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Knobbe Martens | USA | 27 Oct 2020
Lexmark framework to determine eligibility to bring statutory causes of actions applies to trademark cancellation proceedings
Whether a party has satisfied the requirements to bring a petition for trademark cancellation under 15 U.S.C. §1064 is determined under the…
DLA Piper | USA | 14 Jan 2020
Court rules that "personal benefit" not necessary for criminal insider trading liability under certain statutes
Securities Enforcement Alert By: Deborah R. Meshulam David Priebe Eric Paul Christofferson Elan A. Gershoni A recent opinion by the US Court of…
Beusse Wolter Sanks & Maire PLLC | USA | 19 Mar 2019
For Abstract Ideas in Patent Eligibility Analysis, All Equations are NOT Equal
Abstract. The draft 2019 Revised Patent Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance ("draft Guidance") should be modified to treat equations that relate…
Seyfarth Shaw LLP | USA | 27 Feb 2019
California Appellate Court Affirms Broad Scope of ERISA Preemption in State Law Privacy Case
Seyfarth Synopsis: In an unpublished yet fascinating decision, the California Court of Appeal held that ERISA § 514 preempts state law causes of…
King & Spalding LLP | USA | 19 Feb 2019
EPA Issues New Waste Rules for Hospitals, Medical Clinics and Pharmacies
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) recently issued new regulations for managing pharmaceutical waste under the Resource Conservation and…
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP | USA | 17 Feb 2019
Department of Justice and SEC Bite Apple Alleged Insider Trader
A former senior in-house counsel at Apple Inc. responsible for securities law compliance, including adherence with insider trading prohibitions, was…
Workman Nydegger | USA | 4 Feb 2019
Supreme Court in Helsinn: Secret Sales Can Qualify as Prior Art Under the AIA
Prior to the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA), 35 U.S.C. §102 entitled a person to a patent unless, among other things, “the invention was … in…
Littler Mendelson PC | USA | 4 Jan 2019
Puerto Rico Department of the Treasury Announces 2019 Limits on Qualified Retirement Plans
On December 31, 2018, the Puerto Rico Department of the Treasury (PR Treasury) issued Internal Revenue Informative Bulletin No. 18-24 (IB 18-24)…
Epstein Becker Green | USA | 10 Dec 2018
The SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act: Part 1: New Federal Anti-Kickback Law - Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act of 2018
President Trump recently signed sweeping bipartisan legislation to combat the opioid epidemic. TheSubstance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes…
Collyer Bristow LLP | United Kingdom, USA | 7 Nov 2018
English High Court refuses to block enforcement of U.S. discovery order
In the recent decision of Dreymoor v Eurochem [2018] EWHC 2267, the English High Court refused to grant an injunction to restrain the enforcement of a…
