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USA - May 21 2013
On Thursday, May 16, the Department of Defense (DOD) issued a proposed rule that implements Section 818 of the 2012 National Defense Authorization…
USA - July 26 2012
Counterfeit parts are increasingly becoming an issue of concern for companies across the defense industrial base and the Department of Defense (DoD).
USA - November 17 2011
On Nov. 4, 2011, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit held that under the False Claims Act's "first-to-file" rule, 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b)(5), a qui tam complaint need not meet the heightened pleading standard of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 9(b) to potentially bar a later-filed qui tam complaint.
USA - November 9 2011
On November 4, 2011, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit held that under the False Claims Act's (FCA's) "first-to-file" rule, 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b)(5), a qui tam complaint need not meet the heightened pleading standard of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 9(b) to potentially bar a later-filed qui tam complaint.
USA - June 8 2011
On June 6, 2011, the United States Supreme Court held that the University and Small Business Patent Procedures Act of 1980—also known as the Bayh-Dole Act—does not automatically vest federal contractors with the patent rights to federally funded inventions created by their employees.
