Melissa Nott DavisPartnerMcDermott Will & Emery Websitewww.mwe.comBlogwww.mwe.com/insightsConnectEmailTwitterLinkedIn617-535-4189 Professional Biography Melissa Nott Davis is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm’s Boston office. More Legal and Business Bylines From Melissa Nott Davis Reasonable Royalty Damages in Copyright: Gaylord v. United States - (Posted On Thursday, March 26, 2015) District Courts Must Follow Georgia-Pacific & Seagate’s Instructions: Aqua Shield v. Inter Pool Cover Team, et al. - (Posted On Thursday, January 29, 2015) Third Circuit: Octane Fitness Changes the Landscape for Trademark Cases Too - (Posted On Saturday, November 01, 2014) States Have the Right to Protect Businesses Against Non-Practicing Entities (NPEs) - (Posted On Wednesday, October 01, 2014) International Trade Commission (ITC) Issues Its First Stay of a Cease and Desist Order (CDO) - (Posted On Saturday, August 02, 2014) Eastern District of Texas Can’t Keep Every Case Filed There - (Posted On Friday, May 30, 2014) Microsoft v. DataTern, Inc.: Suppliers May Declaratory Judgment an NPE, But It Won’t Be Easy - (Posted On Thursday, May 29, 2014) First Circuit Stays on the Fence Regarding Application Versus Registration Approach - (Posted On Monday, May 05, 2014) Take Them to District Court and You’ll Have to Pay the Lawyers - Shammas v. Focarino - (Posted On Wednesday, February 05, 2014) It’s Not Easy to Get into the Federal Circuit Re: Intellectual Property Litigation and Venue - (Posted On Tuesday, December 31, 2013) Pagination Previous page ‹ Previous Page 2 Next page Next › Current Legal Analysis Australia: Preparing for Australia’s Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing ACT 2006: What Tranche 2 Entities Need to Know by: Jim Bulling Anthropic and Meta Fair Use Rulings on AI Model Training by: Shawn C. Helms , Jason D. Krieser Fair Use or Foul Play? The AI Fair Use Copyright Line by: Jodi Benassi Seeing Double? Director Instructs Board to Resolve Claim Construction Pre-Institution by: Benjamin N. Ediger, PhD NSCEB Seeks Input to Modernize Biotechnology Product Regulation by: Lynn L. Bergeson , Carla N. Hutton California CCPA Settlement: Health Website Penalized for Tracking Non-Compliance by: Gretchen A. Ramos , Sherry Xiaoxuan Ding USCIS Issues Major Update to TN Visa Policy Manual by: Rosa M. Corriveau SEC and SolarWinds Seek Settlement in Securities Fraud Case by: Hunton Andrews Kurth’s Privacy and Cybersecurity Ninth Circuit Scrutinizes California Wiretap Law: Will Website Chat and Analytics Survive Legal Challenge? by: Harrison Brown , Ana Tagvoryan EPA’s 2024 Asbestos Ban Paused as Fifth Circuit Grants Abeyance for Rule Reconsideration by: John Surma Has SCOTUS Pre-decided Whether the NRC Can License Private Off-Site High-Level Nuclear Waste Storage Facilities? by: Peter A. Tomasi , David G. Cabrales Effective Immediately: CEQA Reform Legislation by: Caroline Guibert Chase , Zachary D. Rego Safety Basics XV: Imminent Danger—OSHA’s Immediate Response Procedures [Podcast] by: Frank D. Davis , John Surma Active Shooter Incidents, Part I: Beyond the Statistics to Practical Workplace Violence Insights [Podcast] by: Karen Tynan Hard Bargaining Gone Bad: D.C. Cir. Upholds NLRB’s Bad-Faith Finding by: Paul Salvatore , Joshua S. Fox Upcoming Events 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 July 9 WEBINAR | Crossing Borders: US Business Immigration Strategies for Israeli Companies Jul 9 2025 Employment Law in the US Jul 10 2025 Mandatory Roth Catch-up Print