Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP | China, USA | 14 Jan 2016
On June 4, 2015, the Office of Personnel Management announced that personally identifiable information for 4 million current and retired U.S…
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP | USA | 5 Sep 2014
In August 2014, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics issued its "Guidelines for Creating and…
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP | USA | 2 Apr 2012
Continuing the trend established by the last several National Defense Authorization Acts (“NDAAs”), the FY 2012 NDAA contained several important revisions to intellectual property and technical data rights in Section 815.
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP | USA | 18 Oct 2011
On September 20, 2011, the Department of Defense (“DoD”) issued a final rule, effective immediately, amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (“DFARS”) and its presumption that certain commercial items, components, or processes are developed exclusively at private expense when determining the DoD’s right to use the technical data (intellectual property).
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP | USA | 29 Jun 2010
On June 28, 2010, after months of speculation and anticipation, the U.S. Supreme Court confirmed in Bilski v. Kappos, 561 U. S. ____ (2010) that at least some business methods may be patent-eligible.