on time and circumstances) but prospectively prohibits employment-related non-competes to the full extent of the FTC's jurisdiction when it takes effect in 120 days. As the…
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The authors and contributors of Patent Docs wish their readers and families a Happy Holidays! It is also our hope that all of our readers, along with their families and friends, have a healthy and safe holiday.
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By Joshua Rich — Aside from the actual games on the field, the college football press has been fixated on one story over the past several weeks: the Michigan "sign stealing" controversy. Michigan head coach (and former Chicago Bears quarterback) Jim Harbaugh has been suspended from appearing at the field for the last three games…
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The authors and contributors of Patent Docs wish their readers and families a Happy Thanksgiving.
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By Michael Borella — After using a large language model, such as ChatGPT, for a while, it is not hard to image an array of nightmarish scenarios that these generative artificial intelligence (AI) programs could bring about. While ChatGPT and its emerging rivals currently have "guardrails" — ethical limits on what it will do in…
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By Michael Borella — On March 16, the Copyright Office published guidance in the Federal Register relating to works produced at least in part by generative artificial intelligence (AI). This is the latest in a series of policy decisions and statements that the Office has made to applicants attempting to register such works. While AI…
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