VideoPost-Grant Insights: The PTAB Petition (Video Content)The PTAB petition is one of the most important pieces of evidence put before the board.United StatesIntellectual PropertyRopes & Gray LLP
ArticlePTAB Boardside Chat (October)With today being the last day of FY2019, the October Boardside Chat will look back at all of the 2019 changes United StatesIntellectual PropertyRopes & Gray LLP
ArticleIRS Memo Sheds Light On Process For Designating Cases For LitigationThe IRS recently published a memorandum that provides guidance on the process of designating certain cases or issues for litigation (the "IRS Memo"). United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationRopes & Gray LLP
ArticleFBAR Filing Deadline Extended To November 1, 2011 For Certain Individuals With Signature AuthorityGenerally, with limited exceptions, each U.S. person who has a financial interest in, or signature authority over, one or more foreign financial accounts is required to report those accounts annually to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on U.S. Treasury Form TD F 90-22.1, "Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts" (FBAR).United StatesTaxRopes & Gray LLP
ArticleIRS To Audit The Deduction Of Transaction Costs Associated With Tax-Free Spin-OffsOn March 13, 2018, the IRS announced a new Large Business and International Division ("LB&I") compliance campaign determined to impose tax adjustments on taxpayers who have deducted the costs associated with...United StatesTaxRopes & Gray LLP
ArticleSenate Passes Tax Reform BillA comparison of the most significant provisions of the House and Senate bills can be found here.United StatesTaxRopes & Gray LLP
ArticleSupreme Court Holds North Carolina Trust Taxation Law Is UnconstitutionalOn June 21, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that a state cannot tax trust income solely because the beneficiaries are state residents.United StatesTaxRopes & Gray LLP
ArticleJoint Chiefs Of Tax Enforcement To Investigate Tax Fraud Arising Out Of FinTech And CryptocurrencyAn upcoming international criminal tax investigation coordinated by the Joint Chiefs of Tax Enforcement—or the J5—will focus on cryptocurrency and the financial technology industry. United StatesTechnologyRopes & Gray LLP
ArticleChina Introduces New Medical Device GMP And GSP RulesThe CFDA expects all device companies to comply with the New GMP and GSP rules as long as they intend to sell the products in China.ChinaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesRopes & Gray LLP
ArticleThe European Court Of Human Rights Sets Out Criteria For Lawful Monitoring Of EmployeesOn 5 September 2017, in the case of Bărbulescu v Romania (Application no. 61496/08), the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights reversed a First Chamber decision and found that the Romanian courts, ...European UnionEmployment and HRRopes & Gray LLP
ArticleUK Financial Services Regulators Lay Down A Marker On Money Laundering In The Capital MarketsIn a report published on 10 June, the Financial Conduct Authority has set out its assessment of the money laundering risks and vulnerabilities in the capital markets.United KingdomGovernment, Public SectorRopes & Gray LLP
ArticleSEC Lifts Ban on General Solicitation in Private PlacementsThe Securities and Exchange Commission today published final rules eliminating the prohibition against general solicitation and general advertising in certain securities offerings, as mandated by Section 201(a) of the JOBS Act. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawRopes & Gray LLP
ArticleReminder Of Effective Date Of Filing Requirement Under CFTC Position Limit Aggregation Exemption RulesThe new notice filing requirement for continued reliance on certain exemptions from aggregation under the CFTC's position limit rules becomes effective on August 14, 2017.United StatesFinance and BankingRopes & Gray LLP
ArticleVolcker Rule Regulatory Changes Are Coming He also endorsed legislative efforts to pull community banks out from under the Volcker Rule.United StatesFinance and BankingRopes & Gray LLP
ArticleAmazon Notifies Marketplace Sellers That It Will Disclose Their Inventory Information To The Massachusetts Department Of RevenueIn late January 2018, Amazon notified its third party marketplace sellers with inventory in Massachusetts that the company planned to turn over information regarding them to the Massachusetts Department of Revenue. United StatesTaxRopes & Gray LLP
ArticleChina's NMPA Announces A Pilot Plan To Allow Non-End-To-End Manufacturing Of BiologicsOn October 21, 2024, the China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) released a pilot plan that allows non-end-to-end manufacturing of biologics. The NMPA has a longstanding position to require an end-to-end...ChinaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesRopes & Gray LLP
ArticleChina Releases Fast Track Approval Process For Innovative Medical DevicesOn February 7, 2014, the China Food and Drug Administration promulgated a notice titled "The Fast Track Approval Process for Innovative Medical Device (Tentative)", effective as of March 1, 2014. ChinaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesRopes & Gray LLP
ArticleESMA Releases Level 2 Regulations Under MiFID IIThe European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") published today an important new set of rules under the revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive ("MiFID II"). MiFID II came into force on 2 July 2014. European UnionFinance and BankingRopes & Gray LLP
ArticleEuropean And Global Private Equity Health Care And Life Sciences 2020 Review And Looking Ahead To 2021The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the business landscape across the health care and life sciences industries, and continues to do so.European UnionFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesRopes & Gray LLP
ArticleEuropean Parliament Set To Unify The European Patent SystemYesterday, November 19, 2012, the European Council announced that it has reached final agreement on the European Union’s proposed Unitary Patent System.European UnionIntellectual PropertyRopes & Gray LLP