* IP professors swear IP cases are going to be interesting this time. Of course they say that… it’s their trademark response. [National Law Journal]
* Chris Collins resigns from Congress in advance of pleading guilty to abusing his board position. [Law360]

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* California has fired the first, serious shots at the NCAA’s student-exploitation model. Where do we go from here? [Sports Illustrated]
* Forever 21 enters Chapter 11, learning exactly what 32 feels like. [USA Today]
* Law firm merger market remains relatively quiet. [American Lawyer]
* Companies hiring GCs increasingly consider candidates based on potential to move into executive leadership someday. [Corporate Counsel]