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U.S. Appeals Court Upholds the FTC’s Authority to Police Cybersecurity Practices

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/08/15

In a highly anticipated and precedential opinion issued earlier this week, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the FTC’s authority to regulate corporate cybersecurity. The decision in Federal Trade Commission v Wyndham Worldwide Corp et al.,...

FAA Approves 1,000th Authorization for Commercial Use of Drones

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/08/15

In June, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that it expects to finalize its small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) rule, as required under the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (FMRA), by June 2016. Until then, the primary...

Prepare the ground for effective contract administration: the UK’s Privy Council looks at termination risks and the employer’s rights of set-off under the FIDIC Red Book

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/08/15

Introductory remarks - The UK’s Privy Council recently considered the interpretation of two clauses in the FIDIC Red Book 1999, concerning the obligations of an employer to evidence financial arrangements and to notify employer’s claims....

Kyle Bass Loses Round 1 of IPR Attack Against Pharma/Biotech Patents

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/08/15

On August 24, 2015, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) declined institution of two petitions filed by Coalition For Affordable Drugs for Inter Partes Reviews (IPRs) of Acorda’s patents (U.S. Patent Nos: 8,007,826, 8,663,685) covering Ampyra, a...

Creative Cooperation: Public-Private-Partnerships

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/08/15

Some people trust private industry and the free market to solve economic challenges and develop economic opportunities, while others prefer allowing government initiatives to address such issues. The space between these two poles may hold the answer...

“March-in” Rights – The (Paper) Damoclean Sword of Federal Procurement Patent Law

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/08/15

Given the recent PilieroMazza webinar on Data Rights in federal contracting, we have had a number of clients raise concerns or questions about the government’s “march-in” rights under the Bayh-Dole Act, which controls certain data rights and patent...

Third Circuit Says ERISA Administrative Appeal Denial Letters Must State Plan-Imposed Time Limits

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/08/15

The Third Circuit recently held that ERISA administrative appeal denial letters must include plan-imposed time limits for commencing a lawsuit challenging the claim denial, and the failure to provide such notice warranted setting aside the plan’s...

Africa Update - August 2015 #4

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/08/15

Leading the News - South Sudan: On August 25th, a panel of United Nations (U.N.) experts monitoring U.N. sanctions on South Sudan released a report disclosing evidence that South Sudanese solders raped children, burned people alive in their...

Octopus Genome Sequenced

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/08/15

Invertebrate zoology is in many ways the most comprehensive survey course on biology, encompassing most multicellular life on the planet. (Indeed, the study of the Order Coleoptera alone, comprising the beetles, would satisfy that criterion: J.B.S....

Insurance Recovery Law - August 2015 #2

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/08/15

Good News for Corporate Policyholders: Insurer Cannot Refuse Coverage Based on Insured's Assignment of Rights Under Policies After Loss Has Occurred - Why it matters: Reversing its holding in a 2003 case, the Supreme Court of California recently...

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