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• Like Clockwork, US Supreme Court Is Pondering Another Patent Eligibility Case October 3, 2022
  The justices have plucked from obscurity a case about smart watch patents and once again asked the solicitor general for its views on patent eligibility. The justices also ask for the SG's views on a Hatch-Waxman case involving induced infringement.      
• Kirkland Promotes Record Class of Lawyers to Partner October 3, 2022
  The firm's whopping 193 new partners this year is the firm's largest percentage increase in partner promotions in recent years.      
• Paul Weiss, Edelson to Represent Highland Park Shooting Survivors in Cases Against Smith & Wesson September 28, 2022
  Paul Weiss has long been involved in combating gun violence, including ushering in a $73 million decision against Remington earlier this year. Other organizations involved across the two suits are Chicago firm Romanucci & Blandin, Everytown Law, and the Brady gun control organization.      
• 'Suckers' and Showstoppers: Everyone's Watching the Supreme Court's 2022 IP Docket September 27, 2022
  The court kicks off Term 2022 with arguments next month in the Andy Warhol fair-use case. Multiple life science companies are also asking the court to take up their patent cases, while a case on trademark extraterritoriality appears destined for certiorari.