The Patent Trial and Appeal Board broke new ground when it upheld an eye solution patent challenged in post-grant review, a decision that highlights some of the challenges petitioners face in the little-used America Invents Act proceeding, particularly when relying on prior art that is not a printed Continue Reading
Windfall Recipients May Need Lawyers to Help Protect Them From Themselves
You could say Laura Kelly is in the big-money end of the legal profession. But for Kelly, a partner practicing wealth preservation and estate planning at McCarter & English in Newark, New Jersey, much of that money belongs to her often newly wealthy clients. Kelly advises lottery winners, Continue Reading
Why PE is the New Training for Commerce Secretaries
The selection of billionaire private equity investor Wilbur Ross to lead the U.S. Department of Commerce by President-elect Donald Trump marks the third consecutive commerce secretary to have ties to the private equity industry, and experts say the role is a natural fit for those with a private Continue Reading
Banking on Change: This Much is Certain — A New Administration Will Have New Priorities. But what will they be?
No one can talk about banking without offering speculation as to what the industry may look like under President-elect Donald Trump. Let Mike Horn, a former New Jersey banking commissioner who now represents community banks at McCarter & English, be the first to tell you: “There’s no doubt Continue Reading
Carrier Gets State Incentives, Trump Pledge for Keeping U.S. Jobs
United Technologies Corp's (UTX.N) Carrier unit said on Wednesday it got financial incentives from Indiana and a pledge from President-elect Donald Trump to improve the climate for business in the United States in exchange for keeping more than 1,000 jobs in the state rather than moving them Continue Reading
State-of-the-Industry Report: Key Trends, Issues and a Conversation with NJDEP Commissioner Bob Martin
NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (NJDEP) Commissioner Bob Martin has been a driving force for change in how the NJDEP and the business community work together. “This year we are completing our second round of customer service training to build on the success of the first round,” Continue Reading
Overtime Rule Injunction Complicates Employers’ Plans
A federal judge’s decision to block the Department of Labor’s new overtime regulation from going into effect Dec. 1 adds a new headache for employers already grappling with how to comply with the rule: Should they roll back changes that have already been put in place, such as awarding raises or Continue Reading
Court blocks Dec. 1 start for OT rules
Businesses on Wednesday were lauding a federal judge's decision to block the start of a new labor rule, set to take effect Dec. 1, that would have made more than 4 million U.S. workers, including 132,000 in New Jersey, eligible for overtime pay heading into the holiday season. In a blow to the Continue Reading
CBM Reviews A Less Potent Tool As Fed. Circ. Limits Scope
Companies considering challenging patents under the America Invents Act's covered business method patent review program may need to reconsider after a Federal Circuit ruling Monday restricted the scope of the program, likely making fewer patents subject to review, attorneys say. The appeals court Continue Reading
Zucker Goldberg Commingled Finances With Software Company, Examiner’s Report Says
An investigator's report alleges that creditors owed money by bankrupt New Jersey foreclosure firm Zucker, Goldberg & Ackerman may have valid causes of action in connection with how the firm did business in recent years. In a report released late Tuesday, bankruptcy examiner Donald Steckroth Continue Reading