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Locking Down the IP Community
March 18, 2020
The March 17 edition of the Skilled in the Art newsletter published by Law.com quoted Mintz Member Terri Shieh-Newton on the recent closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to the public due to COVID-19, and its impact on applicants and examiners.
Law360's 2020 Access To Justice Editorial Advisory Board
March 17, 2020
Mintz Member and Chair of the firm’s Pro Bono Committee Susan M. Finegan has been selected to Law360’s 2020 Access to Justice Editorial Advisory Board. As a member of the editorial advisory board, Ms. Finegan will provide feedback on Law360’s public coverage of access to justice in civil and criminal court systems, as well as expert insight on how best to shape future coverage.
Gender Mandate for Corporate Boards: A Year in Review
March 17, 2020
Mintz Member Jennifer B. Rubin authored an article published by the Daily Journal examining the impact of SB 826, California’s groundbreaking gender parity law for public company boards, which has now been in effect for its first full year.
Mintz Members and Co-chairs of the firm’s Sports & Entertainment Practice Tyrone Thomas and Keith Carroll, Member Randy Jones, and Associate Aaron Fenton co-authored an article published by Bloomberg Law that examined California’s new law that allows for endorsements and conflicts with National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rules, how other states and Congress are considering similar laws, and litigation to watch in 2020.
The Daily Journal covered Mintz’s second annual “Lawyer for a Day” event held on March 5 in the firm’s Los Angeles office. During the event, Mintz hosted approximately 30 middle school students from New Los Angeles Charter School, a Title One school, for conversations with firm attorneys and external in-house counsel panelists to learn more about the legal profession and what it’s like to be a lawyer.
Mintz Member and Chair of the firm's Intellectual Property Division Michael Renaud, Member James Wodarski, and Associate Matthew Galica co-authored an article published by IAM on how policy and case law might affect standard-essential patent (SEP) rights and enforcement in the 2020s.
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