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One Is Not Enough for Patent Infringement Under 35 U.S.C. §271(f)(1)

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

In Life Technologies v. Promega Corporation, the U.S. Supreme Court addressed whether supplying a single component from the United States of a multicomponent invention assembled abroad constitutes patent infringement under 35 U.S.C. §271(f)(1)....

CAS Legal Mailbag Question of the Week – March, 2017

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

Dear Legal Mailbag: I am sick and tired of parents who think that middle school education is unimportant. Every spring, I receive a spate of emails from parents notifying me that they will be taking their children out of school for family...

The Federal Reserve and OCC Guidance Regarding Initial Examinations for Compliance with Variation Margin Rules for Non-Cleared Swaps and Security-Based Swaps

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

Last week the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the “OCC” and, collectively with the Federal Reserve, the “Banking Agencies”) released guidance (the...

Coherus Announces Humira Biosimilar PK Clinical Bioequivalence Results

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

Yesterday, Coherus announced that CHS-1420, its proposed biosimilar of Humira® (adalimumab), met the primary endpoint in a clinical pharmacokinetic (PK) bioequivalence study that compared CHS-1420 to Humira. According to Coherus, the study showed...

New OIG Exclusion Regulations About to Go into Effect

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently published a final rule regarding its exclusion authorities. The final rule goes into effect March 21, 2017, and expands OIG’s authority to exclude certain individuals and entities from participating in...

Briefing Paper on President Trump's Executive Order ane the Definition of "Waters of the United States"

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

On February 28, 2017, President Trump signed an Executive Order entitled “RESTORING THE RULE OF LAW, FEDERALISM, AND ECONOMIC GROWTH BY REVIEWING THE ‘WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES’ RULE.” The purpose of this briefing paper is to provide a summary of...

The Dubai Judicial Tribunal – The Beginning of the End for the DIFC as a ‘Conduit’ Jurisdiction?

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

Last year we reported that the DIFC had successfully established itself as a so called ‘conduit’ jurisdiction for the enforcement of foreign and domestic arbitral awards as well as foreign money judgements. This status could now be in jeopardy...

Social Media Gets a “Like” from SCOTUS: Comments Suggest Possible First Amendment Protection

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

When the President of the United States, every governor, every member of Congress, and—as Justice Kagan remarked—virtually every under-30 and 35 year-old in the country has a Twitter account, it’s time for social media to be recognized as a pervasive...

This Week In Securities Litigation

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

The Commission prevailed in another trial. The action centered on fraud in connection with a securities lending transaction. The agency also brought another suspicious trading case this week....
By: Dorsey & Whitney LLP

What Do You Mean My Claim Is Capped? Ninth Circuit Ruling Further Clarifies Types Of Damages Excluded From A Landlord’s Claim In Bankruptcy

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently provided landlords dealing with a rejected lease with further guidance on the size and basis of their claims against a tenant’s bankruptcy estate. Kupfer v. Salma (In re Kupfer), No. 14-16697 (9th Cir. Dec....

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