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In a much-anticipated decision, the U.S. Supreme Court held Tuesday in Oil States Energy Services v. Greene's Energy Group, that inter partes review does not violate Article III or the Seventh Amendment.

The newest domain extension—.xxx—is about to make its debut, much to the chagrin of trademark owners who wince at the prospect of use of their trademark as a domain in an online space purportedly reserved for the adult entertainment industry.

Trade secret holders and potential users alike should be aware of all possible participants in a protectable domestic industry.

The traditional understanding in copyright law is that the concept of "prior art" is only applicable to patents and that the term is not relevant in assessing whether a defendant has infringed someone's copyright.

On July 19, 2006, the Ninth Circuit held in Miller v. Glenn Miller Productions, Inc., No. 04-55874 (9th Cir. 2006) that a licensee of trademark and related publicity rights does not have the right to sublicense those rights to third parties without the licensor’s express permission.

The Federal Trade Commission recently signaled that it may begin cracking down on the increasingly common practice of pumping up a product with online reviews that purport to be from customers but are really posted by friends, family or employees of the vendor.

To provide additional guidance for employers, on June 16, 2016, the EEOC posted a sample notice to assist employers who have wellness programs in complying with their new obligations.

On Dec. 3 the IRS released Notice 2007-100, providing temporary correction methods for certain operational failures of non-qualified deferred compensation plans that would otherwise invoke the penalty taxes under Section 409A (Section 409A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (California, which has enacted a parallel penalty tax may, in light of this notice, announce their own correction program).

IRS Notice 2008-113 (the "Notice") permits employers to correct certain operational errors for purposes of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code ("Section 409A").

On October 13, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 39 (AB 39), establishing a Digital Financial Assets Law (DFAL) set to go into effect July 1, 2025.

President Obama has signed into law the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 ("Fair Pay Act"), which provides that an unlawful employment practice occurs not only when an employer makes a discriminatory decision about the employee's compensation, but each time an employee receives a paycheck or other compensation affected by the discrimination.

The California Supreme Court recently granted review of Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court, in which a Court of Appeal held that an employers obligation to provide rest and meal breaks to employees means only that the employer must make such breaks available to employees, but need not ensure that employees actually take the breaks (see July 23, 2008 FEB).

We receive many questions from founders, investors and others about qualified small business stock. And it's no wonder, given the complexity of the concept.

Although Starbucks has been the target of numerous class action lawsuits in the U.S., the company defeated plaintiffs in one recent class action arising out of the criminal background question in its job application.

The Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") recently announced a program to encourage employers to reclassify workers who were previously misclassified as independent contractors.

Digital health companies raised just over $730 million through venture, private equity and angel investments in September, bringing the total for the third quarter to approximately $1.3 billion.

Governor Brown recently signed numerous bills into law, several of which impact private employer obligations to their California employees.