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Tag Archives: defines
Revised Patent Eligibility Guidance Effectively Defines What is an Abstract Idea
In essence, by narrowly identifying certain subject matter groups as being those that properly qualify for characterization as abstract ideas the USPTO is effectively defining what is and what is not an abstract idea, thereby filling a void intentionally left … Continue reading
Posted in Intellectual Property
Tagged Abstract, defines, effectively, eligibility, Guidance, Idea, Patent, Revised
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CFTC Defines Smart Contracts In New Primer
Following the 2017 Primer on virtual currency, The CFTC has now published a primer on smart contracts. This aims to provide some advice and direction on the advantages and risks that can happen with smart contracts. The post CFTC Defines … Continue reading
Opinion analysis: Divided court defines credit-card networks as single two-sided market, rejecting antitrust challenge to anti-steering provision
Today, the Supreme Court ruled that American Express’ anti-steering provisions do not violate the federal antitrust laws. In a 5-4 decision, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote that credit networks such as Amex provide services to cardholders and merchants in a “special … Continue reading
Posted in Constitutional Law
Tagged Analysis, antisteering, Antitrust, challenge, Court, creditcard, defines, Divided, market, Networks, Opinion, Provision, Rejecting, Single, TwoSided
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SEC Adopts Regulations Requiring Registration of Hedge Fund and Private Fund Advisers; Defines Venture Capital Fund
The SEC has adopted regulations facilitating the registration of advisers to hedge funds and other private funds as required by the Dodd-Frank Act, which ended the statutory exemption for advisers with fewer than 15 clients. As a result, many of … Continue reading
Posted in Banking and Finance law
Tagged adopts, Advisers, Capital, defines, Fund, Hedge, Private, Registration, Regulations, Requiring, Venture
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Theory: Solum defines "public" and "private" goods
Lawrence B. Solum (Illinois) has a thorough and useful discussion of public and private goods on his Legal Theory Blog, "Legal Theory Lexicon: Public and Private Goods". Introduction: One of the most powerful ideas that legal theory borrows from economics… … Continue reading