On December 8th, the U.S. Supreme Court declined a petition to review, and therefore, let stand the April 2025 decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC)...

In the world of science, the latest buzz-word is "nanotechnology". Nanotechnology and related "nano" subjects, such as nanoscience, nanostructures, nanobusiness, nanocomposites, and the like, have been the topic of everything from tradeshows and technical papers to Michael Crichton's latest science-fiction bestseller. All this publicity leads many to ask: What is nanotechnology?

Region 1 of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the region that includes Connecticut, will soon launch a program for encouraging "voluntary compliance" with environmental laws and regulations by hospitals and other health care institutions in its geographical domain.

Last week, a Texas federal district court vacated the Federal Trade Commission Final Rule from 2025 that expanded the information companies must include in Hart-Scott-Rodino ("HSR") premerger notifications.

In the past few weeks, ICE agents have shot and killed two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis. Federal law enforcement may not fully investigate...

The State of Connecticut has enacted a number of tax provisions designed to encourage research and development activities within its borders. Of principal significance are the tax credit allowances under the corporate business tax regime. There are three tax credit provisions: the basic tax credit, the incremental tax credit for certain increases in expenditures from year to year and the credit for certain incremental increases in grants to institutions of higher learning for conducting research

The Department of Homeland Security ("DHS"), through its U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS"), issued new guidance related to the September...

Region 1 of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the region that includes Connecticut, is increasing its enforcement efforts at hospitals, while continuing its longstanding program to encourage hospitals and other healthcare facilities to reduce their pollution output voluntarily. This past April, Robert Varney, EPA's Region 1 Administrator, wrote to more than 250 New England hospitals to "strongly encourage you to immediately identify and correct violations that could st

Region 1 of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the region that includes Connecticut, is increasing its enforcement efforts at hospitals, while continuing its longstanding program to encourage hospitals and other healthcare facilities to reduce their pollution output voluntarily.

A recent case commenced by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) challenging a merger directly in federal court has contradicted longstanding expectations regarding the agency's merger enforcement process.

In President Trump's second term, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division has demonstrated its antitrust enforcement priorities through relatively frequent filing of Statements of Interest.

The Connecticut Superior Court's ruling in Sullivan v. Sullivan allows a claim that a trustee's resignation in a divorce context could be considered a fraudulent conveyance...

In a recent press release, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") announced plans to begin publicly releasing comment letters and filer responses relating to disclosure filings reviewed by its Divisions of Corporation Finance and Investment Management. These comment and response letters are currently only available upon submission of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request or through services that make letters obtained through FOIA available to paid subscribers.

Patent claims using general terms of approximation such as “about” or “approximately” may be at risk of invalidation when the terms are not well-defined. In a recent patent infringement case, Enviro Tech...

Despite the current upheaval in international trade and the uncertainty of U.S. tariff policy, for many foreign companies, the U.S. consumer market still offers an attractive opportunity for growth.

Yesterday, in Abbott v. League of United Latin American Citizens (No. 25A608), a presumably 6-3 Court issued a short order allowing Texas's new, and explicitly gerrymandered...

Yesterday, in Abbott v. League of United Latin American Citizens (No. 25A608), a presumably 6-3 Court issued a short order allowing Texas's new, and explicitly gerrymandered, congressional map to go into effect for the 2026 congressional election.

Region 1 of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the region that includes Connecticut, will soon launch a program for encouraging "voluntary compliance" with environmental laws and regulations by hospitals and other health care institutions in its geographical domain.

A decision of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) in <I>Ulead Systems, Inc. v. Lex Computer Management Corp</I>., 351 F.3d 1120 (Fed. Cir. December 9, 2003), highlights the importance of carefully determining whether a patent applicant or patentee is qualified for "small entity" status when paying fees to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO).

The patenting of inventions resulting from research collaborations between individuals, between two or more companies, and between universities and companies all stand to gain from the support provided by both Houses of Congress for the Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement ("CREATE") Act.