February 8, 2012

Legal Analysis and Law Articles on Biological and Life Sciences, Biotechnology, FDA, Federal Food and Drug and Cosmetics Act

The National Law Review includes articles impacting the biotech and cleantech fields addressing: licensing and patent issues, intellectual property due diligence, litigation and tax. Content is also included addressing: greenhouse gas (GHG) regulation; mandated emissions reduction legislation; NEPA and CEQA claims, common law nuisance litigation; acquiring and selling emission offset and emission reduction credits and acid rain allowances under the United States Clean Air Act, SCAQMD RECLAIM and other air credit programs.

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Maryland Poised to Develop Offshore Wind Resources McDermott Will & Emery 2/6/2012
Italian Government Stops Incentives for Ground-Mounted PV plants on Agricultural Lands McDermott Will & Emery 1/30/2012
Loophole in Senate Bill May Create Nuclear Risks Center for Public Integrity 1/30/2012
Texas Commission Requires Public Disclosure of Fracking Chemicals McDermott Will & Emery 1/29/2012
“Pascalization” Provides a New Alternative for Food Preservation Varnum LLP 1/22/2012
As Electric Vehicles Take Charge, Costs Power Down U.S. Department of Energy 1/18/2012
Energy Center Planned for Site TBD on Muskegon Lake Varnum LLP 12/31/2011
Broad Scope and Impact of California “Green Chemistry” Regulations McDermott Will & Emery 12/26/2011
Treasury Clarifies 5 Percent Safe Harbor Ownership Guidelines for Section 1603 Grants for Renewable Energy Projects McDermott Will & Emery 12/19/2011
Taking a Cue From Brazil's Sustainable Development Practices Past and Present Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 12/19/2011
Sino-U.S. Trade: Increasing Government Intervention Leads to Added Friction Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/19/2011
Lake Michigan Winds Being Measured Varnum LLP 12/16/2011
FDA Announces Proposals for Biosimilars User Fees and Performance Review Goals Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 12/12/2011
Inexperience and Unproven Products: The Risks of Sustainable Construction Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 11/19/2011
GOP to Subpoena White House over Solyndra Center for Public Integrity 10/31/2011
Is an Isolated DNA Patentable? Andrews Kurth LLP 10/27/2011
Solar Energy Is Viable For Office Properties Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 10/11/2011
Six Important Strategies To Reduce The Royalty Burden For A Pharmaceutical Product Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 10/10/2011
California AB 32's Cap-And-Trade Program Developments Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 10/6/2011
Donor Warned Obama that Solyndra 'could haunt him' Center for Public Integrity 10/4/2011
Solyndra Executives Refusing to Answer Bankruptcy Questions Center for Public Integrity 10/1/2011
A Liquid Layer Solution for the Grid U.S. Department of Energy 9/20/2011
The Truth about Clean Energy Jobs U.S. Department of Energy 9/19/2011
GOP Demands Investigation into LightSquared Contacts with White House Center for Public Integrity 9/16/2011
Obama Administration Withdraws Draft Ozone Ambient Air Quality Standards and Reinstates 2008 Standards Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 9/16/2011
Solyndra Investigation Expands as Agents Visit Executives’ Homes Center for Public Integrity 9/11/2011
Congressional Hearing to Focus on Obama Administration Loan to Failed Energy Firm Center for Public Integrity 9/8/2011
Obama-backed Solar Firm Collapses After A Big Federal Loan Guarantee Center for Public Integrity 9/1/2011
Can Genes Be Patented? McDermott Will & Emery 9/1/2011
IHS Report Says EPA Greenhouse Gas Formula Flawed Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/1/2011
Foreign Responses To Climate Change May Impose Carbon Footprint On US Companies Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/22/2011
Department of Energy Awards Nearly $7 Million to Advance Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Storage Systems Research U.S. Department of Energy 8/18/2011
Green Groups Challenge EPA's Air Pollution Exemption for Biomass Power Plants Center for Public Integrity 8/17/2011
EPA Announces Top Contenders in Energy Star National Building Competition / In the first six months of the competition, participants saved more than $3.7 million on utility bills U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 8/12/2011
