All Topics

Environmental groups push for statewide regulation of polluted stormwater runoff from commercial properties, while President Trump announces funding for a controversial coal-export terminal and the EPA launches an initiative to accelerate superfund site cleanups. California's Air Resources Board approves major changes to its cap-and-invest program, creating a $4 billion decarbonization fund amid concerns from climate advocates.

As a result, morality and ethical exclusions have moved from largely theoretical concepts to a practical issue that can determine the fate of a patent application.

A federal judge's recent decision in Collision v. Samsung has opened a critical door for non-practicing entities seeking injunctive relief in patent cases. While the plaintiff didn't secure its injunction against Samsung's $445.5 million infringement, the court's explicit acknowledgment that NPEs may obtain injunctions under the eBay test fundamentally challenges two decades of precedent that effectively barred such remedies.