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CARB Breaks Its Silence on Climate Reporting Rules

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On July 9, 2025, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released a set of Frequently Asked Questions related to regulatory development and initial reporting obligations under SB 253 and SB 261. ...more

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SEC Adopts Amendments to Beneficial Ownership Reporting Rules for Schedules 13D and 13G

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In 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted amendments and issued guidance to modernize the rules governing beneficial ownership reporting under Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act...more

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PGDAU Notice No. 11/2025: Tax Settlement for Debt Regularization

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The Brazilian Attorney General's Office of the National Treasury (PGFN) has published PGDAU Notice No. 11/2025 (the “Notice”), which sets forth the conditions for tax settlements to regularize debts up to BRL 45 million...more

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USPTO Newest Discretionary Denials on Settled Expectations - Best Practices for Petitioners and Patent Owners

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Recently, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) issued a series of discretionary denials of inter partes review (IPR) petitions, based on a new factor, the “settled expectations” of the Patent Owner....more

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EPA Extends TSCA Section 8(d) Reporting Deadlines for Chemical Data Submissions

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced plans to extend the reporting deadlines for a rule under Section 8(d) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). This rule mandates that manufacturers and importers...more

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PTAB Clarifies Interim Workload Management Process

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On April 17, 2025, following Acting Director Coke Morgan Stewart’s memorandum announcing a new interim process to manage the workload of all PTAB judges, the USPTO held a Boardside Chat outlining the new bifurcated process...more

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New York Releases FAQS and Guidance on the New York State Fashion Workers Act

In advance of June 19, 2025, the effective date of the New York State Fashion Workers Act, the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) recently issued frequently asked questions (FAQs) and guidance that provide clarity...more

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New Dietary Ingredient Notifications: FDA Addresses Common Pitfalls and Shares New Educational Tools

On June 11, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released educational videos and a new fact sheet to facilitate compliance with the agency’s New Dietary Ingredient Notification (NDIN) review process. Under the...more

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File Early or Risk Denial: iRhythm IPR Institution Denial Underscores the Importance of Filing IPR Petitions Sooner Rather Than...

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On June 6, 2025, the Acting Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”), Coke Morgan Stewart, issued a decision denying institution of five inter partes review (“IPR”) petitions filed by iRhythm, Inc....more

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Belgian VAT Authorities Publish New Circular Letter Regarding Late Input VAT Recovery

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Seven years after relevant judgments from the CJEU, the Belgian VAT authorities now (broadly) allow the recovery of input VAT beyond the standard Belgian limitation period of three years, subject however to strict conditions....more

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NTIA Revamps Federally Funded $42.5 Billion Broadband Deployment Subsidy Program

On Friday, June 6, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) released its long-anticipated policy changes to the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program. The NTIA's...more

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Patent Office Denial of “Late” Inter Partes Review Petitions Changes Expectations

On June 6, 2025, the acting Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Coke Morgan Stewart, issued a decision in iRhythm Technologies v. Welch Allyn, Inc.1 that initiates a new basis for discretionary denial...more

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Key Takeaways From Commerce Department’s New Guidance for $42.5 Billion BEAD Program

On June 6, 2025, the Commerce Department released its long-awaited guidance for future implementation of the $42.5 billion Broadand, Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program.  Entitled a BEAD Restructuring Policy Notice...more

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IRS Roundup May 15 – June 2, 2025

Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for May 15, 2025 – June 2, 2025....more

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CMS Sheds Light on its Timeline for Expedited RADV Audits

Shortly following its announcement of sweeping changes to RADV audits, CMS shared industry guidance last week regarding upcoming deadlines for the submission of risk adjustment data corrections in advance of RADV sampling....more

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Norwegian Consumer Authority Publishes Five Tips for 2025 Transparency Act Reporting

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The Norwegian Transparency Act requires subject companies to publicly report on the human rights due diligence they must carry out under the Act. These reports must be published every year, by June 30. With the 2025 reporting...more

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How Delayed Notice of Date Accorded Mailings May Affect Inter Partes Review

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Inter partes review (IPR) practices have seen significant changes since US Patent and Trademark Office Acting Director Coke Stewart assumed her current role in January 2025. Perhaps the most significant change has been Acting...more

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Filing EEO-1 Reports in 2025: Key Points Employers Need to Know

Every year, private sector employers with 100 or more employees, and federal contractors with 50 or more employees who met certain criteria, are required to submit workforce demographic data to the federal Equal Employment...more

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2024 EEO-1 Reporting May Update

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On April 15, 2025, EEOC submitted a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for “non-substantive” changes to the 2024 EEO-1 data collections. Those changes were approved by OMB on May 12th. Given the approval, it...more

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Takeaways From Final Proposal Deadline Extension in $42.5 Billion BEAD Program

On April 22, 2025, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) issued a Notice of Programmatic Waiver (Waiver Notice) providing a 90-day extension of the Final Proposal deadline in the Broadband...more

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Breaking Down the Bifurcated PTAB Review Process: What the USPTO’s Recent FAQ Drop Reveals

On March 26, 2025, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office released a memorandum introducing a new interim process for handling institution decisions in inter partes reviews (IPRs) and post-grant reviews (PGRs). The Office just...more

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Impact of New USPTO Interim Procedures on Discretionary Denial of AIA Proceedings

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Key Takeaway: The USPTO has reinstated earlier discretionary denial standards (including Fintiv) and introduced a new two-phase review process, which is expected to lead to more frequent denials of IPR petitions. Both patent...more

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The USPTO Is Issuing Patents Faster — Here’s Why That Matters

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Beginning May 13, 2025, the window between paying the issue fee and your patent officially issuing will become much shorter....more

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USPTO Reshapes Discretionary Denials for Post-Grant Proceedings

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The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued two memoranda reshaping the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB) approach to discretionary denials for parallel proceedings....more

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PTAB Issues Additional Information on New Pre-Institution Discretionary Briefing

On April 25, 2025, the USPTO issued additional information in response to frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the “Interim Processes for PTAB Workload Management” memorandum issued on March 26, 2025. As discussed in our...more

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