ArticleNothin’ From Nothin’ Leaves Nothin’The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a district court’s $1.32 million judgment in favor of a medical device maker.United StatesIntellectual PropertyMcDermott Will & Emery
ArticleJune Leader In The News: Axiom Exergy Closes $7.6 Million Series A With A New Thermal Storage Model For Grocery StoresAxiom Exergy's name is as meticulous and modern as its product: an "axiom" is an established truth, and "exergy" refers to energy available for use.United StatesEnergy and Natural ResourcesMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
Article2027 Legal Department Budget Report & BenchmarksLegal budgets are expanding in 2027, yet the gains are being consumed by compensation costs, escalating law firm fees, and unfunded AI initiatives. In-house legal teams face a paradox of growth without capacity, forcing strategic pivots toward insourcing, alternative legal service providers, and adaptable operational frameworks designed for sustained performance. United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawAxiom
ArticleDistrict Court Holds Letter Notifying Debtor Of Change In Debt Ownership Can Fall Under FDCPADistrict Court Holds Letter Notifying Debtor of Change in Debt Ownership Can Fall Under FDCPA.United StatesFinance and BankingTroutman Pepper Locke LLP
Article2026 Legal AI Survey Report: Legal AI Is Everywhere, Now Comes The Hard Part.Legal AI has rapidly proliferated across in-house legal teams, appearing in budgets and workflows everywhere, yet a striking gap has emerged between adoption and effective implementation. While nearly every legal department now uses AI tools, only a small fraction has successfully scaled their deployment, and the vast majority cannot determine if their investments are delivering value.WorldwideStrategyAxiom
ArticleAxiom Launches European-Focused Guernsey Debt FundThe company will seek to identify investment opportunities presented by the Basel III and Solvency II transitions in Europe. JerseyWealth ManagementGuernsey Finance
PodcastIs Your AI Strategy Built On Shaky Data? (Podcast)Rob Keller, Associate General Counsel at Cisco, joins Sara Morgan to challenge conventional wisdom: data governance carries more legal weight than AI itself. Overseeing product legal for $24B in annual revenue, Rob reveals why GCs should prioritize overlapping EU regulations without stalling launches, what good AI vendor diligence looks like, and two near-term compliance deadlines GCs are underestimating—California AB 2013 and EU high-risk AI use case directives, both due this summer. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawAxiom
ArticleNewsletter Sent To US Customers Insufficient To Establish Personal JurisdictionAn Acerchem UK employee sent a newsletter that included Axiom's "As Good as Whey" and "Non-GMO" logos to 343 email recipients.United StatesIntellectual PropertyMcDermott Will & Emery
ArticleHow AI-Enabled Legal Teams Are Transforming M&A Due Diligence And Contract ReviewAn experienced M&A lawyer shares firsthand insights from using AI-powered contract review tools in a real due diligence project, revealing how the combination of legal expertise, AI technology...United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawAxiom
ArticleCross-Firm Team Advises Pyramid Global Hospitality On Its Acquisition Of Axiom HospitalityA cross-firm team has advised Pyramid Global Hospitality on its acquisition of Axiom Hospitality. The move will see a strategic merger between Pyramid Global Hospitality's European division, Hamilton Pyramid Europe...United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawGowling WLG
ArticleHow The Legal Market Is Changing—and Why GCs Are Leading It (Podcast)Global regulatory strategist Crispin Passmore and Axiom's Daniel Hayter explore how artificial intelligence and capital markets are forcing legal regulation to evolve at unprecedented speed. From unauthorized practice rules blocking innovation in the US to AI efficiency charges appearing on law firm invoices, they examine where regulation enables progress, where it creates barriers, and how general counsel can strategically leverage these regulatory shifts. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawAxiom
ArticleAxiom Space And Prada Collaborate To Clothe The First Woman On The MoonIs there any better marketing tool than an unexpected collaboration?United KingdomIntellectual PropertyMarks & Clerk
ArticleDoes eBay Unravel Trademark´s Presumption Of Irreparable Injury?When seeking a preliminary injunction against trademark infringement, trademark owners have enjoyed a presumption of irreparable harm once they were able to establish a likelihood of confusion. United StatesIntellectual PropertyMorrison Foerster
ArticleArtemis Spacesuit RevealedThe Artemis programme is in full swing. The new Space Launch System (SLS), launched in November 2022, carried the ESA-developed Orion capsule in the first leg of its journey, which included a flyby of the moon and a safe return to Earth. United KingdomTransportMarks & Clerk
ArticleAI Contract Review And Analysis: What Legal Teams Need To KnowAI contract review is transforming how legal teams handle agreements, but many implementations fail to deliver promised results. This analysis examines what separates successful AI contract review deployments from stalled pilots, exploring the mechanics of AI-powered contract analysis, measurable efficiency gains of 40-75%, and the critical factors that determine whether legal teams achieve real value or just add another unused tool to their stack. TechnologyAxiom
ArticleCourts Discourage Depositions Of An Adversary's Trial LawyerIn some situations, such discovery must be appropriate because the trial lawyer possesses relevant knowledge about some historical event.United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationMcGuireWoods LLP
ArticlePut Options And Enforcement Of Foreign Awards In IndiaIn another instance of the Indian judiciary's pro-arbitration approach, the Bombay High Court in a recent judgement enforced a SIAC award arising out of a dispute relating to a shareholder agreement. IndiaCorporate/Commercial LawZBA
ArticleRule Changes Will Advance A Famous Judge Rich AxiomThe Patent Office proposed and invited comments on these changes in a May 2018 notice in the Federal Register United StatesIntellectual PropertyMarshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP
ArticleOnly Ambiguous Claims May be Construed "to Preserve Validity"In an opinion that may come as a surprise to those familiar with the old axiom that "claims should be construed when possible to preserve their validity," the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has held the axiom applies only to ambiguous claim terms. United StatesIntellectual PropertyMcDermott Will & Emery
ArticleClarifying The Law Regarding Corporate Agents' Personal Liability For Negligent MisrepresentationsA corporation may appoint an individual to act as its "agent," vesting that individual with the authority to act on the corporation's behalf when signing contracts or making certain decisions.CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawMiller Thomson