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USPTO Director Vacates and Remands PTAB’s Institution Decision Over Insufficient Explanation of Findings

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The USPTO Director vacated a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision denying institution of inter partes review for not addressing alleged differences…...

FTC Issues New Rule—But Not the Final Chapter—on Non-Competes: What Employers Need to Know

Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP

On April 22, the Federal Trade Commission issued its final “Non-Compete Clause Rule” which bans most non-competes in the United States. It will…...

FTC Declares Employees Free from Most Noncompetes, But How Far Does the Ban Go and Will It Last?

Dickinson Wright

During an Open Commission Meeting on April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) voted 3-2 in favor of issuing the Noncompete Clause Rule…...

House Agriculture Committee Prepares to Mark Up Farm Bill Reauthorization Text

Holland & Knight LLP

Majority staff from the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture laid out their plan this week to reauthorize the Farm Bill…...

U.S. EPA Announces New National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for PFAS

Sidley Austin LLP

On April 10, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the first-ever legally enforceable drinking water standards for per- and…...


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