Mondaq Business Briefing articles from August 2004

Mondaq Business Briefing archives from August 2004

Use Restriction Unenforceable Beyond Shopping Center?(Reprint)
August 2, 2004... Originally published 2nd Quarter 2004 A restriction in a recorded memorandum of lease prohibiting a landlord from allowing another supermarket within five miles of the shopping center may be unenforceable by the tenant against successors of...

Student Housing Privatization - A Valuable Option for Addressing Student Housing Shortages, Increased Student Enrollments, Reduced School Budgets and Changing Student Needs.(Reprint)
August 2, 2004... Originally published 1st Quarter 2004 "Privatization," sometimes referred to as "public-private partnerships," has achieved increasing prominence among universities and colleges seeking to improve their delivery of various services that...

Access to Medical Documents in Italy in Connection With The Right of Privacy.
August 2, 2004... In Italy, access to medical documents and records, such as prescriptions, held by the Public Health Authority, the Azienda Sanitaria Locale (a local health agency) or other similar public bodies is subject to control limitations in connection...

Notice 2004-50: A Summer Tsunami of HSA Guidance (But Will Employers be Interested?).
August 2, 2004... In many ways, the release of Notice 2004-50 is like a belated half-year birthday party for health savings accounts (HSAs), which are now about seven months old. Like a pinata at the birthday party, Notice 2004-50 is stuffed with appealing items...

IRS Acting Chief Counsel Emily Parker Rejoins Thompson & Knight.
August 2, 2004... Dallas - The law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to announce that Emily A. Parker is rejoining the firm as a partner in its tax practice group and as a member of the firm's management committee, effective Aug. 1, 2004. Parker will be...

Harneys BVI update - Insolvency Act brought into force on 16 August 2004.
August 2, 2004... An amendment act which was necessary before the Insolvency Act of 2003 could become law was passed July 26 and a draft proclamation to bring the amended legislation into force on 16 August 2004 has been submitted to the Governor. Although...

2004 Nevis Financial Services Awareness Week.(Calendar)
August 2, 2004... 2004 Nevis Financial Services Awareness Week 23rd to 27th August 2004 From: The Nevis Financial Services Development & Marketing Department, Ministry of Finance, Nevis Island Administration. I am pleased to invite all business...

Commission Relaxes Wine Labelling Rules for Non-EU Producers.(Reprint)
August 2, 2004... Originally published June 2004 On 24 February 2004, the European Commission adopted Regulation (EC) 316/2004 to permit wine producers located outside the EU to use "traditional expressions" to describe and label their wines when sold...

Public Roads: Delegation Vs. Concession.(Ministry of Public Constructions )
August 2, 2004... After bad experiences with concessions, the Ministry of Public Constructions seemed to have a doubt to handle public roads and highways. Now, the definition seems to appear under the policy of delegation instead of direct concession. The final...

Taxation Issues in Drafting Employee Secondment Agreements.(Reprint)
August 2, 2004... Published in Taxation of Executive Compensation and Retirement, February 2004. Introduction The design of employee or executive secondment agreements raises taxation issues that may not be immediately apparent. Where employees are...

USTR Releases 2004 Report on Worldwide Intellectual Property Protection.(Reprint)
August 3, 2004... Originally published Summer 2004 When developing a global strategy for intellectual property (IP) protection, one of the factors a company should consider is whether the targeted countries provide an environment conducive to the enforcement...

NLRB Eliminates the Right of Non-Union Employees to Have Co-Worker Present at Investigatory Interview.
August 3, 2004... Article by Wilfred J. Benoit, Jr., P.C., Robert M. Hale, James W. Nagle, P.C. and Jeffrey S. Siegel. Earlier this month, the National Labor Relations Board held that non-unionized employees do not have the right to have a co-worker present...

Daily Tax Update: Treasury Issues New Temporary Regulations on the Apportionment of Charitable Deductions; Withdraws Proposed Regulations.
August 3, 2004... WASHINGTON PHOENIX LOS ANGELES LONDON BRUSSELS THE DAILY TAX UPDATE WILL BE PUBLISHED ON A PERIODIC BASIS UNTIL CONGRESS RETURNS FROM ITS AUGUST RECESS ON SEPTEMBER 7. On July 27, Treasury released temporary regulations relating to the...

