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Hyatt back to the Supreme Court: Special APA Procedures for the Patent Office?

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The district court sided with the USPTO with a sua sponte summary judgment order — finding that the USPTO was already working diligently on the applications based upon its recent filing of “numerous office actions on plaintiff’s applications.” Utah Wilderness Alliance , 542 U.S. The reviewing court shall—. (1)

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Q&A With Allison Murdock: Stepping Up as Stinson LLP’s Managing Partner

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For example, the attorney-client relationship involves duties of diligence, loyalty, communication and independent professional judgment. It will be interesting to see what is learned from the Utah “sandbox” model, which aims in part to deliver affordable legal services to the public. Where is the legal industry going?

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Fashion Law in 2021: 12 of the Year’s Noteworthy Lawsuits

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In direct response to the burgeoning, multi-billion-dollar luxury resale market, which is “a new threat to the core of [Chanel’s] business model,” TRR alleges that Chanel has gone beyond the work of a diligent company looking to preserve the meticulously-crafted positioning of its rarefied luxury brand in the face of the evolving modern marketplace.

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July 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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BLM Dropped Appeal of Adverse Decision on Environmental Review for Utah Coal Mine Expansion. The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals granted the federal government’s unopposed motion for voluntary dismissal of its appeal of a March 2021 District of Utah decision that found that the U.S. Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment v.

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April 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Utah Federal Court Said Analysis of Coal Mine Expansion’s Greenhouse Gas Impacts Was Inadequate. The federal district court for the District of Utah found that BLM failed to adequately consider greenhouse gas and climate change impacts of a proposed coal lease authorizing the expansion of a coal mine. Center for Biological Diversity v.

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What senators are saying: Tracking reactions to Jackson’s nomination

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I am committed to doing my due diligence before making a final decision on this nominee. Mike Lee , R-Utah; Ben Sasse , R-Neb.; Being confirmed to the Supreme Court — the nation’s highest tribunal, and a lifetime appointment — is an incredibly high bar to achieve.”. ; Mazie Hirono , D-Hawaii; Amy Klobuchar , D-Minn.; Party leadership.

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