An interagency working group – composed of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) – is seeking...more
In this presentation: - Tax-Exemption Challenges - Bankruptcy Counseling Challenges - Consumer Protection Statutes - Excerpt from Presentation: How did we get here? - Federal and...more
Recognizing a problem that has long plagued Silicon Valley technology companies, on June 4, 2013, President Barack Obama issued executive actions and legislative recommendations "to protect innovators from frivolous...more
Acquiring rights to U.S. and European technologies has become a priority for Chinese companies — as well as national policy. “Large state-owned companies possess phenomenal production capacity, but generally lag in R&D and...more
Sometimes what we think is obvious is really not so obvious. Sometimes bold conclusions mask nuances or difficult issues. ...more
In This Issue: - General Legislative - Agriculture and Food - Budget and Appropriations - Cybersecurity - Defense - Education - Environment - Financial Services - Health Care - Homeland...more
The Honorable Judge James L. Robart recently took on the challenging task of determining a reasonable and non-discriminatory (“RAND”) royalty rate for Motorola’s standards-essential patents (“SEP”). Microsoft Corp. v....more
On May 15, 2013, CMS released a funding opportunity announcement for round two of the Health Care Innovation Awards. The grants are administered by the CMS Innovation Center, which is authorized by the Affordable Care Act to...more
In this white paper: - Introduction - Energy Efficiency Finance Structures, New and Familiar, and Negotiating Key Agreements - Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPCs) and Applying REITs to Energy...more
XG Sciences Inc. of Lansing has used its proprietary know-how to improve lithium-ion battery capacity by a factor of four over conventional anodes. Using graphene nanoplatelet anode material not only improves charge storage...more
Do you have a strategy? The Houston Astros claim to have a strategy that involves being the worst team in baseball for up to the next five years and then magically they will become a winner. ...more
Patton Boggs recently advised Satori Capital, a Dallas-based private equity firm, on its acquisition of Longhorn Health Solutions, Inc. Longhorn is headquartered in Austin, Texas and is a leading direct-to-home provider of...more
Grid Logic Incorporated of Lapeer is developing a low-cost superconducting wire for electric utility application. Using a new manufacturing technique, it will embed very fine particles into metals to induce superconductivity....more
The number of mobile applications (apps) available to consumers on their iPhones, Androids, and iPads is astonishing. As of January 2013, there were more than 775,000 different apps available to iPhone and iPad users. It...more
With venture capital funding of digital health up 45 percent in 2012, according to Rock Health, we're hearing a lot about mobile health apps and healthcare IT. You may be asking yourself what is digital health? Hear my take...more
Tomorrow, April 20 is the anniversary of a truly innovative work of literature. On April 20, 1841, Edgar Allen Poe’s story, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, first appeared in Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine. The tale...more
A prediction: The next website your firm launches will be built for the iPad generation – and incorporate something called “responsive design.” Why? Because all websites – including law firm sites – are seeing a sharp...more
This is a guest post by Cynthia LaLuna, Creative Director of Rowboat Media. For the past few years, I’ve been hearing about the ABA Techshow. This year, I was finally able to attend....more
On March 11, the California State Assembly Standing Committee on Banking and Finance held a hearing entitled “Emerging Technology and the California Money Transmission Act.” The hearing’s purpose was to discuss the MTA’s...more
3D printing technology is becoming more popular as companies such as MakerBot Industries continue to introduce more affordable desktop 3D printers. With these machines, which work by printing layers of plastic, metal,...more
In Episode 90 of The Wendel Forum (originally aired on February 9, 2013, on 960 KNEW AM radio), show moderator Bill Acevedo, chair of Wendel Rosen’s sustainable business practice group, welcomes Nikhil Arora, co-founder of...more
On February 4, 2013, CMS’s Innovation Center announced a new initiative to test a payment and service delivery model for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The initiative, named Comprehensive ESRD Care (CEC),...more
Ten years ago, SpaceX was barely a blip on the aerospace industry’s radar screen. Since then it has skyrocketed to prominence, notably as the first private company to have berthed a spacecraft at the International Space...more
Antitrust law and patent law are legal tectonic plates – always in motion, occasionally converging, occasionally diverging, and occasionally moving in parallel relation. As patent suits have recently multiplied, the...more
When does a monopoly hinder innovation? I would assert the answer is “always.” The American free enterprise system thrives on competition. The search for a better mousetrap has long been touted as the driver of innovation....more
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