On March 4, 2014, the US Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) issued a guidance entitled, “Procedure For Subject Matter Eligibility Analysis Of Claims Reciting Or Involving Laws Of Natural Principles, Natural Phenomena, And/Or Natural Products.”...
After the district court granted a motion to compel in which it overruled the defendants' objections and ordered the defendants to provide complete responses to the interrogatories and to produce all responsive documents, the defendants provided...
Minority-owned businesses may be entitled to government benefits and special programs, but not every business will qualify. And claiming to be a minority-owned business when you're not is a terrible idea, as Moretech American Corporation has learned the hard way.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 obviously broke new ground but advocates of the law recognized the immediate need to expand its scope and authority. After three unsuccessful attempts and eight years, Congress passed the Equal Employment...
Businesses that use “commercial electronic messages” to market to customers and prospective customers in Canada should be aware of Canada’s new anti-spam rules, which require, among other things, the sender to obtain consent from the recipient before...
The Obama administration has released its third National Climate Assessment, a document designed as a public presentation of the administration's comprehensive scientific assessment of how climate change is impacting the U.S. people and economy....
Gov. Rick Scott signed tax and fee cuts into law on May 11, 2014. The key cuts are: a. three sales tax holidays—one each for hurricane supplies, back to school supplies and energy efficient appliances......
Before a legal decision is employed, it must be thoroughly vetted from multiple perspectives (including a determination of whether the decision comports with the company’s business goals). Otherwise, unintended business consequences could overshadow...
On April 30, 2014, the Philadelphia based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued its precedential opinion in United States v. Tai, ___ F.3d ___, 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 8129 (3d Cir. April 30, 2014), here. A copy of the Tai decision is...
One of the possible answers in our May caption contest (see cartoon at left—and for complete rules, follow this link) is "I hear his winning appellate brief was 140 characters or less." Sounds impossible.
