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Hewlett-Packard fined for inflating sales and deluding stakeholders

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/20

CEP Magazine (December 2020) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a fine of $6 million against Hewlett-Packard (HP) to settle allegations that the company inflated sales and misled investors and stakeholders.

DOT Regulations Revise Policies on Carriage of Service Animals, Define Unfair and Deceptive Practices

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/20

As the Trump Administration draws to a close, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued two final rules that have long been on the "wish list" of U.S. and foreign carriers.

HHS Takes Major Step to Expand COVID-19-Related Cross-Border Telehealth Access and Immunity

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/20

On December 3, 2020, the federal government took a significant step to reduce barriers to healthcare practitioners’ ability to provide COVID-19-related telehealth services across state lines by amending its previous declaration under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act).

Top 7 Things You Need To Know As EEOC Says Employers May Mandate COVID-19 Vaccines

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/20

Employers now have clarification that they will be able mandate the COVID-19 vaccine among their workers in certain circumstances without running afoul of key federal anti-discrimination laws, according to updated guidance issued Wednesday by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

A Tale of Two Cookies: Third Circuit Dunks Cookie Stick Trade Dress Claims

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/20

In a recent decision, Ezaki Glico v. Lotte International American Corporation, the Third Circuit rejected a manufacturer’s claims of trade dress infringement regarding Pocky, a chocolate covered cookie stick which Ezaki Glico invented in the 1970s.

FCC Releases Report and Order to Encourage the Deployment of Broadcast Internet Services Through ATSC 3.0

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/20

On December 10, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Report and Order that it hopes will encourage the deployment of the ATSC 3.0 Next Generation Television Standard (ATSC 3.0) and facilitate the expansion of new and innovative ancillary and supplementary ser

Hinshaw's 12 Days of California Labor & Employment Series – Day 7: Rest Break Updates

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/20

In the spirit of the season—and keeping some semblance of normal—we are using our annual "12 days of the holidays" blog series to address new California laws and their impact on California employers.

California Attorney General submits fourth set of CCPA modifications for review

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/20

On December 10, 2020, the Attorney General of California released a fourth set of proposed modifications to the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). These new modification follow the Attorney General’s proposed regulations released on October 11, 2019, which we’ve previously discussed...

An Analytic Approach to Patent Eligibility

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/20

The transcendental conundrum in patent law in these times is how to overcome the misinterpretation of the Supreme Court's decisions on patent eligibility law by district courts and the Federal Circuit.  That these courts cannot overcome the precedential tangle they have created is firmly establis

Certificates of Supplementary Protection filing fee increase effective April 1, 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/20

On April 1, 2021, the fee for filing a Certificate of Supplementary Protection (CSP) will increase from $9,564 to $9,756 in accordance with subsection 9(1) of the Certificate of Supplementary Protection Regulations (notice)......

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