CMS Issues Proposed Regulations For Implementation Of The Medicare Drug Benefit And Medicare Advantage Program.
August 3, 2004... The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced two proposed regulations mandated by the Medicare Modernization Act. One rule describes the structure for the voluntary prescription drug benefit, while the other rule outlines the...

Economic Freedom of The World.
August 3, 2004... The Washington-based Cato Institute has released its "Economic Freedom of the World: 2004 Annual Report", produced in conjunction with the Fraser Institute of Canada. Key ingredients of economic freedom valued were personal choice,...

Providing Nonemergency Public Health Services To Undocumented Persons.
August 3, 2004... Texas Attorney General Abbott has issued an opinion concluding that section 285.201 of the Texas Health and Safety Code permits, but does not require, a hospital district to provide nonemergency public health services to undocumented aliens....

New Provisions For Exchange of Information.(Committee on Fiscal Affairs)
August 3, 2004... Today in Paris, the Committee on Fiscal Affairs (CFA) of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) announced new provisions for the exchange of information between national tax authorities. This is part of its drive for...

Massachusetts Department of Revenue Finalizes Guidance on Same-Sex Marriage.
August 3, 2004... The Massachusetts Department of Revenue finalized its Technical Information Release regarding the tax implications of same-sex marriage in Massachusetts. While the Release focuses primarily on issues concerning personal tax items (e.g., joint...

DOL Issues Final COBRA Notice Regulation</P>.
August 3, 2004... The Department of Labor ("DOL") has issued a final regulation regarding COBRA notice requirements for plan administrators, employers, and qualified beneficiaries. The final regulation is effective for plan years beginning on or after November...

The New Definitions of "Landlord" and "Tenant" Following the Reforms to the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954.(Reprint)
August 3, 2004... Originally published May 2004 The reforms to the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 coming into force on 1 June 2004, pursuant to the Regulatory Reform (Business Tenancies) (England and Wales) Order 2003 will widen the meaning of "landlord" and...

Human Rights - Resuscitation of a Disabled Child.(Reprint)
August 3, 2004... Originally published June 2004 The European Court of Human Rights has ruled on the legal steps that should be taken where there is a dispute about the treatment of a child between the medical practitioners and a parent. In Glass -v-...

Significant Changes Regarding Corporate Income Tax.
August 3, 2004... 1. General Recently, the Austrian Parliament adopted the Tax Reform Act of 2005 (Steuerreformgesetz 2005), which will have a significant impact upon the taxation of corporations in Austria. The most important elements of the Act include:...

Pharmacapsules - June 2004.
August 3, 2004... Contents Amendment To Natural Health Product Regulations Enforcement Of Natural Health Product Regulations Second Annual Statistical Report On The Patented Medicines Regulations Released Minister's Decision Refusing To List...

The European IP Bulletin July 2004.(Intellectual property)
August 4, 2004... By Margherita Barie, Laurence Cohen, Duncan Curley, Dr. Thomas Hauss, Justin Hill, Fred Pearson and Boris Uphoff Copyright 1. International Standards For The Protection of Broadcasters' Rights to be Updated World Intellectual...

Securities Update.(Reprint)
August 4, 2004... Originally Published May 21, 2004 On May 3, 2004, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed a massive set of rules for asset-backed securities ("ABS") under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The...

New Antitrust Amendments May Have Significant Impact.
August 4, 2004... For much of the last decade, virtually all antitrust policy development arising out of Washington has come from the enforcement agencies. The other traditional Washington actors responsible for key shifts in antitrust policy and...

New Life in The Old Law.
August 4, 2004... Like a zombie, the undead, or other movie monster who is impervious to all attempts to kill it, the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 ("PUHCA") refuses to go quietly. In fact, recent events are breathing new life in the old law. Many...

SEC Finalizes Rule Regarding Fund Governance Standards and Recordkeeping Requirements.
August 4, 2004... The SEC finalized amendments under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), that (1) require registered investment companies ("funds") that rely on certain commonly used exemptive rules to comply with new fund governance...

Reform of European Pharmaceutical Legislation.
August 4, 2004... It was only recently that the process of reforming European pharmaceutical legislation within the framework of European Commission proposal 'Pharma Review 2001' was finally completed, with the adoption of a pharmaceutical legislation package...

