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The SBA Makes Significant Changes to 8(a) Program

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 8/31/2023

The changes come in response to a court injunction declaring rebuttable presumption for social disadvantage unconstitutional. All pending SBA 8(a) program applications are currently suspended due to an injunction issued by...more

NIL-NIL: Exploring the Playing Field of Name, Image, and Likeness

DarrowEverett LLP on 10/28/2022

The U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision, NCAA v. Alston, which was decided in July of 2021, opened the door for student-athletes to profit off their name, image, and likeness, or “NIL.” The Court, affirming the Ninth...more

New Interim Process at the PTAB for Decision Circulation and Internal Review

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C. on 7/20/2022

Recently, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) announced a new interim procedure for decision circulation and internal review. This interim procedure is aimed at promoting feedback, eliminating inconsistencies, and...more

Farewell To The 2019 Public Charge Rule And Form I-944!

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 3/17/2021

For the last year, the fate of the Public Charge Rule, which expanded the ability of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to deny green cards to lower-income foreign nationals, has been uncertain. In addition to the...more

Overview of Comments on the USPTO's July 2015 Update to the Interim Examination Guidance

Fenwick & West LLP on 10/22/2015

In late July, the USPTO issued its July 2015 Update to the 2014 Interim Section 101 Patent Eligibility Guidance (IEG). The July 2015 Update addresses a number of the issues and concerns raised in the public comments to the...more

USPTO Issues July 2015 Updated Guidance on Subject Matter Eligibility Analysis

Foley & Lardner LLP on 7/31/2015

On July 30, 2015, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued updated guidance regarding subject matter eligibility analysis to address six major themes from comments received in response to the 2014 Interim...more

Some Patents May Survive Alice and Myriad

Baker Donelson on 1/28/2015

Guidance published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on December 16, 2014 indicates a slight softening in its position regarding patentable subject matter. The patent community has been hard hit in the last few...more

Can Any DNA Claims Still Be Patented?

Foley & Lardner LLP on 1/22/2015

In a decision issued December 17, 2014, in In Re BRCA1- And BRCA2-Based Hereditary Cancer Test Patent Litigation (Myriad II), the Federal Circuit invalidated Myriad’s primer claims and detection method claims under 35 USC §...more

Three Patent Issues to Watch in 2015

Foley & Lardner LLP on 1/8/2015

Well, 2014 was a busy year in patent law, and it wasn’t all good news for patent holders. The Supreme Court made 35 USC § 101 a significant hurdle to patenting inventions across a broad swath of technologies, gave more teeth...more

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