Hazards Abound for Companies Seeking to Accept Bitcoin
The Bitcoin “Cryptocurrency” has gained momentum in the market, and some businesses, including Overstock. com and TigerDirect.com, now accept bitcoins as payment. Many others are wondering if Bitcoin...
View ArticleGMO Bill Fails in California Senate
Despite the recent passage of a genetically engineered (GE) food-labeling law in Vermont, and similar bills appearing in legislatures in other states, proponents of labeling have again failed to pass...
View ArticleGoogle and the Great Divide: U.S. Privacy Rights versus EU Privacy Rights
Will the “right to be forgotten” be the new mantra in cyber cases in the United States? Or will the “right to know” continue to prevail? In Europe, proponents of the “right to be forgotten” argue that...
View ArticleHigh Court Nixes Federal Circuit’s Indefiniteness Test
On June 2, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court in Nautilus, Inc. v. Biosig Instrument, Inc., addressed the standard that Courts must use to determine whether a patent claim complies with 35 U. S. C. §112, ¶2....
View ArticleFDA Ups the Ante on Inspections with New Administrative Detention Authority
New authority allows FDA inspectors to quickly detain products during inspections if they believe the products are misbranded or adulterated....By: Morgan Lewis
View ArticlePrivacy Tuesday – June 3, 2014
The first Tuesday in June is also the first Tuesday of meterological summer -and a welcome sight after a brutally-long winter for many of our readers. So, here’s to a happy Summer! Google Receives...
View ArticleOrganovo Forms Partnership with University of Queensland to Print Human...
The government of Queensland, Australia recently announced a partnership between San Diego-based Organovo and UniQuest, the commercialization arm of the University of Queensland. According to...
View ArticleMoFo New York Tax Insights - Volume 5, Issue 6 - June 2014
In This Issue: - New York Court Grants Airbnb’s Motion to Quash Attorney General’s Subpoena - New York City UBT Ruling Allows Broker-Dealer Sourcing for Non-Registered Broker-Dealers - ALJ Dismisses...
View ArticleOutlook 2014: Untruthful posts to consumer review websites could result in...
Q. Are customer comments posted on consumer review websites protected speech under the First Amendment or are individuals who post opinions potentially subjecting themselves to a libel lawsuit? A....
View ArticleGreen Banks: Financing Tomorrow’s Clean Energy Projects
In February 2014, lawyers from Latham & Watkins participated in the inaugural Green Bank Academy held in Washington, D.C. State energy and finance officials from across the US attended the Academy...
View ArticleFDA Publishes New Draft Guidance on Biosimilars As Congress Raises Questions...
As we previously reported, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has been drafting guidance regarding the regulation of biosimilars since as early as 2011. A biological product is biosimilar if...
View ArticleBoston Copyright Round Table on Policy, Creativity and Innovation
The Department of Commerce is holding a round table at Harvard Law School on June 25, 2014 to discuss the Internet Policy Task Force’s Green Paper on Copyright Policy, Creativity and Innovation in the...
View ArticleSupreme Court Redefines the Standard for Indefiniteness in Patent Cases
In Nautilus, Inc. v. Biosig Instruments, Inc., a unanimous Supreme Court reversed the Federal Circuit and redefined the standard for indefiniteness under Section 112, ¶ 2. No. 13-369, 572 U.S. ___...
View ArticleData Security in a Technological World
The Uniform Trade Secrets Act, adopted by 47 states including Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia, generally defines protectable trade secrets as information that derives independent...
View ArticleSupreme Court Reverses Federal Circuit on Induced Infringement in Limelight...
On June 2, 2014, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Limelight Networks, Inc. v. Akamai Technologies, Inc., reversing the en banc Federal Circuit decision and holding that there can be no...
View ArticleFTC’s Reporting Rule for Pharmaceutical Patent Transfers Upheld
On May 30, 2014, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled in favor of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in a dispute with the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America...
View ArticleProtecting Trade Secrets in the Digital Age Requires Extra Vigilance
Technology allows businesses around the world to easily communicate and access data, increasing both business opportunities and worker productivity. However, this same technology also makes corporate...
View ArticleMicrosoft Corp. v. DataTern, Inc.: Suppliers’ Standing To Bring A Declaratory...
On May 5, 2014, the Federal Circuit issued an opinion in Microsoft Corporation v. DataTern, Inc. that clarified, at least in part, the circumstances under which a supplier may bring a declaratory...
View ArticleThe Irrational Life of Pi
Warning: This post may contain an unnecessary amount of nerd humor. Reader discretion is advised. I am not ashamed to admit that I am a bit of a nerd. I enjoy standardized tests, celebrate Pi Day, geek...
View ArticleCrowdfunding in Texas – When?
The Texas intrastate crowdfunding rules were adopted in April and the Texas Securities Board will consider comments to the rules through the end of June (even though the official deadline for comments...
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