
Advisory: The Innovative Design Protection and Piracy Prevention Act: Fashion Industry Friend or Faux?
August 2010 - Unlike their European Union counterparts, where protection of fashion designs has always been a part of the legal and cultural "fabric," for years the United States has lagged behind and failed to provide a clear framework for protecting fashion designs against infringement. While...
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Advisory: FDA Answers Questions on When and How to Comply With New Restaurant Menu Labeling Law
August 2010 - On August, 24, 2010, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published draft guidance interpreting the new restaurant menu labeling law in section 4205 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) of 2010. The Agency also issued final guidance addressing the...
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Advisory: Treasury Department Releases New Iran Financial Sanctions Regulations
August 2010 - On August 16, 2010, the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued new Iranian Financial Sanctions Regulations (IFSR) to implement provisions of the recently enacted Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of...
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Advisory: Congress Changes Definition of Medicaid Average Manufacturer Price…Again
August 2010 - Just months after healthcare reform1 overhauled the Medicaid rebate statute's definition of Average Manufacturer Price (AMP),2 on August 10, 2011, President Obama signed into law HR1586, which makes further changes in AMP. Specifically, the new law changes the AMP definition for...
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