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Solar tariffs: Adoption of the finance law for 2021 and the renegotiation of power purchase agreements

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/02/21

Article 225 of finance law for 2021 dated 29 December 2020 (the "2021 Finance Law") provides for the renegotiation of the feed-in tariffs of approximately 800 photovoltaic power purchase agreements ("PPAs") concluded between 2006 and 2010.

The Corporate Transparency Act: New Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/02/21

On January 1, 2021, US Congress passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

A “Culture Of Concealment” – Scrutinizing Overbroad NDAs

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/02/21

Courts are increasingly scrutinizing agreements that extend beyond what is necessary to protect bona fide confidential information and trade secrets. The recent decision in Hamilton v. Juul Labs, Inc., Case No. 3:20-cv-03710-EMC, illustrates this trend.

Betriebsvermögen im Erbschaftsteuer- und Schenkungsteuergesetz

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/02/21

Viele Familienunternehmen kämpfen aktuell mit den Folgen der Corona-Pandemie und stehen vor einer ungewissen Zukunft.

Patent Directed to Countering Credit Card Fraud is an Invalid Abstract Idea Under Section 101

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/02/21

In the case of In Re: SARADA MOHAPATRA, Appellant, No. 2020-1935, 2021 WL 408755 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 5, 2021), Sarada Mohapatra sought to overturn a decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), holding that his patent application was directed to unpatentable subject matter.

Here's How to Prepare for CPRA and Proposed VCDPA Requirements Concerning Sensitive Information

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/02/21

One of the most notable features of the new California Consumer Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) and the proposed Virginia Consumer Data Protection Action (VCDPA)—which has now passed both houses of the Virginia legislature—is the establishment of special categories of "sensitive" information.

Federal Circuit Appeals from the PTAB and ITC: Summaries of Key 2020 Decisions: Mayborn Grp., Ltd. v. Int’l Trade Comm’n, 965 F.3d 1350 (Fed. Cir. 2020)

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/02/21

Mayborn petitioned the International Trade Commission to rescind a general exclusion order (GEO) after the complainants informed Mayborn that its self-anchoring beverage containers were potentially subject to the order.

SFDR – Revised Secondary ESG Disclosure Measures

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/02/21

The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) have published the final draft of the Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), which set out the detailed disclosure requirements for the principal adverse impacts sustainability statements and

GameStop, Taxes, and the Next Trade

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/02/21

It appears the wild ride for traders in GameStop (GME) stock has ended with shares trading at a fraction of what they were trading just a few weeks ago.

Scabby The Inflatable Protest Rat Dodges Extermination

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/02/21

Labor officials with the newly installed Biden administration have begun their work dismantling many of the initiatives taken during the Trump era – and one of the beneficiaries of a new lenient approach to workplace protests seems to be a 12-foot tall inflatable rat.

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