Commercial Biopharma in Wisconsin: What Next? Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 8/10/2011
White House Announces First Ever Oil Savings Standards for Heavy Duty Trucks, Buses/Saving $50 billion in fuel costs and over 500 million barrels of oil U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 8/10/2011
Federal Circuit Issues Opinion on Gene Patents in AMP et al v. Myriad Genetics, et al. McDermott Will & Emery 8/9/2011
Wegner Paper Probes Myriad Decisions Flaws Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 8/3/2011
AMC v. Myriad – “Laws of Nature” Exception Does Not Include Isolated DNA Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 8/1/2011
Departments of Energy, Defense Partner to Install Fuel Cell Backup Power Units at Eight Military Installations U.S. Department of Energy 7/31/2011
Risks of China’s Clean Tech Revolution Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 7/30/2011
Office of Management and Budget Dodges Subpoena on Solyndra Center for Public Integrity 7/24/2011
California's Green Chemistry Rulemaking Renewed Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/21/2011
Treasury Releases Guidance on Evaluating the Cost Basis for 1603 Grant Purposes McDermott Will & Emery 7/15/2011
Not Just Loose Change: Bottom Line Benefits of Sustainability Innovations Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 7/9/2011
The NJ Solar Energy Industry: Boom, Correction And The Future - Part I Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 7/8/2011
Report From Bio International Convention in DC– Everyone In the Patent Pool! Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 7/1/2011
FTC Hosts Workshop on Preventing Patent “Hold-Ups” in Standard-Setting McDermott Will & Emery 6/23/2011
FERC Punts on Generators' Appeals of NERC Registrations Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 6/23/2011
Superior Court's Injunction Preventing California's Cap and Trade Program Has Been Stayed...Right? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 6/10/2011
Massachusetts is Winding the Future U.S. Department of Energy 5/31/2011
Non-Partisan Legislative Analyst Recommends Ceasing All Work on the Cap-And-Trade Program Until More Alternatives are Analyzed By Legislature Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/29/2011
Can I Sue My Neighbor Under Nuisance Law for Contributing to Climate Change? The Supreme Court’s AEP vs. Connecticut: A Case of “What Will Kennedy Decide”? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 5/29/2011
Department of Energy Offers Conditional Commitment for Loan Guarantee to Support Solar Generation Project in Nevada U.S. Department of Energy 5/24/2011
DOE Announces Funding for U.S.-India Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center U.S. Department of Energy 5/22/2011
Federal Circuit Invalidates Claims to Fully Human Antibodies for Lack of Written Description When Specification Is Limited To Murine and Chimeric Antibodies Kenyon & Kenyon LLP 5/13/2011
Clean Energy Standard, is That What We're Calling it Now? Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 5/12/2011
Wind Power Operators Beware: OSHA Is Focused on You Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 5/11/2011
Newt Gingrich Faces Questions About Consulting Job and Support for Biofuels Center for Public Integrity 5/10/2011
How to Provide More Certainty in Financing Biomass Power Projects Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 5/10/2011
USDA and DOE Award Biomass Research and Development Grants to Reduce America's Reliance on Imported Oil U.S. Department of Energy 5/9/2011
National Biomass Debate Intensifies With New Limits in Massachusetts Center for Public Integrity 5/8/2011
Coal is Back, Even as the Obama Administration Pushes Green Energy Center for Public Integrity 4/30/2011
Treasury Updates Section 1603 Cash Grant Guidance and Frequently Asked Questions McDermott Will & Emery 4/30/2011
Renewing the Debate Over Renewables Poyner Spruill LLP 4/28/2011
Could Hydrofracking Cause Cancer? Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 4/18/2011
USDA Announces Funding for Blender Pumps Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 4/18/2011
DOE's Oak Ridge and Lawrence Berkeley National Labs Join with Dow Chemical to Develop Next-Generation Cool Roofs U.S. Department of Energy 4/16/2011
Myriad Oral Arguments – Section 101 vs. Chemistry 101? Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 4/13/2011
