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To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Near the end of 2020, the US passed a $900 billion COVID-19 stimulus bill, which received global news coverage. What received less news coverage was the IP provisions tucked in the 5,593-page bill. The bill includes the Trademark Modernization Act (2020), which was signed into law on 27 December 2020 and will come into force by 27 December 2021. The Modernization Act provides new procedures ...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: The NRC held a public meeting on January 26 to discuss potential options for licensing fusion energy systems. This meeting is part of the NRC’s work to develop regulations to license and regulate advanced nuclear reactors as directed by the fission (i.e., splitting atoms), but Congress also wants the NRC to explore regulating fusion reactors (fusing atoms—like in the sun). During the meeting, NRC staff received presentations on t...

As the nation continues to fight the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many took notice of the December 27, 2020, signing of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, a bipartisan relief and...

America gained 7 million new jobs – more than three times government experts’ projections. Middle-Class family income increased nearly $6,000 – more than five times the gains during the entire previous administration. The unemployment rate reached 3.5 percent, the lowest in a half-century. Achieved 40 months in a row with more job openings than job-hirings. More Americans reported being employed than ever before – nearly 160 million. Jobless claims hit a nearly 50-year low. The number o...

Unprecedented Economic Boom Before the China Virus invaded our shores, we built the world’s most prosperous economy. America gained 7 million new jobs - mo

Unprecedented Economic Boom America gained 7 million new jobs – more than three times government experts’ projections. Middle-Class family income increased nearly $6,000 – more than five times the gains during the entire previous administration. The unemployment rate reached 3.5 percent, the lowest in a half-century. Achieved 40 months in a row with more job openings than job-hirings. More Americans reported being employed than ever before – nearly 160 million. Jobless claims hit a near...

Unprecedented Economic Boom Before the China Virus invaded our shores, we built the world’s most prosperous economy. America gained 7 million ne

Dozens of congressional leaders signed a letter urging the USDA to prioritize funding for farmworker safety. Credit: Photo by David Rodriguez, The Salinas Californian Two farmworkers sit at the end of strawberry field rows for their lunch break in Watsonville. Author: Kate Cimini | CalMatters Updated: 12:43 PM PST January 14, 2021 SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — Farmworkers lost out on up to $1.5 billion in grants and loans for COVID-19 safety needs after the USDA c...

Illustration by Dan Page The Mechanical Licensing Collective just started collecting and distributing mechanical royalties while managing new disagreements with streaming services about how much its owed. On Jan. 1, the Mechanical Licensing Collective officially began operations to collect and distribute mechanical royalties under a blanket license for streaming services. In preparations for its official launch, the Nashville-based nonprofit, led by CEO Kris Ahrend, has hired 44 employees; con...

A VA Inspector General's report has found that the agency improperly denied benefits to thousands of veterans who couldn't see a doctor during