The Federal Circuit continued its explication of the circumstances wherein an inter partes review petition is time-barred under 35 U.S.C. § 315(b) in Mayne Pharma Int'l v. Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., decided earlier this month, and as a bonus,...
Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (Helms-Burton) allows U.S. persons to bring an action in U.S. federal court to seek damages for “trafficking” in property confiscated by the Cuban government after the...
Open source programs are becoming a best practice in the technology, telecom/media, and financial services industries. Companies are establishing open source best practices to streamline and organize the way their employees use open source, focusing...
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development earlier this month released the report of the Governor’s Task Force on Employee Misclassification. The Governor’s Task Force was assembled over one year ago to make recommendations on how...
Much controversy followed the British government’s announcement in 2018 that it intended to reintroduce a statutory priority for certain tax debts of companies subject to the UK insolvency regime. Following consultation by the British tax authority,...
After being forced to reschedule due to a government shutdown, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held a workshop about online ticket sales.... By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Employers with at least 100 employees, and federal contractors with contract of at least $50,000 and 50 or more employees, are well aware of the EEO-1 report requirement. EEO-1 reports are due on March 31 of each year and include data on employee...
On July 18, 2019, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued Order No. 860, a final administrative rule that changes information submission requirements for “Sellers” with market-based rate (“MBR”) authorization. Notably, the rule...
For a second time in 18 months the EU Commission has slapped a large antitrust fine on Qualcomm, the world’s largest chip manufacturer. On 18 July 2019, the European Commission announced that it has imposed a fine of EUR 242 million on Qualcomm for...
As part of our quarterly series on current trends across different industries, our second article for 2019 explores litigation developments in Canada, outlining the impact on business and the potential ramifications of recent court decisions and...
