In-person social event planned by ACC-MI
The Association of Corporate Counsel, Michigan Chapter (ACC-MI), will host a Social Event on Wednesday, Aug. 11, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Detroit Athletic Club, 241 Madison Street in Detroit.
This will be ACC-MI’s first in-person social event post-pandemic.
For additional information or to register for the event, visit www.acc.com/chapters-networks/chapters/michigan.
Latest developments in patent eligibility law explored at webinar
The American Bar Association will present a 90 minute patent eligibility webinar titled “Brave New World: Navigating the Very Latest Developments in Patent Eligibility Law in 2021” on Tuesday, Aug. 24.
Attendees will hear top experts on patent eligibility law describe the latest Ladevelopments that attorneys need to be aware of. The group will propose a new strategy for repairing the gap in protection for inventions based on scientific discoveries—an approach geared toward the new Supreme Court.
They will also describe the strange return of the mental steps doctrine, a relic from the 1950s that has returned as an eligibility wild card; the issues that the Supreme Court’s expression of interest in the American Axle CVSG case may open up; and look at the new law of data displays and graphical user interfaces.
Speaking at the webinar will be Joseph Matal of Haynes and Boone LLP; Kelly Horn of Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett, & Dunner LLP; and Kevin Noonan of McDonnell, Boehnen, Hulbert, & Berghoff LLP.
Cost for the webinar is $75 for ABA members and $100 for non-members. To register, visit www.americanbar.org and click on “events.”
City will provide election ballots in Bengali language
HAMTRAMCK (AP) — A small, diverse Detroit-area community has agreed to provide election ballots in the Bengali language.
A federal judge signed off on a settlement between Hamtramck and lawyers who represented a woman who speaks Bengali and has limited English skills, the Detroit Free Press reported.
“For many years I struggled to vote because I couldn’t understand the ballot and needed the help of my children to translate it,” Rahima Begum said.
The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund said it sued after Hamtramck failed to honor requests for voter assistance, which is required under federal law under certain circumstances, the Free Press reported.
The agreement says Hamtramck will translate ballots in Bengali, assign bilingual speakers as poll workers and form a Bengali language advisory group.
Hamtramck, known historically as a destination for Polish immigrants, has a significant number of residents from Bangladesh.
The next election is the Aug. 3 primary.
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