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Following the TSCA Bill
www.h20technologies.com I previously commented on the House bill that would amend the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) by updating it to include more substances, more disclosure, and expedited...
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More New Interpretations of Federal Statutes: Pesticides
www.singularityhub.com I previously discussed the recent efforts to expand and revise the interpretations of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) to reach...
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Patents on Genes and the Future of Personalized Nanomedicine
Wikimedia The nexus of a large number of nanotech inventions, specifically related to personalized medicine, is biological material and other naturally occurring materials. In order to obtain a...
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TSCA Regulation Moves Forward – Slowly
On November 22, 2010, EPA submitted a proposed rule under Section 8(a) of TSCA to the Office of Management and Budget for its review. The proposed rule includes reporting requirements for...
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Patent Case Before U.S. Supreme Court Will Impact Nanotech Firms
On April 18, 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Microsoft Corp. v. i4i Limited Partnership, in which i4i accused Microsoft of patent infringement. i4i won a verdict in the 2009...
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Justices Consider Many Options in Microsoft v. i4i Patent Case Oral Arguments
On April 18, 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Microsoft v. i4i Limited Partnership, a patent case I previously addressed in this blog. The central issue before the Court involved...
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Dipping Into the Regulatory Alphabet Soup Once Again: A Dilemma
Listening to the speakers at the American Bar Association section webinar on the subject of “Nano Governance: The Current State of Federal, State, and International Regulation,” discussed in a recent...
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White House Takes a Science-Based Approach to the Study and Regulation of...
In a June 9, 2011, memorandum to the heads of U.S. executive departments and agencies, entitled Policy Principles for the U.S. Decision-Making Concerning Regulation and Oversight of Applications of...
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Supreme Court Rules in Favor of i4i Limited Partnership in Closely Watched...
Earlier I reported here on Microsoft Corp. v. i4i Limited Partnership, then subsequently on the oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court. The case arose from a patent infringement dispute relating...
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U.S. Supreme Court to Address an Issue Left Open in Bilski
In 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a closely-watched decision on patentable subject matter under § 101 of the Patent Act, Bilski v. Kappos, 130 S. Ct. 3218 (2010). The Court has now granted cert...
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