Baker & Hostetler LLP | USA | 18 Apr 2019
For the first time in nearly 15 years, the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission is set to adopt comprehensive revisions to the Rules of…
Vaish Associates Advocates | India | 18 Apr 2019
The Supreme Court recently clarified that the determination of the relevant market is not a mandatory pre-condition for assessing an alleged violation of Section 3 of the Competition Act. In its application, the Competition Commission of India argued that the Supreme Court had previously given the impression that the relevant market must be determined in all cases concerning Section 3 of the act.
Loyens & Loeff | USA | 17 Apr 2019
A Guidebook for employers and their international employees You are about to receive or hire an employee from outside the Netherlands. Or maybe you…
Ropes & Gray LLP | USA | 16 Apr 2019
A few weeks back I pointed out that the Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB) had changed its position on whether or not a new RPI designation requires…
Smart & Biggar | Canada | 15 Apr 2019
The new trademark law will take effect on 17 June 2019. Among the changes is a new fee-per-class structure, under which the government renewal fee will be C$400 for the first class and C$125 for each additional class. Brand owners can potentially realise huge savings if they take steps to renew all of their existing Canadian trademark registrations before the new law takes effect.
Mayer Brown | Brazil | 12 Apr 2019
Passed by the Brazilian Senate’s Plenary on March 27, 2019, Senate Bill No. 286 of 2015 (“Bill 286/15,” the Senate version of Chamber of…
Hogan Lovells | Italy | 10 Apr 2019
The Italian Medicines Agency recently opened a public consultation on national templates for medicinal products and medical devices to be used in clinical trials carried out in Italy. The public consultation will hopefully help to clarify whether such templates should be considered mandatory and to what extent they may be replaced by sponsors' templates or be subject to negotiation and......
Troutman Pepper | USA | 10 Apr 2019
On March 29, 2019, FERC released its 2018 staff report on Critical Infrastructure Protection ("CIP") reliability audits ("2018 CIP Report"). The 2018…
Cozen O'Connor | USA | 10 Apr 2019
At the beginning of the Texas Legislature session this year, it seemed like a slam dunk that Conservative lawmakers would stop Austin and other…
Baker McKenzie | European Union, Singapore, USA | 10 Apr 2019
Exercising its powers under the Securities and Futures Act (SFA), the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) recently passed the: to respectively…