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Linda E. Benfield, Dorothy E. Watson; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 8, 2013, previously published on April 4, 2013 Backup generators used in a broad range of industries, including medical, agriculture, and oil and gas production facilities, are now subject to new emission standards. New EPA regulations for reciprocating internal combustion engines (RICE) went into effect April 1, 2013 (78 Fed. Reg. 6,674). The...
| | Negotiating the Enforcement Maze: A CFPB Civil Investigative Demand
Jennifer M. Keas; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 8, 2013, previously published on April 4, 2013 The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau), through its Office of Enforcement, may conduct inquiries of institutions or persons to investigate compliance with the federal consumer financial laws for which it is responsible. The CFPB currently has many such investigations underway....
| | A Cautionary Tale for Patent Applicants
Antoinette F. Konski; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 4, 2013, previously published on April 2, 2013 When should a patent application be filed ? Should it be filed prior to submission of a manuscript or abstract for peer-review or just prior to publication? In highly competitive technologies, it is prudent to file as soon as possible or run the risk of losing potential patent rights to a...
| | Conflict Minerals: Key Initial Compliance Steps for Companies
Foley Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 3, 2013, previously published on April 1, 2013 The SEC’s conflict minerals reporting rules became effective January 1, 2013, and those rules impose burdens on companies throughout the automotive supply chain, given how prevalent the so-called “conflict minerals” are in automotive applications. We covered the SEC’s...
| | A Fever Over Paid Sick Leave Laws
Natasha B. Dorsey; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 3, 2013, previously published on April 1, 2013 On the heels of a nasty flu season, the topic of mandating paid sick leave seems more popular than ever. The battle between those who prefer their working and eating environments “sneeze-free” and those who prioritize limiting financial burdens on small businesses is a contentious one...
| | FTC Updates Guidance on Disclosures in Social Media Marketing
Paul Bargren, John E. Turlais; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 3, 2013, previously published on March 28, 2013 Earlier this month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) updated its guidelines for disclosures in digital media, “.Com Disclosures: How to Make Effective Disclosures in Digital Advertising” (Guide). The Guide, which updates a version originally released in 2000, addresses the expanding...
| | Eased Sanctions Present New Opportunities and Risks
Gregory Husisian, Christopher M. Swift; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 3, 2013, previously published on April 1, 2013 In last month’s newsletter, we discussed how developments in 2012 had considerably tightened sanctions against Iran, including through the first-ever application of sanctions to separately incorporated subsidiaries of U.S. multinational companies. In this second part of our year-end review,...
| | USPTO Implements Significant Patent Term Adjustment Changes Pursuant to the AIA Technical Corrections Act
Courtenay C. Brinckerhoff; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 3, 2013, previously published on April 1, 2013 On April 1, 2013, the USPTO published an “interim final rule” relating to Patent Term Adjustment (PTA), to implement changes to the PTA statute embodied in the AIA Technical Corrections Act. Although the rule changes have an immediate effective date, the USPTO will consider written...
| | Mutual Funds’ After-Tax Returns Adjusted for Tax on Net Investment Income
Michael G. Dana, Peter D. Fetzer, Terry D. Nelson; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 2, 2013, previously published on March 28, 2013 The SEC staff has announced that reported after-tax returns for mutual funds and exchange-traded funds must be adjusted to reflect the 3.8% tax on net investment income that became applicable to some taxpayers on January 1, 2013. This affects fund advertising as well as required disclosures in the...
| | Hedge Fund Managers Subject to SEC Fraud Charges
Michael G. Dana, Peter D. Fetzer, Terry D. Nelson; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 2, 2013, previously published on March 28, 2013 Recently, the SEC filed a complaint in federal court in Connecticut charging a pair of hedge fund managers (Messrs. David Bryson and Bart Gutekunst) and their investment advisory firm (New Stream Capital) with lying to the hedge fund’s investors about the fund’s financial condition and...
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