Costly Deductions.
August 4, 2004... By way of background, in order for an employee to be exempt under the federal FLSA, three (3) general requirements ordinarily apply: First, the employee must be paid a minimum salary of at least $455 per week. Second, the employee's...

Amendments Improve Non-Prime Lending Law; New Jersey's Predatory Lending Law Loses Some Bite.
August 4, 2004... New Jersey Law Journal On July 6th, 2004, Governor McGreevey signed S-279, which, effective immediately, amends the New Jersey Homeownership Security Act of 2002 [the original law is referred to as the "Act" and the changes are referred to...

Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP Advises On XTLbio Fundraising.
August 4, 2004... Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP has acted as UK and US legal adviser to Code Securities Limited ('Code') and Altium Capital Limited ('Altium') on XTL Biopharmaceuticals Ltd's proposal to raise $17.8 million (u9.8 million) through an Open Offer...

Cabinet To Initiate Ratification Of Supplement To The Dutch Tax Treaty.(Dutch forced labourers)
August 4, 2004... A third supplementary protocol to the Dutch tax treaty was signed on June 4. It allocates the right to tax the profits of permanent establishments exactly on the border and the wages of their employees, frees German invalidity pensions to WW II...

SEC Scrutinizes Defined Contribution Plan Payments in It's Continuing Examination of Mutual Funds.
August 4, 2004... Introduction The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced in early July 2004 that its ongoing inquiry into the mutual fund industry is now targeting the disclosure and use of payments between mutual funds and defined contribution...

Planning Should Begin Now to Prepare For Changes to Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Arrangements Under Legislative Proposals.
August 4, 2004... Both the Senate and the House have passed proposed legislation that would significantly impact the taxation of nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code). The Senate passed S....

Harneys Corporate Recovery Services Guides to The Insolvency Act 2003 - Part 1.
August 4, 2004... INDEX 1. Insolvent liquidations. 2. Insolvency Practitioners 3. Administration 4. Administrative Receivership 5. Set off, Netting and Market Contracts 6. Cross-border Insolvency 7. Voidable transactions 8....

Harneys Corporate Recovery Services Guides to The Insolvency Act 2003 - Part 2.
August 4, 2004... GUIDE 3: ADMINISTRATION 3.1 Introduction Administration is a brand new insolvency regime that Part III of the Insolvency Act will introduce into BVI corporate insolvency law when it is brought into force, and its aim is primarily to...

Harneys Corporate Recovery Services Guides to The Insolvency Act 2003 - Part 3.
August 4, 2004... GUIDE 5: SET-OFF, NETTING & MARKET CONTRACTS 5.1 Introduction The provisions dealing with set-off and market contracts in liquidation may rightly be regarded as one of the show-cases of the BVI Insolvency Act, for they contain an...

Harneys Corporate Recovery Services Guides to The Insolvency Act 2003 - Part 4.
August 4, 2004... GUIDE 8: MALPRACTICE & DISQUALIFICATION ORDERS 8.1 Introduction Parts IX and X of the Insolvency Act introduce a new regime in BVI law for dealing with delinquent directors and others involved with a company that goes into liquidation. Part...

SEC Proposes New Rule To Register Hedge Fund Advisers.
August 4, 2004... From the Investment Management Group The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") has proposed Rule 203(b)(3)-2 (the "Rule") under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the "Act") in order to require advisers to hedge funds with at least...

Countdown for Deferred Compensation: Why 2004 is the Year for Updating Distribution Elections and Deferring Stock Plan Gains.
August 4, 2004... The U.S. Congress is poised to pass legislation that will dramatically tighten the tax rules applicable to deferred compensation. The second half of 2004 nevertheless presents a window of opportunity for those in the U.S. who want- To...

Court Rules on Sufficiency of Pleading "Vicarious or Contributory" Copyright Infringement Post-Napster.
August 4, 2004... On July 14, 2004, Chief Judge Marilyn Hall Patel of the Northern District of California issued a ruling addressing the pleading requirements for claims of contributory and vicarious copyright infringement in a series of related cases arising...

