Dear Clients and Friends: On Tuesday, August 20, 2024, Judge Ada E. Brown, of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, ruled that: “the FTC lacks statutory authority to promulgate the Non-Compete Rule, and that the Rule is arbitrary and capricious.”1 Judge Brown then declared that: “the Rule […]
By: Mitchell C. Shelowitz and Sean Scheinfeld As of September 4, 2024 (the “Effective Date”), virtually all post-termination non-compete restrictions will become illegal in the United States as an unfair method of competition. As such, U.S. businesses that include post-termination non-compete covenants in their contracts must take immediate action in […]
By: Jamie Rauch On December 19, 2022, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) announced record monetary fines of five hundred twenty million dollars ($520,000,000) against Epic Games, Inc. (“Epic Games”), the creator of the hugely successful video game Fortnite, based upon violations of: (i) The Children’s Online Privacy Protection […]
By: Sean P. Scheinfeld A computer scientist has lost his bid to secure patents for inventions created by his artificial intelligence (AI) system. On August 5, 2022, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, in its opinion in Thaler v. Vidal, flatly concluded that the Patent Act does not allow for […]
By: Danielle Manahan A common practice when looking at and interviewing prospective employees is to ask for information on their salary history. This information is surely useful in determining the applicant’s level of experience or calculating the salary offer you present to a successful candidate. However, under a recent law […]