Proceso constituyente en Colombia Parte II
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director Kathi Vidal had a busy end to her summer, issuing six decisions as part of the Director Review process between July 10 and August 22. In the six decisions, the...more
Ohio employers have a duty to provide their employees with a workplace that is free from known dangers that could harm employees. Unfortunately, injuries can and do happen, even in safe workplaces....more
In law school, we’re all taught the basics of binding versus nonbinding precedent. Case law from within the applicable jurisdiction is generally binding, while case law from other jurisdictions is merely persuasive. Less...more
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced new rules governing amendment practice in trial proceedings under the America Invents Act (AIA), making certain provisions of the motion to amend pilot...more
In Allegheny County, tax appeal season has already begun for 2025. For every tax year, County property owners have the ability to file an assessment appeal. ...more
With Fall almost upon us, the window of opportunity is rapidly closing for Ohio municipalities to establish non-school tax increment financing (TIF) incentive districts before year’s end. This timeline only impacts the...more
On August 26, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued an administrative stay enjoining the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from granting parole-in-place requests under the Biden...more
A federal court has thrown out key Endangered Species Act (ESA) analyses of oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico, which will be vacated as of Dec. 20, 2024. The United States District Court for the District of...more
Hay siete novedades relevantes que las empresas en Colombia deben tener en cuenta con ocasión de la sanción de la Ley 2387 del 25 de julio de 2024, que modifica el régimen sancionatorio ambiental contenido en la Ley 1333 de...more
On Tuesday, July 30, 2024, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced that the deadline for restaurant owners to apply for the city’s permanent Al Fresco program has been extended to December 31, 2024. This means that any...more
Director Review at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) remains a hot topic in patent law. The Director first established an interim process for Director Review in the wake of the Supreme Court’s 2021 decision in United...more
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued guidance on the use of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly generative AI, in Intellectual Property (IP) practices involving documents filed at the USPTO....more
In recent years, plaintiff-side attorneys have increasingly relied on a strategy of “mass arbitration” to force companies into in terrorem settlements, whereby large numbers of claims are settled quickly before the underlying...more
The U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the Under Secretary for Infrastructure (S3) (DOE) held a webinar and released a memorandum on May 24, 2024, that provided key updates and guidance regarding award negotiations for...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Circuit) on May 3, 2024, reversed the U.S. Tax Court (USTC) in Alon Farhy v. Commissioner, No. 23-1179 (D.C. Cir. May 3, 2024) by holding that...more
En este episodio de "A Lo Legal En Par Minutos", nuestro socio Edwin Cortés continúa su conversación con José Rengifo, abogado de derecho constitucional, retomando el tema del proceso constitucional en Colombia. Discuten la...more
As the lead agency for the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the Committee), the U.S. Department of the Treasury released new proposed rules on April 11, 2024 intended to enhance the enforcement...more
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" covered during the April 2024 webinar....more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently issued a new procedural rule to streamline how it determines which nondepository institutions it has the authority to supervise. According to the CFPB, the new rule...more
One year ago, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) that set forth several ideas related to America Invents Act (AIA) proceedings before the Patent Trial...more
Under a Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) proposed rule published April 10, new procedural protections would apply to criminal history screening of rental applicants to HUD-assisted housing....more
Because the license renewal process for providers of outsourced specialized services in Mexico is starting, outsourcing providers may want to consider a few points in order to properly comply and not have their registrations...more
La Corte Constitucional de Colombia, el 19 de febrero de 2024, expidió la Sentencia T-039 de 2024 en la que estudió un caso de vulneración del derecho a la consulta previa de un consejo comunitario de comunidades negras en un...more
On February 21, 2024, Mexico’s Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare published in the Official Gazette of the Federation guidance for the process for renewing a registration as a provider of specialized outsourced services in...more
The UK government recently introduced legislation implementing changes to the special administration regime for regulated water companies (“WISAR”). The changes are designed to modernise the WISAR and to better align it with...more