Mandatory Disclosure Is The New Reality
Client Alert | 1 min read | 11.20.08
If you missed Tuesday's important webinar on the new mandatory disclosure rule, the recorded session and powerpoint presentation are now available on our website. The panel provided in-depth analysis of the mandatory disclosure obligations on federal contractors and subcontractors for "significant overpayments," violations of federal criminal laws involving fraud, conflict of interest, bribery or gratuity violations, and violations of the civil False Claims Act and also provided practical guidance on how your company can meet the the major challenges in complying with this new rule.
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Client Alert | 2 min read | 11.14.25
Claim construction is a key stage of most patent litigations, where the court must decide the meaning of any disputed terms in the patent claims. Generally, claim terms are given their plain and ordinary meaning except under two circumstances: (1) when the patentee acts as its own lexicographer and sets out a definition for the term; and (2) when the patentee disavows the full scope of the term either in the specification or during prosecution. Thorner v. Sony Comput. Ent. Am. LLC, 669 F.3d 1362, 1365 (Fed. Cir. 2012). The Federal Circuit’s recent decision in Aortic Innovations LLC v. Edwards Lifesciences Corp. highlights that patentees can act as their own lexicographers through consistent, interchangeable usage of terms across the specification, effectively defining terms by implication.
Client Alert | 6 min read | 11.14.25
Microplastics Update: Regulatory and Litigation Developments in 2025
Client Alert | 6 min read | 11.13.25
