Reducing legal risk to Bayh Dole Act intellectual property: are inventor assignments to third parties valid? *

USA - February 24 2011
On February 28, 2011 the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral argument in a case that may significantly impact the intellectual property rights of small businesses and universities that work in close collaboration to develop new inventions.

Co-authors: Brendan Lill, Paul Debolt.

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DoD publishes second version of rules on contractor business systems and withholding of contract payments *

USA - December 15 2010
For the second time this year, the Department of Defense has published a Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) proposed rule regarding contractor business systems.

Co-authors: Terry L. Elling.

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DC Circuit’s Civil False Claims Act decision provides clarity for government contractors *

USA - December 8 2010
The DC Circuit's December 3, 2010 opinion in United States v. Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), provides some welcome guidance for government contractors hoping to understand their potential liability under the Federal Civil False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-33.

Co-authors: Geoffrey R. Garinther, Paul Debolt.

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Contractors in Afghanistan should prepare for the termination of private security contracts and taxation of subcontractors *

Afghanistan, USA - November 30 2010
Contractors performing under U.S. government contracts in Afghanistan are accustomed to working under adverse conditions and dealing with the considerable uncertainty in performing in a hostile environment.

Co-authors: Terry L. Elling.

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FAPIIS goes public: contractor performance and integrity information database will be made publicly available *

USA - August 31 2010
When the President signed the 2010 Supplemental Appropriations Act on July 29, 2010, a provision of that law directed the General Services Administration ("GSA") to make nearly all of the information in the recently-created Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System ("FAPIIS") database available to the public.

Co-authors: Terry L. Elling.

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