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California Launches Road User Charge Pilot Study

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/01/15

This Friday, January 23, 2015, California will take the first step in investigating a road user charge pilot program as an alternative to the gas tax when the CTC convenes the Road User Charge Advisory Committee meeting. The committee was created...

OCC Provides Workshops to National Community Bank Directors

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/01/15

On January 14, the OCC released its schedule of workshops for directors of national community banks and federal savings associations. The OCC examiner-led workshops provide practical training and guidance to directors of national community banks and...

Description of the Small Business Investment Company Debenture Program

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/01/15

A Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) is a privately owned and operated company that makes long-term investments in American small businesses and is licensed by the United States Small Business Administration (SBA)....

Can Any DNA Claims Still Be Patented?

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/01/15

In a decision issued December 17, 2014, in In Re BRCA1- And BRCA2-Based Hereditary Cancer Test Patent Litigation (Myriad II), the Federal Circuit invalidated Myriad’s primer claims and detection method claims under 35 USC § 101. I first reported the...

Getting closer to the EU Data Protection Regulation?

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/01/15

After the Italian term, the Latvian Prime Minister, Mrs. Laimdota Straujuma, took over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union. The Prime Minister, during the debate before the European Parliament, outlined the priorities of her...

Supreme Court Refines the Federal Circuit’s Standard of Review for Claim Construction

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/01/15

The Federal Circuit’s high rate of reversal of district court claim constructions is well documented. The de novo standard of review applied by the Federal Circuit to all aspects of claim construction has played a large part in this outcome....

Five 2015 Corporate Compliance / Litigation Issues Manufacturers Need To Keep An Eye On

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/01/15

It is our annual tradition at the beginning of each year to report on significant issues that face manufacturers/distributors in the year ahead.  Two weeks ago, Matt reported on significant issues in the labor/employment arena.  Last week, Pam...

Court: BigLaw firms missed paralegal’s $1.5B error, erasing JPMorgan’s security interest in GM loan

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/01/15

An error by a paralegal at Mayer Brown went undiscovered by higher-ups at the law firm as well as by lawyers at Simpson Thacher &…

Revised Hart-Scott-Rodino Thresholds Effective February 20, 2015

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/01/15

Revised thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR) have been announced by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), effective for transactions closing on or after Feb. 20, 2015. Section 7A of the Clayton Act requires...

ABA criticizes CFPB study on high-cost credit extended to servicemembers

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/01/15

The American Bankers Association has sent a letter to the Department of Defense “to alert the Department to shortcomings” in the CFPB’s study entitled “The extension of high-cost credit to servicemembers and their families” and the CFPB’s comment...

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