News & Press Releases

A front page story in Bloomberg Law included commentary from Mintz Associate Nicholas Armington on an increased threat of trade secret theft as the coronavirus pandemic necessitates telework and drives layoffs.

Law360 reported that a Mintz litigation team won a Motion to Stay on behalf of its client, software provider Citrix, in a putative class action case alleging that the company conducted illegal telemarketing calls. The decision will put the case on hold to await the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Barr v. American Association of Political Consultants Inc., in which oral arguments are scheduled to take place remotely on May 6.

An article published by Communications Daily quoted remarks made by Mintz Of Counsel Angela Kung during a recent Federal Communications Bar Association Engineering and Technical Committee webinar focused on the 3.5 GHz band auction, the changing spectrum landscape, and how it is shaping 5G due to COVID-19.

Mintz Member Brad Scheller was quoted in an article published by Law360 on the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s precedential decision in Lectrosonics Inc. v. Zaxcom Inc., which demonstrates that “secondary considerations” evidence of nonobviousness, including industry praise, can prove a successful strategy for saving a patent.

In an article published by The Wall Street Journal, Mintz Member Larry Naughton commented on new guidance from the U.S. Department of the Treasury on the government's Paycheck Protection Program that has called the eligibility of venture-backed startups further into question.

Mintz Member Jennifer B. Rubin was quoted in an article published by Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) highlighting how employers can prepare for their workforce’s return to the workplace now following the pandemic, including a potential chief COVID officer and acknowledgement of organization policies by employees prior to returning to the office.