The U.S. is usually a proponent of efforts to raise the standards for the protection and enforcement of IP rights (copyrights, patents, trademarks, designs, trade secrets, etc.). The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement includes a strong IP Chapter that received support from a cross-section of industries. It is, therefore, disappointing that the Trump administration has decided to …
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Mitchell & Mitchell on Health Care and the Trump Agenda, Part 1: Plans for Change
This is the first post in an ongoing series regarding changes in health care that may take place—and actual changes that do take place—with the new Trump administration. The likely implementation issues to be encountered for both potential and actual changes are described, based on detailed methods of analysis. The emphasis is on what these …
- January 23, 2017
- Alex Cook
Few lawmakers support designating Election Day as a national holiday
Low voter turnout has plagued the U.S. for decades, and voting rights advocates are concerned new voter ID laws as well as the effects of the Supreme Court’s 2013 decision to overturn a key provision of the Voting Rights Act will drive participation in the 2016 election even lower. Some voting rights advocates support establishing …
- June 14, 2016
- Carrie Brooker
Thomson Reuters key author Dennis Wall reads book excerpt on lender force-placed insurance practices
Legal Solutions from Thomson Reuters are all about delivering legal content, technology and expertise. The site has thousands of products for sale, including numerous books from Thomson Reuters key authors. One of those authors is Dennis J. Wall, an experienced litigator, mediator, and expert witness in Florida and Federal Trial and Appellate Courts, and an elected member …
- August 13, 2015
- Susan Martin
Health care law: Facing disruptive change
This post was written by Ferd H. Mitchell and Cheryl C. Mitchell, Thomson Reuters authors and attorney partners at Mitchell Law Office in Spokane, WA. The practice of health care law is being reshaped rapidly, as change impacts how health organizations function and how people approach the need for health services. After decades of more-orderly evolution …
- July 2, 2014
- Susan Martin
Thomson Reuters key author prepares expert report on China’s patent system
This past year, Thomas T. Moga, author of Patent Practice and Policy in the Pacific Rim, prepared an expert report for the United States Chamber of Commerce entitled “China’s Utility Model Patent System: Innovation Driver or Deterrent.” The completed report was unveiled at the USCOC conference on “China’s Evolving Patent Environment: What It Means for …
- February 19, 2013
- Susan Martin