On August 6, 2024, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) announced the fee standards for patent term adjustment (PTA) requests. Before this announcement, all submitted requests for PTA were pending review. Since August 27, 2024, CNIPA has published five batches of decisions, granting PTA to 690 invention patents, marking the official implementation of PTA
Readers may remember our rather gloomy blog on Mr. Gove’s Renters’ Reform Bill. Our view then was that landlords didn’t need to panic – yet. Unfortunately, with the Renters’ Rights Bill, it may be time for landlords to start feeling distinctly anxious. The headline change in the Renters’ Reform Bill was to abolish so-called
When we talk about asset protection, we are referring to all the legal strategies and smart financial planning to shield wealth from potential threats like lawsuits, creditors, government agencies, or volatile economic scenarios. Lawsuits are common and financial markets are unpredictable, so being aware of what to do to protect your assets is no longer
As noted in Part I of this series, patent litigation can be a mechanism for parties to spar and evaluate patent rights, as well as each other, prior to making the business agreements that settle such disputes. Once a patent is asserted to be infringed with the filing of a lawsuit, the dispute can become
In Husch Blackwell’s August 2024 Trade Law Update you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law:
Should you have
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Marking the latest development in the Illumina/Grail saga, on 3 September 2024, the CJEU annulled the General Court’s judgment and European Commission’s decisions allowing EU national competition authorities (NCAs) to review concentrations that fall below national (turnover) thresholds. In 2021, Illumina, a U.S. biotech company, sought to acquire Grail, a U.S. company developing tests for cancer screening.
On September 11, 2024, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) published an Interim Final Rule to amend its Reporting, Procedures and Penalties Regulations under 31 C.F.R. Part 501, which extends recordkeeping requirements for certain transactions from 5 years to 10 years. This Interim Final Rule takes effect on March 12,
Dewberry Trademark Case
Trademarks protect the identity and value of a company’s brand, which is why recent trends in intellectual property litigation are so critical for businesses. One particularly significant case that illustrates these principles is Drewberry Engineers v. Drewberry Group. This dispute not only involves a considerable sum but also addresses deeper issues of
On August 14, the FTC announced a final rule that, according to the FTC, is intended to “combat fake reviews and testimonials.” The rule will go into effect on October 21, 2024. This final rule is the culmination of the FTC’s issuance of an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) in November 2022 and notice
The FCA says principal firms need to do more to comply with enhanced appointed representative rules
