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Proactive Brand Defense: Why Warren Buffett's Advice Matters More Than Ever

Warren Buffett's wisdom rings true: "It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently." In our current landscape of social media and viral content, a brand's reputation — its most valuable asset — can be severely damaged in mere seconds.
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Texas Lawyer

Troutman Pepper Backs Harvard in Patent Suit Against Samsung

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just filed cases in state and federal courts. Law.com Radar now offers state court coverage nationwide. Sign up today and be first to know about new suits in your region, practice area or client sector.
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The Recorder

UK Company Files Patent Infringement Case Against Spotify Over Sharing Feature

Bluejay Technologies alleges that it demonstrated its patented music-sharing system in 2018 to Spotify, which launched a similar feature in 2020.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Kirkland Hires Former AUSA as IP Partner in San Francisco

Laura Vartain Horn brings with her more than a decade of experience in prosecuting intellectual property, national security and cybersecurity cases for the federal government.
2 minute read

The Recorder

Who Got the Work: Wilmer Appears for Apple in Patent-Infringement Case

Apple, Microsoft and Google all face complaints filed last month by Never-Search, a Cupertino company whose founder holds patents on technology to enhance geographical maps with information about points of interest.
3 minute read

Law.com

Eighth Circuit on Copyright Law: Simple Form Is Not Copyrightable and Using a Meme Was Not Fair Use

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit expanded its jurisprudence on copyright law twice in recent months. Addressing questions ranging from copyrightability to fair use, and arising from separate disputes involving a car dealership's customer intake form and a popular meme, these two opinions round out a body of just seven decisions on copyright law released by this appellate court in the past five years.
8 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week: Reversing a $2B Trade Secret Verdict, the Largest in Va. History

Josh Rosenkranz, Eric Shumsky and Chris Cariello of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe secured a ruling from a Virginia appellate court that wiped out a $2 billion trade secret damages verdict facing Massachusetts software company Pegasystems Inc.
9 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Myriad Genetics Hires NIH Scientist-Turned-Biopharma Lawyer as Legal Chief

In a statement, Myriad Genetics CEO Paul Diaz praised incoming legal chief Jennifer Fox's experience and expertise, which "combined with her integrity, practical insight, and operational excellence, will be essential in guiding our legal strategy."
4 minute read

Law.com

Federal Circuit Affirms Invalidity of Sherwin-Williams' Paint Patents in Dispute With PPG

At trial, PPG argued that it had invented the technology more than two decades ago and argued that Sherwin-Williams' patents never should have been issued.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Orrick Wins Reversal of $2B Verdict in Trade Secrets Case in Virginia Appeals Court

Software company Appian accused rival Pegasystems of stealing trade secrets to improve its own business-services products. Tuesday's decision overturns what had been the largest award in Virginia history.
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