Personalized Medicine: Innovation, Threats and Opportunities

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Artificial Intelligence Search Automated Pilot, or ASAP, program introduces earlier visibility into the prior art landscape by providing applicants with an automated search results notice prior to substantive examination.

On April 13, 2026, the Delaware Court of Chancery dismissed three derivative suits in In re Tesla, Inc. Derivative Litigation based on Tesla’s forum selection bylaw requiring that those lawsuits be brought in Texas. All three derivative lawsuits were filed after Tesla announced its proposal to redomesticate and adopt a Texas exclusive forum bylaw but before the redomestication and amended bylaw became effective after shareholder approval.

In fee-shifting cases, it can be tempting to treat a post-judgment attorneys’ fee demand or motion as an unpleasant but largely unavoidable addition to litigation. Especially after a hard-fought merits battle, defendants may wonder whether it is worth spending more time and money to challenge a fee request.