SEC Issues New and Revised Guidance on Intrastate Crowdfunding
On April 10, 2014, the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued one revised and two new compliance and disclosure interpretations (“C&DIs”)...
View ArticleBrave New World or California Dreaming? Governor Patrick Proposes Legislation...
At an economic development summit earlier today in Newton, Massachusetts, Governor Patrick stated that he will propose an economic growth bill that includes a prohibition on non-competition agreements...
View ArticleTexas Issues Licensing Guidance For Virtual Currency Firms
On April 3, the Texas Department of Banking issued a supervisory memorandum on the regulatory treatment of virtual currencies under the Texas Money Services Act. The memorandum states that money...
View ArticleState of Texas Issues Memorandum on Virtual Currencies
The State of Texas is the most recent state to announce a formal policy with regard to virtual currencies. The Texas Department of Banking (DOB) issued a supervisory memorandum on April 3, 2014,...
View ArticleCourt Report
About Court Report: Each week we will report briefly on recently filed biotech and pharma cases. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. et al. v. Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. et al. 1:14-cv-00387; filed March...
View ArticleAPI Manufacturers Are Not Proper Defendants In Hatch-Waxman Actions
A district court judge in New Jersey recently granted an API supplier’s motion to dismiss claims filed against the supplier in an ANDA suit, raising questions about whether an API supplier belongs as a...
View ArticleEurope Under Review : Part 2 Of 8 – Data Collection
As the next in our series of “back to privacy basics”, we look the rules regarding collection and processing of personal data. As we will do throughout this series, we take a look at the current...
View ArticleFTC v. Jerk.com: Did the FTC’s “Jerk.com” Complaint Just Turn API Terms into...
The Federal Trade Commission’s announcement earlier this week that it had filed a complaint against Jerk, LLC and its websites like “jerk.com” (“Jerk”) looks at first glance like a run-of-the-mill FTC...
View ArticleCalling Non-Traditional Trademarks By Name
Things that are worth talking about need names. Good, distinctive names are best. As you may recall, last year we wrote this about non-verbal logos needing names......By: Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.
View ArticleFDA Seeks Information for Implementation of Drug Supply Chain Security Act
On November 27, 2013, the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) was enacted "to build an electronic, interoperable system to identify and trace certain prescription drugs as they are distributed...
View ArticleEuropean Data Protection Supervisor Issues Big Data Opinion
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has issued a preliminary opinion that addresses some of the issues and convergences in EU data protection, consumer protection and competition laws that...
View ArticleFTC, DOJ Issue Antitrust Policy Statement Encouraging Private Sharing of...
The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice yesterday issued a joint policy statement on the sharing of cybersecurity information. Declaring that “properly designed cyber threat...
View ArticleA Picture is Worth 1000 Words — Video Depositions
in BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. v. Genzyme Therapeutic Products Limited Partnership, IPR2013-00534, Paper 32, IPR2013-00537, Paper 31 (April 11, 2014), the patent owner sought to take video cross...
View ArticleApril 2014: EU Litigation Update
License Agreements Under Scrutiny—A New Challenge for Non-Challenge Clauses. In general, license agreements are deemed pro-competitive. Licensing leads to the dissemination of technology and promotes...
View ArticleBalancing the data privacy debate: The benefits of big (and little) data
Comments to the White House's recent request for comments on "big data" and how it affects Americans were due April 4, but even before all the comments have been reviewed, we can be pretty sure that,...
View ArticleHours of Energy, But No Trademark Registration
The energy drink businesses is big, big business. From Red Bull and Monster to that strange 35 ounce purple can that you saw in a gas station once, consumers love energy drinks. Along with Red Bull and...
View Article“Heartbleed” Bug – Antibiotics Won’t Help, Changing Passwords Might
After recovering from high-profile data breaches at Target and Neiman Marcus, signing up for free credit monitoring and analyzing our credit reports, a new Internet villain recently emerged: the...
View ArticleDOJ & FTC Release Cybersecurity Threat Information Exchange Policy
The US DOJ Antitrust Division and the FTC yesterday released a joint policy statement on the sharing of information between private parties, including competitors, to counter cybersecurity threats. The...
View ArticleOCR Releases Information on What Phase 2 HIPAA Audits Will Look Like
The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently presented information about the new look of its Phase 2 audit program. The new audits will look little like the old ones, with OCR conducting the audits...
View ArticleWhy “Hours of Energy Now”?
Tim, after shopping at Costco over the weekend, the reason why the 5-Hour Energy folks seem so interested in owning “Hours of Energy Now” became more apparent......By: Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.
View Article