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Brady v. Bayer Corp.

(California Court of Appeal) - Held that a consumer should have survived a demurrer on his claims that a pharmaceutical company's packaging of certain multivitamin gummies was misleading because, despite the One A Day brand name, these particular vitamins required a daily dosage of two gummies to get the recommended daily values. The consumer claimed that the company violated California's Consumer Legal Remedies Act, Unfair Competition Law, and express warranty law. Reversing the trial court, the California Fourth Appellate District held that the complaint adequately pleaded the claims.




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University of California v. Broad Institute, Inc.

(United States Federal Circuit) - Affirmed a judgment of no interference-in-fact in a patent case involving the CRISPR-Cas9 system for the targeted cutting of DNA molecules. The Federal Circuit found no error in the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's conclusion of no interference-in-fact, in this case pitting the Broad Institute, Inc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and others against the University of California, the University of Vienna, and others.




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Teamsters Local 404 Health Services and Insurance Plan v. King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(United States Second Circuit) - Held that it was proper to remand to New York state court a case in which a labor union health plan sought disclosure of a patent dispute settlement agreement between pharmaceutical companies and the generic manufacturer of the EpiPen. Affirmed the district court's remand order, in this special proceeding under New York law seeking pre‐action disclosure.




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Helsinn Healthcare S.A. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.

(United States Supreme Court) - Held that an inventor's sale of an invention to a third party who is obligated to keep the invention confidential can qualify as prior art for purposes of determining the patentability of the invention. The dispute here involved two pharmaceutical companies that disagreed about whether a certain drug was under patent; one of the companies wanted to market a generic version of it. Justice Thomas delivered the unanimous opinion.




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Trustees of Indiana University v. Curry

(United States Seventh Circuit) - Upheld the constitutionality of an Indiana law making it a felony to acquire, receive, sell or transfer fetal tissue. Indiana University sought an injunction barring enforcement of the statute, which impacts medical research. Reversing the district court, the Seventh Circuit held that the statute is not unconstitutionally vague, and also rejected the university's other constitutional arguments.




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Retractable Technologies, Inc. v. Becton Dickinson and Co.

(United States Fifth Circuit) - Held that a manufacturer of medical syringes that falsely advertised its products did not have to disgorge its profits. That remedy would not be equitable under the circumstances here. Affirmed a post-trial ruling, in this lawsuit brought by a competing syringe manufacturer that also involved antitrust claims.




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Gibbons v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

(United States Second Circuit) - Affirmed the dismissal of product liability claims against the maker of a blood-thinning medicine that allegedly caused patients harm. Held that the Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act preempted the plaintiffs' state law claims, in this multi‐district litigation.




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Merck Sharp and Dohme Corp. v. Albrecht

(United States Supreme Court) - Clarified when federal law will preempt a state law claim that a drug manufacturer failed to warn consumers of a drug's risks. Held that this preemption question is one for a judge to decide, not a jury. Also spelled out the "clear evidence" standard that applies in this context. Justice Breyer, joined by five justices, delivered the U.S. Supreme Court's majority opinion in this product liability lawsuit against a drugmaker.






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Creating a New Language File for a Theme Translation

Recently, I’ve had a lot of customers asking me about creating a theme translation file for some of my themes. What I always assumed was a straightforward process actually has…

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Working with the WordPress admin_body_class function

For some reason, there are multiple functions in WordPress that do similar things but require different approaches. On the surface, you’d think the admin_body_class function would work the same as…

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Themes By Bavotasan Is Becoming Bandicoot Pro

In November 2017, we here at Bandicoot Marketing acquired Themes By Bavotasan from Chris. It was great to meet Chris during the acquisition and hear about all of the hard…

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Introducing: Launchstream

With a few delays pushing the launch date for the new Themes by Bavotasan down the road a little bit, our team has decided to release one of our brand…

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Introducing: SEOWP 2.0

With a few delays pushing the launch date for the new Themes by Bavotasan down the road a little bit, our team has decided to release one of our brand…

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Digital Revolution: Sonarworks CEO Wins Top Prize In EMMA Sound Competition Using Sonarworks Core Technology

Sonarworks Software Proves To Be The ‘secret Sauce’ In International Car Audio Competition




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New Audials 2020 With Ground-breaking Recording Quality And Speed

From September 2019 Onwards, Audials Generation 2020 Will Be Available On Online Shops And In Specialist Stores.




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Zenhiser Releases "Braindrop - Drum N Bass" Sample Pack

A New Horizon Of DnB Sounds Covering Everything From Liquid D&B To Neurofunk




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PMC Monitors Make Waves At High Seas Studio In South Africa

The Private Facility Has Installed A Pair Of Result6 Compact Nearfield Monitors To Complement Its Existing Range Of Recording And Mixing Equipment.




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CRAS Students Build Own Ribbon Mikes During Austin DIY Ribbon Microphones Clinic

Rick Wilkinson And Bob Kostlan Of Austin Ribbon Microphones Conduct DIY Ribbon Mic Build; Dave Royer Of Royer Labs Also Attended To Test Prototype Mics With The School’s Student Section Of AES




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Zenhiser Releases "Swagger" Sample Pack For Hip Hop & Trap

Blurring The Lines Between Hip Hop & Trap, Swagger Adds Attitude To Your Tracks




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Licensing Start-Up Soundfeed Onboards 150 Labels, Moves To Open Beta

Soundfeed, A Music Sourcing Platform That Enables Labels To License Their Repertoire To Labels In Other Territories, Has Launched In Open Beta.




