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4 days ago | morganlewis.com | Stacie R. Hartman |Erin Martin |Rahul Patel |Robert Schwartz

With the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act of 2025 advancing in Congress, a comprehensive digital asset market structure in the United States may finally be attainable. On June 10, 2025, bipartisan majorities of the House Committees on Financial Services and on Agriculture (Committees) voted to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025[1] (CLARITY Act), an updated version of a discussion draft the Committees circulated weeks earlier.

1 week ago | morganlewis.com | Theodore Rand |Alexander Stein |Dion Bregman

USPTO Acting Director Coke Morgan Stewart recently issued a decision discretionarily denying five petitions for inter partes review (IPR) filed by iRhythm against patents owned by Welch Allyn based on a factor that had not been used before—the petitioner’s longstanding awareness of an issued patent.

2 weeks ago | morganlewis.com | Rebecca Ford |Lisa Merod

Lexology Panoramic – Labour & Employment provides international analysis in key areas of labor and employment law and policy for corporate counsel, cross-border legal practitioners, and business people. By consulting this deskbook, employers and their counsel can quickly familiarize themselves with the essentials to guide them through all stages of the work relationship, from application to hiring, termination, and disputes, in multiple jurisdictions. Read the chapter >>

3 weeks ago | morganlewis.com | Penelope L. Christophorou |Stacie R. Hartman |Erin Martin |Rahul Patel

The US Securities and Exchange Commission recently convened a public roundtable, Tokenization – Moving Assets Onchain: Where TradFi and DeFi Meet, the fourth in a five-part series hosted by its Crypto Task Force.

1 month ago | morganlewis.com | William H. Gorrod |Cosimo A. Zavaglia |Scott Lee

On May 20, Washington state enacted SB 5814, expanding the sales and use tax base to include a range of high-tech and digital services, including advertising, software, and IT support. Signed into law by Governor Bob Ferguson, the legislation is expected to face swift legal challenges under the federal Internet Tax Freedom Act and may significantly impact businesses operating in the state.