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DOD Issues Final Rule Codifying the NISPOM

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/12/20

The Department of Defense (DOD) is adding the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).

The FFCRA and the New Coronavirus Relief Package

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/12/20

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which went into effect back in March, required covered employers (those with fewer than 500 employees, with some exceptions) to provide emergency paid sick leave and emergency family and medical leave for certain employees.

Buying and Selling Real Estate in Australia

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/12/20

The majority of land in Australia consists of freehold title. Registration of ownership of freehold title is recorded using the Torrens system. The Torrens system is a system of title by registration. This means that an interest will only be a legal interest if it is registered on title.

A Risk and Compliance Carol

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/12/20

So, that happened. Finally, 2020 is (almost) over. Rarely have so many been so happy to see a year go. COVID-19 shaped almost every aspect of our lives these past 10 months. But before we mercifully toss this year down the memory hole, it’s important to take stock.

Report on Research Compliance Volume 18, Number 1. In This Month's E-News: January 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/12/20

Report on Research Compliance 18, no. 1 (January 2021) - The National Science Foundation (NSF) will be accepting comments on a revised version of its Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) expected to be finalized sometime next year.

SEC Rulemaking: Good Faith Determinations of Fair Value Under the Investment Company Act

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/12/20

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on December 3, 2020 adopted a long-anticipated rule for the fair valuation of fund investments.

PRECEDENTIAL: PTAB Declines To Resolve RPI Dispute

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/12/20

In a recently designated precedential decision, the Patent Trials and Appeals Board (“PTAB”) considered challenges to claims covering autonomous robotic cleaning devices. SharkNinja Operating LLC v. iRobot Corp., IPR2020-00734, Paper 11 (PTAB. Oct. 6, 2020) (designated as precedential Dec.

What to Do When Commercial Leases End Up in Bankruptcy

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/12/20

The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing many businesses to close, leaving landlords in the lurch. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to shake up the nation’s economy. Long-standing companies such as JC Penney, J.

Simio, LLC v. FlexSim Software Products, Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2020)

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/12/20

This decision is bad.  Not an American Axle level of bad, but still quite far from good. Simio sued FlexSim in the District of Utah for alleged infringement of its U.S. Patent No. 8,156,468.  FlexSim moved for dismissal on the pleadings under 35 U.S.C.

The Impact of the $900 Billion Appropriations Act on Employers and Their Employees

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/12/20

Last week, Congress passed a $900 billion Appropriations Act.

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