“You know you’re living in the end of days when both the ACLU and the Wall Street Journal praise the same Supreme Court decision…” – Gideon Schor Here’s an interesting perspective on yesterday’s Supreme Court decision in AMP v. Myriad from Gideon Schor, litigation partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati [bold ours]: “…The Court… Read more »
It’s Friday, and here at the JD Supra Corporate Brief, that means an extra Danish on the way into the office. Care to join us? How can multinationals ensure fair working conditions for workers on the other side of the globe? (NAVEX Global) The exemption from WARN Act notices for companies in Chapter 11 just… Read more »
The greatest invention since sliced bread? Email delivery of the JD Supra Corporate Brief. And you can sign up right now. Do you know whose IP is in your suppliers’ stream? (White & Case) What’s hot in cybersecurity? This… (Corporate Law Report) You might be surprised to know who’s been sued by former unpaid interns… Read more »
Go on – shake it up a little. Read the JD Supra Corporate Brief from the bottom up: Everything you always wanted to know about data protection laws of the world: a 365-page handbook (DLA Piper) Should the average business give a .crap about the new generic Top Level Domains? (Field Law) “A signature is… Read more »
The theft of trade secrets is a significant problem for American corporations. And a costly one, writes Sophie Yu at law firm Orrick: “In 2009, U.S. firms lost at least $1.1 billion from the misappropriation of trade secrets to China alone. Russia is also an aggressive collector of sensitive U.S. economic information and technologies, especially… Read more »
No, you’re not dreaming: the new JD Supra Corporate Brief really is here. On the market for cyber risk insurance? This update will help (Sherman & Howard) The UK government is considering changes to the UK bribery act that would decriminalize facilitation payments for small and medium businesses (Pillsbury) A new set of US Iran… Read more »
[Link: Trademark Series: Building a Global Brand - Ladas & Parry LLP] Taking a brand international means exporting the reputation you’ve built up in the US to promote your product in new countries. And that’s where things can go wrong, explains attorney Dennis Prahl from Ladas & Parry in the above video: “The last thing… Read more »
Long week? Kick back with the JD Supra Corporate Brief. You’ll feel better… The CFPB just took action against a debt collector for “abusive practices.” And the entire debt-collection industry should sit up and take notice (Foley & Lardner) You can relax now: NASDAQ is withdrawing its proposal to require listed companies maintain an internal… Read more »
“According to the White House’s statement, innovators continue to face challenges from Patent Assertion Entities (PAEs), companies that, in the President’s words ‘don’t actually produce anything themselves,’ and instead develop a business model ‘to essentially leverage and hijack somebody else’s idea and see if they can extort some money out of them.’” (Howard Ullman)… Read more »
Better pack your umbrella today – it’s raining law news! To ITC, or not to ITC … that is the patent infringement question… (DLA Piper) California’s first data privacy violation lawsuit was definitively not cleared for takeoff… (Mintz Levin) What’s the outlook for comprehensive corporate tax reform? (BakerHostetler) A recent study found that 53% of… Read more »
Happiness is a warm JD Supra Corporate Brief: “Knock, knock.” “Who’s there?” “The federal government, with a search warrant – do you know what to do?” (DLA Piper) Maybe it would be easier if we only used the first 23 letters of the alphabet to name our products… (Foley Hoag) Federal contractors take note: if… Read more »
Don’t forget: the JD Supra Corporate Brief is the most important meal of the day (and we won’t say a word if you come back for seconds)! Does this new court of appeals ruling put another nail in the recess-appointed NLRB’s coffin? (KMTG) China just agreed to allow US investigators greater access to work papers… Read more »
You can put away your umbrellas now – it’s June. Happy reading! Who remembers what went on in the 90s? The SEC, apparently… (Brooks Pierce) Want to make sure your trade secrets are protected? You’ll have to take the first step… (Venable) It is possible to maintain the confidentiality of competitively valuable information during a… Read more »
Can’t decide whether you should wear the black or brown shoes? The JD Supra Corporate Brief goes well with either… Public companies may need to revise their ESOPs to comply with a recent IRS notice (Katten) Is the First Amendment a viable defense for off-label marketing of pharmaceuticals? You might think so six months after… Read more »
As you know, going global exposes an organization to a broad range of unfamiliar legal, financial, and regulatory risks that can prove costly to both reputation and revenues. What are you doing to protect your international business? Here are seven activities that should be on your checklist: 1. Set up an anti-bribery compliance program: “In… Read more »