New Campaign Finance Law Poses Challenge for Broadcasters.(Reprint)
August 5, 2004... Originally published 1st Quarter 2004 The Supreme Court's December 10, 2003 decision to uphold the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA) cleared-the-way for the new campaign law's full implementation for the 2004 federal elections....

Effective Land Use Policy and Legislation in China: The Key to the Future of Urban Development of the World's Most Populous Nation.(Reprint)
August 5, 2004... Originally published 1st Quarter 2004 One of the striking features of the economic reform process in China is the coexistence of public ownership and central planning with private property rights and free markets. Although a commingling of...

New Electronic Waste Legislation.
August 5, 2004... Electronics is not only a fast growing industry in America, but also a significant component of our waste stream. The United States Environmental Protection Agency estimates that 3.2 million tons of electronics enter our landfills each year....

IOT Limited Advised by Pinsents on the Takeover of Eurocopy PLC.
August 5, 2004... UK law firm Pinsents has advised IOT Limited on its recommended cash offer for the acquisition of Eurocopy PLC, which is being implemented by means of a scheme of arrangement. Pursuant to the scheme, Eurocopy's shares are being cancelled and...

Pinsents Advises on Financial Close of Two Further LIFT Projects.(local improvement finance trust)
August 5, 2004... The Major Projects team at national law firm, Pinsents, has advised gbconsortium on two major LIFT projects which recently achieved financial close. LIFT is the Government programme designed to achieve a step-change in the provision of new and...

Former President And CEO of Daimlerchrysler De Mexico Joins Sanchez-Devanny, Eseverri.(Sanchez-DeVanny Eseverri, SC )
August 5, 2004... After more than 30 years in Daimler Chrysler, Mr. Miles G. Bryant III, former President and CEO of DaimlerChrysler de Mexico recently joined the Mexican Firm Sanchez-DeVanny Eseverri, where he will apply the same "magic" he used at Daimler...

Qualified Retirement Plans: July 2004 Developments.(Employee Retirement Income Security Act)
August 5, 2004... Cash balance plan scores a court victory. In an action by a former employee against a company, the federal district court in Maryland has determined that the conversion of the employer's traditional pension plan to a cash balance plan did not...

Alternate Dispute Resolution - An Overview.
August 5, 2004... Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) is a medium of resolving dispute outside the formal legal system. There is a long and old tradition in India encouraging resolution of disputes informally, wherein disputes are referred to third parties. The...

Conditional Discharge.(Reprint)
August 5, 2004... Originally published May 2004 Earlier this year the House of Lords considered the issue of conditional discharge and the obligation on the responsible after care bodies to fulfil those conditions.1 Many would have expected that to...

Internet Access Now Available to Pending Patent Application Files.
August 5, 2004... In a development significant to patent applicants and virtually all businesses, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has made available over the Internet the contents of its files relating to published pending U.S. patent...

California Paid Family Leave Began July 1, 2004.
August 5, 2004... 1. Paid Family Leave: A New Employee Benefit. Employees in California, beginning July 1, 2004, are eligible for paid family leave benefits, for which they have been contributing through payroll deductions since the beginning of this year....

The Virgin Islands Special Trusts Act, 2003.
August 5, 2004... The Virgin Islands Special Trusts Act, 2003 ("VISTA") was brought into force on March 1, 2004. VISTA enables a shareholder of a British Virgin Islands company to establish a trust, known as a "VISTA" trust, which is designed to eliminate the...

Empowerment Zones And Commercial Development.(Reprint)
August 6, 2004... Originally published 2nd Quarter 2004 By James Todd Mayer and Mark Joseph Nora Retailers are continually searching for a market segment that has yet to be explored. While our nation's inner cities provide a plentiful source of...

California Recent Case Summaries - Landlord And Tenant - A Landlord's Demand For $1 Million In "Key Money" To Renew A Commercial Lease Is Deemed Appropriate Under California Civil Code Section 1950.8.(Reprint)
August 6, 2004... Originally published 2nd Quarter 2004 Edamerica, Inc. v. Superior Court, 114 Cal. App. 4th 819, 7 Cal. Rptr. 3d 921 (2nd District 2003). This case involved the interpretation of recently enacted California Civil Code Section 1950.8...

