Decorated lead automotive analyst John Murphy at Bank of America Merrill Lynch recently unveiled the 2020 edition of his much anticipated “Car Wars” report. The premise of Car Wars is simple: for automakers, a faster product replacement rate leads to
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Commercial Appeals Roundup
Contempt action for violation of bankruptcy discharge order belonged in court despite arbitration clause. https://ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/c8b45000-e918-438d-9027-23e88f01dfe4/1/doc/19-648_opn.pdf#xml=https://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/c8b45000-e918-438d-9027-23e88f01dfe4/1/hilite/
DACA survives. https://supremecourt.gov/opinions/19pdf/18-587_5ifl.pdf
Lawyer who won judgment on Argentine bonds had lien on proceeds of settlement he didn’t participate in and could sue Argentina under…
Can A Corporation be a Patent Inventor?
A few weeks ago, I published a post about Artificial Intelligence Patent Inventors, which reported that three patent offices declined patent inventorship to an AI inventor.
Recently, a client asked me whether a corporation qualifies as a patent inventor.
Great…
DOL Proposed Rule Urges Caution Regarding the Use of ESG Factors When Selecting Investments for ERISA Plans
On June 22, 2020, the United States Department of Labor (the “DOL”) submitted a proposed regulation (the “Proposal”) regarding the use of Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) factors in selecting investments for plans subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security…
Join us for the Upcoming “360 Degree Perspective on AI” Webinar
Join GT’s Chair of the Global Patent Prosecution Group Barry Schindler and IP & Technology Shareholder Adam Snukal , for the In-House IP Manager Forum Webinar “360 Degree Perspective on AI”.With artificial intelligence (#AI) penetrating what seems like…
Paul Weiss Discusses Enhanced Cooperation Between SEC and DOJ Antitrust Division
On June 22, the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to enhance cooperation between the two agencies. According to the agencies’…
How “Books and Records” Rewrote the Rulebook
One of the most important developments in Delaware corporate law recently has been the expansion of shareholder rights to company information. Shareholders can now use their general right to inspect a company’s “books and records” (Section 220 of the Delaware…
Developing: US Announces Tightened Export Controls on Hong Kong
On June 29, 2020, the US Department of State announced that the US government “will today end exports of US-origin defense equipment and will take steps toward imposing the same restrictions on US defense and dual-use technologies to Hong Kong…
Effective Today – New Export Control Restrictions on Military End Users and End Uses in China, Russia, and Venezuela
Bureau of Industry and Security Issues Guidance on Rule
The new Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) rule prohibiting certain exports, reexports, and transfers of items to “military end-users” and “military end-uses” in China, Russia, and Venezuela is effective today.…
Guest Post: Supreme Court Affirms SEC’s Disgorgement Remedy, but Places Limits on Its Use
As noted in a prior post, on June 22, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court entered its opinion in Liu v. SEC, in which the Court addressed a number of questions surrounding the SEC’s authority to seek disgorgement. In the…