In an Official Gazette notice dated 1 April 2026, the USPTO announced a new procedure allowing patent owners to submit a limited “pre order” paper addressing whether a third party ex parte reexamination request raises a Substantial New Question (SNQ)
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United States: The Last Leg: SEC Extends Trading Relief to Share Class ETFs
By: Thoreau A. Bartmann, Jessica D. Cohn, and Kevin R. Gustafson
With this fourth SEC approval, share class ETFs are now ready to go live.
Since late 2025, the SEC has provided exemptive relief to dozens of managers
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United States: Did you Predict This? Why Prediction Markets may be Your Next Compliance Headache.
By: Thoreau A. Bartmann, Lance C. Dial, Todd S. Fishman, Pablo J. Man, and Sarah V. Riddell
Prediction markets and event contracts have gone mainstream. Prediction market platforms offer contracts on virtually any event you can
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United States: 401(k) Plan Access to Alternative Investments–DOL Seeks to Clarify Fiduciary Duties and Proposes “Safe Harbor”
By: Sasha Burstein, Ruth E. Delaney, Pablo J. Man, Robert L. Sichel
On 30 March 2026, Department of Labor (DOL) issued a proposed rule, in response to President Trump’s August 2025 executive order, that seeks to clarify
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Fame Isn’t Everything: Australian Designer Trumps Popstar After Long-Running KATY/KATIE PERRY Trade Mark Dispute
By: Gregory Pieris, Talia Le Couteur Scott, and Joshua Debinski
The High Court of Australia has handed down its highly anticipated decision in Taylor v Killer Queen LLC [2026] HCA 5 in a narrow 3-2 majority, ending a decade-long…
A Place for Every Token and Every Token in its Place: The SEC “Airdrops” Its New Crypto Taxonomy
By: Thoreau A. Bartmann, Lance C. Dial, and Sarah V. Riddell
On 17 March 2026, the SEC and CFTC issued a joint interpretive release establishing a formal taxonomy for crypto assets and when such assets are securities under…
United States: A Place for Every Token and Every Token in its Place: The SEC “Airdrops” Its New Crypto Taxonomy
By: Thoreau A. Bartmann, Lance C. Dial, and Sarah V. Riddell
On 17 March 2026, the SEC and CFTC issued a joint interpretive release establishing a formal taxonomy for crypto assets and when such assets are securities under…
California Announces Acceptance of Digital Asset License Applications Starting 9 March 2026
By: Jeremy McLaughlin and Joshua Durham
The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) recently issued an important industry reminder regarding implementation of the California Digital Financial Assets Law (DFAL). The DFPI noted that it will begin accepting applications…
United States: A Recipe for a Settlement: Why the SEC Sent This Private Fund Advisers “Season and Sell” Valuation Practices Back to the Kitchen.
By: Thoreau Bartmann, Sasha Burstein, and Pablo Man
On 25 February 2026,1 the SEC, in one of the few cases brought to-date against a private fund adviser under Chair Atkins, settled charges with a private fund adviser regarding…
