Effective July 1, 2013, President Obama's Executive Order 13645 implements certain provisions of the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 20121 (IFCA) and expands the Iranian sanctions regime to new sectors of Iran’s…more
In this issue:
- Senate Commerce Committee Examines “Do Not Track” Status Around the Agencies
- FTC to Hold Workshop on the Internet of Things
- FTC’s Revised COPPA Rule to Take Effect July 1st
- …more
In this issue:
- Venable’s Jeff Knowles to Receive ERA Lifetime Achievement Award
- The Best Things in Life Are Free – Just Pay Separate Shipping and Handling
- CARU Says “Watch Those Kids,” at Least in…more
In this presentation:
- Tax-Exemption Challenges
- Bankruptcy Counseling Challenges
- Consumer Protection Statutes
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How did we get here?
- Federal and state…more
In this article:
- Income Tax
- Other Foreign Taxes -- Vat And Social Security Taxes
- Foreign Tax Credit Planning
- U.S. Withholding Obligations
- Use Of Loan Out Company
- Additional…more
In this presentation:
- Eligible Organizations: Those qualified under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
- More complicated than the typical bank loan.
- To qualify for tax exemption, the debt…more
In this presentation:
- The similarities and differences between the CFPB UDAAP (Consumer Financial Protection Act), FTC UDAP (FTC Act), and the federal banking agencies UDAP legal authorities (FTC Act and Regulation…more
In this presentation:
- How Did We Get Here?
- Complying With Advertising & Marketing Laws
- Increased Enforcement Activity By Federal And State Regulators
- Compliance Tips
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The month of May saw a number of proposed and implemented developments that were equally applicable to nonprofit and for-profit contractors and grant recipients. For example, Congress signaled that many non-Department of…more
On May 31, 2013, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rule regarding Ocean Transportation Intermediaries (OTI) in the Federal Register (78 Fed. Reg. 32,946 (Federal Maritime Commission…more
In this issue:
- Software Patents Put to the Test – a Bad Sign for Trolls?
- Sowing the Seeds of Patent Infringement
- FTC vs. POM Wonderful: Trench Warfare
- Anything You Can Clean, I Can Clean…more
On May 13, 2013, the Supreme Court delivered a unanimous decision determining that the doctrine of patent exhaustion does not provide a safe haven for a farmer to create new seeds by reproducing patented seeds through planting…more
One of the challenges presented by software patents, which are commonly asserted by so-called patent assertion entities (aka, patent trolls), is determining what the patent covers. Often the invention is described in vague terms…more
“Trade secrets” are generally defined as confidential proprietary information that provides a business with a competitive advantage or actual or potential economic benefit. Trade secrets are protected under the Economic…more
In this presentation:
- Tax Considerations of International Grantmaking in Today’s World
- Recent Developments in International Philanthropy – Best Practices
- Grants to Foreign Charities
-…more
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