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Apple has lost its fifth legal appeal against the holder of network protocol patents, VirnetX, inching the case forward one judgment at a time. This time a US federal court agreed with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) that two patents owned by VirnetX were in fact valid. It has previously – and repeatedly – been decided that Apple infringed those patents in its FaceTime video-conferencing and as a result has been ordered to pay VirnetX over $1bn in damages... more at shorturl.at/dksyA (SR: The Register; Kieren McCarthy) visit STEVENIVY.COM or call 630-549-6646; Startups and Business Law

The Food and Drug Administration will restrict sales of most flavored e-ci******es to stores that prohibit minors altogether or include sections that bar minors. The FDA will also pursue bans on menthol ci******es and flavored ci**rs... read more at https://cnb.cx/2Kae8ne (SR: CNBC; Angelica LaVito); STEVEN IVY PC - FDA Regulatory & Compliance Attorney; Visit StevenIvy.com or call 630-549-6646 / 800-705-5009 **rs ******es ******es **ng

Starbucks will lay off 5% of its global corp. workforce. The lay offs would impact 350 employees in marketing, creative, product, technology and store development. affected divisions will undergo "significant changes" as Starbucks narrows its priorities and aims to become a more nimble company...read more at https://cnb.cx/2z73qJP (SR: C. Wang; CNBC) visit STEVENIVY.COM or call 630-549-6646; Startups and Business Law.

The painkiller Dsuvia will be restricted to limited use only in health care settings, such as hospitals, surgery centers and emergency rooms... will not be available at retail pharmacies or for any home use...should not be used for more than 72 hours...more at https://bit.ly/2PEbv20 (SR: USA Today; A. May); STEVEN IVY PC - FDA Regulatory & Compliance Attorney; Visit StevenIvy.com or call 630-549-6646 / 800-705-5009

Sears has more than $11 billion in cumulative losses since 2011, and its annual sales have dropped nearly 60% in that period to $16.7 billion. Analysts say it needs to raise more than $1 billion a year to stay afloat...read more at https://on.wsj.com/2C4EIvYC (SR: The Wall Street Journal ; by S. Kapner, L.Rizzo, S. Biswas) visit/call StevenIvy.com 630-549-6646 AN ILLINOIS BANKRUPTCY LAW FIRM

With closing arguments set to begin in the antitrust trial regarding the AT&T and Time Warner merger, most pundits and yours truly believe that AT&T has absolutely crushed the Department of Justice in court. I don’t imagine it will take the judge very long to come to a decision in the trial, and I expected he will permit the merger to go through...(SR: Lawrence Meyers; Investor Place) read more at http://bit.ly/2rhiEb6 visit StevenIvy.com or call 630-549-6646; Startups and Business Law

Marketing company Didit has made an offer of $1.1 million for defunct news gossip website Gawker, an initial proposal that will set the floor for higher bids in a bankruptcy auction, according to a filing made on Tuesday...read more at https://reut.rs/2suAQ0G (SR: Jessica DiNapoli; Reuters) visit/call StevenIvy.com 630-549-6646 AN ILLINOIS BANKRUPTCY LAW FIRM

According to the IFA, there are 38,065 automotive franchises in the U.S. that provide services including automotive repair, oil changes, transmission work, replacement parts, car washes, detailing, dent repair, paint jobs, and car rentals...what qualities should you look for in one prior to investing your precious time and hard-earned money into it? read more at https://bit.ly/2L0Voph (SR: E. Pearson; Franchising .com); Visit STEVENIVY.COM a law firm focusing on business development and franchising.

Among all the US whiskey brands Jack Daniel’s boasts the largest sales volumes not only in the US, but in the world ...Jack Daniel’s label has steadily evolved in the course of time. Quite a few details have been changed. Generally, with every new version the presence of black became greater, while the decorative elements became simpler... read more at https://bit.ly/2juZPg8 (SR: 1000Logos) FOR ALL YOUR TRADEMARK NEEDS contact STEVEN IVY PC 630-549-6646; visit StevenIvy.com or IvyPatentLaw.com

TalkIQ is bringing automatic speech recognition and natural language processing to previously unsearchable sales calls. TalkIQ is the latest company in the space to carry home a large round of financing with promise. With $14 million in Series A funding, the TalkIQ team is hoping its proprietary tech stack and engineering-heavy team will give it a meaningful advantage selling to sales teams....read more at http://tcrn.ch/2xMvRNW (SR: techcrunch.com; ATH: J. Mannes) Visit STEVENIVY.COM or call 630-549-6646; Startups and Business Law.

The game of football, the U.S. version of it, was created in 1879 with rules instituted by Walter Camp, player and coach at Yale University. The game derives from the English game of rugby. But the equipment used in the game is truly home grown. In fact, the 1904 patent, covering a "pair of football trousers" is widely viewed as the first piece of football equipment to receive a patent...read more at http://bit.ly/2vSJdUY; STEVEN IVY P.C. Focusing on Patents, Trademarks and Business Law.

The FDA approved Mylotarg (gemtuzumab ozogamicin) for the treatment of adults with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia whose tumors express the CD33 antigen...read more at http://bit.ly/2vxUCgd; STEVEN IVY PC - FDA Regulatory & Compliance Attorney; Visit StevenIvy.com or call 630-549-6646 / 800-705-5009