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SPACs: A Double-Edged Sword

LexBlog IP

Recently, a growing number of companies are choosing to go public by merging with Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (“SPACs”) instead of going through a traditional Initial Public Offerings (“IPOs”). The Year of SPAC. In 2020 , 248 SPAC IPOs raised over $82 billion, which accounted for 55% of total U.S.

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Guest Post: Third-Party Litigation Funding: Disclosure to Courts, Congress, and the Executive

Patently-O

1] He is also an adjunct professor at American University Washington College of Law. Guest post by Jonathan Stroud. Stroud is General Counsel at Unified Patents – an organization often adverse to litigation-funded entities. [1] Patent assertion finance today is a multibillion-dollar business. [2]

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13 Spooky Copyright Cases, Just in Time for Halloween

Copyright Lately

The only thing scarier than a slasher flick is a lawsuit. Here are some of the greatest copyright horror stories, featuring such classics as “Nightmare on Elm Street,” “Halloween,” “Dracula,” “Ghostbusters” and … a creepy McDonalds character? It’s Halloween time again! Ghostbusters, Part I.

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