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By Jennifer T. Poochigian In Helsinn Healthcare v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, the Court affirmed a Federal Circuit decision invalidating the patent for Helsinns nausea drug Aloxi, based on patent laws Aon sale bar. In short, the Court found that the sale of an invention to a third party who is obligated to keep the invention confidential by agreement may place the…
Coleman & Horowitt is a proud sponsor of Valley Innovators, a company dedicated to the advancement of knowledge, mentorship and development of capital for startups. As part of our sponsorship, attorneys from Coleman & Horowitt participate in podcasts, to provide useful information to entrepreneurs and start-up companies. Gary Shuster, an inventor and Coleman & Horowitt attorney who offers consulting services to…
Have you ever uploaded an image from the internet and used it in your promotional brochure or found a perfect blog post and incorporated it into your own blog theme? If the answer is yes, you may have inadvertently violated copyright law. Copyright law, in a nutshell, protects any original creation, such as pictures, writings, creative efforts (dramatic, musical or…
Coleman & Horowitt LLP provided a presentation to the American Council of Engineering Companies/ San Joaquin Chapter on January 9, 2019 regarding the revised CEQA Guidelines. After several years of regulatory efforts, in 2018 the most recent changes to the CEQA guidelines were finalized, and went into effect in December of the same year. While there are a number…
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Coleman & Horowitt LLP partner Lee N. Smith is participating in AB 617 South Fresno Steering Committee. In mid-December and January dozens of residents, business representatives and other community members attended the first meeting of the South Central Fresno Steering Committee as part of AB 617 Assembly Bill (“AB”) 617 (C. Garcia, Chapter 136, Statutes of 2017) was approved by the…
Government Code§ 1090 and the Political Reform Act This article is part of presentation that was made to the San Joaquin Valley Chapter of the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) by David Weiland on January 9, 2019. Government Code § 1090 Fresno Law Firm Government Code § 1090(a): Members of the Legislature, state, county, district, judicial district, and city officers…
COLEMAN & HOROWITT LLP ARTICLE ON AB 617 WAS PUBLISHED IN THE WINTER ISSUE OF THE ASSOCIATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONALS ENVIRONMENTAL MONITOR.
Lee N. Smith of our office will be participating in a Water Law and Regulations Conference in Sacramento on January 16, 2019. Mr. Smith will be discussing Water Quality issues in California. His talk will encompass the origins of water quality regulation, the relevant agencies, liability under the Water Code, and touch upon several of the emerging issues including the…
On Tuesday December 11, 2018, the Environmental Protection Agency released the long awaited (promised by President Trump) proposed rule that would reduce the types of areas covered by the wetlands programs under the federal Clean Water Act. ( Pre-publication version of the Federal Register notice, the supporting analyses and fact sheets are available at: https://www.epa.gov/wotus-rule) The proposed rule from the…