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The SEC Proposes Amendments To Rules 16b-3 And 16b-7
In June 2004, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") proposed amendments to Rules 16b-3 and 16b-7 in order to clarify the types of transactions that are excluded from Section 16(b) liability following the uncertainty created by the Third Circuit's decision in Levy v. Sterling Holding...
Read MoreWritten Description: The Federal Circuit's Search For Clarity Continues
Our article in the August 2004 issue of The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel discussed the Federal Circuit's internal debate as to whether section 112 of the Patent Act contains a separate written description requirement. We concluded by noting that it remains to be seen whether the Federal Circuit...
Read MoreSupreme Court Restores Ellerth/Faragher Affirmative Defense In Most Constructive Discharge Cases
On June 14, 2004, the U.S. Supreme Court held in a 8-1 decision that an employer may raise an affirmative defense to a plaintiff's claim that she was constructively discharged as a result of alleged harassment by a supervisor. Pennsylvania State Police v. Suders, 542 U.S. __ (2004). In the Suders...
Read MoreWeil, Gotshal & Manges Reaches Out To the Williamsburg-Greenpoint Community Of Brooklyn: A Pro Bono Success
Editor: Would each of you tell us something about your background and experience? León: Prior to joining St. Nicholas, I was a program officer at the Department of Youth Services of the City of New York, and prior to that I was in graduate school at the New School for Social Research. I have been...
Read MoreThe Written Description Requirement: Can It Stand On Its Own? - Part II
Part I of this article, appearing in the July 2004 issue of The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, discussed earlier case law's requirements of descriptive information required for patent validity.Federal Circuit Written Description Cases In 2003 Twice in 2003 the Federal Circuit reaffirmed the...
Read MoreThe Written Description Requirement: Can It Stand On Its Own? - Part I
Part II of this article appears in the August 2004 issue of
Read MoreWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP's Diversity-Based Vendor Program: A Commitment To Fair And Equal AccessDiversity - Law Firms
Editor: Would each of you tell our readers something about your background? Robinson: I am with the National Minority Business Council - NMBC - an organization founded in 1972 for the purpose of supporting minority businesses and helping them to compete in the mainstream American corporate...
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