BNA INSIGHTS: Don’t Despair: Even Without a Presumption of Irreparable Harm, IP Plaintiffs Are Still Likely to Win a Preliminary Injunction After Establishing a Likelihood of Success on the Merits

Plaintiffs seeking a preliminary injunction in copyright or trademark infringement cases have long benefited from a presumption of irreparable harm…

Obama Requests PTO Use All FY 2010 Fees; Subcommittee Approves FY 2011 Budget Request

The Patent and Trademark Office received two promising pieces of news from the political sphere recently, as President Obama requested that Congress allow the agency to…

Goldman Sachs to Pay Record $550 Million to Settle SEC Charges over 2007 CDO

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced July 15 that Goldman, Sachs & Co. has agreed to pay a record $550 million penalty and to reform its…

Senate Sends Financial Regulatory Reform Bill to White House for President’s Signature

The Senate voted 60-39 to approve legislation (H.R. 4173) July 15 that would overhaul regulation of banks and other financial services companies and change…

New Senate Bill Would Provide $2 Billion a Year for Carbon Sequestration

Legislation announced July 14 by Sens. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) and George Voinovich (R-Ohio) would provide $20 billion to fund demonstration of carbon capture and storage at…

Senator Kerry Floats Utility Emissions Cut of 17 Percent by 2020; Vote to Delay EPA Regulation to Come in Fall

Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Joseph Lieberman (I/D-Conn.) have drafted a scaled-back bill calling for power plants to reduce their greenhouse gas…

Senate Action on Financial Reform Bill Could Come This Week, as Leaders Count Enough Votes

A final Senate vote on the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173) will be held as early as…

Senate Energy Panel Slated to Mark up Bills on Solar Power, Electric Vehicles, Modular Reactors July 15

Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) has scheduled a July 15 markup in the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, which he chairs, on…

Senate Majority Leader Reid to Include Utility-Only Emissions Caps in Energy Bill for Floor Vote Week of July 26

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said July 13 that he will include a proposal to set carbon dioxide emissions limits for…

ANALYSIS: Securitizers Gearing up for ‘CMBS 2.0’ in a Market Where Demand Outstrips Supply

Ever since the commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) market flat-lined in 2008, observers have been looking for blips that signal…

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