September 2011 | Barnhart Law PLC

Government Incentives for Wind Energy Development in the U.S.

Please visit Barnhart Law PLC’s Resource Center – Articles page – to read a previous article written by Constance R. Barnhart, entitled, “Incentives for Wind Energy Development in the U.S..”

The article was published in the renewable energy industry journal EnergyPulse.

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Sample Legal Due Diligence Request Checklist

Following is a sample of a legal due diligence request Checklist, that may be pertinent to a potential buyer in a corporate acquisition (M&A) transaction, or to an underwriter required to do due diligence on an issuer of securities in a proposed initial public offering.

The target company or the issuer is referred to, together with its subsidiaries, as the “Company”.

This checklist is intended as a sample, for information only. It should not be used in an actual transaction. The due diligence request checklist presented in an actual transaction must be tailored to that particular transaction and to

New America Invents Act, the Most Comprehensive Patent Reform Act in 175 Years

On September 16, 2011, President Obama signed into law the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (the “Act”), which the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) termed “the most comprehensive overhaul to our nation’s patent system since 1836.”

The Act (H.R. 1249), co-sponsored by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on June 23, 2011 by the Senate on September 8, 2011 by decisive bi-partisan votes in both chambers.

For more information on the America Invents Act, See our article, President Obama Signs into Law Most Comprehensive Patent Reform Act in 175

President Obama Signs into Law Most Comprehensive Patent Reform Act in 175 Years

On Friday, September 16, 2011, President Obama signed into law the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (the “Act”), which the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) termed “the most comprehensive overhaul to our nation’s patent system since 1836.”

The Act (H.R. 1249), co-sponsored by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on June 23, 2011 by a vote of 304 to 117 (with 10 not voting), and it passed the Senate on September 8, 2011 by a vote of 89 to 9 (with 2 not voting). The Act received bi-partisan

Outline Of Some Issues And Typical Terms In International Agency Or Distribution Agreements

I. Preliminary Issues

A. Agency or Distributorship Relationship Appropriate?

1. Consider other possible forms of doing business abroad: Deal by Deal Direct Sales to End Customers, Joint Venture, Licensing, Acquisition of a Foreign Company, Establish a Foreign Branch or Subsidiary.

International Intellectual Property Licensing: Basic Introduction & Checklist

A. General – Overview & Introduction to Intellectual Property Licensing Across International Borders

1. Next Step to Expand International Operations? Licensing of patent rights, trade secrets, know how, copyrighted software or other technology, and trademark rights (collectively referred to hereafter as “Technology”) to overseas party for exploitation (manufacture, use and sale) abroad is often a next step (after exporting) to expand international operations – whether by companies around the world into the U.S. market, or by U.S. companies abroad.

2. License defined: A conveyance of a right under a patent, trademark or copyright which confers less than the

Biggest U.S. Patent Reform in 60 Years Poised to Become Law

On September 7, 2011, the Senate voted for “cloture” of debate to submit to a vote of the full Senate a patent reform bill that would make the most significant changes in the U.S. patent system in 60 years. The bill, called the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (H.R. 1249), was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on June 23, 2011.

Commentators including the GovTrack.us.

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