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University-driven innovation is a cornerstone of societal progress, as academic institutions play a pivotal role in advancing research and technology that fuel economic growth, enhance quality of life, and address global challenges. With access to federal grants and a collaborative environment, universities are uniquely positioned to transform groundbreaking ideas into…

Continuing our series on electric vehicle (EV) trade secret litigation, see here and here, a California judge has tentatively given Tesla the green light to proceed with a trial against rival Rivian in March of 2025. This will pit two major players in the EV industry head-to-head in a…

Electric car sales in 2023 were 3.5 million higher than in 2022, a 35% increase in one year. The rise in demand for electric vehicles (“EVs”) has prompted many companies to enter the EV battery space. Given the rapid development of, and technological advances required to, create new EVs, innovators…

On November 1, 2023, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California awarded damages to Skye Orthobiologics, LLC (“Skye”) and Human Regenerative Technologies, LLC (“HRT”) for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of duty of loyalty by Skye’s former employee (“Defendant”). While…