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Mayer Brown LLP Houston, TX Document Search Results (9) Sort by:  | US Patent and Trademark Office Proposes Rules for New Administrative Proceedings for Challenging Patentability
Kyle Friesen, Sharon A. Israel, Joseph A. Mahoney, Brian A. Rosenthal, Bryon T. Wasserman; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 1, 2012, previously published on February 28, 2012 The new AIA administrative proceedings—inter partes review and post-grant review—become available on September 16, 2012, one year after the AIA was enacted. On February 10, 2012, the USPTO’s draft rules to implement these post-issuance proceedings were published in the Federal...
|  | PRIME Finance - Specialist Panel for Resolving Global Financial Disputes
Seema Bono, Menachem M. Hasofer, William H. Knull, Philip Allen Lacovara, Rani Mina, Jeffrey W. Sarles; Mayer Brown International LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 31, 2012, previously published on January 2012 A new and dynamic approach to resolving complex cross-border financial disputes was unveiled this month with the opening conference in The Hague of PRIME Finance, the Panel of Recognised International Market Experts in Finance. The panel comprises a diverse group of high profile judges and experts...
| | Pemex Launches Second International Bidding Round for Mature Fields in Mexico
Pablo C. Ferrante, Gabriel J. Salinas, Jose L. Valera; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 23, 2012, previously published on January 19, 2012 On January 19, 2012, Pemex Exploration & Production launched an international bidding round for exploration and production (E&P) contracts in mature fields in the northern region of the Gulf of Mexico. Pemex will award six E&P contracts covering the offshore areas (shallow waters) of Arenque...
| | Upstream Opportunities in Mexico: Bidding Rounds and New Contracts
Gabriel J. Salinas; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article December 12, 2011, previously published on December 8, 2011 In August 2010, Pemex, Mexico’s national oil company, awarded its first-ever incentive-based service contracts for upstream activities. The contracts, known as the “Integrated E&P Contracts” (IECs), were awarded as part of an international bidding round for upstream exploration...
| | Boosting Foreign Investment in Oil and Gas Exploration and Development in Vietnam
Kevin B. Hawkins, Toshi Yoshida; Mayer Brown JSM Vietnam Limited;
Legal Alert/Article December 12, 2011, previously published on December 8, 2011 Vietnam has seen dramatic economic growth in recent years. Left behind by neighboring countries that enjoyed booming economies much earlier, Vietnam is finally taking steady steps toward becoming an economic power in Asia. With a population of 91 million and a well-trained workforce with diligent...
| | Shale Gas in Today’s Context
Dallas Parker; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article December 12, 2011, previously published on December 8, 2011 While it’s no secret that the popular media and the energy industry don’t always agree, a particularly radical split occurred approximately six years ago on the subject of natural gas.
| | Model E-Discovery Order for US Patent Cases Announced
Eric B. Evans, Kyle Friesen, Sharon A. Israel; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article October 4, 2011, previously published on October 3, 2011 At the Eastern District of Texas’ Annual Bench & Bar Conference, on September 27, 2011, Chief Judge Randall Rader of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit announced the publication of a Model E-Discovery Order for patent cases, drafted by a subcommittee of the Advisory Council for...
| | President Obama Signs Major Patent Reform Act Into Law
Sharon A. Israel, Steven Yovits; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article September 23, 2011, previously published on September 22, 2011 On September 16, 2011, President Obama signed the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (the Act) into law. The Act provides the most substantial change to the patent laws of the United States since the Patent Act of 1952. Most significantly, it transforms the US patent system from a...
| | SEC Staff Comments on Companies’ Compliance with New Oil & Gas Reserves Disclosure Rules
Robin L. Clarkson, Jeff M. Dobbs, Marc H. Folladori; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article August 11, 2011, previously published on August 8, 2011 In December of 2008, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amended oil and gas disclosure rules. The adoption of these rules was a significant development for public reporting exploration and production (E&P) companies because it represented the first time in three decades that...
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