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Germany cabinet launches bill to strengthen rights protection in global supply chains

JURIST

Germany’s cabinet on Wednesday launched the bill for the Act on Corporate Due Diligence in Supply Chains (or Supply Chain Act) aimed at strengthening the protection of human rights, health and the environment in German companies’ global supply chains.

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The Process of Buying or Selling a Business: The Corporate Transparency Act

Strictly Business

The CTA aims to assist law enforcement in tackling money laundering, tax fraud, terrorism financing, and various other illicit activities facilitated by anonymous shell companies. On January 1, 2024, previously enacted federal legislation called the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) went into effect.

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Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C. (HP&M) is Pleased to Announce the Addition of Sara M. Keup as the new State Licensing Regulatory Expert for the Firm’s Licensing Practice

FDA Law Blog

Some of the services HP&M offers include: comprehensive regulatory assessments pre-launch licensing support license gap analysis support for new product/company acquisitions, regulatory diligences DEA registrations and state-controlled substance licenses With the complexities of licensure, Sara M. Palmer , Larry K. Houck , and Kalie E.

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14,000 Words to Win It: Why Medtronic’s Appeal Strategy Backfired

Patently O

Teleflex delves into the old pre-AIA law of inventorship and prior art. But, in patent law we also observe the legal fiction that filing a patent application describing the invention in sufficient detail to enable a person skilled in the art to make and use it will also qualify (constructive reduction to practice). Teleflex’s U.S.

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Supreme Court on Patent Law for October 2022

Patently O

The most anticipated case last year was the 101 eligibility petition regarding automobile drive shaft manufacturing process. Topics: Enablement / Written Description (All three are biotech / pharma): 3 Cases; Infringement (FDA Labeling): 1 Case; Anticipation (On Sale Bar): 1 Case; Double Patenting (Still the law?): Kite Pharma, Inc. ,

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Law School Canons: The Spoils of Discovery

Patently O

He is starting a new series linking law school canonical cases with intellectual property counterparts. Zubulake V , the first case in my Civil Procedure discovery module, is a perfect example of the dangers facing a party if they are not diligent about evidence preservation. By Avery Welker. Zubulake v. UBS Warburg LLC , 229 F.R.D.

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PTAB Finds Petitioner’s Failure to Disclose Relationship with Real Party in Interest Warrants Substantial Monetary Sanctions

The IP Law Blog

In support of its argument, Columbia relied on two agreements between Ventex and Seirus, a 2013 Supplier Agreement and 2016 Exclusive Manufacturing Agreement. This case is a strong reminder to be diligent and forthright in both discovery and the disclosure of potential real parties in interest.