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Michael G. Dana, Peter D. Fetzer, Terry D. Nelson; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 4, 2013, previously published on May 30, 2013 The SEC and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have adopted joint rules to help protect individuals from identity theft. The new rules largely mirror the rules of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the other federal agencies that adopted identity theft rules under the Fair Credit...
| | U.S. and USPTO Move to Implement the Patent Law Treaty of 2000
Courtenay C. Brinckerhoff; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 31, 2013, previously published on May 28, 2013 While U.S. patent practitioners have been focusing on the changes to U.S. patent law embodied in the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA), Congress has taken additional steps to harmonize and streamline patent application procedures in accordance with an international treaty, the Patent Law Treaty...
| | Remember to Get Key Employment-Related Agreements Signed
Michael W. Groebe; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 30, 2013, previously published on May 28, 2013 In order to protect their valuable business assets, many employers require key employees to sign employment-related agreements such as non-compete, non-disclosure, and non-solicitation agreements. When properly drafted, these agreements can be extremely helpful in protecting an employer’s...
| | An "Honest Belief" Remains a Viable Defense Option
Yesenia Garcia Perez; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 30, 2013, previously published on May 28, 2013 Termination and other adverse employment actions often give rise to claims of intentional discrimination and other litigation. In many cases, the issues will boil down to an assertion that the facts supporting the employer’s case are not accurate. Whether or not the employer was right on the...
| | USEPA's PCB Bulk Product Waste Reinterpretation - 40 CFR Part 761
Graham Crockford; Foley Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 27, 2013, previously published on May 23, 2013 PCBs were domestically manufactured from 1929 until their manufacture was banned in the United States in 1979. Due to their non-flammability, chemical stability, high boiling point, and electrical insulating properties, PCBs were used in hundreds of industrial and commercial applications resulting...
| | CFPB's Amendments to the "Escrows Final Rule" Seek to Maintain Consumer Protections Applicable to Higher-Priced Mortgage Loans and to Clarify the "Rural" and "Underserved" Definitions
Yesenia Garcia Perez; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 27, 2013, previously published on May 23, 2013 The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) recently issued a final rule clarifying the 2013 Escrows Final Rule issued by CFPB on January 10, 2013. The CFPB indicates that the clarifying and technical amendments to the 2013 Escrows Final Rule seek to (1) maintain consumer...
| | In Uship Federal Circuit Finds Prosecution History Disclaimer in Arguments Against Restriction Requirement
Courtenay C. Brinckerhoff; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 27, 2013, previously published on May 23, 2013 In Uship Intellectual Properties, LLC v. United States, the Federal Circuit upheld the claim construction applied by the Court of Federal Claims when it held that the United States and IBM Corporation did not infringe the claims at issue. Coming on the heels of the Biogen case, this decision...
| | DOD's Proposed Counterfeit Parts Regulations for Contractors Provide Some Answers, But More Questions
Frank S. Murray; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 24, 2013, previously published on May 21, 2013 Coming not long after the issuance of its new internal policy guidance on counterfeit materiel, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) published on May 16, 2013 its first set of proposed regulations that would impose specific anti-counterfeiting obligations on defense contractors. These proposed...
| | Supplier Relationships: Where Breakdowns Occur
Jeffrey A. Soble; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 24, 2013, previously published on May 20, 2013 Supplier relationships do not break down overnight. Often the reasons or causes for the breakdowns are not those in the moment, but those that companies do not prepare for. A breakdown with the supplier relationship is often tied to a mistake that takes place days, months or even years before....
| | USPTO Launches New After Final Consideration Pilot Program to Reduce Requests for Continued Examination (RCEs)
Courtenay C. Brinckerhoff; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 24, 2013, previously published on May 20, 2013 In a Federal Register Notice published on May 17, 2013, the USPTO announced After Final Consideration Pilot Program 2.0 (AFCP 2.0) as part of its ongoing efforts to “reduce pendency by reducing the number of Requests for Continued Examination (RCE) and encouraging increased collaboration...
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