Long before ESG caught the attention of corporate boardrooms, Wall Street, and the investing public, socially responsible investing thrived in the form of tax credit investments, often in the form of incentives implemented by the federal and state governments to encourage the development of real estate projects beneficial to a specific community. Jones Day’s Jeff … Continue reading JONES DAY TALKS®: Tax Credits: The Original ESG Investment? →

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JONES DAY TALKS®: Tax Credits: The Original ESG Investment?

A federal appeals court has overturned Tiffany & Co’s $21 million judgment against Costco Wholesale over the retail chain’s sale of generic diamond engagement rings bearing the “Tiffany” name. Jones Day partners Meredith Wilkes and Jessica Bradley explain why the decision is illustrative of the treatment of evidence at the summary judgment stage, while also … Continue reading JONES DAY TALKS®: Tiffany v. Costco Raises Trademark Infringement, Counterfeiting Questions →

JONES DAY TALKS®: Tiffany v. Costco Raises Trademark Infringement, Counterfeiting Questions

Takeaways from this discussion: Green bond issues are surging worldwide, eclipsing US$257 billion in 2019. Major corporates, including many not usually associated with climate initiatives, are bringing green bonds to market, spanning the investment grade and high-yield spectrum and including more exotic instruments as convertibles and covered bonds. Green bond qualifying standards in Europe differ … Continue reading JONES DAY TALKS®: Riding the Green Bond Wave: Focus is on Standards as Volumes Surge →

JONES DAY TALKS®: Riding the Green Bond Wave: Focus is on Standards as Volumes Surge

In this edition of Jones Day’s Women in IP series, partners Rebecca Swindells and Meredith Wilkes explore the challenges of protecting trade secrets when employees are working at home or other locations outside the office. They discuss the obligations incumbent on employers to protect trade secrets, the risks related to remote employees that should be addressed, and the legal remedies available … Continue reading JONES DAY TALKS®: Women in IP: Protecting Trade Secrets in Remote-Work Situations →

JONES DAY TALKS®: Women in IP: Protecting Trade Secrets in Remote-Work Situations

Since the Trump Administration lifted the suspension of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act in May 2019, thereby allowing U.S. citizens to sue companies profiting from assets in Cuba seized under the Castro regime, high-profile corporations in several industries are facing—or are potentially facing—significant legal action. Jones Day partners Rick Puente and Chris Pace review recent developments and … Continue reading JONES DAY TALKS®: Helms-Burton Matters Move Forward in 2020 →

JONES DAY TALKS®: Helms-Burton Matters Move Forward in 2020

False advertising cases remain a complicated area of intellectual property law. Jones Day’s Meredith Wilkes, Jessica Bradley, and John Froemming talk about the types of false advertising claims, explain who can sue, describe the available remedies, and review the recent decision in the MillerCoors v. Anheuser-Busch Companies  Super Bowl commercial case.

JONES DAY TALKS®: Straight Talk About False Advertising: What Every Lawyer Needs to Know

As Jones Day’s PTAB Litigation Blog marks its 500th posting, Dave Cochran and Matt Johnson discuss current patent litigation developments, near-term trends, and how the PTAB is handling cases during the COVID-19 lock down.

JONES DAY TALKS®: PTAB Litigation Blog Reaches 500 Posts … and the PTAB Reacts to COVID-19

Jones Day Insurance Recovery Practice Leader Ty Childress discusses the insurance implications relating to COVID-19, including employee health and safety concerns, the importance of reviewing language, determining what constitutes a “physical loss,” and what business operators must do now.

JONES DAY TALKS®: COVID-19 and Business Insurance

Jones Day partners Alexis Gilroy and Maureen Bennett talk about lessons already learned from COVID-19, the questions clients are asking, why it’s important that the world’s health care organizations share information, and how telemedicine can help.

COVID-19: Key Considerations for Health Providers & Life Science Companies

This special edition of Jones Day Talks celebrates the Firm’s initiatives that showcase the accomplishments of our women partners and associates, and that provide professional development opportunities to the next generation of lawyers both inside and outside the Firm.

JONES DAY TALKS®: Success Stories — Jones Day’s Women’s Initiatives

The IRS’s first guidance on the taxation of cryptocurrency in five years provides some new insights, but also leaves several issues unresolved. Jones Day partner Lori Hellkamp discusses Revenue Ruling 2019-24, with particular attention to the tax treatment of “hard forks” and “airdrops,” tips for remaining compliant, and the remaining questions relating to the taxation of virtual … Continue reading JONES DAY TALKS®: Hard Forks and Airdrops — The IRS Issues Cryptocurrency Tax Guidance →

JONES DAY TALKS®: Hard Forks and Airdrops — The IRS Issues Cryptocurrency Tax Guidance

Intended to improve efficiencies and reduce processing errors, new rules implemented by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office require electronic filing of trademark applications, and all submissions associated with applications. Requirements for trademark specimens of use were also updated. Meredith Wilkes, Ilene Tannen, and Carrie Kiedrowski discuss the likely impact of the new requirements, talk about the problems … Continue reading JONES DAY TALKS®: Women in IP: USPTO’s Trademark Filings Go Digital →

JONES DAY TALKS®: Women in IP: USPTO’s Trademark Filings Go Digital

Jones Day’s global anti-human trafficking initiative promotes unprecedented collaboration between our Firm, our clients, law enforcement, governments, and other organizations to detect, uncover, prevent, and prosecute crimes involving the sex trade, forced labor, and similar exploitation. In observance of National Human Trafficking Awareness Month, partners Laura Ellsworth and Bethany Biesenthal discuss what Jones Day’s anti-trafficking pro bono efforts have … Continue reading JONES DAY TALKS®: Jones Day Partners with Clients to Advance Anti-Human Trafficking →

JONES DAY TALKS®: Jones Day Partners with Clients to Advance Anti-Human Trafficking

2019 was undeniably a very active year for intellectual property law—there were notable Supreme Court decisions relating to trademarks and patent litigation, and significant developments relating to AI and life sciences. 2020 promises to be just as interesting. Jones Day’s Meredith Wilkes, Patricia Campbell, and Tracy Stitt explain what’s recently happened and let us know what to look for … Continue reading JONES DAY TALKS®: Women in IP – Our 2020 Outlook →

JONES DAY TALKS®: Women in IP – Our 2020 Outlook

In Arthrex, Inc. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc., the Federal Circuit has held that appointments of Administrative Patent Judges of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) were in violation of the Appointments Clause of the U.S. Constitution. Jones Day’s Matt Johnson and Dave Cochran discuss the potential ramifications of this decision and talk about what parties to PTAB matters should … Continue reading JONES DAY TALKS®: Appointments of PTAB Judges Ruled Unconstitutional … What Now? →

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