The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued its 2024 Guidance on Patent Subject Matter Eligibility and July 2024 Subject Matter Eligibility Examples.
Consumer Products Industry Group co-leader, Lynn R. Fiorentino, is co-chair of the American Conference Institute (ACI) Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance Forum on Cosmetics & Personal Care Products West Coast Edition.
In an era in which fake reviews run rampant and artificial intelligence (AI) can craft countless deceivingly realistic product reviews with minimal effort, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has taken a bold step forward for truth in advertising.
As we discussed during our recent webinar, the administrative process associated with the US Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) proposed rescheduling of “marijuana” should be expected to proceed slowly and deliberately.
On August 28, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division, which enforces the US antitrust laws including the Sherman Act and Clayton Act, and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that they entered into a Memorandum of Understanding on Labor Issues in Merger Investigations (MOU).
In 2021, we provided an overview of multiple federal lawsuits challenging the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) enforcement of the 340B Drug Pricing Program, particularly with respect to contract pharmacies.
ArentFox Schiff is representing Penguin Random House, Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, MacMillan, Simon & Schuster, Sourcebooks, five award-winning authors, The Authors Guild, and two high school students in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a Florida law.
Per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) include various synthetic chemicals that have been used in products ranging from cookware to clothing and carpets to cosmetics for decades.
ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce the head of the Los Angeles Intellectual Property Group, Craig Gelfound, has been recognized as a leader in his field by Chambers USA, Legal 500, IP Stars, and Super Lawyers.
Trade association boards, like the boards of other private companies, often consist of stakeholders who are personally and professionally invested in the organization.
ArentFox Schiff successfully represented Chabad Lubavitch of Chestnut Hill (CCH), a synagogue in Brookline, Massachusetts, in a dispute among local synagogues and Jewish nonprofits concerning the distribution of the assets of two defunct nonprofit entities.
ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce its 2024 class of AFS Fellows, which includes an extraordinarily talented group of attorneys representing a mix of industry teams, practice groups, and offices who will begin a three-year professional development program.
Earlier this year, Governor Wes Moore signed into law two statutes — the Wage Range Transparency Law and the Pay Stub Information Law — that significantly increase the compensation details that Maryland employers must communicate to job applicants and employees.
ArentFox Schiff represented Keeler in its sale to Open Road Capital of a majority stake in Keeler’s business, which operates Mercedes-Benz, Honda, BMW, and Mini dealerships in Albany, NY and Ridgefield, CT.
On August 20, the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas held that the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) final rule banning noncompetes is unlawful and “set aside” the rule.
On June 20, a federal district court in Texas ruled that the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) exceeded its authority under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that 135 attorneys have been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America 2025, with two attorneys highlighted as “Lawyers of the Year” and 70 attorneys listed as “Ones to Watch.”