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Karen Lutz; Foley Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 17, 2013, previously published on May 16, 2013 This year, USEPA has made a change in the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) reporting process, merging their reporting/certification systems. As part of this process, they have added several new steps that previously approved Certifying Officials will need to conduct in order to be able to certify...
| | Supreme Court Finds for Monsanto in Seed Harvesting Case
Courtenay C. Brinckerhoff; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 17, 2013, previously published on May 16, 2013 In Bowman v. Monsanto Co., the Supreme Court held that the doctrine of patent exhaustion does not give a farmer who has bought patented seeds the right to “reproduce” them through planting and harvesting without the patent holder’s permission. This decision presents a...
| | Patent Exhaustion and Self-Replicating Technologies
Antoinette F. Konski; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 16, 2013, previously published on May 13, 2013 Today in Bowman v. Monstanto Co., 569 U.S. -- (2013), a unanimous Supreme Court held that under the doctrine of patent exhaustion,the authorized sale of a patented article only gives the purchaser or any subsequent owner of the patented article the right to use or resell that article. It does not...
| | Florida Judge Rejects Long-Standing Definition of Express Consent Under Telephone Consumer Protection Act
Michael C. Lueder; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 16, 2013, previously published on May 13, 2013 On May 8, 2013, Florida Judge Robert Scola, Jr. rejected the Federal Communications Commission’s long-standing definition of express consent. In Mais v. Gulf Coast Collection Bureau, plaintiff Mark Mais went to the emergency room at the Westside Regional Hospital in Broward County, Florida...
| | En Banc Decision in CLS Bank: No Clear Resolution for Eligibility of Computer-Related Inventions
George C. Beck, Jeffrey J. Mikrut; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 16, 2013, previously published on May 13, 2013 On May 10, 2013, the Federal Circuit, sitting en banc, issued a per curiam decision in CLS Bank International v. Alice Corporation Pty. Ltd., No. 2011-1301, affirming that the asserted method, computer-readable media, and system claims are not directed to eligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C....
| | Federal Circuit Issues Fractured Affirmance in CLS Bank v. Alice Corporation
Courtenay C. Brinckerhoff; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 16, 2013, previously published on May 13, 2013 In a fractured en banc decision, the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s holding that the claims at issue in CLS Bank v. Alice Corporation are invalid under 35 USC § 101. The multiple opinions reveal the judge’s fundamental differences as to the meaning and role of the...
| | D.C. Circuit Tells NLRB "No Workplace Poster for You!"
Theodore T. Eidukas; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 16, 2013, previously published on May 13, 2013 Many would contend that inherent in the freedom of speech is the freedom to decide when not to speak such that the government, as the argument goes, cannot compel one to say or otherwise disseminate certain information. The United States District Court for the District of Columbia Circuit appears...
| | City of Harrisburg Settles With SEC on Rule 10b-5 Violations
Michael G. Bailey, David Y. Bannard, Laura L. Bilas, Heidi H. Jeffery; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 16, 2013, previously published on May 15, 2013 Recently, the SEC settled with the City of Harrisburg (City) over violations of Rule 10b-5 in connection with material misstatements and omissions made by the City in its public statements and financial information, during a multi-year period.
| | "They Owe You" Does Not Always Mean You Can Withhold
Bennett L. Epstein; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 16, 2013, previously published on May 13, 2013 It is common for employees to separate from employment while still owing money to their employer.
| | USPTO Reshuffles the RCE Deck
Courtenay C. Brinckerhoff; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 10, 2013, previously published on May 9, 2013 The USPTO still is considering information gathered during its RCE Outreach program, but it has made some internal changes that should lead to more prompt examination after a Request for Examination (RCE) is filed. However, because that the backlog of RCEs awaiting examination has climbed to over...
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