Inter Partes Review: Validity Before the PTAB
Could someone transfer your property ownership away from you without your knowledge? One scam takes advantage of the fact that California County Recorders do not vet the contents of deeds to ensure validity: an individual...more
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that any Form I-693, Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, that was properly completed and signed by a civil surgeon on or after...more
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has recently announced a significant update regarding Form I-693, Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record. Effective immediately, any Form I-693...more
Despite the Trusts (Jersey) Law 1984 ("Trusts Law") expressly providing against the rule against perpetuities currently applying in Jersey, the Royal Court has found the rule to form part of the underlying fabric of Jersey...more
Parties to a lawsuit may have vastly different perspectives on the validity and value of a claim, but as a matter of course, the issue of settlement will arise. Trial is an exceedingly expensive endeavor with an uncertain...more
Countless couples celebrate the romance of St. Valentine’s Day by getting engaged – and then the wedding planning begins. Increasingly, couples are choosing destination weddings in locations outside the United States. What...more
The Supreme Court of Canada has granted Sanis Health, Shoppers Drug Mart, Sandoz Canada, and McKesson Canada leave to appeal Sandoz Canada v British Columbia, 2023 BCCA 306. The parties are defendants in a proposed class...more
In an effort to address the ongoing Employment Authorization Document (more commonly known as an “EAD”) processing backlog, USCIS recently announced it would lengthen the maximum validity period for certain EAD categories to...more
A few weeks ago, a Canadian farmer sent a text message to a company he worked with that included a thumbs-up emoji, which symbolizes approval or agreement. To his surprise, the Canadian court treated this emoji as the...more
This case addresses the construction of the articles “a” and “said” in relation to subsequently recited functions and whether “a” can be restricted to be singular in its meaning....more
It has become more common for trustors to select someone who is not a beneficiary of the trust estate, often a close relative, to serve as trustee. While the “crown” of trusteeship imbues that trustee with tempting powers –...more
Today, on Monday, March 20, 2023, Regulation (EU) 2023/607 of the European Parliament and of the Council of March 15, 2023, amending Regulations (EU) 2017/745 and (EU) 2017/746 as regards transitional provisions for certain...more
We are increasingly seeing more disputes over the validity of marriages in probate litigation. A recurring fact pattern is that a romantic partner will attempt to orchestrate a marriage to the second partner, who is suffering...more
Less than three years after the U.S. Supreme Court reviewed the CFPB’s appointment structure, the bureau again finds itself before the Court in what could prove the most consequential case for the financial services industry...more
The U.S. State Department recently updated its visa reciprocity schedule for citizens of Mexico, and now provides two visa validity period options for TN visa applicants. Mexican citizens may request a 48-month TN visa...more
In February 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States held in Unicolors, Inc. v. H&M Hennes & Mauritz, L.P., that lack of either factual or legal knowledge on the part of a copyright holder can excuse an inaccuracy in the...more
As part of our series looking at recent BVI and Cayman Islands cases affecting the Middle East we look at the recent case of Sheikha Amena Ahmed H.A. Al-thani et al v Sheikha Aisha Mohammed Ali Abdullah Al Thani et al, in...more
More than ten months ago, on September 9, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14042, which imposed a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on many federal contractors and subcontractors. As we have previously reported, the order...more
Covered Activities - 1.1.a Order granting counterclaim declaring validity of mortgage on the debtor’s property does not violate the stay. The debtor acquired property subject to a disputed mortgage. The debtor brought a...more
Employment Authorization Documents (“EAD cards”) authorize certain foreign nationals to work in the United States during their validity period. An EAD card is one of many documents an employee may present as the basis for his...more
Cannabis: In Focus - • Candy Companies Defend Their Trademarks, Consider THC Copycat Products a Health Hazard • Iowa Supreme Court Upholds Possession Conviction, Even With Out-of-State Registry Card... ...more
Rules Applicable to Unconstitutionality Actions - Unconstitutionality actions are abstract constitutional control mechanisms available to certain Governmental entities.1 The legal standard to accept and initiate these types...more
On March 16, 2022, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied Biogen’s petition for en banc review in Biogen International GmbH et al. v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. ("Petition Denial"), in which a Federal Circuit...more
Is your trademark registered? Should you register it? Why should you register it? What do you have to do? What does the process look like? Can you do it yourself or do you need to hire an attorney? These are just a few of the...more
Clete Pavone bought property in West Virginia from Patrick Russell in October of 2018. Because he did not obtain a title search before buying the property, Mr. Pavone did not know that it was encumbered by a deed of trust...more