Helpful Resources from our Partners

From Alston & Bird LLP (click to download these white papers in PDF format)

Intellectual Property:

• June 22, 2011 Intellectual Property Advisory: U.S. Patent Office Expands Early Examiner Interview Program
• June 13, 2011 Intellectual Property Advisory: USPTO Announces Expansion of Patent Prosecution Highway
• June 10, 2011 Intellectual Property Advisory: The Supreme Court Raises the Standard for Induced Patent Infringement to Require Knowledge of Infringement or “Willful Blindness”
• April 6, 2011 Intellectual Property Advisory: USPTO Offers Fee-Based Expedited Examination
• March 18, 2011 Intellectual Property/Legislative Advisory: Patent Reform Legislation Passes the Senate; House to Introduce Similar Bill this Month
• March 8, 2011 Intellectual Property Advisory: Case Study: Patent Licensing in a Standards Making Process

Corporate:

• February 1, 2011 Mergers & Acquisitions/Antitrust Advisory: FTC Revises Thresholds for HSR Filings and Interlocking Directorates

Tax:

• June 15, 2011 International Tax Advisory: International Update: FATCA, FBAR, Voluntary Disclosure
• May 15, 2011 International Tax Advisory: IRS Advises Taxpayers to Engage U.S. Competent Authority Early
• April 15, 2011 International Tax Advisory: New IRS Guidance on FATCA More Positive than Initial IRS Guidance
• March 15, 2011 International Tax Advisory: Final Rule Regarding Foreign Bank Account Filing Requirements Released
• January 3, 2011 Federal Tax Advisory: Circular Flow and F Reorganization