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Various landowners residing in Clearview Township, County of Simcoe, brought an action against WPD Canada Corporation and Beattie Brothers Farms Limited in order to prevent the construction and operation of an 18.4 MW industrial wind farm.
After decades of protracted discussions and negotiations, Europe's patent law and patent court system are about to undergo their most radical shake-up since the foundation of the European Patent Organisation.
The recently-published "Flaschenträger" decision by the Tenth Senate of the Federal Court of Justice, which deals with cases under the patent and utility model laws, looks at the amount of infringer's profit to be handed over.
India’s journey with Geographical Indications (GI) started 10 years back in 2003, when the GI Act and Rules came into force.
A discussion which explores the manner in which to stay away from the risk of infringing competition policy.
A discussion on the future predictions in protecting clients' innovations and intellectual property.
With the adoption of two important regulations by the European Parliament and the EU Council and the signature of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court by 25 EU member states, a single patent system for Europe will soon be reality
A summary of the most recent legal developments.
An update on the most recent developments affecting the charity and not-for-profit sectors.
The recession has affected different parts of the economy in different ways.
Is bad credit an accurate predictor of employee trustworthiness or reliability?
HHS Office of Civil Rights and the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange are co-sponsoring four upcoming webinars to help smaller health care providers better understand HIPAA compliance and enforcement topics.
The Federal Circuit has issued its CLS Bank decision on the eligibility of computer-implemented inventions for patenting.
What does the Federal Circuit’s recent decision in CLS Bank Int’l v. Alice Corporation Pty Ltd. mean for software patents?
Following a similar initiative on the House side, leaders of the Senate Finance Committee are inviting provider input on Medicare physician payment system reform.
The U.S. State Department has issued the June 2013 Visa Bulletin.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a reminder to the public to make sure they have proper travel documents well in advance of travel between the US and Canada.
The recent announcement of charges in New York against eight members of a cybercrime ring that stole $40 million from ATMs in 24 countries, all within 10 hours, is the latest in a series of episodes that illustrate the constant threat of cyber attacks against our corporate networks.
According to a New York appellate court, insurers may still disclaim coverage years after underlying litigation commenced, if the insurer’s delay in doing so did not prejudice the insured.
The South Carolina Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Bodman v. South Carolina, holding that the state’s sales and use tax exemption and cap scheme, as a whole, does not violate the state constitution’s equal protection guarantee and prohibition against special legislation.
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This may be the final year that the so-called Bush tax cuts remain in effect, unless Congress acts to further extend them.
Service tax was initially introduced in the year 1994, when service tax was made applicable on only three services.
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services have issued a new and revised Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9.
Two recent political deals at both the state and municipal level will increase employer costs and burdens.
The first major immigration proposal in several years contains sweeping changes, with the president potentially signing a version by mid-June.
How safe is it to use email as a means of communication for formal notices under contracts?
This case is the latest decision to expand the meaning of "consequential loss" beyond the narrow English definition.
To amount to a "genuine redundancy" for the purposes of the unfair dismissal exemption, three boxes must be ticked.
