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Courtenay C. Brinckerhoff; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 8, 2013, previously published on May 7, 2013 In Allergan, Inc. v. Sandoz, Inc., the Federal Circuit reversed the district court in part, finding that Allergan’s composition claims and most of its method claims are invalid as obvious, but upholding one method claim because it recites a non-obvious result. Some of the court’s...
| | eDiscovery: The View From Singapore
Pooja S. Nair; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 8, 2013, previously published on May 6, 2013 The Singaporean government has adopted aggressive measures to become a regional center for dispute resolution and arbitration in areas ranging from intellectual property, to oil and gas arbitration.
| | The Union Is Knocking at My Door: What Can I Say?
John H. Douglas; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 8, 2013, previously published on May 6, 2013 Any employer who has been through an initial union organizing drive is probably familiar with the mnemonic “TIPS.” During a union organizing drive an employer’s managers should avoid:
| | Legislature Rewrites Florida LLC Law
Gardner F. Davis; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 8, 2013, previously published on May 7, 2013 The 2013 Florida Legislature made several important changes to the law governing Florida limited liability companies (LLCs). The new law was based primarily on the Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act as amended in 2011.
| | New DOD Internal Policy Guidance on Counterfeit Parts: A Preview of Contractor Regulations?
Frank S. Murray; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 8, 2013, previously published on May 7, 2013 The Department of Defense (DOD) has issued a new instruction that establishes internal DOD policies for detecting, avoiding, and remediating counterfeit parts in the DOD supply chain, and allocates responsibility among various DOD offices and functions for administering or developing those...
| | Wisconsin Court Confirms Computer-Controlled Medical Devices Are Exempt From Property Tax
Theresa A. Andre, Eric J. Hatchell, Maureen A. McGinnity; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 7, 2013, previously published on May 6, 2013 In 2008, the Wisconsin Tax Appeals Commission ruled that the following categories of computerized medical equipment are exempt from property tax:
| | U.S. to Cut Automotive Tariffs as Japan Enters TPP Talks
Christopher M. Swift; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 7, 2013, previously published on May 6, 2013 On April 24, 2013, Acting U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) Demetrios Marantis formally notified Congress that the United States plans to include Japan in Trans-Pacific Partnership (“TTP”) negotiations. Coming just three days after the TTP parties accepted Japan’s...
| | California City Enacts Law Requiring Solar Energy Systems on Most New Homes
Jason N. Barglow; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 7, 2013, previously published on May 5, 2013 The city of Lancaster, California recently adopted an ordinance requiring builders of most new homes to install functional solar power generation systems on these homes prior to their sale to the public. The law is believed to be the first in the nation to actually mandate the installation of solar...
| | CFPB Zeroes in on Payday Loans
Thomas I. Elkind; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 3, 2013, previously published on May 1, 2013 During the past year, the CFPB has engaged in an in-depth review of short term and small dollar loans, specifically payday loans extended by non-depository institutions and deposit advance products offered by depository institutions to their customers. These are loans that are due to be repaid on...
| | Federal Circuit Holds That Patent Indefiniteness Requires Insoluble Ambiguousness
Courtenay C. Brinckerhoff; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 3, 2013, previously published on May 2, 2013 In Biosig Instruments, Inc. v. Nautilus Inc., the Federal Circuit reversed the district court’s finding that the claims at issue were invalid as indefinite, because the claims were not “insolubly ambiguous.” This case underscores the difficulty of challenging a patent under 35 USC...
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