U.S. Department of Energy and Qatar Sign Agreement to Strengthen Cooperation on Clean Energy U.S. Department of Energy 4/12/2011
Pentagon Balks on Report About Rare Earth Metal Reliance on China Center for Public Integrity 4/10/2011
Climate Facts and Fancy: From God to Cows, Facts and Falsehoods Accompany Global Warming Votes Center for Public Integrity 4/9/2011
Federal Court Hears Myriad Gene Case This Morning Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 4/5/2011
Supreme Court Determines Materiality Standard for Adverse Event Reports Vedder Price P.C. 4/5/2011
One Step Towards an EJC Decision on the Patentability of Embryonic Stem Cells in Europe Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 4/2/2011
Banning Stem Cell Research — Or Cloning? Or Both? Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 4/1/2011
Department of Energy Launches "America's Next Top Energy Innovator" U.S. Department of Energy 4/1/2011
A MATRIXX Revolution, Part II: Supreme Court affirms Ninth Circuit's holding that Life Science Companies Cannot Rely On a Statistical Significance Standard When Deciding Whether Adverse Event Reports are Material for the Purpose of Securities Disclosures Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/29/2011
Cleantech Patents: When is Trade Secret the Right Protection? Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 3/28/2011
U.S. Department of Energy Releases Radiation Monitoring Data from Fukushima Area U.S. Department of Energy 3/27/2011
Tips To Get A New Market Tax Credit Commitment Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 3/27/2011
EPA Redefines “Solid Waste” to Incentivize Creative Fuel Technology: Garbage to Gold Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP 3/18/2011
While Touting Green Power, Democrats Arrange Duke Energy Backup Loan Center for Public Integrity 3/17/2011
Energy Department Announces New Advance in Biofuel Technology U.S. Department of Energy 3/14/2011
The USDA Accepting Applications for Biobased Product Label Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 3/12/2011
EPA Postpones Deadline for Reporting 2010 GHG Emissions Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/9/2011
Department of Energy Offers Conditional Commitment for a Loan Guarantee to Support Maine Wind Project U.S. Department of Energy 3/8/2011
EPA Issues Final Boiler MACT Rules Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 2/25/2011
Department of Energy Finalizes $96.8 Million Loan Guarantee for Oregon Geothermal Project U.S. Department of Energy 2/25/2011
The Continuing Evolution in Mine Permitting -EPA's War Against Coal Reaches New Heights Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 2/23/2011
EPA Superfund Cleanup Costs Outstrip Funding Center for Public Integrity 2/22/2011
A Brave New World for Commercial Buildings: ASTM's "BEPA" Standard Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 2/16/2011
California Court Issues Tentative Ruling Enjoining AB 32 Implementation Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/12/2011
Inquiry to Learn whether Businesses Assert Business Confidentiality Claims Andrews Kurth LLP 2/11/2011
The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010 and its effect on the Energy Sector Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/8/2011
A Sputnik Moment for Renewable Energy or Another Failed Launch? Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 2/8/2011
‘Clean Energy’ Expansion Could Strain U.S. Power Grid Center for Public Integrity 2/5/2011
Call for Information on Inputs to Emission Equations Under the Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule Andrews Kurth LLP 2/3/2011
The Practical Effects of the Revised Biomass Crop Assistance Program "BCAP" Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 1/26/2011
Greenhouse Gas Permitting Requirements Now in Effect (For Now?) Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 1/25/2011
CleanTech Opportunities On The Rise Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 1/25/2011
EPA Defers GHG Permitting Requirements for Biomass Industries Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 1/18/2011
Following Record Temperatures in 2010, Lobbyists Likely to Turn up Heat Center for Public Integrity 1/13/2011
New Defense Authorization Act Imposes Buy American Act Mandate for Photovoltaics Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/13/2011
Lights Out on Traditional Bulbs Poyner Spruill LLP 1/13/2011
Landmark Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Program Adopted in California Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/6/2011
