The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has proposed rules requiring that all registered introducing brokers (IBs), commodity pool operators (CPOs) and commodity trading advisors (CTAs) become members of at least one registered futures...
The American Arbitration Association (AAA) has released new rules establishing an optional appeals process for parties involved in arbitration. Effective November 1, 2013, the Optional Appellate Arbitration Rules (Rules) afford parties an opportunity...
Snapshots of both big picture and meaningful small-scale developments in the world of immigration. This month: a technology giant's hefty immigration fine and its implications, an improved interactive website for USCIS, and a developing challenge...
In This Issue: Energy and Climate Debate; Congress; Administration; Department of Energy; Department of Interior; Department of Treasury; Environmental Protection Agency; International; States; and Miscellaneous. Excerpt from Energy and Climate...
As we reported in prior posts, there are several proposed bills making their way through Congress that are intended to facilitate capital formation, including legislation that would modernize the framework applicable to business development...
Tax Legislative Activity - Senate Finance Chairman Announces Drafts to be in Legislative Langauge - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) announced last week that tax reform discussion drafts to be released in the coming weeks...
LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY - WRDA Reauthorization - The House is likely to name conferees this week for H.R. 3080, the Water Resources Reform and Redevelopment Act of 2013 (WRRDA).... By: Patton Boggs LLP
What motivates the USPTO to consider the use of glossaries in patent applications is surely the hue and cry that software patents are frequently, if not inherently, vague and ambiguous, and that something must be done to help clarify—and more...
The case Medos Services Corporation v. Ridout and Maybee LLP 2013 FC 1006 is an example of what happens when the owner of a registered trademark ignores a Section 45 notice.... By: Bennett Jones LLP
On November 5, ESMA published a speech given by the Chair of ESMA, Steven Maijoor, at the European Fund and Asset Management Association investment management forum. The speech states that......
