Lauren MartinAssociateMcDermott Will & Emery Websitewww.mwe.comBlogwww.mwe.com/insightsConnectEmailTwitterLinkedIn312-984-6981 Professional Biography Lauren Martin is an associate in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm’s Chicago office. She focuses her practice on intellectual property litigation. More Legal and Business Bylines From Lauren Martin Clinical Trial Hypothesis Doesn’t Constitute Reasonable Expectation of Success - (Posted On Friday, December 22, 2017) Claim to Gel Formulation Not Obvious Over Prior Art Liquid Formulation - (Posted On Saturday, November 25, 2017) Allied Mineral Products, Inc. v. Osmi, Inc: Foreign Suit against Customers Insufficient Grounds for US Declaratory Judgment Action by Manufacturer - (Posted On Tuesday, October 31, 2017) No Right to Discovery of Unidentified Patents During BPCIA Litigation - (Posted On Saturday, September 30, 2017) Cardiovascular Disease Correlation Doesn’t Beat § 101 Challenge: Cleveland Clinic Foundation v. True Health Diagnostics - (Posted On Tuesday, August 29, 2017) Prior Product Use Limits “Pharmaceutical Batches” Claims to Process Disclosed in Patent Example - (Posted On Wednesday, May 31, 2017) Exceptional Case Rulings Establish Deference to District Court’s Manifest - (Posted On Friday, April 28, 2017) Federal Circuit Evaluates PTAB Reliance on Expert Testimony to Satisfy Substantial Evidence - (Posted On Thursday, March 30, 2017) Evidence to Negate PGR Eligibility Based on Filing Date May Not Be Sufficient to Establish Filing Date for Purposes of Antedating Prior Art - (Posted On Wednesday, February 01, 2017) Intellectual Property: When Applying Alice, Evaluate Invention as Whole - (Posted On Monday, August 29, 2016) Pagination Page 1 Next page Next › Current Legal Analysis EPA to Reconsider Asbestos Part 1 Risk Management Rule Following Legal Challenge by: Kathryn A. Bursick , L. Claire Hansen SCOTUS’s CASA Decision Ends Nationwide Injunctions, Creating Uncertainty Around Enforcement of Executive and Agency Actions by: Stephanie L. Adler-Paindiris , Eric R. Magnus Beltway Buzz, June 27, 2025 by: James J. Plunkett Cal/OSHA’s Significant Revisions to Proposed Workplace Violence Regulation Would Create More Obligations for More Employers by: Michael R. Watts , Sierra Vierra OFCCP Solicits Voluntary Updates on Contractors’ Wind-Down of EO 11246 Obligations by: Lauren B. Hicks , Christopher J. Near Long-Term Care and the Family Farm: Legal Planning to Preserve Agricultural Assets by: Jane Francis Nowell , Peter B. von Stein A New Era Begins: NCAA Amateurism Is Out as Direct Athlete Compensation + College Sports Commission Enter the Arena by: Bernard G. Dennis III , Jason S. Kaner Pennsylvania Moves Closer to $15 Minimum Wage as Bill Advances to Senate by: Stephanie Peet , Daniel F. Thornton China’s National People’s Congress Passes Amended Anti-Unfair Competition Law by: Aaron Wininger Timing Is Everything: SCOTUS Shuts Down Retiree’s ADA Post-Employment Benefits Claim by: Katharine C. Weber , Luke P. Breslin OFCCP Invites Voluntary Disclosures from Federal Contractors Regarding Executive Order 14173 by: Laura A. Mitchell , Nicole Trotta HSE Begins Public Consultation on CLP Reform Proposal by: Lynn L. Bergeson , Carla N. Hutton New Agreement to Accelerate Importation of Health Products Through PAHO by: Gustavo A. Alcocer , Alejandro Luna Fandiño Pending State Housing Laws: Expedited Approval of Post-Entitlement Permits by: Caroline Guibert Chase , Nicholas DuBroff Supreme Court Narrows Scope of Injunctions in Birthright Citizenship Case: Employer Considerations by: Ian R. Macdonald Upcoming Events Jul 2 2025 Top Tips for Employers – Drug Testing Policies, Administration, & Litigation Jul 8 2025 Environmental Essentials Webinar - EPA’s Proposed Repeal of the Carbon Pollution Standards for Power Plants: Implications for the Rest of Industry Jul 9 2025 Employment Law in the US Jul 10 2025 Checkmate: Making the Right Moves in Complex Workplace Investigations Print