BNA INSIGHTS: President’s 2011 Budget Would Change the Landscape of U.S. Savings Policy

Increasing savings and promoting retirement security are two long-standing goals of federal policy; an array of policies and programs exist to help households achieve those ends…

BNA INSIGHTS: Your Money or Your Patent Term: PTO Proposes Options for Prioritized or Delayed Examination

In its continuing efforts to address the backlog of unexamined applications, the PTO has announced that it is considering an initiative that would create three tracks for…

PTO Proposes ‘Three-Track’ Prioritized, Traditional, and Delayed Patent Examination

Under a program proposed June 4 by the Patent and Trademark Office, patent applicants would be able to choose from three tracks——prioritized, traditional, and…

Fuel Efficiency Tax Credit Included in Senator Lugar’s Alternative Energy and Climate Bill

An energy and climate bill (S. 3464) introduced June 9 by Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) includes a graduated tax credit for new fuel-efficient motor vehicles based on their fuel-economy ratings…

Senate Rejects Bid to Halt EPA Greenhouse Gas Rules, Defeating Murkowski Resolution in Close Vote

The Senate June 10 voted 53–47 to reject a resolution (S.J. Res. 26) to block Environmental Protection Agency regulation of greenhouse gas emissions…