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Martin J. Bishop, Martin J. Bishop, Thomas I. Elkind, Thomas I. Elkind, Michael C. Lueder, Michael C. Lueder; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 22, 2013, previously published on March 21, 2013 In a recent decision, Tyler v. Michaels Stores, Inc., the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held that zip codes are “personal identification information” and that a merchant asking for that information during a credit card transaction violates a Massachusetts statute [G.L.c. 93,...
| | Preserving First-to-Invent Status under the America Invents Act
Courtenay C. Brinckerhoff; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 21, 2013, previously published on March 19, 2013 Now that the first-inventor-to-file provisions of the America Invents Act (AIA) have taken effect, stakeholders should understand how to preserve the first-to-invent status of patent applications that were filed before March 16, 2013.
| | Can't Say You're Coming in if You're Going to Strike
Foley Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 21, 2013, previously published on March 18, 2013 As a general principle, an employer cannot discipline employees who do not report to work to participate in or support a strike against their employer, provided the strike satisfies legal requirements, such as the 10-day notice requirement that is unique to employers in the health care industry....
| | New I-9 Goes to 9 (Pages, That Is)
Anita M. Sorensen; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 21, 2013, previously published on March 18, 2013 On March 8, 2013, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a new version of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. DHS is providing a 60-day transition period, and the new form is mandatory as of May 8, 2013. The new document is nine pages, with detailed instructions taking up...
| | Administration Announces Strategy for Protecting U.S. Trade Secrets
Jason P. Britt; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 20, 2013, previously published on March 18, 2013 Theft of trade secrets by persons acting on behalf of foreign governments and corporations is a major problem for U.S. manufacturers, including manufacturers in the automotive industries. Spurred by several high-profile instances of trade secret theft — including the convictions of Yu Xiang...
| | The CFPB's "Escrows Rule" Exempts Small Creditors in Rural or Underserved Counties From Escrow Requirements
Yesenia Garcia Perez; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 19, 2013, previously published on March 14, 2013 The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (“CFPB”) Escrow Requirements under the Truth in Lending Act rule (“Escrows Rule”) will go into effect on June 1, 2013. The Rule amends Regulation Z (Truth in Lending) to implement certain amendments to the Truth in Lending Act...
| | Tough New Iran Sanctions Could Impact Automotive Suppliers
Gregory Husisian, Christopher M. Swift; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 19, 2013, previously published on March 14, 2013 Multinational companies in the automotive supply sector could face heightened enforcement risks under new sanctions on Iran. Effective March 8, 2013, U.S. parent companies will become liable for Iran-related sanctions violations committed by their foreign subsidiaries-including subsidiaries...
| | Federal Circuit Draws the Equitable Estoppel Line Before a CIP Patent
Courtenay C. Brinckerhoff; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 19, 2013, previously published on March 14, 2013 In Radio Systems Corp. v. Lalor, the Federal Circuit held that equitable estoppel barred Bumper Boy’s infringement charges based on one patent, but did not preclude infringement charges based on a continuation-in-part (CIP) patent, even though the asserted claims of the CIP patent were...
| | Avoiding Inadvertent Privilege Waivers: A Primer
Licyau Wong; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 14, 2013, previously published on March 12, 2013 You are an associate in a law firm who has just been assigned the responsibility of managing a document production in a breach of contracts case. There are 700,000 electronic documents to be reviewed, and there is a court-ordered deadline for the production in two weeks. Fast forward a few months,...
| | Federal Circuit Finds Obviousness-Type Double Patenting Without Common Ownership
Foley Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 13, 2013, previously published on March 12, 2013 Obviousness-type double patenting usually arises between commonly-owned patents or patent applications. While the USPTO has interpreted the judicially-created doctrine as pertaining when there is common or overlapping inventorship, without regard to common ownership, the Federal Circuit had not...
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