Some countries have a form of patent protection for inventions which do not qualify for regular patent protection. This type of patent—generally called a utility model, and sometimes known as a petty patent—has a lower standard of patentability than...

On April 10, 2014, Kentucky became the 47th state to enact data breach notification laws. The new Kentucky law applies to “Information Holder[s],” defined as a persons or business entities that conduct business in Kentucky, including both those that...

As owners grapple with the new energy usage and disclosure requirements under AB 1103, parties to long term transactions must look to the date of the contract to determine whether they are required to comply....
By: Nossaman LLP

On April 24, the Supreme Court issued a 6-2 decision in EPA v. EME Homer City Generation, L.P., No. 12-1182, 572 U. S. ____, 2014 WL 1672044 (2014), upholding EPA’s latest version of a regional cap-and-trade program under the federal Clean Air Act...