RPJ's corporate intellectual property practice is overseen by Partner Deena R. Merlen and Business and Legal Affairs Manager Katie Bigley, who share the following important warnings about fraudulent USPTO communications and misleading solicitations.

Earlier this month, in Smith v. Spizzirri, the U.S. Supreme Court held that Section 3 of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) requires district courts to stay a lawsuit pending arbitration...

With 2024 underway, it's worth reflecting on the flurry of lawsuits brought in 2023 by creators against owners of artificial intelligence technology companies that have forced the intersection...

Recently, in Kemp v. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that an employer can violate the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)...

On December 11, 2025, President Trump signed Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence, an executive order ("EO" or the "Order")...

This disclosure requirement will extend to each natural person who owns an interest in the LLC, whether directly or indirectly through another entity.

In Groff v. DeJoy, the U.S. Supreme Court recently held that an employer that denies an employee's religious accommodation request on "undue hardship" grounds must be able to show...

In the landmark 1969 case Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, the U.S. Supreme Court’s majority ruling famously declared that neither students nor teachers “shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate.”

Recently, I spoke to a friend of mine who serves as in-house employment counsel for a research facility. As in-house counsel, attorneys have to weigh overall company interests against human resource (HR) considerations, along with potential legal risks. However, a shift in the understanding and perception of “neurodiversity” has brought another consideration to the forefront. Like my friend’s employer, HR departments across the country are now being called to evaluate their internal functions to determine whether they are equipped to support and accommodate neurodivergent employees and, importantly, remain compliant.

Our Firm has previously reported (here and here) on the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 ("EFAA"; 9 U.S.C. §§ 401-402)...

A five-year legal battle concluded last week when a California jury sided with director M. Night Shyamalan, Apple Inc., writer Tony Basgallop, and other parties involved in the production...

Fans of Harper Lee's classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird, admirers of walk-and-talk screenwriter Aaron Sorkin, Broadway enthusiasts, and devotees of esoteric copyright law recently hit the Venn diagram jackpot.

Legalized sports betting dramatically expanded in 2018 after the United States Supreme Court decided in Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Assn.,[1] that the provisions of the Professional and Amateur Sports...

As labor actions in Hollywood continue to impactthe entertainment industry in the U.S. and beyond, unscripted cast and crew members are adding their voices to the call for better working conditions.

Last month, in 1-800 Contacts, Inc. v. JAND, Inc., DBA Warby Parker, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit addressed whether purchasing a competitor's...

The Patent Eligibility Reform Act (PERA)[1], is expected to be reintroduced under the current Trump administration. Many in the patent...

Our firm previously reported on the passage of the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (EFAA) (codified at 9 U.S.C. §§ 401-02), which amended the Federal Arbitration Act.

Consider the following scenario: A professional photographer sues a company for copyright infringement, alleging that the company displayed her copyright-protected photograph on its website without her authorization.

When a plaintiff wins a trademark infringement case against a corporation under the Lanham Act, can it seek the disgorgement of profits from a corporate affiliate that was not named.

If we accept Lively's version of the case as true, then the nature of the sexual harassment that occurred and the extremity of the retaliatory response from Baldoni and his gang, are extraordinary.