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Acoustic Geometry™ Begins Shipping StarField Ceiling Tiles

“Starry Night” Ceilings For Home Theaters, Studios And Businesses Provide Uniquely Aesthetic Acoustic Treatment




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DPA Microphones’ 2028 Vocal Mic Makes U.S. Debut At AES

Company Will Also Present Its New 4097 Choir Mic To Attendees




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Zenhiser Releases "Galvanize - Drum & Bass" Sample Pack

A Straight Talking Drum & Bass Sample Pack That Pushes The Envelope In DnB Tools




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PMC Shines The Spotlight On Immersive Audio At AES New York 2019

The Acclaimed Loudspeaker Manufacturer Will Showcase A Full Dolby Atmos-certified Monitoring System In Its Demo Suite At The Javits Convention Centre.




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LSS Productions Invests In DPA’s Smallest Headset Microphones For Sondheim’s Award Winning Musical Sunday In The Park With George

The Australian Sound Design Company Chose DPA 6066 Subminiature Headset Microphones For This Prestigious Production Because They Were So Discreet And Easy To Fit.




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DDEX Expands Creative Capabilities For Music Metadata With New MEAD Standard

New Standard Supports More Detailed Information On Compositions, Contributors, Artist Nicknames, Historic Chart Positions, Focus Track Data, Journalistic Material, And More




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GRAMMY®-Nominated Night Street / Interscope Records Artist K.Flay Hosts First-Ever Microcast Designed For Smart Speakers, “what Am I Doing Here”

A First Of Its Kind For The Music Industry, Listeners Can Access The Show By Asking Amazon’s Alexa To “Open K.Flay Show” Or By Asking Google Home To “Talk To K.Flay Show.”




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Zenhiser Releases "Mirrors - Techno" Sample Pack

The Tools To Create Something Special In The Melodic Techno Realm




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On Earth Day, coronavirus gives us glimpse at what it takes to reduce pollution

As people across the globe stay home to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, the air has cleaned up, albeit temporarily. People are also noticing animals in places and at times they don’t usually. When people stay home, Earth becomes cleaner and wilder.




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WATCH: Denver sights during the novel coronavirus stay-at-home order

Photojournalist Hyoung Chang examines the Denver metro area from the air and on the ground during the statewide stay-at-home order.




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Officials say former CU Boulder scientist did not separate public research from private company

Detlev Helmig most recently attracted attention for a paper that stated emissions from oil and gas production on the Front Range are largely underestimated.




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EPA officials defend their role amid rollbacks as agency hits 50: “Expect continued improvements” in Colorado

U.S. withdrawal from the international agreement to combat global warming, along with rule rollbacks, have slowed momentum that once inspired emulators abroad.




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Earth’s insect population shrinks by 27% in 30 years, according to study

The world has lost more than one quarter of its land-dwelling insects in the past 30 years, according to researchers whose big picture study of global bug decline paints a disturbing but more nuanced problem than earlier research.




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Jefferson County wildfire 80% contained, cause not determined

A wildfire that broke out near Forest Road 560 on Saturday is 80% contained and still smoking as the dead trees burn away, according to the US Forest Service.





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Colorado mountain lions hit with new hunting plan as people spread

Mountain lions face an uncertain future under a new state plan to let hunters kill up to 15% a year across western Colorado, and more near subdivisions -- rankling animal rights advocates who favor a live-and-let-live approach to wildlife.




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Tracking the “murder hornet”: A deadly pest has reached North America

With queens that can grow to 2 inches long, Asian giant hornets can use mandibles shaped like spiked shark fins to wipe out a honeybee hive in a matter of hours, decapitating the bees and flying away with the thoraxes to feed their young.




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Those without broadband struggle in a stuck-at-home nation

In Sandwich, N.H., a town of 1,200 best known as a setting for the movie “On Golden Pond," broadband is scarce. Forget streaming Netflix, much less working or studying from home.




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WATCH: MSU Denver uses 3D printing lab to produce personal protective equipment for health care workers

Ted Shin, the chair of the Department of Industrial Design at Metropolitan State University of Denver, could see coronavirus coming, first in China, then in Italy.




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An easier way to book virtual classes and events, born of the pandemic

If you've tried to book any sort of virtual activity or class lately, you know just how clunky the process can be. This new platform wants to fix all that.




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Tech companies step up fight against bad coronavirus info

Potentially dangerous coronavirus misinformation has spread from continent to continent like the pandemic itself, forcing the world’s largest tech companies to take unprecedented action to protect public health.




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Apple introduces a $399 iPhone

At $399, the new iPhone SE costs about 40% less than the regular $699 iPhone.





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Meet the xenobots, virtual creatures brought to life

These are all programmable organisms called xenobots, the creation of which was revealed in a scientific paper in January.




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Demand rising for delivery robots amid coronavirus

BEIJING -- While other industries struggle, Liu Zhiyong says China’s virus outbreak is boosting demand for his knee-high, bright yellow robots to deliver groceries and patrol malls looking for shoppers who fail to wear masks.