The Wiggin and Dana Manual on Legislative, Regulatory, and Financial Assistance Tools for Brownfields Development in Connecticut: Part I.
August 6, 2004... INTRODUCTION A cradle of manufacturing and industry, Connecticut serves as home to a significant number of abandoned or partially used industrial properties.1 Plagued or stigmatized by either real or perceived environmental contamination,...

The Wiggin and Dana Manual on Legislative, Regulatory, and Financial Assistance Tools for Brownfields Development in Connecticut: Part II.
August 6, 2004... CHAPTER 3: BROWNFIELDS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS I. Introduction Brownfield sites raise issues with regard to contamination, government regulation, and community relations, among other areas of concern, that one would not encounter...

The Wiggin and Dana Manual on Legislative, Regulatory, and Financial Assistance Tools for Brownfields Development in Connecticut: Part III.
August 6, 2004... A. United States Environmental Protection Agency Brownfield Funding 1. Eligibility Generally The Environmental Protection Agency offers several national grant and loan programs for the redevelopment of brownfield sites. As with CBRA,...

Commercial Litigation NetLetter -5 August 2004.
August 6, 2004... HIGHLIGHTS Parol evidence that is contrary to the clear written terms of a promissory note is inadmissible to vary, alter or contradict those terms. McKinnon v. Rodgers, [2004] O.J. No. 2619 (S.C.J.). Visit Quicklaw to access the full...

Valuers Under Scrutiny.
August 6, 2004... The RICS' programme of monitoring of Regulated Purpose Valuations, which commenced in January this year, is a further manifestation of the drive for high levels of transparency and public confidence in valuers which underpinned last year's...

New Duty Relating to the Identification and Management of Asbestos.
August 6, 2004... On 21 May 2004, an important new duty relating to the identification and management of asbestos in "nondomestic" premises came into force. It has important implications for property owners, occupiers and managing agents. Although strict UK...

Money Laundering and the Proceeds of Crime - Practitioners Warned to be Vigilant.
August 6, 2004... The Money Laundering Regulations 2003 came into effect on 1 March 2004. They now apply not only to professionals offering investment advice or arranging mortgages, but also to practitioners carrying out estate agency work and dealers in goods...

Transactional & Securities Update - July 2004.
August 6, 2004... Effective Date Approaching for SEC Rules Expanding Disclosure Requirements and Accelerating Filing Deadline for Form 8-Ks New Form 8-K rules will be effective August 23, 2004 that will have three principal consequences. First, the rules...

The Bahamas Continues to Introduce Market Driven Legislation.(High Net Worth Individuals )
August 6, 2004... In The Bahamas, new legislation continues to be introduced to stimulate further growth and development of the country's well-established financial services sector. A Purpose Trust Act, a Segregated Accounts Companies Act, enhancements to...

U.S. Court Affirms Employer's Right to Read Employees' Email.
August 6, 2004... U.S. law gives employees few protections against employer surveillance of their workplace communications. Even without express employee consent, U.S. employers generally may listen to workplace telephone conversations, read messages sent to and...

Mayer, Brown, Rowe &Maw LLP Advises HVB On Further Russian Mine Financing.
August 6, 2004... Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP's mining team has advised Bayerische Hypo- und Vereinsbank AG (HVB) on its $60 million bridge financing in relation to Bema Gold Corporation's interest in the Kupol gold project in Eastern Russia. The deal closed on...

Diverse Opts For Private Dental Route.(Diverse Holdings Limited, Integrated Dental Holdings plc)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2004... The management of a publicly quoted independent dental practice group has been advised by UK law firm, Pinsents, on its [pounds sterling]12.1 million bid to take the company private. Diverse Holdings Limited, the bid vehicle, has acquired...

U.S. Accession to The Madrid Protocol.
August 6, 2004... Copyright [c] Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP Starting on November 2, 2003, trademark owners in the United States will have a new method of protecting their trademarks in other countries, as the U.S. joins the Madrid...

Settling Class Actions - Some Strategic Issues For Pension Plan Sponsors And Administrators.
August 6, 2004... This article was originally published in Blakes Bulletin on Pension & Benefits - January 2004 Since the late 1990s, there has been a significant increase in the number of "class actions" in respect of pension and benefit plans. This trend...

