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USPTO Raises Annual Cap on Prioritized Patent Examination Requests

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The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has finalized a rule increasing the annual limit on accepted requests for prioritized patent examination from 15,000 to 20,000, effective with fiscal year 2025 (FY 2025). This...more

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Need to FAST Track Your Patent? The USPTO increases the Annual Limit to 20,000

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Effective July 8, 2025, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) expanded the availability of prioritized examination, increasing the limit on the number of requests from 15,000 to 20,000 in a fiscal year. The 20,000...more

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The BSA’s Expansion & How Investment Advisers Can Leverage Existing AML Compliance Programs in the Cayman Islands To Comply With...

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On Aug. 28, 2024, the Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a final rule (the Final Rule) extending the scope of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and its amendments by requiring certain...more

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USPTO Discontinuing the Accelerated Examination Program for Utility Applications

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On 10 June 2025, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a Final Rule announcing the discontinuation of the Accelerated Examination program for utility applications beginning 10 July 2025. The change affects the...more

Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP

USPTO Adopts Partial Trademark Replacement Rule to Align with Madrid Protocol

Effective July 2, 2025, the USPTO will accept requests for both full and partial replacement of earlier national trademark registrations with international registrations. Previously, the USPTO only permitted trademark holders...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Will There Be Light? FinCEN’s New Reporting Rule Faces Legal Challenge

The U.S. real estate market has long been a cornerstone of the American dream—a path to stability, investment, and generational wealth. But at the margins, that same market has also provided an opportunity for illicit actors...more

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EEOC Opens 2024 EEO-1 Filing Portal: Employers Urged to Begin Preparation

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Yesterday, the EEOC opened the Online Filing System (OFS) for the 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection process. Covered employers have until June 24, 2025 to complete their submission....more

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FinCEN's New Reporting Requirements for Nonfinanced Residential Real Estate Transactions

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Effective 1 December 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) will implement comprehensive nationwide regulations aimed at increasing transparency and combating money laundering in the United States residential...more

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"EDGAR Next" Goes Live

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On March 24, 2025, the rule and form amendments to EDGAR that were adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on September 27, 2024 became effective and the EDGAR Next dashboard went live. These amendments are...more

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SEC Extends Effective and Compliance Dates for Amendments to Investment Company Reporting Requirements

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Who may be interested: Registered Investment Companies; Registered Investment Advisers; Compliance Officers - Quick Take: The SEC announced a two-year extension to the effective and compliance dates for rule amendments...more

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Department of Homeland Security Implements New Online Registration Requirements

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Effective April 11, certain foreign nationals residing in the United States will be required to register themselves and undergo fingerprinting through an online US Citizenship and Immigration Services system. This new...more

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United States Department of Homeland Security’s Alien Registration Requirement to Take Effect

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In February 2025, the United States Department of Homeland Security (“DHS” or “Department”) published an interim final rule mandating a new alien registration requirement for certain non-citizens....more

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EPA Introduces New Email Account for Regulated Community to Request Presidential Exemption

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The Environmental Protection Agency announced March 12 it set up an e-mail account allowing the regulated community to request a presidential exemption under Section 112(i)(4) of the Clean Air Act (“CAA”)....more

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SEC Grants One-Year Exemption from New Short Sale Reporting Requirements

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On February 7, 2025, the SEC issued a one-year exemption from compliance with new Rule 13f‑2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and related reporting on new Form SHO. The SEC adopted Rule 13f-2 and the Form SHO...more

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Administration Seeks to Implement Mandatory Alien Registration, Effective April 11, 2025

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On February 25, 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it was implementing a registration requirement, requiring certain foreign nationals to register their presence in the United States as part of the...more

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End of the Road: FinCEN Adopts Interim Final Rule Virtually Eliminating CTA Filing Requirements

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On March 21, 2025, the US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued an interim final rule (the “IFR”) that exempts all domestic entities from beneficial ownership information reporting requirements under the...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

FinCEN Drops BOI Reporting for U.S. Companies, Keeps Rules for Foreign Entities

On March 21, FinCEN released a statement that echoes the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s announcement on March 2, removing all beneficial ownership reporting obligations for U.S. companies and persons under the Corporate...more

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Breaking: FinCEN Removes BOI Reporting Requirements for U.S. Companies and U.S. Persons

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced, on March 21, 2025, that it issued an interim final rule that removes the requirements for U.S. companies and U.S. persons to...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Closing Call for the Corporate Transparency Act: FinCEN Removes Reporting Requirements for Domestic Business Entities

After almost fifteen months of legal challenges, conflicting court rulings, changing guidance from the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), and a general air of uncertainty, it appears...more

Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP

Important Update On The Corporate Transparency Act: FinCEN Issues Interim Final Rule

On March 21, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a new interim final rule that removes the beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements for U.S. companies and U.S. persons. The rule...more

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So You Went Public via a Reverse Merger? Are You a Shell Company?

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In recent years, a variety of alternative paths to public ownership and trading liquidity have emerged. The reverse merger is among one of the oldest alternatives to a conventional IPO for a private company seeking to become...more

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FinCEN Eliminates BOI Reporting for U.S. Companies under the Corporate Transparency Act

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On March 21, 2025 FinCEN published an interim final rule that eliminates “beneficial ownership information” (BOI) reporting requirements for all domestic companies. ...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

EDGAR Next: How to Prepare

On September 27, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to Rules 10 and 11 of Regulation S-T, Form ID, and the EDGAR Filer Manual, concerning access to and management of accounts on EDGAR...more

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Corporate Transparency Act Deadlines Extended

On February 27, 2025, the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a release announcing that it intends to issue an interim final rule by March 21, 2025 that will extend the current deadlines to file or...more

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FinCEN Pauses Enforcement Actions under CTA

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On February 27, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced that it will not take enforcement actions against any companies for failure to file or update beneficial ownership information (BOI) reports...more

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