Intellectual property rights (IPR) are legal entitlements granted by governments within their respective sovereignties that provide patent, trademark, and copyright owners the exclusive right to exploit their intellectual property (IP) for a certain period. The basic rationale for IPR protection is to provide an incentive for innovation by granting IP owners an opportunity to recover their costs of research and development.

This newsletter has links to recent media releases, reports and cases relating to Australian property and real estate.

Esistono due categorie di persone: quelle che almeno una volta nella vita hanno provato a misurarsi con il cubo di Rubik e quelle che mentono al riguardo (verosimilmente per non dover ammettere la sconfitta).

Last Tuesday, February 27, 2018, representatives of CVS Health and Aetna went before the House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial, and Antitrust Law ...

This newsletter includes links to recent media releases, reports and cases relating to construction and infrastructure.

On Tuesday, March 11, 2025, the Senate confirmed Gail Slater as the Assistant Attorney General for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division (Division).

This paper reviews the economics of interest rate swaps and other interest rate derivatives. We begin by illustrating how interest rate swaps work and how they can be used to expand the set of financing options available to a company, to manage exposure to interest rate risks, and to speculate on interest rate expectations.

Class Action! The words hardly raise the spectre of asbestos, mould or historical abuse, but they are a risk that will not be legislated out of existence or solved by technology.

The European Commission is about to unveil its proposals for the EU's digital tax strategy. Major EU states like France and Germany wants to take action now ...

After more than a decade of expansion, from an almost unknown asset class to a US$20 billion industry, third-party funding experienced a turbulent 2025.

Since August 2007, approximately 40 banks, a major insurance company, government sponsored enterprises (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac), and several investment banks have either failed or required substantial government assistance.

Op 23 april 2023 berichtte de Nederlandse krant NRC dat de minister van Buitenlandse Zaken (verder: de minister) een advies

Aux termes des modifications apportées aux Règles des courtiers membres, le seuil de propriété véritable auquel les règles d'identification et de vérification du client seront déclenchées sera porté de

It's easy to decry "junk fees," and both the FTC and the CFPB have done just that by launching multi-faceted regulatory initiatives to prohibit or regulate the use of such fees.

The employment relationship in Ireland is regulated by an extensive statutory framework, much of which finds its origin in European Community law.

As a result of external pressures and to meet its own economic objectives, China has been moving its intellectual property rights (IPR) regime closer to those found in many more developed nations.

While Congress and the Administration spent much of May working to address the economic, social, and public health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic

If a senior manager or management team is relocated into or out of your jurisdiction, does your country have a view about whether the transfer is purely a services transfer, or includes an intangible asset such as goodwill ...

The US House of Representatives voted to approve legislation to expedite the DoE's process for approving applications to export liquefied natural gas.

Anti-money laundering (AML) enforcement presents a mounting risk and compliance burden for financial institutions as well as other businesses that conduct cash-based transactions.