- Deutsche Telekom and Voicestream Merger: Charting a New Regulatory Course
By: Aaron Futch, Yemi Giwa, Andrew Grimmig, Kisa Mlela & Amy Richardson
On July 24, 2000, the German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom AG (Deutche Telekom) agreed to purchase the Bellvue, Washington based VoiceStream Wireless ...
- Are Online Business Transactions Executed by Electronic Signatures Legally Binding?
By: Carl Carl, Corey Ciocchetti, Wes Barton & Nathan Christensen
Most of us believe that we make contracts over the Internet all the time. We buy books and computers, arrange for hotels and planes, ...
- Internet Securities Fraud: Old Trick, New Medium
By: Brendon Fowler, Cara Franklin & Robert Hyde
Billions of securities are traded every day in public and private markets around the world. This practice is hundreds of years old and as long as ...
- Offshore Offerings by Foreign Entities: How Far Will the SEC Reach to Regulate?
By: Melvina Carrick, Matthew Crane & Jennifer Hu
Many countries’ regulatory regimes, including that of the United States, traditionally require registration of all investment services offers or securities sales to their citizens. Many have ...
- The Fate of Gene Patents Under the New Utility Guidelines
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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) recently finalized its patent utility guidelines. Promulgated by the PTO, the new guidelines will be used by patent examiners in determining whether a claimed invention ...
