The United States Supreme Court issued numerous blockbuster decisions this past term, but four decisions will collectively have major impacts on the functions of federal agencies for decades to come. Every business operating in a regulated industry should consider how these cases may impact their future operations.
Since 2022, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has been focused on heat-related hazards and possible heat-related injuries and illnesses in indoor and outdoor workplaces. OSHA recently proposed workplace regulations designed to protect workers from heat-related illnesses and fatalities, specifically.
Five former directors of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office have called on current Director Kathi Vidal to withdraw proposed changes to terminal disclaimer rules. Vidal’s predecessors worry the rule would depart from the “normal process of considering each patent claim on its own merits.”
Five former directors of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office have called on current Director Kathi Vidal to withdraw proposed changes to terminal disclaimer rules. Vidal’s predecessors worry the rule would depart from the “normal process of considering each patent claim on its own merits.”
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Five former Directors of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recently called on current USPTO Director Kathi Vidal to withdraw proposed changes to terminal disclaimer rules 37 CFR 1.321(c) and (d) (89 FR 40439). What do they mean? Why is this significant?
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This landmark settlement underscores NMED’s use of flyover and remote sensing technologies for enforcement of air regs in the Permian Basin, and serves as a reminder to operators to inventory facilities in anticipation of more aggressive Clean Air Act enforcement at federal and state levels.
