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Recent IP Law Highlights

Spring 2020

Today’s General Counsel

By Erika Harmon Arner; Courtney A Bolin

In 2019, we saw many intellectual property attorneys pulling out their old law school textbooks as many of the biggest IP cases involved issues other than traditional IP law. The Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit grappled with IP cases turning on constitutional law, sovereign immunity and administrative law. These topics will continue to play a key role as IP issues continue to expand beyond their historical confines.

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Originally printed in Today’s General Counsel in Spring 2020. This article is for informational purposes, is not intended to constitute legal advice, and may be considered advertising under applicable state laws. This article is only the opinion of the authors and is not attributable to Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, or the firm's clients

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