Legal Enforcement Cases
Strategic Prosecution in 2026: What Patent Examiners Might Do Differently — And What That Means for Your Portfolio
As companies and markets increasingly view patents not just as a defensive shield but as strategic assets (e.g., for licensing, enforce...
Legal Tech ROI: Quantifying the Value of Automation Beyond Hours Saved
For years, the return on investment (ROI) of legal technology was measured by one simple metric: hours saved. The more manual time auto...
Bank of England Revises Its Proposed Regime for Regulating ‘Systemic’ Stablecoins
The long-awaited Bank of England (Bank) consultation paper on its proposed regulatory regime for sterling-denominated systemic stableco...
Complete inventive entity required to avoid “by another” prior art under pre-AIA § 102(e)
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial & Appeal Board’s decision finding claims directed to clad...
A guide to blockchain and cryptocurrency laws and regulations 2026: Cayman Islands (GLI chapter)
Regulatory clarity in the digital assets and crypto space continues to be a moving target. Yet, the interest among policymakers and reg...
Health Care Investors Conference: 2025 Recap
Bass, Berry & Sims hosted the 15th annual Health Care Investors Conference (HCIC), co-sponsored by Deloitte, Gallagher and Houlihan...
Navigating the New Landscape of AI Patent Protection
The explosive growth of artificial intelligence has created unprecedented challenges for patent protection. While AI may be "the most t...
When Section 101 Goes to Trial: Alice Step Two Decided by Jury
Many of the cases we discuss on this blog are decided at the district court level on a motion to dismiss or for judgment on the pleadin...
[Audio] The New Wave of Web Tracking Litigation: Wiretap Statutes, VPPA Risk, and Consent Strategies — The Consumer Finance Podcast
In this episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast, Chris Willis is joined by colleagues Jason Manning, Angelo Stio, and Rob Jenkin to unp...
The Rising Tide of RIFs: What Employers Need to Know Amidst AI Integration
A recent analysis indicated that October 2025 saw the most workers included in reductions-in-force (RIFs) in a single month in more tha...