Today, the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) announced the finalization of its long-awaited Final Rule governing routine commercial operation of unmanned aircraft systems weighing 55 lbs. or less. The new 14 C.F.R. Part...more
On February 15, 2015, the Federal Aviation Administration published its highly anticipated Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on the Operation and Certification of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (applicable to UAS weighing...more
The only thing outpacing the Federal Aviation Administration’s rapid development of guidelines and regulations governing unmanned aircraft systems (also known as drones) is the list of industries seeking to use those systems...more
In this Bulletin:
- Intellectual Property: Guidance to the Upstart Tech Company for Protecting IP Rights
- Mergers & Acquisitions: Five Legal Issues Entrepreneurs Should Consider Before Agreeing To an Earn-Out...more
2/5/2015
/ Aerospace ,
Business Assets ,
Business Litigation ,
Cybersecurity ,
Debt Financing ,
Defamation ,
Drones ,
Earn-Outs ,
Emerging Growth Companies ,
Emerging Technology Companies ,
Entrepreneurs ,
Equity Financing ,
Startups ,
Wage and Hour
In This Issue:
- Update on Developments in California Drone Law
- One Community Gets Relief from Aircraft Noise
- California Once Again Relinquishes Clean Air Act Enforcement Responsibility to the...more
12/18/2014
/ Aircraft ,
Airlines ,
Aviation Industry ,
Clean Air Act ,
Commercial Truck Drivers ,
Drones ,
Enforcement ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Federal Jurisdiction ,
Law Enforcement ,
NTSB ,
Pirker ,
Search Warrant ,
Takings Clause ,
Trucking Industry ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems ,
Wage and Hour
Drones have just found their new best friends: coders. On Oct. 13, the Linux Foundation unveiled a nonprofit organization called the Dronecode Project, an open-source development initiative uniting thousands of coders for the...more
There is something stirring in the skies, and it’s about to turn the independent filmmaking world upside down. With this year’s arrival of accessible, affordable, and—most importantly—legal unmanned aircraft systems (UAS, or...more