Update: EPA’s New All Appropriate Inquiry Rule Makes Important Changes in Due Diligence on Contaminated Properties for Prospective Purchasers

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

In January 2002, President George W. Bush signed into law the “Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act” (“BRA”). Among other important provisions, the BRA amended the Comprehensive Environmental Response,...

The Nanotechnology Revolution

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

In the world of science, the latest buzz-wordis “nanotechnology”. Nanotechnology and related “nano” subjects, such as nanoscience, nanostructures, nanobusiness, nanocomposites, and the like, have been the topic of everything from tradeshows and...

The Madrid Protocol

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

In November 2, 2003, the United States joined the international trademark treaty known as the Madrid Protocol. The Protocol provides U.S. trademark owners with the ability to seek registration in Madrid Protocol countries, using what has been called a...

Erroneous Small Entity Designation Can Jeopardize Patent Rights

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

A decision of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) in Ulead Systems, Inc. v. Lex Computer Management Corp. , 351 F.3d 1120 (Fed. Cir. December 9, 2003), highlights the importance of carefully determining whether a patent applicant or patentee is...

Introduction to the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (‘LIHTC’)

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

Created as part of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 and made permanent in 1993, the LIHTC is an indirect federal subsidy used to finance the construction and rehabilitation of affordable rental housing throughout the United States. This indirect subsidy comes in the form of...