Author name: Kristi Davis

Case: Mondelez International, Inc. et al. v. Aldi Inc. The supermarket chain Aldi has rapidly expanded its footprint, planning to open over 225 new stores in 2025 alone, promoting itself as a budget-friendly alternative with the slogan “like brands, only cheaper.” Central to Aldi’s business model is its private-label product lineup, which competes directly with […]

In the recent U.S. Supreme Court case Stanley v. City of Sanford, Florida, the Court clarified a critical point regarding the scope of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Writing for the 7-2 majority, Justice Neil Gorsuch held that Title I’s employment discrimination protections do not extend to individuals who have retired and are no

In a precedential decision addressing an issue of first impression, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that a foreign intellectual property holding company that owns numerous U.S. trademark registrations can be subject to personal jurisdiction in the United States. The Court reversed a lower court’s dismissal for lack of jurisdiction, finding

If a qualified applicant requests to reschedule a job interview due to severe menstrual cramps stemming from endometriosis, does that constitute a request for a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? And if the employer denies the request, could that lead to a potential sex discrimination claim under Title VII? According to

In a recent decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB) finding that certain patent claims were not unpatentable, holding that the Board relied on an erroneous, implicit claim construction. The case is Sigray, Inc. v. Carl Zeiss X-Ray Microscopy, Inc., Case No. 23-2211 (Fed.

  On June 2, 2025, Deputy Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling announced a major initiative aimed at reviving and expanding the use of interpretation letters—commonly referred to as opinion letters or standard interpretations—across the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). These letters, which provide official guidance on how federal labor laws apply to specific factual scenarios,

On May 22, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a trademark opposition filed by a consumer, holding that mere consumer interest does not confer standing under Section 13 of the Lanham Act (15 U.S.C. § 1063). In Curtin v. United Trademark Holdings, Inc., No. 23-2140 (Fed. Cir.

On May 15, 2025, a federal district court in Texas vacated portions of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) 2024 Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace relating to gender identity. In Texas v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, No. 2:24-CV-173 (N.D. Tex.), the court ruled that the EEOC exceeded its statutory authority by interpreting “sex”

On May 9, 2025, the U.S. Copyright Office (USCO) released a pre-publication version of the third and final installment in its multi-part study on copyright issues raised by artificial intelligence. This final report addresses perhaps the most contentious topic in the AI copyright debate: the use of copyrighted works to train generative AI (GenAI) models,

On May 20, 2025, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) launched its platform for the submission of 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 data. The opening of the reporting period was accompanied by a clear warning from EEOC Acting Director Andrea Lucas: employers must not rely on demographic data collected through the EEO-1 report to justify