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Legal Alert/Article March 11, 2013, previously published on March 4, 2013 The application of medical technology in the pediatric setting must serve the best interest of the child. Genetic testing of children and infants presents unique challenges. In contrast to the testing of adult patients, most children cannot understand the risks and benefits or provide informed...
| | Spring Is Coming and So Are the H-1Bs
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Legal Alert/Article March 11, 2013, previously published on March 4, 2013 Spring is around the corner and so is a new H-1B filing period. On Monday, April 1, 2013, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), a division of the Department of Homeland Security, will begin accepting new H-1B cases to count against the 2014 H-1B cap. H-1B is a temporary,...
| | USPTO to Waive New Appeal Fee for Appeal Briefs Filed by March 18, 2013
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Legal Alert/Article March 11, 2013, previously published on March 5, 2013 While most stakeholders are focused on the first-inventor-to-file changes to U.S. patent law that take effect on March 16, 2013, some applicants could realize significant cost savings by taking certain actions by March 18, 2013, to avoid the new USPTO fees that take effect on March 19, 2013....
| | Treasury Releases Message on Impact of Sequestration on 1603 Cash Grants
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Legal Alert/Article March 11, 2013, previously published on March 5, 2013 On March 4, 2013, U.S. Treasury released guidance on the impact of the across-the-board spending cuts known as “sequestration” to the Section 1603 cash grant program.
| | Mutual Funds and Affiliated Securities Lending Agents
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Legal Alert/Article March 11, 2013, previously published on February 27, 2013 Shareholders of a family of exchange-traded funds have brought suit against the ETFs’ investment adviser and trustees for allegedly excessive compensation paid to a securities lending agent affiliated with the investment adviser. The plaintiffs argue primarily that the fee split between the...
| | SEC Takes Enforcement Action against Adviser for Inadequate Written Compliance Policies and Procedures
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Legal Alert/Article March 11, 2013, previously published on February 27, 2013 The SEC recently took enforcement action against a registered investment adviser (RIA) for failing to have written policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 as required under Rule 206(4) of the Advisers Act (In the Matter of IMC Asset...
| | What Does the Crystal Ball Say on the Future of Technology Assisted Review?
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Legal Alert/Article March 11, 2013, previously published on March 1, 2013 The day when robots start doing legal work might come sooner than you think. Indeed, courts and litigants across the country appear to have a laserbeam focus on the newest entrant to the E-Discovery scene: computer assisted review.
| | Supreme Court Holds a Gunn to Exclusive Federal Court Jurisdiction Over Patent Malpractice Claims
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Legal Alert/Article March 11, 2013, previously published on February 28, 2013 In Gunn v. Minton, the Supreme Court held that federal courts do not have exclusive jurisdiction over patent malpractice claims. Under 28 USC § 1338(a), federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction over cases “arising under any Act of Congress relating to patents,” but the Court...
| | Mutual Fund Boards and Oversight of Fair Valuation
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Legal Alert/Article March 11, 2013, previously published on February 27, 2013 In a recent newsletter, we reported on the enforcement action that was brought against eight former members of the boards of directors overseeing five Memphis, Tennessee-based mutual funds for violating their asset pricing responsibilities under the federal securities laws. This article expands on...
| | Does The Experimental Use Exception Survive The AIA?
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Legal Alert/Article March 11, 2013, previously published on March 7, 2013 Now that the March 16, 2013 effective date of the first-to-file provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) is fast-approaching, I have been reviewing the commentary in the USPTO’s February 14, 2013 Federal Register Notices publishing the final First Inventor To File rules and...
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