On April 25, 2024, IRS and Treasury issued final regulations under Code Section 6418 (the Final Regulations) governing the transfer and monetization of certain..

In a recent and surprising turn of events, Bill Willingham, the creator of the acclaimed "Fables" comic series, declared his intention to place his creative work..

In a world propelled by innovation and technology, the evolving nature of intellectual property (IP) law and the interconnectedness of global markets often lead..

Let's say your employee, using company resources, develops a software algorithm that could revolutionize your product line.

DMA ile öngörülen düzenleme çerçevesinin başarısız olması, Avrupa'nın teknoloji yarışından iyiden iyiye düşmesi anlamına gelir. Peki DMA'in..

The 3-Dimensional printing technique is also known as the Additive Technique.

Eireog Innovations Limited, an Atlantic Services IP Limited plaintiff, has filed its first cases over the portfolio of about a dozen patents that it received..

Patent law has evolved in many ways since 1790. One of the most notable is that physical models are no longer required, as they were until around 1880.

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office ("CIPO") mistakenly published incorrect maintenance fee details, indicating that fees for the second, third and fourth..

An investment exit is a plan by an investor to sell its stake in a financial asset or business venture, aiming to liquidate its investments under optimal..

Many UPC judges share their working time between the UPC and national courts of their country. The Unified Patent Court has announced that, to account for..

District courts have long had the ability to cancel trademark registrations in cases involving infringement claims or registered marks under 15 U.S.C. § 1119.

Recently, the Delhi High Court disposed of two civil suits, one rectification petition and 10 writ petitions against the trademark registrations filed by PM..

On April 17, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") issued a Civil-Criminal Enforcement Coordination Policy ("Policy")...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has introduced a transformative rule that bans most non-compete agreements across various industries. Announced on April 23,..

Players of Indonesia's digital economy have been trying to maintain resilience amidst the challenges of tech winter over the past two years.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) published a proposed sale notice for an offshore wind energy lease auction in Oregon on May 1, 2024. The Oregon..

Ankara Patent olarak, müşterilerimizin fikri haklarına verdiğimiz büyük önem doğrultusunda, Türkiye'de ve uluslararası alanda karşılaştıkları..

We, as Ankara Patent, as an indication of great importance attached by us to intellectual property rights of our clients, are carefully pursuing their legal..

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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk recently visited San Francisco and the Silicon Valley, bringing to the attention of high-level technology..

The U.S. Government continues to increase its Federal investment in space – not for exploration, but rather as a defense strategy – and this continued..

On April 1, 2024, the FAR Council published a new Final Rule that establishes FAR Part 40 – but without any new provisions of substance.

Emerging technologies are prompting a revolution in women's healthcare through advanced diagnostic testing. In the sixth episode of Sheppard Mullin's Health-e..

On March 28, 2024, the Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") issued Memorandum M-24-10, Advancing Governance, Innovation, and Risk Management for Agency Use of..

On April 19, less than a month after Wisconsin, Kansas has followed suit by enacting comprehensive earned wage access legislation. Kansas' law is set to take..

On April 24, the CFPB released its latest edition of Supervisory Highlights detailing the agency's actions taken to combat "junk fees" it alleges are charged by..

Terms and Conditions and the Timetable for RESS 4 are now available, with the qualification process opening on 20 May 2024.

On April 17, the CFPB issued a consent order against a San Francisco-based for-profit coding school and its and CEO, banning it from lending to consumers...

In line with the goals set forth in the Federal Government's Federal Sustainability Plan, the General Services Administration ("GSA") recently issued a Request..

On March 29, 2024, the EEOC announced new guidance addressing harassment in the workplace, which goes into effect immediately.

On Wednesday, May 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced that it issued new sanctions on nearly 200..

&Motion meets with Saferide's founder and CEO, Will Bright, to discuss the technology innovations that Saferide is bringing to market.

If you are asking the question, "Why would I get a letter from the Office of the Attorney General," it is imperative to take immediate action.

On May 1, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Insight Global LLC (Insight), an international staffing and services company, will pay $2.7..

As we have previously discussed, in recent years, consumers have increasingly demanded "cleaner" beauty products and more transparency in product labeling. In..

On April 25, 2024, the Department of Labor ("DOL") published a final rule (the "Final Rule") regarding when providing investment advice results in the advisor..

A B3 publicou ontem (02.05), a Consulta Pública no 01/2024-DIE (Ref. Evolução Novo Mercado), por meio da qual propõe uma série de alterações regulatórias..

In our new interview series "Arbitration Amidst Adversity: A View from Ukraine," hosted by senior associate Volodymyr Yaremko we delve into experiences of women..

In The Legal 500's 2024 Country Comparative Guides, Mayer Brown lawyers Vikram Sidhu, Larry Hamilton, Jared Wilner, and Yuliya Feldman authored a section...

The British Virgin Islands ("BVI") are home to 361,491 active companies as of 31 December 2023. This article considers the reasons for the BVI's popularity as a..

Delaware courts have issued a barrage of important guidance in early 2024, and the Corporation Law Section of the Delaware State Bar Association has reacted by..

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Last week on April 23, 2024, the FTC adopted a final rule that would effectively ban non-compete agreements in the context of employment relationships when the..

Welcome to the May Edition of the Geneva Insights Newsletter.

The EU Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2021/2282), which entered into force in January 2022, will start to apply from January 2025..

The identification, investigation and removal of persons who serve as directors or officers of two competing companies (i.e., "horizontal interlocks") is a..

On April 30, 2024, Treasury and IRS ("IRS") released key guidance on how sustainable aviation fuel ("SAF") producers must calculate their SAF's lifecycle..

On Wednesday, the 9th Circuit granted a petition for mandamus from the United States and ordered the District Court to dismiss the complaint in Juliana v. United..

Artificial intelligence continues to be one of the most talked about business trends.