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Ropes & Gray LLP
As I predicted it would back in May, the Federal Circuit has now reversed the long-standing practice of the Patent Trial & Appeal Board to accept certain IPR petitions outside of the 1-year window of 35 U.S.C. § 315(b).
Morrison & Foerster LLP
"Employees leaving an organization might be replaced physically, however, their skill-sets and knowledge cannot be exactly replaced by the person replacing them… the skill of employees....
Fisher Phillips LLP
Your employees could be at a heightened risk for developing an addiction to opioids after a workplace injury. Now is the time to take measures to minimize the risk of this happening to them.
Klein Moynihan Turco LLP
Website Terms and Conditions are a useful tool for website owners and operators to use in order to create essential legal protections and limit liability.
Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P
In July, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office's Patent Trial and Appeal Board designated its ex parte Jung decision as informative (see here and here). In this decision, the Board held that the phrase
Fisher Phillips LLP
After nearly 10 years of start-and-stop efforts on Beacon Hill, Governor Charlie Baker signed "An Act Relative to Economic Development in the Commonwealth" on Friday evening, which includes sweeping
Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.
Sometimes not-so-good things happen to good people. The Board affirmed a refusal to register the mark LEGION OF GOOD WILL (in standard character form) for "Charitable services, namely, organizing
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
The National Futures Association ("NFA") set October 31, 2018 as the effective date for certain disclosure requirements related to virtual currency activities.
Brown Rudnick LLP
U.S. and non-U.S. companies continue to face a more challenging environment in complying with U.S. international trade laws...
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
FINRA proposed amending its security futures risk disclosure statement to reflect that Securities Investor Protection Corporation's protection for customer cash ...
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
The Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") final regulations and removal of temporary regulations regarding the centralized partnership audit regime ...
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
The SEC Office of Investor Education and Advocacy ("OIEA") warned investors of risks associated with "self-directed" individual retirement accounts ("SD-IRAs").
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
In a new report on interconnectedness and systemic risk, IOSCO, the Financial Stability Board, the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures ...
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
FINRA released its first annual "Industry Snapshot," a publication containing year over year data on trading activity and statistics on FINRA-registered firms and representatives.
Holland & Knight
Prior to the federally enacted Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), companies seeking civil remedies for misappropriation were generally limited to state law causes of action, and federal litigation...
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
In GoPro, Inc. v. Contour IP Holding LLC, No. 17-1894, 17-1936 (Fed. Cir. July 27, 2018), the Federal Circuit vacated the Board's determination that a product catalog ...
Mayer Brown
Counsel Brian Hirshberg discusses the availability of shelf offerings, capital markets opportunities
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
As discussed in our previous blog, "CMS Pushes for Hospital Price Transparency in Proposed Rule", on April 24, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Holland & Knight
On Aug. 7, 2018, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment in favor of Barker Boatworks, LLC, rejecting Yellowfin Yacht's Florida Uniform Trade Secret Act (FUTSA) claim
Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P
Advantek obtained U.S. Design Patent No. D715,006 ("D '006") on a "gazebo" without a cover
Asit Mehta & Associates
India's Ministry of Corporate Affairs is having a busy year. After cracking down on shell companies and LLPs, they have now introduced more stringent KYC norms for directors and designated partners of LLPs in India.
Arnold & Porter
If there was ever a regulatory grace period for virtual currencies and blockchain technology, it is officially over.
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
On February 6, 2018, Seyfarth Shaw Partner Jerry Maatman and Bloomberg Law Senior Legal Editor Perry Cooper presented a timely event on "Top Trends In Workplace Class Action Litigation Panel Discussion."
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
Energy & Sustainability Connections brings the latest developments in energy investing, legal insights, company activity, and industry events straight to your inbox.
Mayer Brown
Big data is top of mind at virtually every company and is often described as one of a business's most valuable assets. In spite of this, many companies are paying far too little attention...
Dickinson Wright PLLC
In its "2017 Year in Review", the Fraud Section in the Criminal Division of the US Department of Justice announced the launch of its Health Care Fraud Unit's Data Analytics Team.
Pryor Cashman LLP
Following her September 2017 appearance on CNBC's "Nightly Business Report," Partner Dyan Finguerra-DuCharme returned to the program for a segment exploring ways to identify and avoid scams involving intellectual property.
Shearman & Sterling LLP
On March 20, 2018, the Wolfsberg Group published a set of Frequently Asked Questions on financial crime country risk.
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the world of medicine, as the recent decades have marked a surge in the development of medical AI.
Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
Other recent SEC enforcement actions include proceedings dated January 18 and January 30, each revoking a registration of securities after the respective registrants failed to file several periodic reports.
Shearman & Sterling LLP
On 29 November 2017, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced a revised Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ...
Womble Bond Dickinson
For retired Sgt. Ryan Henderson, 82nd Airborne, his former Tactical Explosive Detection Dog (TEDD) ...
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
President Trump signed sweeping tax legislation into law on Dec. 22, 2017, resulting in several significant changes to the wealth transfer tax system, effective as of Jan. 1, 2018.
Mayer Brown
In light of recent news regarding data breaches affecting Facebook users, data-mining apps are not the only entities monitoring social media use these days.
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
We are pleased to present the latest edition of our Monthly TCPA Digest, providing insights and news related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).
K&L Gates
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is facing scrutiny on its handling of a data breach that occurred in 2016 – but was only publicly disclosed on 20 September 2017.
Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
The FTC traditionally relied on the second proviso of Section 13(b) for access to the federal courts.
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
On June 5, the private body of web accessibility experts called the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) published its update to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 ...
Butler Snow LLP
Real estate law requires not only an understanding of buying and selling real estate, closing processes, real estate title, leasing and finance, but also experience in a variety of other areas that are important...
Matson Driscoll & Damico
In my previous article, I discussed the critical need for business owners to have their business valued by a professional appraiser.
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Seyfarth Shaw LLP
On February 6, 2018, Seyfarth Shaw Partner Jerry Maatman and Bloomberg Law Senior Legal Editor Perry Cooper presented a timely event on "Top Trends In Workplace Class Action Litigation Panel Discussion."
Arnold & Porter
If there was ever a regulatory grace period for virtual currencies and blockchain technology, it is officially over.
McLane Middleton, Professional Association
I recently found out that one of my employees has been sharing his salary with other employees and posting it on his Facebook page.
Jones Day
Technology has transformed the way that directors receive and review information and communicate with each other and with management.
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
Energy & Sustainability Connections brings the latest developments in energy investing, legal insights, company activity, and industry events straight to your inbox.
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart
Wisconsin employers that have found themselves frustrated by the fact that they can end an employment relationship for legitimate, business-related reasons yet the employee can still collect unemployment benefits...
Dickinson Wright PLLC
In its "2017 Year in Review", the Fraud Section in the Criminal Division of the US Department of Justice announced the launch of its Health Care Fraud Unit's Data Analytics Team.
Pryor Cashman LLP
Following her September 2017 appearance on CNBC's "Nightly Business Report," Partner Dyan Finguerra-DuCharme returned to the program for a segment exploring ways to identify and avoid scams involving intellectual property.
Shearman & Sterling LLP
On March 20, 2018, the Wolfsberg Group published a set of Frequently Asked Questions on financial crime country risk.
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
On June 5, the private body of web accessibility experts called the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) published its update to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 ...
