May 23, 2012
POM Wonderful LLC v. Coca-Cola Co.,
9th Cir., No. 10-55861, 5/17/12 Holding: A Lanham Act challenge to a 'Pomegranate Blueberry' beverage
label and name for a drink that contains just...
May 23, 2012
Cambridge University Press v. Becker,
N.D. Ga., No. 1:08-cv-01425-ODE, 5/11/12 Case Summary: A federal district court finds that a university's
offering of digital excerpts from...
May 23, 2012
Summary: Attitudes toward PTO's implementation of America Invents Act
seem to be improving, but concerns about final post-issuance procedure rules
lingered during testimony presented at a...
May 23, 2012
HHS Guidance on Health Insurance Exchanges
Key Development: Federal exchanges will be open market models the
first year and use health insurance brokers and agents to enroll...
May 23, 2012
By Steve Teske
Providers could be doing more to help accelerate the transition to new health
care delivery and reimbursement systems, and the government could help by
setting more...
May 23, 2012
By Paul Barbagallo
Julius Genachowski, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission,
gave his personal endorsement in principle May 22 to usage-based internet
pricing, a...
May 23, 2012
Broadcasters
Challenge FCC's 'Political File' Rule in Court
Key Charge: FCC order requiring online posting of “political file” was
arbitrary and capricious and in violation of...
May 23, 2012
By David I. Kempler, Esq., and Elizabeth Carrott Minnigh, Esq. Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC , Washington, DC In three separate cases - Wilson v. Comr. , T.C. Memo 2012-101, ...
May 23, 2012
Legislation that would provide a 10 percent income tax credit for employers that create new jobs or increase wages in 2012 will be on the Senate floor during the month of June, Majority Leader...
May 23, 2012
Key Development: Interior Department plans to propose a rule in
September to tighten standards and procedures for blowout preventers on drilling
rigs. Potential Impact: Industry is...