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In a patent infringement action involving patents relating to specified microorganisms that are useful for the commercial production of an essential omega-3 fatty acid, district court’s judgment is affirmed in part and reversed in part where: 1) district court did not err in denying defendant’s motion for judgment as a matter of law (JMOL) as substantial evidence support the jury’s finding that the certain patent claims were entitled to the priority date of a 1988 application; 2) district court did not err in denying defendant’s JMOL motion as plaintiff presented substantial evidence of expert testimony based on the accused process supporting the jury’s infringement verdict; 3) district court did not abuse its discretion when it determined that defendant could not corroborate an expert’s testimony and thus excluded defendant’s evidence of prior inventorship; 4) district court did not commit legal error in construing the term “non-chloride sodium salt”; 5) district court erred in granting the motion for JMOL as to certain patent claims as evidence supports the jury’s implicit finding that one need not perform undue experimentation to practice these claims, as well as the jury’s ultimate conclusion that defendant failed to prove invalidity of those claims by clear and convincing evidence; and 6) district court’s claim construction for the term “animal” is erroneous as the proper construction is the one explicitly provided by the patentee....

We’ve all heard about the gender pay gap, and we’ve all heard the advice: lean in. According to Sheryl Sandberg, in her book “Lean In,” she encourages women to negotiate their salaries and titles, and attributes much of the lag in women’s pay to women not negotiating for themselves. But some studies are finding that leaning in can actually hurt women, including a study conducted by professors Hannah Riley Bowles and Linda Babcock....

Don’t mess with the silver and black – or their trademarks. The NFL has filed an Oakland Raiders lawsuit against a beloved local hamburger chain, claiming trademark infringement and false advertising. Yes, it seems the litigious legacy of the late Raiders owner Al Davis lives on. The latest Oakland Raiders suit targets a giant billboard by Nation’s Giant Hamburgers, popular in and around Oakland for more than 50 years. The ad, adjacent to the Raiders’ home stadium, implores passersby: “When Hunger Hits, Raid a Nation’s....

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments Thursday in the Hamdan v. U.S. appeal. Hamdan is one of the big players as far as Guantuanamo Bay cases go. Salim Hamdan, Osama Bin Laden’s former driver, was tried before a military commission in 2006. He was convicted on five counts of material support, and was acquitted on three counts of material support. He was sentenced by the military commission to 66 months of confinement....

Law students these days, and since the beginning of our new digital era, sure do love their smartphones. It’s like that warm glow of the screen and all those social media connections will protect that fragile, aspiring-lawyer ego after suffering through the stress and anxiety of waiting to be cold called. And now, thanks to some creative, and ninja-loving, app makers, there’s an iOS and an Android law school quiz game....

Christopher Paul Silga was drunk and asleep on a couch cuddling a teddy bear. The problem? He was in the house of a couple he did not know, and who did not know him. The Mississippi Press reports that a couple was shocked when they awoke to a drunken man they had never met asleep on their couch, snuggling with a teddy bear. According to police, Sigla apparently thought he was at his girlfriend’s home, but had in fact walked through the front door of the couple’s home and then gone to sleep....

Read that and tell me you aren’t intrigued. That is the course description for L4700: Representing the Marijuana Client, a new (likely first-of-its-kind) course at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, a class that has already “sold out,” according to The Denver Post’s Cannabist Blog. This course will investigate the challenges associated with representing marijuana clients. Following a grounding in the current state and federal laws governing marijuana, students will hear from a number of marijuana businesspeople and those lawyers currently representing them....

Whether by FedEx, UPS, or Pizza Hut…it’s all about the delivery. And FindLaw gets it. The site that brings up-to-date legal news, case summaries, and blogs also delivers newsletters. Right to your inbox. There are FindLaw newsletters with recent circuit court cases, weekly roundups of cases by subject area, top legal headlines, sports news, human resources headlines, and business news and law to name a few. With nearly 100 FindLaw newsletters to choose from, how does a billing-duressed associate or studying-fatigued student decide?...

Every year, school teachers and administrators grapple with the decision whether or not to allow students to celebrate Halloween on campus. An increasing number of schools are banning Halloween parties and costumes for religious reasons. And it’s not just public schools avoiding entanglement issues. Even private schools are joining the movement, as they try to be sensitive to all cultures that have joined the American melting pot. Halloween began as a Celtic tradition, known as Samhain, to welcome the souls of the formerly deceased back to the village for a walk around the living for the day....

