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The U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission are prioritizing antitrust enforcement in the labor markets with a multipronged enforcement approach, so companies should take three steps to evaluate and mitigate risk from both government enforcement and private litigation, say attorneys at Paul Hastings.

North Carolina ophthalmologist Jay Singleton has a state-of-the-art vision center in New Bern east of Fayetteville, where he can treat patients at a fraction of big hospital costs. Unfortunately, the state won’t let him use his space for most of the surgeries he performs. Instead, Singleton must drive two miles down the road to a

The current labor market is fraught with challenges for employers. In the wake of the COVID-19 market disruptions, the demand for employees, especially for experienced or highly trained employees, far exceeds the supply.

The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division has had a rough year in the criminal arena.  While the Antitrust Division has aggressively blocked several proposed mergers, it has lost...

In 2013, The DOJ and USPTO issued their first policy (2013 Policy) in a trilogy directed to SEP-licensing negotiations.

The current labor market is fraught with challenges for employers. In the wake of the COVID-19 market disruptions, the demand for employees, especially for experienced or highly trained...

A Deputy U.S. Marshal, Adrian Pena, 48, of Del Rio, Texas, has been charged with misusing a law enforcement service to obtain cell phone location information of multiple individuals.

On June 8, 2022, the DOJ, USPTO, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) (collectively, the Agencies) issued a new statement on FRAND licensing (2022 Statement)...

Courts have held that antitrust applies when patentees act beyond scope of patent. But determining where patent protection ends, antitrust scrutiny begins remains controversial. This tension arises today in the legal treatment of conduct involving Standard Essential Patents.

DOJ, USPTO, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST issued a new statement on FRAND licensing providing no set policy regarding Standards Essential Patents, which should inure to the benefit of patent owners.