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Posted by: Carolyn Clay Hall on Thursday, June 13, 2013 at 12:15:00 pm
The Fifth Circuit recently held that discrimination against a woman who is lactating or expressing breast milk constitutes a violation of Title VII and the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA). The court found that lactation is a medical condition related to pregnancy for purposes of the PDA, and a woman who suffers an ...
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Posted by: Joseph R. Dages on Thursday, June 13, 2013 at 11:31:00 am
Many brand owners dream of being able to eradicate lots of infringement activity in one fell swoop. Rather than expending the time, resources and effort to track down every one-off counterfeiter, a recent Sixth Circuit decision demonstrates that it is possible for brand owners to focus their energy on a single source of ...
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Posted by: Joseph R. Dages on Thursday, June 13, 2013 at 11:15:00 am
In its most recent Batman production, "The Dark Knight Rises," Warner Bros. makes several references to a fictional software program informally known as “clean slate,” created by the fictional company Rykin Data. Specifically, movie character Selina Kyle (a.k.a. Catwoman) attempts to obtain the “clean ...
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Posted by: Joseph R. Dages on Thursday, June 13, 2013 at 11:01:00 am
As discussed in a previous post, former Rep. Ron Paul undertook formal legal action with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) earlier this year to recover the online properties of www.ronpaul.com and www.ronpaul.org from his fans. To succeed, the congressman had to prove:
the domain names were identical or ...
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Posted by: Phillip Fowler on Thursday, June 13, 2013 at 12:00:00 am
One of the hot-button issues facing the pharmaceutical industry these days is the recently-released DSM-5, the latest version of the manual for treating and identifying psychiatric illnesses. DSM-5 recognizes new illnesses and expands the treatment possibilities for others, which should permit drug makers to patent new ...
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Posted by: Michelle Browning Coughlin on Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at 12:00:00 am
What if you bought a brand new luxury car – you’ve invested a good bit of money in it, and it’s the car you’ve always wanted. Would you keep the car if you realized it didn’t have a functioning engine light? Would you neglect to change the oil or rotate the tires? Would you leave that ...
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Posted by: Katherine G. Erdel on Monday, June 10, 2013 at 12:45:00 pm
It’s that time of year again: the time when businesses big and small are flooded with interns, summer help and students on break looking for ways to keep busy and gain “real world” experience. Given the down job market and the especially high unemployment rate among the under-25 crowd (a rate twice that ...
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Posted by: Mark A. Loyd on Friday, June 7, 2013 at 4:00:00 pm
U.S. based tobacco companies and tobacco importers should take notice of the FDA’s newly proposed rule concerning the calculation of user fees for domestic manufacturers and importers of tobacco products. This rule will significantly affect them in the coming years. Comments may be submitted until August 14, 2013. ...
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Posted by: Jack C. Bender and Jesse M. Parrish on Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at 1:23:00 pm
On June 1, 2013, the Final KPDES General Permit for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Industrial Activity became effective. The prior General Permit expired in 2007.
Although having a general permit available can ease the permitting burden, the new General KPDES Permit creates significant new recordkeeping and ...
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Posted by: editor on Friday, May 24, 2013 at 2:20:00 pm
The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 clarified the federal estate tax rules, prompting new questions for many people.
What did the new law do to the estate planning rules?
What opportunities were created for us to use now?
What should we do to update our planning?
Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP attorneys John R. ...
