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16
Nov
The EACC, in partnership with the International Property Tax Institute (IPTI), wants to keep its members up to date with the latest developments in property taxes in the USA and Europe. IPTI has put together below a selection of articles from IPTI Xtracts; more articles can be found on its website (www.ipti.org).
UNITED STATES
New York: NYC Property Values in Limbo Amid Market Changes?
The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown New York City property valuations into a complete vortex where nothing makes sense...
16
Nov
The past few years in the government contracting space has seen significant changes: from the recently passed infrastructure bill and its $1.2 trillion infusion for the modernization of the country’s rapidly aging infrastructure, to the heightened need for protections from hackers and ransomware “kidnappers” to the use of cloud computing and storage systems. These are issues that impact not only public contracts but commercial business and the public as a whole. The government continues to work to react to...
16
Nov
On November 3, 2021, Acting Comptroller of the Currency, Michael Hsu, gave remarks at the American Fintech Counsel's "Fintech Policy Summit 2021" and called for "leveling up banking and finance" to address regulatory issues and risks posed by "synthetic banking providers" in the fintech and crypto industry. "Crypto firms today are regulated at most only partially and selectively, with no single regulator having a comprehensive view of the firm as a whole."1Addressing the regulatory issues and risks in the fintech and...
15
Nov
New York has historically been known as a bedrock of employment-at-will. Its legislature and courts were long resistant to permitting exceptions to this doctrine, such as by recognizing public policy “wrongful dismissal” lawsuits outside the statutory prohibitions against discrimination, harassment, and retaliation set forth in the state Human Rights Law.
In recent years, though, New York has significantly expanded legal protections for private-sector employees. For instance, the #MeToo era led to sex harassment law reforms, and the legislature has expanded...
15
Nov
The Deal
In January 2018 the Trump administration imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum by invoking Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. This is a Cold War-era law that authorized the president to impose tariffs and other trade restrictions upon a determination that targeted goods are being imported into the United States “in such quantities or under such circumstances as to threaten or impair the national security.” Then-President Trump imposed these tariffs on steel and aluminum products following an investigation and...
12
Nov
At Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP, we proactively address intellectual property issues related to our clients’ Duty of Disclosure to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Under the Duty of Disclosure, the Patent Office requires applicants to disclose any publicly available references, known as “prior art,” which may be relevant to the patent application.
Compliance with this duty strengthens a patent by placing all known relevant prior art in front of the examiner. Examiners typically will sign or initial...
12
Nov
Google has lost an appeal against a €2.4BN fine from the EU for giving preferential treatment to its own shopping service and demoting rivals in search results. The fine, handed down by the European Commission in 2017 has been upheld after a lengthy appeal.
European Commissioner Margrethe Vestager sanctioned the internet search engine in 2017 for favouring its own price-comparison shopping service, giving it an unfair advantage over smaller European rivals. This fine was the first of a trio of...
11
Nov
One of the most important aspects of a business is its brand, and the brand should be protected by registering it as a trademark in all the countries where the mark is used, is about to be used, or has a connection with.
To facilitate the process of applying for trademark registrations in multiple countries, it is advisable to use the so-called Madrid System (an international treaty that created a multinational trademark filing and registration system), which allows the mark...
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