In the Wake of Charlotte School Of Law’s Demise, What Awaits Those Left Behind?
“404.” That’s all that’s left of the Charlotte School of Law — a 404 website unavailable message indicating that the law school has closed,…
Items of Interest: German IP Law and Esports, Mark Hammill, Media Modernization
Members of the Sports & Entertainment Law Section found the following recent third-party articles to be of potential interest to the Section. Let the…
Mid-Year Meeting Update From the ABA House of Delegates
Fellow members of the YLD: My name is Bryan Norris, and I serve as your American Bar Association State Bar Delegate, representing the NCBA YLD within the…
We Must Embrace Diversity To Meet Today’s Challenges
While seeing “The Darkest Hour,” the award-nominated movie about the early months of World War II in Britain, I was impressed that Winston Churchill chose…
Blockchain and Its Implications For IP
As I continue to stay abreast of the latest technical developments involving computer related technology, the IP implications are becoming less clear. Being…
MacCord’s List: IP News & Notices From Art MacCord
Art MacCord is a patent attorney with 38 years of experience. He keeps an eye on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the U.S. Copyright Office for new…
Final FDA Guidance: Keeping the Surgical Suite from Becoming a Manufacturing Facility
An early focus of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the new leadership of FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, has been regenerative…
What BNPP Can Tell Us About Halkbank: Why Running Afoul Of U.S. Sanctions Regulations Is Bad For Business
Mehmet Hakan Atilla, a high level banker at the Turkish state-controlled Halkbank, was convicted on January 3, 2018 of helping Iran circumvent international…
Attorney-Rapper Lex-Jordan Ibegbu Relies On Both Rhyme and Reason
When summoning the confidence to impress a judge or woo a jury, young attorney Lex-Jordan Ibegbu relies on his years as a rapper growing up in Southeast…
Federal Income Tax Update, Part I
I. Audit Statistics; What Are Your Chances of Being Audited? The 2016 Internal Revenue Service Data Book (IR-2017-69) contains audit statistics for the fiscal…