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What do "Abacus Guy," Mom, and Computers That Say "Stop!" Have in Common? They May be Unpatentable Abstract Ideas.

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/14

Nine Justices of the Supreme Court and three oral advocates held over 100 spectators at bay for just over an hour as they debated—of all things—patents. Yesterday’s case, Alice Corp. vs. CLS Bank, was not a first. Four times in the past five years...

Keys To... Myanmar: Developing And Investing In Myanmar’s Hotel Industry

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/14

In the past three years, Myanmar (or Burma as it is otherwise known), has been enjoying a hotel boom, driven by surging tourist arrivals as the country opens up to economic and political reforms. Tourist arrivals to the Golden Land increased by 160%,...

GB: Gambling Commission publishes first tranche of responses to licensing conditions consultation

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/14

Following last year’s consultation, the Gambling Commission has published the first of three documents setting out the responses to the consultation and the Commission’s consequential position....
By: DLA Piper - I-gaming

Obama Administration Targets Oil & Gas Industry in Methane Reduction Strategy

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/14

On March 28, the Obama Administration unveiled a new Strategy to Reduce Methane Emissions, as part of the President’s overall Climate Action Plan. Methane is the second largest source of greenhouse gases, after carbon dioxide (CO2), and it is...

The Shale Play Today - April 2014

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/14

In This Issue: - Will New LNG Export Activity Affect U.S. Natural Gas Prices? - Cracker Plant Planned for Wood County, W.Va. Moves Forward - Marcellus and Eagle Ford Led 2013's Production Gains - Spilman Continues to Identify and Focus on...

CFTC Extends Expiration of MTF Relief

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/14

On February 12, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Market Oversight (DMO) issued relief from registration as a swap execution facility (SEF) to multilateral trading facilities (MTFs) regulated within the European Union. To qualify...

Eye on Privacy Newsletter - March 2014

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/14

In this issue: - Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Settles California Attorney General Charges over Delayed Data Breach Notification - Status of the EU Regulation and the Safe Harbor Framework - FTC Steps Up Enforcement of Safe Harbor...

Construction Contractors Subject To New OFCCP Rules

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/14

Because of a recent court decision, federal construction contractors must comply with several new regulations that many consider burdensome. An effort to exempt construction contractors from some of the new regulations was tossed out by a federal...

Venable CFPB Update: CFPB’s Nashville Field Hearing on "Payday" Lending: Not What They Expected

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/14

Last week, the CFPB held a field hearing on payday lending issues. The purpose of the hearing was to release the CFPB’s latest report on payday lending and hold a forum to discuss the report's findings as well as payday lending generally. This...

Serving as a Shareholder Representative is No Joke. . .

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/14

There is a saying that a man who serves as his own lawyer has a fool for a client. The same may be true for a fund that rushes to act as its own shareholder representative without thinking through the consequences....

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