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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to allocate the burdens of persuasion on motions to amend in AIA trial proceedings.

Ama Adams, Ropes & Gray enforcement & litigation partner, discusses the complex array of trade laws and regulations facing companies with international operations.

There was a time when news about professional athletes related only to on-field activities. However, athletes today increasingly are making headlines off the field as well.

The Uber settlement is significantly larger than others reached with state attorneys general in recent years.

Last week, the online shoe and clothing retailer Zappos.com, Inc., reached a settlement with nine state Attorneys General over a 2012 data security breach.

Perhaps never before has the real estate industry seen a market disruptor wield such significant influence over long-standing fundaments.

President Trump previously issued an emergency declaration "to provide relief from tax deadlines" in response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, but without any details.

Generally, each U.S. person who has a financial interest in, or signature authority over, one or more foreign financial accounts during a calendar year is required to report those accounts to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on U.S. Treasury Form TD F 90-22.1, "Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts" (FBAR

In November 2017, the IRS Large Business & International Division ("LB&I") announced the expansion of its compliance campaigns, selecting eleven additional areas on which to focus

The IRS has announced that it will begin enforcing Section 965's repatriation tax in October 2020.

Kat Saunders Gregor, Ropes & Gray tax partner and co-founder of the tax controversy group, examines the influx of new anti-abuse provisions around the world.

On November 4, 2019, the IRS announced that the LB&I division will begin examining 2017 and 2018 tax returns for compliance with the so-called repatriation tax under Internal Revenue Code Section 965.

On October 1, Charles Rettig began his term as 49th Commissioner of the IRS. This gives the IRS a Commissioner for the first time in approximately one year, since his predecessor John Koskinen, an Obama appointee, stepped down in fall 2017.

On May 30, 2012, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued Notice 2012-40, which interprets the new limit imposed on salary reduction contributions to health flexible spending arrangements.

On August 9, 2018, the National Futures Association ("NFA") announced that, effective October 31, 2018, NFA members are required to make additional disclosures in connection with their virtual currency activities ...

Over the past few years, as the federal government has firmed its stance against intellectual property theft and foreign interference in scientific research, many in the U.S. research community have perceived a growing threat to scientific inquiry.

On May 18, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States confirmed the existence of an independent duty on the part of ERISA plan fiduciaries to continuously "monitor" retirement plan investments and remove those that are imprudent.