In a Federal Register Notice published October 27, 2025 (“Notice”), the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced a new pilot program called the “Streamlined Claim Set Pilot Program” (hereinafter “Pilot Program”). This article considers (1) requirements to participate in
As of October 2025, United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director John A. Squires has reclaimed authority to decide all patent review institution proceedings. This responsibility was previously delegated to judges at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).
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Growing up, my family played an unusual game around the dinner table. After sharing about our days, my dad (also a health care attorney) would ask my sisters and me to
The September 19 Presidential Proclamation titled “Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers” is not an absolute travel/adjudication ban on H-1B petition adjudications and admission of existing H-1B visa holders without the payment of $100,000.00, but the various
On September 5, 2025, the DC Circuit issued its opinion in SSM Litigation Group v. EPA, reversing EPA’s rescission of the longstanding emergency event affirmative defense under Title V of the Clean Air Act (“CAA”). The Court’s decision restores an important
It has been a busy month for the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and enforcement activity concerning non-compete restrictive covenants in employment agreements. If you have been following this topic, you’ll recall that during President Biden’s administration in 2024, the FTC
With the rebound of private equity (“PE”) activity in healthcare across the United States, the Corporate Practice of Medicine and Dentistry (“CPOM” or “CPOD”) has likewise experienced renewed focus by state legislatures and enforcement agencies in 2025.[i] However,
What Happened? On January 8, 2025, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a final rule (“Final Rule”) to implement Executive Order 14117, “Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (the “OBBB”), which makes a number of highly beneficial changes to the tax treatment of Qualified Small Business Stock (“QSBS”) acquired by “non-corporate” taxpayers after July 4,
The Ohio Department of Development (“ODOD”) has made some changes to documents provided by renewable energy projects that have received certification as a Qualified Energy Project (“QEP”) in the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (“PILOT”) program under R.C. 5727.75:
