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New Jersey Law Journal

'Ready, Set, Go': NJ's Adult Use Cannabis Timeline

With a functioning Cannabis Regulatory Commission, New Jersey is poised to activate its adult-use cannabis market. How long until this new market is open for business? For answers, we look to the licensing process timelines under CREAMMA.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Federal Circuit Judge Takes Senior Status: 'A Good Time to Create a Place for Someone Else'

Judge Evan Wallach's departure opens the first vacancy for the Biden administration on the nation's patent appellate court. The judge plans to continue hearing Federal Circuit cases while also sitting by designation on district courts.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Federal Circuit Backs PTO's Broad Discretion Over AIA Challenges

"The Director is permitted, but never compelled" to grant America Invents Act petitions challenging patent validity, the court rules. It's a blow to tech companies that argue they're wrongly being denied access.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Legalized Adult-Use Cannabis: What Happens Next?

This article explores the recently enacted law legalizing cannabis, the regulatory process to be undertaken by the CRC, and the impact of the new adult-use law on medical cannabis.
9 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

Relist Limbo Snags Job Bias, Abortion and Twitter Petitions | Tilting at the 'Feres' Windmill? | Headlines: Amicus Brief Funding, Roberts Goes Solo, and More

Good morning and welcome to Supreme Court Brief. The justices are off the phone lines until arguments resume March 22. Their next conference, on March 19, likely will contain a number of petitions that have been scheduled many times before.
10 minute read

National Law Journal

New Biden White House Lawyers Include King & Spalding, Arnold & Porter Alums

Alicia O'Brien, formerly a partner at King & Spalding in Washington, was named a senior counsel in the White House counsel's office, led by Dana Remus.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Justices Hint That They Might Fix PTO Appointment Clause Problem

Several justices suggested that severing a minor provision in the America Invents Act would be preferable to the Federal Circuit's approach of removing administrative patent judges' civil service protections.
8 minute read

National Law Journal

Is That Your Final Answer? Arthrex Appointments Clause Case Arrives at Supreme Court

The case could decide the future of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's administrative patent validity hearings and provide broader answers about who can make final decisions on behalf of the executive.
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Requiring COVID-19 Vaccinations in the Workplace: A Guide for NJ Employers

New Jersey employers considering mandating vaccines for their employees need to start planning now.
9 minute read

Corporate Counsel

What In-House Counsel Can Learn from Criminal Prosecution of Uber's Former Chief Security Officer

In-house attorneys and other executives are not immune from criminal liability and can be targeted for criminal prosecution for actions taken in connection with corporate matters.
9 minute read

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