Bad Bunny’s lawyers say an African music publisher should cover their fees after dragging the Puerto Rican superstar into failed copyright litigation over a track on his chart-topping […]
USPTO Guidance Expands Design Patent Protection for Computer‑Generated Interfaces and Icons | Harris Beach Murtha
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued new supplemental examination guidance significantly affecting design patent applications directed to computer generated icons, graphical user interfaces (GUIs) and […]
Second Circuit Upholds the Enforceability of an Arbitration Filing Deadline, and Finds Litigants Cannot Evade Arbitral Confidentiality Rules in Court Filings
On August 4, 2023, in In re IBM Arbitration Agreement Litigation, the Second Circuit upheld an arbitration agreement that required employees to arbitrate any claims arising from their […]
Star Wins Trial in Pat the Manager Lawsuit
A jury has rejected legal claims brought against Chance the Rapper by his longtime manager Pat Corcoran, known as Pat the Manager. Chicago jurors came back with the […]
A preview of this year’s show
If you look at this year’s ABA Techshow advertising material, you could be forgiven for thinking that you were reading a comic book. Between the cartoon-style illustrations and […]
EEOC Hits “Rewind”: What the Rescission of Harassment Guidance Means for Employers | FordHarrison
The EEOC recently rescinded its 2024 workplace harassment guidance, removing a key resource many employers relied on for interpreting federal anti-discrimination laws. While the underlying legal obligations have […]
New York Enhances Criminal Liability for Wage Theft
On September 6, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill into law that amends the criminal larceny law to include wage theft. The amendment goes into […]
TPS in the Waiting Room: Courts Continue to Review, Form I-9 Placeholder Dates Appear
This week, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) sent email alerts and added guidance on the E‑Verify What’s New area on their website establishing dates for Form I‑9 […]
Musician Pleads Guilty to Stealing $8M
A North Carolina musician has pled guilty to stealing $8 million in royalties with fake streams on AI-generated music in the first-ever criminal streaming fraud case brought by […]
The Intersection Between AI And Application Of English Privilege Rules | A&O Shearman
ChatGPT had 1.8 billion UK visits in the first eight months of 2025. With the meteoric rise in the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools such as Google’s […]