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Intellectual Property and Technology: Alert - March 4, 2010

In its March 2, 2010 Reed Elsevier decision, the Supreme Court determined that the registration requirement for filing lawsuits under the Copyright Act does not present a jurisdictional bar – despite the more than 200 lower court opinions holding that it does. This alert explains the history of the case as well as the Court decision. It suggests that the ruling is, in practical terms, extremely narrow – but that it will most likely affect cases that concern mass-scale infringement claims or class action claims, and it may make courts more sympathetic to hearing claims on works with pending applications for copyright registration.

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Holland & Knight Attorneys Nominated for ICABA's™ 'South Florida's 100 Most Accomplished Blacks' and 'Rising Stars'

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NEW FAR RULE ON COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS AND ETHICS
 

Construction, Accounting, and Taxation

January 30, 2009
 
Allison V. Feierabend- Washington
Christopher Myers- Northern Virginia

Contractors performing any work for the federal government should be aware of the new Federal Acquisition Requisition (FAR) provisions and clauses that require government contractors to establish and implement compliance programs and make mandatory disclosures of certain violations of criminal law, violations of the civil False Claims Act, and significant overpayments. This article discusses the final rule, changes to the December 2007 rule and new requirements. Please click on the below link to view the article.

READ: NEW FAR RULE ON COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS AND ETHICS

Reprinted with permission. New Rule on Compliance Programs and Ethics, Christopher A. Myers and Allison Feierabend, Construction, Accounting, and Taxation, Vol. 19 No. 1 Copyright © 2009 ThomsonReuters. All rights reserved.

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