Innovation Can Eliminate Dependence on the PTC by Philip Totaro on 5/14/2012 What if technology existed for renewable energy which negated the need for the production tax credit (PTC)? What if this technology existed, but wasn’t being introduced to the market? Through our groundbreaking...more
Business Litigation Report -- May 2012 by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP on 5/11/2012 In this Issue: *Firm Awards: Managing IP Honors Charles Verhoeven as IP Practitioner of the Year; Ivan Marisin Receives Top Ranking in Russia; and Eric Winston Named “Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyer” for 2012...more
Jesse Owens and Hanson Wade’s FCPA in the Supply Chain Conference by Thomas Fox on 5/10/2012 Next month, Hanson Wade is putting on a conference in Houston which may be worthy of such a record. It is the “Oil and Gas Supply Chain Compliance” conference and the list of speakers is simply stunning. It...more
ESA & USPTO Report Indicates Importance of IP Protection to U.S. Economy by McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 5/3/2012 A report prepared by the Economics and Statistics Administration and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office shows that IP-intensive industries support tens of millions of jobs and contribute several trillion dollars to the U.S....more
Intellectual Property Issues in Corporate-Commercial Transactions by Field Law on 5/2/2012 When Volkswagen Group offered £430 million for the assets of Rolls-Royce Motors in 1998, legend has it that Volkswagen acquired the factory, plus the rights to certain brands, but not the famous Rolls-Royce trade-mark name....more
China 20/20 Legal and Regulatory Developments - April 27, 2012 by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 4/27/2012 In This Issue: - Measures to Supervise Overseas Investments of Central Enterprises - Provisions Governing Overseas Manufacturers of Imported Food - China to Amend Measures for Foreign Invested Medical...more
Henry IV and Adequate Procedures by Thomas Fox on 4/24/2012 As a father, I have come to appreciate Shakespeare’s Henry IV more and more; particularly more than I did when I was only a son. Part of the play deals with how Henry IV got his crown, by deposing Richard II and the...more
Angel Investors: Secondary Liability for DCI Copyright Infringement by Keker & Van Nest on 4/12/2012 Digital content intermediaries (DCIs) such as YouTube, Facebook, Ebay and others handle vast quantities of digital content uploaded by users, raising questions about their potential secondary liability for copyright...more
Evaluating Wind Turbine Patent Infringement Risk Exposure by Philip Totaro on 3/17/2012 Major international corporations are increasingly becoming the targets of IP infringement suits. This has driven the need for indemnification of patent infringement liability in component/product supply agreements,...more
Co-Production Updates by Heenan Blaikie LLP on 3/9/2012 Two items of note relating to the issue of international treaty co-productions which I believe indicate their re-emergence as a way of producing (especially in the current financial climate). First, Telefilm Canada...more
Intellectual Property Operations & Implementation in the 21st Century Corporation: Summary of Chapter 6: Creating, Perfecting, and... by Ladas & Parry LLP on 2/17/2012 Intellectual Property (IP) assets have been increasingly exploited through secured transactions as a means of obtaining financing. The securitization process consists of three important components: (1) creation, (2)...more
Russian Legal Update - February 2012 by Dechert LLP on 2/16/2012 In This Issue: p1 WTO Membership Will Provide Needed Boost to Investment Climate in Russia p3 UPDATED – Russian Foreign Strategic Investments Law: a Step Forward on the Way to Liberalization or a...more
IP Rights under the FCPA by Thomas Fox on 2/9/2012 For many US companies conducting business internationally, Intellectual Property (IP) is a key business component. Not only is the development of new IP critical to many businesses, for continued growth strategies, but IP...more
The Gun Sting Case Defeats and What it means For FCPA Enforcement? Absolutely Nothing! by Thomas Fox on 2/3/2012 In a stunning rebuke of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) trial strategy, all defendants in the second group of Gun Sting defendants walked out of the federal courthouse, still free. Two defendants were acquitted and...more
Australian Personal Property Securities Register by Baldwins l Intellectual Property on 1/31/2012 The Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) (PPSA) introduces in Australia a national law that will affect secured financing transactions involving personal property, including most forms of...more