As market participants prepare to submit comments on the recent proposal of the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”) (available here) to require the temporary publication of a “synthetic” 1-, 3- and 6-month USD LIBOR,...more
On August 25, the LSTA published its Term SOFR Concept Document (the “Term SOFR Concept Document”)—the latest addition to its suite of SOFR-based Concept Documents.
The Term SOFR Concept Document was prepared in response...more
As expected, on July 28, 2021, the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) formally recommended the CME’s SOFR Term Rate. The SOFR Term Rate is known in advance of the related interest period and provides an indicative,...more
On August 6, 2020, Trump issued two separate executive orders that will severely restrict TikTok and WeChat’s business in the United States. For weeks, the media has reported on Trump’s desire to “ban” TikTok with speculation...more
8/10/2020
/ Blackmail ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Data Collection ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Employees ,
FIRRMA ,
Geolocation ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Personal Information ,
Popular ,
Secretary of Commerce ,
Social Media ,
TikTok ,
Trump Administration
On Thursday April 16, Sheppard Mullin submitted comments to the Federal Reserve about its terms sheets for the $600 Billion Main Street Loan Program. These comments raise and explore numerous important questions that the Fed...more
PART 4: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LEGISLATION TO WATCH IN 2020 -
In this four-part series, we take a look forward at the cases, legislation, and other trends that are likely to have a significant impact on intellectual...more
In this four-part series, we take a look forward at the cases, legislation, and other trends that are likely to have a significant impact on intellectual property law and practice in 2020. In the first two parts of the...more
3/5/2020
/ Administrative Patent Judges ,
Appeals ,
Appointments Clause ,
Claim Construction ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Real Party in Interest ,
USPTO
ART 2: EFFORTS TO CLARIFY PATENT ELIGIBILITY UNDER § 101 -
In this four-part series, we take a look forward at the cases, legislation, and other trends that are likely to have a significant impact on intellectual property...more
2/4/2020
/ Abstract Ideas ,
Biomedical Companies ,
CLS Bank v Alice Corp ,
Computer-Related Inventions ,
Defense Strategies ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Machine-or-Transformation Test ,
Mayo v. Prometheus ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
Section 101 ,
Technology Sector