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ArticleSBIC Advisers Relief Act Of 2014 Introduced To Lower Regulatory Costs And Clarify Obligations Of SBIC AdvisersOn March 11, 2014, Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) introduced the SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2014 (the "SBIC Relief Act").United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawMcGuireWoods LLP
ArticleBiosimilars Patent Litigation In The EU And US: A Comparative Strategic OverviewBiosimilars are highly similar versions of reference biological products, some with the potential to be deemed "interchangeable" by regulatory bodies, such as the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesMcGuireWoods LLP
ArticleUpdate On Changes To Non-Domicile Taxation And Statutory Residence TestFollowing a period of consultation, a written ministerial statement was released yesterday, 6 December 2011, regarding the taxation of non-domiciled individuals and the proposed new statutory residence test, both of which were announced by the Treasury in Budget 2011.United KingdomTaxMcGuireWoods LLP
ArticleOctober Antitrust BulletinOn Oct. 6, 2010, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced proposed modifications to its "Green Guides," guidelines originally issued in 1992 to help marketers avoid making misleading environmental claims. United StatesAntitrust/Competition LawMcGuireWoods LLP
ArticleSeptember Antitrust BulletinOn Sept. 20, 2012, a court sentenced AU Optronics, a Taiwanese manufacturer of thin-film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels, and its U.S. subsidiary to pay a $500 million criminal fine for its participation in a five-year conspiracy to fix the prices of TFT-LCD panels sold worldwide. United StatesAntitrust/Competition LawMcGuireWoods LLP
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ArticleJanuary Antitrust BulletinA federal appeals court recently clarified the pleading standards established in Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly and Ashcroft v. Iqbal. United StatesAntitrust/Competition LawMcGuireWoods LLP
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