Bradley has been publishing an ongoing survey of state-level bid protest processes and procedures (see our posts on “Bid Protests in Georgia,” “Bid Protests in the District of Columbia,” “Bid Protests in New York,” “Bid Protests in Virginia,” “Bid Protests in Massachusetts,” and our “Update on Bid Protests in Alabama”). For the next state in...Continue Reading
In a recently published opinion, Judge Lorna G. Schofield (S.D.N.Y.) found that it was appropriate to compare the accused system to a plaintiff’s commercial system embodying the asserted patent claims, rather than the patent claims themselves, to show non-infringement. The court recognized that, as the Federal Circuit held in Zenith Labs. v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., [...]
2025 is set to be a key year for labor relations in Spain, as major reforms that have been in the pipeline in recent times are expected. The reduction of the working day and other changes in working hours, possible changes in compensation for dismissals or termination of the contract due to permanent disability, the […] La entrada Ten possible changes in labor legislation expected by 2025 apareció primero en Labor and Employment Law - Garrigues.
This article originally appeared on Law360. On Dec. 11, Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division jointly withdrew the antitrust guidelines for collaborations among competitors.[1] In place since April 2000, the guidelines purported to set forth an analytical framework for the agencies' antitrust enforcement policy under Section 1 of the Sherman Act, with [...]
Wage Transparency Act of 2024 – D.C. Act 25-367 On January 12, 2024, the Mayor of Washington, D.C., signed DC Act 25-367, amending the Wage Transparency Act of 2014 (the “Act”) to require private employers to include salary information in job postings and prohibit them from asking applicants about salary history. The Act and its... Continue Reading
Retailers have typically negotiated their leases with landlords to include clauses restricting competitors from operating in the same shopping centres. This is achieved through including negotiated exclusivity clauses, which in many cases, are registered on title as restrictive covenants. Although the use of these exclusives/restrictive covenants by retailers ...
Acquired distinctiveness is a powerful tool that enables a mark, that would otherwise fall short of the minimum distinctiveness threshold to be registrable as a trademark, to be protected as such. Although the process requires time, strategy and resources, it is possible to turn a sign, which in principle would not meet the necessary requirements […] La entrada Acquired distinctiveness in trademarks: the secret is in the evidence apareció primero en Intellectual and Industrial Property Blog - Garrigues.
On November 19, 2024, the Canadian Securities Administrators (the “CSA”) published for comment further amendments (the “Revised Proposal”) to its initial proposal published in April 2022 (the “Initial Proposal”) to implement an “access equals delivery” model for continuous disclosure documents. The Revised Proposal would allow reporting issuers ...
The European Commission has launched its first set of “specification proceedings” under the Digital Markets Act (“DMA”). “Specification proceedings” are actions taken by the Commission under the DMA which formalises the Commission’s regulatory discussions with a gatekeeper, allowing it to investigate particular compliance points, which can ultimately result in the Commission issuing a decision to...Continue Reading…
On October 3, the second morning of its new term, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) heard oral arguments in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services Association of America, Limited. This case is the latest iteration in the broadside attacks on the Bureau by an industry hoping to... Continue Reading
Two years ago, in Johnson v. NPAS Solutions, LLC, the Eleventh Circuit upended decades’ worth of precedent by categorically forbidding incentive payments to class representatives in class action settlements. In the past month, however, the Second and Ninth Circuits have rejected the Eleventh Circuit’s NPAS decision, concluding that there is no automatic bar of incentive... Continue Reading
