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CFPB Publishes 2021 HMDA Reference Chart

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/10/20

The CFPB recently published the Regulatory and Reporting Overview Reference Chart for Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Data Collected in 2021.......
By: Weiner Brodsky Kider PC

New rule to impose price transparency requirements on group health plans

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/10/20

Yesterday, the U.S.

Voters May Favor Prop 24 and the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 Despite Ambiguities

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/10/20

Nearly a year after the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) went into effect, Californians now have a chance to weigh in on the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA), which is on the November 3, 2020, ballot as Proposition 24.  The CPRA is designed to strengthen consumer privacy protect

SEC Adopts New Rules and Amendments to Update the Approach to the Regulation of Registered Funds’ and BDCs’ Use of Derivatives and Other Transactions

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/10/20

The U.S.

This Week at The Ninth: Debarred and Debugged

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/10/20

This week, the Court knocks down a party’s argument that it was “de facto debarred” from exporting activities under the Arms Export Control Act, and explains what exactly triggers the statute of limitations in Wiretap Act suits......

Franchisor 101: (Non)Competing for Care

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/10/20

A U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a federal district court decision partly granting a preliminary injunction sought by a companionship and domestic care services franchisor against a former franchisee, for violating the franchise agreement’s non-compete provision....

US sanctions Nord Stream 2 pipeline

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/10/20

Report on Supply Chain Compliance 3, no. 21 (October 29, 2020) - The U.S. Department of State released guidance Oct. 20 regarding the new sanction regulations targeting a Russian natural gas pipeline, Nord Stream 2, that the U.S.

CRISPR Housekeeping

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/10/20

Since the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) rendered its decisions on Motions in Interference No.

Recent Changes to China's Trade Secret Protection Laws Ease the Challenge of Bringing Such Cases

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/10/20

The Situation: China's legislature has recently eased the challenge of prosecuting trade secret misappropriation cases in that country.

Tip #1 for Avoiding IPR Institution: Litigation Venue Selection

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/10/20

Venue selection is a critical component to any patent enforcement strategy, even before the inception of the PTAB as we know it today. Venue now has even greater importance, as the speed of your patent case (i.e.

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