Brett Meyerhoff

Aug 15, 2024 | natlawreview.com | James Kim |Christopher M. Pardo |Meredith Gregston |Brett Meyerhoff

Thank you for reading the National Law Review’s legal industry news roundup for August 2024. We hope you are enjoying your summer! Please read below for the latest in law firm hiring and expansion news, key industry awards and recognition and a feature on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and women in law. Barnes & Thornburg expanded its downtown Chicago office, marking the city’s largest law firm lease transaction to date in 2024.

Aug 15, 2024 | natlawreview.com | James Kim |Christopher M. Pardo |Meredith Gregston |Brett Meyerhoff

Welcome to the August 2024 issue of “As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns,” our monthly newsletter where we compile essential updates from the customs and trade world over the past month. We bring you the most recent and significant insights in an accessible format, concluding with our main takeaways — aka “And the Fox Says…” — on what you need to know.

Aug 15, 2024 | lexology.com | Brett Meyerhoff

On appeal from a motion to dismiss based on subject matter eligibility, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that a district court appropriately analyzed certain claims as representative claims and that the claims were directed to an abstract idea and did not recite an inventive concept. Mobile Acuity, Ltd. v. Blippar Ltd., Case No. 22-2216 (Fed. Cir. Aug.