BNA INSIGHTS: Industry Effects of the President’s FY 2011 Business Tax Proposals

The president’s fiscal year 2011 budget proposes $443 billion of tax increases on businesses over 2010-20, with a number of proposals aimed at increasing taxes on specific industries…

Foreign Accounting Tax Compliance Act’s 2013 Effective Date Due to Consideration of Foreign Law, JCT Staffer Says

The application of foreign law was a consideration when drafting the Foreign Accounting Tax Compliance Act, which contains a reasonable period of time for compliance on the part of…

IRS, Treasury Working on Consolidated Groups Guidance Under Net Operating Loss Carryback

The Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department soon will issue guidance to address issues for consolidated groups raised by the recently enacted five-year net operating loss carryback…

BNA INSIGHTS: The Rise of False Patent Marking Suits

A recent Federal Circuit decision has exponentially raised the potential recoveries in false patent marking actions. Because anyone can bring this type of lawsuit, aggressive plaintiffs have…

BNA INSIGHTS: The Amazing Grace Period: An Analysis of the Proposed Grace Period Under the New Patent Reform Bill and Its Relationship to an International-Type Grace Period

U.S. patent law currently differs from the law of many other countries because of the combination of our grace period and our first-to-invent system. If, as proposed under the pending patent…

BNA INSIGHTS: All Sides Claim Victory in Tiffany v. eBay: Second Circuit Holds Sale of Faux Tiffany Goods Is Not Contributory Trademark Infringement

In a carefully crafted opinion, the Second Circuit held on April 1, that eBay Inc. did not engage in contributory trademark infringement where it had only “general knowledge” that…

Department of Justice Expands IP Enforcement Teams, Adding New U.S. Attorneys, FBI Agents

Acting Deputy Attorney General Gary G. Grindler announced April 26 the establishment of 15 new assistant U.S. attorney positions and 20 FBI special agent posts dedicated to combating domestic and…