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China: Patent Law Amendment brings sea change to pharmaceutical patent regime

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/11/20

Article 76 of the Amendment establishes the longanticipated patent linkage scheme in China. It aims to allow early resolution of patent disputes between innovators and generic companies during the drug review and approval process....

New SEC Rule Will Regulate Registered Fund Investments in Derivatives

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/11/20

On October 28, 2020, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3–2 to adopt Rule 18f-4 (the Rule) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Investment Company Act), which will replace decades-old SEC and staff guidance with an updated, comprehensive framework for registered funds’

Further Guidance from the SFO on Deferred Prosecution Agreements ("DPAs")

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/11/20

The Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”) has recently updated its Operational Handbook to include a chapter on DPAs (the "Updated Handbook"). For companies under investigation, the question of whether or not to cooperate with the SFO in the hope of obtaining a DPA has long been a difficult one....

The Accession of the State of Qatar to the Cape Town Convention

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/11/20

WHAT IS THE CAPE TOWN CONVENTION?

California Voters Pass Proposition 24 – the California Privacy Rights Act

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/11/20

As expected, Californians voted on November 3, 2020, to adopt the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), better known as Proposition 24.

Texas M&A Trends – Third Quarter 2020

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/11/20

BakerHostetler will present data regarding Texas’ robust M&A market each quarter, with useful comparisons to the U.S. market overall. The alert focuses on M&A volume and value, identifies the most active industries, and includes market commentary from our Texas-based M&A attorneys.

How China's New Export Control Law May Impact Your Business

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/11/20

On October 17, the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China adopted the Export Control Law of the People's Republic of China (Export Control Law). The new law becomes effective on December 1, 2020.

Planning for the California Privacy Rights Act

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/11/20

Now that Californians have approved the California Privacy Rights Act, what does it mean for the California Consumer Privacy Act and, more importantly, your business?

2020 USCIS I-9 Guidance Round-Up

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/11/20

As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic, employees continue to work from home in record numbers, and employers continue to scramble to adjust their business operations and employee relations policies to accommodate the so-called “new normal”.

5 Dare-Not-Miss Legal Ops Sessions at CLOC 2020

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/11/20

CLOC Global Institute 2020 has gone virtual this year, as you’d expect.  The “#1 Online Legal Event of the Year,” as they call it, is backing up that claim with a wealth of sessions and content....

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