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This Year’s Top Ten IP Cases

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/01/17

#10 Design Patent Damages § 289 - Samsung Elecs. Co., v. Apple Inc., 580 U.S. _ (Dec. 6, 2016) - In the case of a multicomponent product, the relevant article of manufacture for arriving at a damages award under Section 289 of the Patent Act...

The (Hopefully) Short, Costly Life of President Obama’s Executive Orders

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/01/17

For companies frustrated with the increasingly complex and burdensome compliance obligations imposed on government contractors, the elimination of some or all of the burdensome rules, which are both expensive and distinct from generally applicable...

SEC Continues Crackdown on Employer Whistleblower Restrictions

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/01/17

Takeaways: - SEC is targeting contract terms that appear to restrict contact with the SEC or require employee whistleblowers to waive monetary recoveries. - Express disclosure of these rights in severance agreements is now required by the...

New Regulation Setting Federal Agency Website Standard Published, Setting Compliance Deadline

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/01/17

Seyfarth Synopsis: Final Rule Setting WCAG 2.0 AA as the Federal Agency Website Standard Published in Federal Register, Triggering Compliance Deadline of January 18, 2018....
By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

OTA & Travel Distribution Update – Jan. 6th, 2017

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/01/17

Our first client OTA & Travel Distribution Update for 2017 is below. Not a lot to report this week, so we will keep the Update short....
By: Garvey Schubert Barer

Peer-to-Peer Lending Regulation Released by OJK

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/01/17

In light of the rapid development of peer-to-peer (P2P) lending using information technology (IT) ("P2P Lending") in Indonesia, on 28 December 20161 the Indonesian Financial Services Authority ("OJK") enacted OJK Regulation No. 77/POJK.01/2016...

Kazakhstan Ordered to Pay $506 Million for Crude Expropriation of Oil and Gas Investments

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/01/17

In a case that highlights both that governments are not above the rule of law and that it is difficult to swiftly enforce arbitral awards, a Swedish appeals court, on December 12, 2016, upheld a $506 million award against Kazakhstan. The award stems...

Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda for January 19, 2017

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/01/17

Below are brief summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s January 19, 2017 meeting, pursuant to the agenda as issued on January 12, 2017. Agenda items E-3, E-4, E-5, E-6, C-1, and C-2 have not been summarized due to...

"UK Prime Minister Outlines Objectives for Exiting the EU"

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/01/17

On January 17, 2017, UK Prime Minister Theresa May delivered a speech in London outlining the government’s objectives for exiting the European Union (EU). She set out a “Plan for Britain”, including 12 priorities for the negotiations and her vision...

Commodity Trading System and Method are Patent Eligible Subject Matter Under 101

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/01/17

In Trading Technologies International, Inc. v. CQG, Inc., CQG LLC, FKA CQGT, LLC., [2016-1616] (January 18, 2017), the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) affirmed a lower court’s holding that the claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,772,132 (‘132...

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