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Supreme Court Says "You Buy It, You Own It"

In a majority opinion authored by Chief Justice Roberts in Impression Products, Inc. v. Lexmark International, Inc., the Supreme Court in a nearly unanimous opinion held “that a patentee’s decision to sell a product exhausts...

by Joel T. Beres June 02, 2017

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Summary of Recent Statutory and Regulatory Actions

For additional information, contact W. Blaine Early, III atStites & Harbison, PLLC, 250 W. Main Street, Lexington, KY 40507859-226-2284 and [email protected]I. Federal ActionsWaters of the United States (“WOTUS”) Final RuleOriginally published 80 Fed. Reg. 37,05...

by Stites & Harbison, PLLC May 09, 2017

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2017 Release of Revised AIA Standard Form Agreements

In April of 2017, the American Institute of Architects (“AIA”) released updated and revised versions of its standard form construction agreements as it does every 10 years. This newest release includes revised versions of the...

by Gregory P. Parsons May 03, 2017

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Don't Step In it

On April 11, 2017, the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, in Waterkeeper Alliance, et al., v. EPA,1 vacated a 2008 EPA rule that exempted farms from certain hazardous substance reporting requirements (the “200...

by Kenneth J. Gish Jr. April 13, 2017

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Seventh Circuit Rules Title VII Prohibits Discrimination on Basis of Sexual Orientation

In a landmark decision, the Seventh Circuit ruled on April 4 that Title VII prohibits employers from discriminating against their employees on the basis of sexual orientation. Employers in Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin should be...

by Robin E. McGuffin April 11, 2017

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Supreme Court Reins In the Evolving Process of "Structured Dismissals"

The term "absolute priority rule" does not appear in the Bankruptcy Code. Rather, it is a "creature of law antedating the current Bankruptcy Code." Bank of Am. Nat'l Trust & Sav. Ass'n v. 203 N...

by Stites & Harbison, PLLC April 05, 2017

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BREAKING: Delay Doesn’t Matter! The Supreme Court Holds Laches Doesn’t Apply To Patent Infrin

Why wait more than a week after the Supreme Court issued its March 21 decision in SCA Hygiene Products Aktiebolag et al. v. First Quality Baby Products, LLC, et al. to send a “Breaking News”...

by Joel T. Beres March 31, 2017

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Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court in Star Athletica, L.L.C. v. Varsity Brands, Inc., No. 15-866 (U.S. Mar. 22, 2017), handed Varsity Brands, Inc. a victory, ruling that designs on cheerleading uniforms are eligible for copyright protection.

by Stites & Harbison, PLLC March 30, 2017