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Power Play: District Court Properly Transferred Bad Faith Anticipatory Suit

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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied a petition for mandamus relief from an order transferring a first-filed declaratory judgment action from the District of New Jersey to the Western District of Texas,...more

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Protecting Your Brand in China

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Filing for a trademark in China? Kilpatrick Townsend associate Gwen Kui discusses first-to-file rules, bad faith, and how to protect your brand....more

Jones Day

Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of FCA Cases

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The Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of two False Claims Act ("FCA") cases brought by private relators against insurance and other companies based on the alleged failure to reimburse the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...more

Miller & Martin PLLC

Don't "Be Like Mike": The Importance of Registering Your Trademark in China

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For companies that manufacture or sell their products in China, it is critical to register your trademarks with the Chinese trademark office as soon as practical. Unlike the United States, China is a first-to-file...more

Carlton Fields

Pennsylvania District Court Rejects Reinsurer’s “First-Filed” Complaint As Improperly Anticipatory And Filed In Bad Faith

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A reinsurer filed a complaint in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania seeking declaratory relief regarding its obligations under a reinsurance contract on May 7, 2015. The defendants filed an action concerning the same...more

Proskauer - California Employment Law

California Employment Law Notes - July 2015

Employee's Inability To Work For A Particular Supervisor Does Not Constitute A "Disability" - Higgins-Williams v. Sutter Med. Found., 237 Cal. App. 4th 78 (2015) - Michaelin Higgins-Williams worked as a clinical...more

K&L Gates LLP

China Adopts First Changes in Trademark Law in Over Twelve Years

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The long-awaited amendments to the People’s Republic of China Trademark Law were finally passed by the National People’s Congress and published on August 30, 2013. The new Amendment to the Trademark Law of the People’s...more

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