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UK Founder Series: Top Tips to Fund Your Innovation

by Jamie Moore and Kristy Hart
11 minute read | June.28.2024

We've teamed up with tax specialists ForrestBrown to explore the options available to founders when raising capital and key issues to be aware of.

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Proposed Patent and Trademark Office Rule Poses Threat to Patent Practice and Could Stifle Innovation

by Alyssa Caridis, Clement Seth Roberts and Irena Royzman Ph.D.
1 minute read | June.26.2024

A proposed U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rule would stifle innovation and upend patent practice, an Orrick team writes in Bloomberg Law.

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How Companies Can Prepare for the Next Round of DEI Litigation

by Erin M. Connell, Andrew Cook, Mike Delikat, Rob McKenna and Gary Siniscalco
3 minute read | June.24.2024

The Missouri AG lawsuit against IBM regarding its DEI practices is a stark reminder that companies committed to diversity remain under scrutiny.

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Arbitrations with Third-Parties: 5 Things to Know About New Rules from the German Arbitration Institution (DIS)

by Franziska Gräfin Grote LL.M. and Siegfried Elsing Prof. Dr. LL.M. (Yale)
3 minute read | June.20.2024

The DIS has adopted new rules to involve third parties in arbitration proceedings. The Supplementary Rules for Third-Party Notices (DIS-TPNR).

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Attorney-Client Privilege in Global Disputes: How Canadian In House Counsel Can Safeguard Secrets in Cross-Border Litigation

by Tim Carroll
1 minute read | June.20.2024

In a new article in Law360, Orrick’s Tim Carroll explores similarities and differences in privilege and privilege waiver in Canada, the U.S. and EU.

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Discerning the EEOC’s Stance on Corporate DEI Programs

by Esther Lander and Ernan Kiselica
7 minute read | June.03.2024

EEOC's stance on DEI programs post SFFA decision.

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Trade Mark Services Information

by Hayley Hurst
3 minute read | June.03.2024

A trade mark is a sign which can distinguish your goods and services from those of another company.

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Monthly Highlights – UK Employment Law – May 2024

by Nicola Whiteley, Emma Zarb, Charlotte Oliver and Heather Hanlon
7 minute read | June.03.2024

Key developments in UK employment law in May included an Employment Appeal Tribunal finding that a volunteer can be a worker if they are entitled to ...

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UK Founder Series: Departing Founders and Founder Fallouts

by Jamie Moore, Kristy Hart, Nicola Whiteley and Charlotte Oliver
10 minute read | May.30.2024

In the twenty-second instalment of Orrick’s Founder Series, our Employment team and Technology Companies Group offer top tips to help navigate key ...

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Sanctions Are Not a ‘Get Out Of Arbitration Free’ Card!

by Adam Rizzo, Mark Beeley and Alexander Witt
6 minute read | May.23.2024

The English High Court has confirmed that UK courts do not consider sanctions a bar to enforcing arbitration clauses referring disputes to the London ...

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Federal Circuit Sets Forth a More “Flexible” Approach to Obviousness of Design Patents in Two Key Ways

by Diana M. Rutowski and Lindsay Rindskopf
3 minute read | May.22.2024

In a dispute over the validity of design patents covering the fenders of GM’s 2018-2020 Chevrolet Equinox, the Federal Circuit overturned its own ...

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Why the Supreme Court Should Preserve Statutory Patent Term Guarantees

by Irena Royzman Ph.D. and Lauren Drake
5 minute read | May.22.2024

The Supreme Court should reverse a decision on statutory patent term guarantees for Patent Office delays, Orrick’s Irena Royzman and Lauren Drake say.