Entries tagged “supreme court”
The Importance of Getting the Claim Scope Right in a US Patent Application (I)
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Letao Qin · October 4, 2021
Unlike the Chinese patent rules or the rules under the European Patent Treaty, both of which require literal or word-by-word support in the specification of a patent application for a claim limitation[1], US patent practice allows, favors, and encourages an applicant to claim more than the examples described in the specification. A common misconception among…
United States Supreme Court Opinions in Seila Law v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Bostock v. Clayton County
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John R. Mussman · July 1, 2020
June 30, 2020 In the last two weeks, the United States Supreme Court has issued two opinions that may have an impact on banks, financial institutions and other financial service companies: Seila Law, issued June 29, 2020, will have an impact on the leadership structure of the CFPB, and perhaps ultimately the Federal Home Finance…
U.S. Supreme Court: Filing a Time-Barred Claim in a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Case Does Not Violate the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
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Douglas J. Schneller · July 11, 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court recently issued a 5-3 decision holding that a creditor filing a proof of claim in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy case for a time-barred debt was not false, deceptive, misleading, unconscionable or unfair conduct in violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). Learn more here. > You may also find this complementary…
U.S. Supreme Court: Purchaser of Defaulted Loans Not a Debt Collector Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
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Douglas J. Schneller · July 11, 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court recently held that a purchaser for its own account of a defaulted loan is not a debt collector within the meaning of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). Learn more here. > You may also find this complementary article of interest: U.S. Supreme Court: Filing a Time-Barred Claim in a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Case Does…
CLE Webinar – Proposed Federal Rules Changes: Impact on E-discovery, RIM & Information Governance Programs
events October 13, 2014
Presentation by Rimon, P.C. Partner, John Isaza The Supreme Court is expected to approve a proposed set of revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP), which would go into effect by December of 2015. Are you ready for those changes? In this program, renowned Information Governance, Records and Legal Holds expert, John Isaza,…