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ITC General Exclusion Orders Targeting All Importers Are On the Rise Image

ITC General Exclusion Orders Targeting All Importers Are On the Rise

Daniel Muino, Brian Busey & Nomin-Erdene Jagdagdorj

In recent years, the ITC has issued more General Exclusion Orders (GEOs) than in the past. For importers of products potentially implicated by a requested GEO, the GEO can be a major threat even if the importer is not a respondent in the case.

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Generative AI and Patent Considerations

James W. Soong

A patent strategy informed by the unique considerations raised by generative AI will optimize protections for innovations in the field. Patent strategies should reflect the current legal landscape as well as anticipate potential future legal developments.

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Lease Terminations As Fraudulent Transfers

Michael L. Cook

Is an insolvent debtor's pre-bankruptcy termination of a commercial lease a fraudulent transfer? The circuit courts seem to be split, however a close reading of cases in the Third and Seventh Circuits shows that the reasoning of both courts can be reconciled on their facts.

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IP Considerations for ITC General Exclusion Orders

Daniel Muino, Brian Busey & Nomin-Erdene Jagdagdorj

In recent years, the ITC has issued more General Exclusion Orders (GEOs) than in the past. For IP owners facing infringing imported products from numerous elusive sources, a GEO can be a powerful remedy to tackle all infringing products at once.

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Fresh Filings

ELF Staff

Notable court filings in entertainment law.

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Client Development Through Law Firm Health & Hygiene: A Practical Guide Image

Client Development Through Law Firm Health & Hygiene: A Practical Guide

Alex Geisler

Your clients are what they are, clients. The idea that they can be turned into bigger clients by you developing them is a myth. If you need to develop yourself to make your clients bigger — such that they send you more of their business more often — how do you go about it?

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Ticket Resellers' Campaign Raises Securities Law and Money Laundering Issues Image

Ticket Resellers' Campaign Raises Securities Law and Money Laundering Issues

Chris Castle

Some markets allow for the sale of a future contract for tickets that have not gone on sale as yet (i.e., "speculative ticketing"). The future contract, like an option or a commodities future, allows someone to purchase the right to buy a ticket once the tickets are offered for sale. This seems to implicate securities law issues, broker-dealer regulations and potentially the general solicitation rule.

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The Role of Third-Party Releases In Successful Chapter 11 Reorganizations

John J. Rapisardi & Jacob T. Beiswenger

Part Two of a Two-Part Article In Part Two, we continue the analysis by evaluating two constitutional issues arising from third-party releases: whether creditor consent to be bound by a third-party release is required to satisfy the due process clause of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments; and whether bankruptcy courts have constitutional authority to issue final orders granting third-party releases in a plan of reorganization under Stern v. Marshall.

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The Future of the Office Real Estate Market

Anthony F. DellaPelle

It appears that at least some form of hybrid work schedules — much more than existed pre-pandemic — are likely here to stay. How these increased trends may impact the office market and demands for office space in the foreseeable future remains to be seen.

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Fourth Circuit: Corporate Subchapter V Debtors Subject to Discharge Exceptions Under Bankruptcy Code Image

Fourth Circuit: Corporate Subchapter V Debtors Subject to Discharge Exceptions Under Bankruptcy Code

Lawrence J. Kotler & Elisa Hyder

In a matter of first impression not yet addressed by any circuit court, the Fourth Circuit addressed whether the discharge exceptions under Section 523(a) apply to corporate debtors under Subchapter V of Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code.

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