Consumer activist Mary Bach may shop at Walmart, but she doesn’t appear to be the company’s biggest fan. For the fifth time, the Pennsylvania resident sued the retailer for price discrepancies she says are endemic to its system. This particular incident involved 2 cents and a package of Banquet Brown-n-Serve sausages. A judge awarded Bach $100 in damages and $80 in court costs. He agreed that Walmart was engaging in unfair trade practices....

It’s 12:17 and I have not yet eaten today. Many of you are in a similar predicament. Our rush for productivity means we skip meals or eat fast food at our desks. We try to work through lunch to maximize productivity, or because we think it’ll allow us to get out of the office sooner. It won’t. And it often doesn’t. Breaks ironically help us to maintain productivity and to keep on schedule....

Several weeks have passed since the D.C. Circuit ruled that the FCC possessed the power to reclassify broadband companies as telecom common carriers, thereby subjecting them to regulatory authority. Well, some of the bigger names in the industry have already decided to fight back. It was the kind of petition we just knew was in the works. After all, the reclassification stands to shake up potentially billions of dollars in investment by interested parties....

Ex-Celtics star Bill Russell has sued the NCAA and video game maker Electronic Arts. Russell alleges that the EA/NCAA’s sports video games are using his likeness without his consent. Russell alleges that the NCAA violated antitrust laws. The association uses former players’ likeness and images to make profits from licensing deals in video games. The NCAA also sells clips and videos of games. The ex-University of San Francisco star joins other NCAA alums in suing the organization....

The Boca bra bandits have been caught! Police in Boca Raton, Fla. have arrested Tysheka Pink, 29, and Katina Summerset, 39, ending a months-long shoplifting spree at local Victoria’s Secret locations. The pair is estimated to have stolen more than $34,000 worth of bras and panties since October. They then returned the merchandise, seeking a full refund. There’s no doubt the women weren’t very good about concealing their crimes. The bra bandits also returned to each store on multiple occasions....

How does one attempt to murder a detective, and in the process, turn an 11-year sentence into four consecutive life sentences with a 40-year garnish? You know, the usual: boobytraps, panji boards, zip guns, and military rockets. “Defendant Nicholas John Smit was charged with a number of drug offenses that exposed him to a maximum of 11 years in state prison. How did defendant attempt to avoid those 11 years? By trying to kill the detective whose testimony was required to convict him, of course....

Yes! Allow us to elaborate. The recent eruptions of the Kilauea volcano on Hawai’i have shown us the beauty and devastation of nature. As gorgeous as lava eruptions and flows can be, however, they tend to be a tad bit dangerous as well. And despite repeated warnings from police, folks still wanted to get their selfies with the Aloha State’s latest attraction. So yes, you can definitely get arrested for trying to get a lava selfie....

A California cat burglar has been caught. And his name? Dusty. The Cat. San Mateo, a city just south of San Francisco, had been plagued by a cat burglar for the last three years. Residents had no clue what was going on–the California cat burglar was stealing strange items, such as teddy bears, towels and shoes. He even stole a bra. Who would want these things? Confused by the odd lot of stolen items, someone set up a night vision camera to catch the perpetrator in action, reports Metro UK....

Unless the petitioner appeals to a higher power (SCOTUS, that is), it appears that the battle is over between a Venezuelan man and the TSA concerning his denial into flight school. The reasons for the denial? Security concerns. Of course, this raises several issues of due process. Can the TSA block access to flight school based on what the lower court called “absurd” justifications? Apparently, yes. Mr. Alberto Ardila Olivares is a foreigner from Venezuela who, in 2014, applied to take flight certification classes at an FAA-approved school in France to fly large commercial U....

Carl Wade, a terminally-ill convicted murderer, died in a state prison in Vacaville on Thursday, reports The Associated Press. While dying in prison isn’t uncommon for someone convicted of first-degree murder, Wade’s case drew media attention because he was supposed to be released last week under California’s compassionate release plan. In this case, San Francisco’s First District Court of Appeal ruled in May that Wade should be released because he was terminally ill and posed no danger to the public....

Diabetes service dogs. Emotional support pigs. Kangaroos? As the debate over which species make legally acceptable service and support animals rages on, one intrepid Florida squirrel has thrust herself into the national spotlight. Brutis, an eastern gray squirrel rescued the emotionally unstable Ryan Boylan during Hurricane Matthew last year. “Ever since then I mean, oh my God, I can’t imagine not being around her,” Boylan told WFLA. The only problem is that Boylan’s condo association has a thing about unregistered emotional support animals (and also unapproved tenants, apparently), and issued him, and Brutis, an eviction notice....