Kilpatrick Stockton LLP

Kilpatrick Stockton LLP is a full-service international law firm with more than 500 attorneys in nine offices across the globe: Atlanta and Augusta, GA; Charlotte, Raleigh and Winston-Salem, NC; New York, NY; Washington, DC; Stockholm, Sweden and Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Kilpatrick Stockton's delivery of innovative business solutions provides results-oriented counsel for corporations, from the challenging demands of financial transactions and securities to the disciplines of intellectual property management. Collaboration among Kilpatrick Stockton's corporate, tax, employment and employee benefit attorneys provides knowledgeable and proactive guidance for companies at every stage of the business life cycle.

Challenge to Legality of Gene Patents May Proceed
Charles W. Calkins, Jennifer Giordano-Coltart, Leslie T. Grab, Jamie L. Greene, November 20, 2009
Gene related patents have been a cornerstone of the biotechnology industry for the past thirty years. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted thousands of patents related to human genes and their use in the detection of human diseases. The Association for Molecular...

FDIC Finalizes Rule Requiring Prepaid Assessments to Assist Deposit Insurance Fund
November 20, 2009
On November 12, 2009, the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) voted to require all FDIC-insured depository institutions to prepay risk-based assessments for the fourth quarter of 2009 and for all of 2010, 2011 and 2012. The prepaid assessments are designed to...

Fed Enters Executive Pay Debate with Proposal for Oversight of Incentive Compensation
November 20, 2009
The Federal Reserve Board has issued proposed guidance that would provide the Fed with enhanced supervisory powers over incentive compensation programs at the institutions it regulates. The proposal focuses on the management of risk by targeting programs that create incentives that threaten the...