Canada's New Privacy Laws-What Employers And Plan Sponsors Need To Know.
August 6, 2004... This article was originally published in Blakes Bulletin on Pension & Benefits - January 2004 Federal and emerging provincial privacy laws on handling personal information will have a profound effect on employers, benefit plan...

Electronic Communications And Pensions-Driving With Care On The Information Highway.
August 6, 2004... This article was originally published in Blakes Bulletin on Pension & Benefits - January 2004 Legislation, industry guidelines and common law considerations must be weighed if plan administrators and sponsors want to take advantage of...

Brazilian Companies Can Now Issue Real-Denominated Securities for Placement in the International Market.(National Monetary Council)
August 6, 2004... Resolution ns. 3221, of July 29, 2004, of the National Monetary Council addresses an old claim of the financial market and expressly authorizes Brazilian companies to raise funds abroad by issuing real-denominated securities. Stakeholders...

Export Finance Program - PROEX.
August 6, 2004... At session of June 30, 2004, the National Monetary Council (CMN) decided to reshape de criteria applicable to the interest equalization system of the Brazilian Export Finance Program - PROEX, a matter dealt with by Resolution ns. 3219, whose...

Economic Update - Latest issue August's interest rate rise is the first of a two.
August 6, 2004... Roger Bootle's response to the August's MPC meeting This rise in interest rates to 4.75% is merely another staging post on the way to much higher interest rates. The increase is readily justified by recent data. Notably, the annual...

Pad Delivery Pitfalls.(Reprint)
August 9, 2004... Originally published 2nd Quarter 2004 A part of most retail development involves delivery of a graded pad to anchors or out-lot users, who will then build their own buildings under the terms of a site development agreement or ground lease....

Two Years Later - A Recap of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 And Related SEC Rulemaking.(Public Company Accounting Oversight Board)
August 9, 2004... The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Sarbanes-Oxley) was enacted at a time of remarkable turmoil for corporate America. Following the collapse of Enron Corp. in late 2001, the administration of President George W. Bush, members of the U.S. Congress,...

Treasury, IRS Announce Issuance Of Proposed Regulations Aimed At Preferred Stock CFC Stripping Transactions.(Internal Revenue Service)
August 9, 2004... WASHINGTON PHOENIX LOS ANGELES LONDON BRUSSELS THE DAILY TAX UPDATE WILL BE PUBLISHED ON A PERIODIC BASIS UNTIL CONGRESS RETURNS FROM ITS AUGUST RECESS ON SEPTEMBER 7. On Thursday, August 5, the Treasury and IRS announced the issuance...

The European IP Bulletin July 2004.
August 9, 2004... By Margherita Barie, Laurence Cohen, Duncan Curley, Dr. Thomas Hauss, Justin Hill, Fred Pearson and Boris Uphoff Copyright 1. International Standards For The Protection of Broadcasters' Rights to be Updated World Intellectual...

Supreme Tax Court Accepts Building Valuation Based On Sale Three Years Later.
August 9, 2004... The Supreme Tax Court has accepted the sale of a building three years after the event as an appropriate indication of the then market value where other factors point to lack of change in the interim. Under the relevant provisions of the...

Proposal to Recast and Amend Directive 91/321/EEC on Infant Formulae and Follow-on Formulae.(Reprint)
August 9, 2004... Originally published June 2004 On 6 April 2004 the European Commission released a working document for a proposal to amend and recast Directive 91/321/EEC of 14 May 1991 on infant formulae ("IF") and follow-on formulae ("FOF").1 The...

Minimum Internet Contacts:Personal Jurisdiction And The World Wide Web.
August 9, 2004... Introduction Is a company that operates a website on the Internet subject to personal jurisdiction in every forum in which Internet users access the site? Imagine, for example, that an Illinois company based in Chicago advertises its...

Recent Federal Circuit Patent Decisions.
August 9, 2004... CASE 1: BANCORP SERVS., LLC V. HARTFORD LIFE INS. CO. (MARCH 1, 2004) Claim Indefiniteness On appeal from a district court holding the patent indefinite and therefore invalid, the Federal Circuit held that "close questions of...

A Guide to Doing Business in Singapore.
August 9, 2004... Introduction A foreign company is not allowed to "carry on business" in Singapore or acquire a "place of business" in Singapore unless it is registered with the Singapore Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority ("ACRA"). The foreign...