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ASBCA's FY19 Report – a Look at the Numbers

Client Alert | 1 min read | 02.04.20

The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals published its FY19 Report of Transactions and Proceedings, which provides statistics regarding the adjudication of appeals between contractors and the Army, Navy, Air Force, Corps of Engineers, DLA, DCMA, CIA, NASA, other Defense agencies, and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. According to this year's report, contractors prevailed, in whole or in part, in 48% of the appeals decided on the merits. Also notable, the Board had a sterling success rate in resolving matters via alternative dispute resolution (ADR), successfully resolving 100% of ADRs concluded in FY19—including mediation, arbitration, and ADR of undocketed appeals—up from 85% in FY18.

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Client Alert | 8 min read | 12.10.25

Creativity You Can Use: CJEU Clarifies Copyright for Applied Art

On 4 December 2025, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) issued a landmark judgment in the joined cases C-580/23 (Mio v. Asplund) and C-795/23 (USM v. Konektra) concerning copyright protection for “works of applied art” (i.e., utilitarian objects such as tables, furniture, lighting fixtures, sofas, chairs, kitchen appliances, vases, and fashion items)....