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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) has issued its Final Rule with adjusted filing fees at all stages of trademark application and maintenance filings. The fee increases, which take effect on January 18 ...

While the majority of real estate assets are held in entities taxed as partnerships, it’s not uncommon to see closely held properties owned in S corporations. While these entities have their advantages, in the real est ...

Resident Taxpayers mandated to disclose Foreign Asset and Income The recent launch of the Compliance-Cum-Awareness Campaign by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) aims to assist taxpayers in accurately reporting fo ...

Recent investigations into the advertising practices of BT, EE, PlusNet, TalkTalk, O2 and Virgin Media have raised significant concerns regarding how companies communicate mid contract price increases. On 9 October 2024 ...

Australian Securities and Exchange Commission (ASIC) has reissued its Regulatory Guide 121 including updated guidance to overseas companies on whether they are, and how they can compliantly, conduct a financial service ...

The validity of a patent relies, amongst other things, on the claimed invention involving an inventive step. This requires the claimed invention to not be obvious to a person skilled in the relevant art, in light of the ...