Filing Fees

Illinois Enacts Fast-Track Foreclosure Legislation

by BuckleySandler LLP on 2/25/2013

On February 8, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed SB 16, a bill introduced in January 2011, which creates a fast-track foreclosure process for certain abandoned and vacant properties. ...more

Beware of Bogus Trade-mark Invoices

by Field Law on 2/21/2013

A Czech outfit calling itself the WDTP (Worldwide Database of Trademarks and Patents) regularly sends invoices to Canadian trade-mark owners, claiming to be owed a few thousand dollars as a “filing fee”. The WDTP is just one...more

FINRA Releases Public Offering FAQs

by Kristopher Brown, Christian Matarese | Dechert LLP on 2/15/2013

FINRA, the largest independent regulator for all securities firms doing business in the United States, has released a set of FAQs relating to its review of public securities offerings filed on its Public Offering Filing...more

Hart-Scott-Rodino Reporting Thresholds To Increase, Clayton Act Section 8 Interlocking Directorates Thresholds Increased

by Betsy Kristoferson, Barry Reingold | Perkins Coie on 2/15/2013

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced that the reporting thresholds under Section 7A of the Clayton Act, known as the Hart-Scott-Rodino (H-S-R) Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (the Act), will be increased. ...more

H-1B Season & Cap are Fast Approaching – Are You Ready? Top 10 Questions and Answers About H-1B Visas

by Ian Scott | Scott Legal Services, P.C. on 2/13/2013

The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that permits a company to hire workers in specialty occupations. This visa category requires that the beneficiary (the foreign worker) have a Bachelor’s degree, and the Petitioner (the...more

New USPTO Fees Effective March 16, 2013

by Robert Kinberg, Fabian M. Koenigbauer, Michael A. Sartori, Ph.D. | Venable LLP on 2/8/2013

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) recently revealed a revised fee schedule which changes the fees for any fee paid on or after March 19, 2013. While this is the first time the USPTO has set its own fees since...more

New Patent Application Filing Considerations in View of AIA Changes

by Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP on 2/4/2013

As you may know, the America Invents Act (AIA) has introduced several changes to U.S. patent law. On March 16, 2013, the AIA moves the U.S. from a First-to-Invent system to a First-to-File system. This and other provisions...more

Taking a Stand on USPTO Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Policy

by Courtenay C. Brinckerhoff | Foley & Lardner LLP on 1/31/2013

Next week (February 4, 2013) is the deadline for submitting comments in response to the USPTO’s request for feedback on Request for Continued Examination (RCE) practice. (This article provides more information on the request...more

FTC Announces 2013 Hart-Scott-Rodino Threshold Revisions

by John Dierking | Holland & Knight LLP on 1/15/2013

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced its annual revision to the thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR), which will apply to all transactions closing on or after February...more

FTC Announces Increased HSR Thresholds

by Ropes & Gray LLP on 1/15/2013

The Federal Trade Commission has announced revised jurisdictional and filing fee thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (“the Act”), as amended. The new thresholds under the Act represent an...more

FTC Announces Annual HSR Thresholds Adjustments

by Robert G. Kidwell, Helen Kim, Farrah Short, Bruce D. Sokler | Mintz Levin - Antitrust on 1/15/2013

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on January 10, 2013 increased jurisdictional thresholds for premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the HSR Act)....more

Court Dismisses Suit By Milwaukee County Jail Inmate

by Samster, Konkel & Safran, S.C. on 1/10/2013

An inmate of the Milwaukee County Jail sued the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office claiming that he was denied the right to vote. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the inmate was not allowed to vote because he never completed...more

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