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Department of Justice Provides New Guidance on Bulk Sensitive Data Transfer Rules

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/04/25

The Department of Justice’s National Security Division (NSD) released several documents on April 11, 2025, to assist entities that must comply with the Final Rule regulating or prohibiting the transfer of bulk U.S.

The #1 Reason to Register Your Trademark

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/04/25

There are many valuable benefits of registering one’s trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). A cursory Internet search will yield dozens of articles on the “Top 10” or “Top 5” reasons to register one’s mark.

FTC Launches Public Inquiry – Anticompetitive Regulations on the Chopping Block

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/04/25

On April 9, President Trump issued an Executive Order instructing agency heads, in consultation with the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Attorney General, to complete a review of all regulations subject to their rulemaking authority and to identify those that:......

Montana Power Plant Requests Clean Air Waiver: Is This the Future of America’s Coal Energy?

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/04/25

The Colstrip Power Plant in Montana is now one of the early applicants to the new EPA exemption application process which we have previously discussed here. Specifically, the Colstrip plant has requested a two-year exemption from EPA standards regarding air pollution....

Mass General Brigham study offers promise that nasal spray targeting neuroinflammation could become an effective treatment for TBI

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/04/25

The secondary cascade, although a normal physiological response, can contribute to ongoing neuroinflammation, oxidative stress and axonal injury, continuing in some cases years after the initial insult.  There is no clearly effective therapy to mitigate the secondary injury to the central nervous

SEC Staff Provides Disclosure Guidance for Crypto Asset Offerings, Registrations

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/04/25

On April 10, 2025, the staff of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (the “Staff”) published a statement providing its views about the application of certain disclosure requirements under the federal securities laws to offerings and registrations of securities that “may involve equity or deb

ECCTA 2023: Identity Verification Regime

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/04/25

On 26 October 2023, the ECCTA became law, overhauling key aspects of the UK’s legal framework on corporate and economic crime. The changes introduced by the ECCTA are being implemented in stages, with certain provisions of the ECCTA already being in force....

USPTO Announces Accelerated Patent Issuance Timeline

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/04/25

Summary: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has accelerated the patent issuance timeline due to modernization efforts, which include publishing electronic patent grants (eGrants) via the USPTO’s Patent Center and eliminating redundancies.

A Fair Day’s Wage for a Fair Day’s Work: DOJ Scores First Guilty Verdict in a Wage-Fixing Case

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/04/25

After many attempts, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ or Division) has scored the first guilty verdict on a wage-fixing case.

Regulating Risk: EPA's TSCA Rule Under Review

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/04/25

In a consequential policy shift, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Trump administration announced its intent to reevaluate a cornerstone of modern chemical regulation: the risk evaluation framework rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

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