Blighted Biomass Crop Assistance Program Begins Again Center for Public Integrity 1/5/2011
EPA Reminds Republicans Cap-and-Trade Used to be GOP Idea — and it Worked for Acid Rain Center for Public Integrity 1/3/2011
What’s So Smart About Smart Grids? Poyner Spruill LLP 12/30/2010
President Signs Tax Bill with Numerous Renewable Energy Implications Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 12/28/2010
U.S. Department of Energy Announces up to $30 Million for Research to Advance Next Generation Biofuels Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 12/18/2010
Draft Toxicological Review of Hexavalent Chromium: Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System Andrews Kurth LLP 12/14/2010
EPA Releases Final Renewable Energy Fuel Standards for 2011 Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 12/11/2010
New Wisconsin Law Goes Into Effect Banning Landfilling of Used Oil Filters and Absorbents on January 1, 2011 Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 12/10/2010
Intellectual Property Traps When Using Federal Money for Renewable Energy Projects Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 12/9/2010
Adjusting the Inequitable Conduct Doctrine: Federal Circuit Hears Oral Arguments En Banc in Therasense Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 12/9/2010
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles; Proposed Rule Andrews Kurth LLP 12/7/2010
PTO Expands Program Expediting Green Tech Patents Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 12/1/2010
Director Kappos Gives Early Holiday Present to Patent Owners of "Green Technology" Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 11/23/2010
FTC Proposes Changes to "Green Guides" Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 11/18/2010
Proposition 23's Failure Means Full Speed Ahead on AB 32 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 11/16/2010
EPA Issues Guidance on Permitting for GHG Emissions Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 11/14/2010
USPTO Extends and Expands the Green Technology Pilot Program Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 11/13/2010
EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rules Expanded to Oil and Gas - Update Andrews Kurth LLP 11/12/2010
Revised Biomass Crop Assistance Program Begins Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 11/11/2010
United States Weighs in on Myriad Genetics Case Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 11/7/2010
Natural Gas Industry Challenges EPA's Costly Rule Targeting Emissions Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 11/4/2010
Lawsuit Challenging Legitimacy of LEED Program Could Have Major Implications Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 11/3/2010
If Approved by Voters on November 2nd, California Ballot Initiative Would Suspend California's Climate Change Law Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 10/21/2010
Sweat the Small Stuff: Building-Scale Renewables and Sustainability Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 10/13/2010
Clean Coal Technologies. Need for Meaningful Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 10/6/2010
Life Sciences Patents Dealt a Significant Blow Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP 10/4/2010
Assessing Your Current Leases for Implementation of LEED® Pepper Hamilton LLP 9/24/2010
Wood-to-Energy Developments Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 9/23/2010
EPA Looks to the Sky for New Limits on Natural Gas Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 9/21/2010
NOAA Establishes New “Climate Service” Office and Names Regional Climate Services Directors Andrews Kurth LLP 9/19/2010
When Are We Going to Get This Transmission Thing Right? Installations of Wind Turbines in the Second Quarter of 2010 are Down by Nearly 70%. Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 9/15/2010
Wisconsin Public Service Commission Approves Administrative Rule to Site and Permit Wind Farms Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 9/13/2010
States to Re-evaluate Feed-in Tariffs After Recent FERC Ruling Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 8/29/2010
Regulation by Litigation: Fourth Circuit Weighs in on Nuisance Suits Involving Air Emissions Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 8/23/2010
Everything's Gone Green - CleanTech Meets the Fashion Industry Andrews Kurth LLP 8/23/2010
Has the Time Come for "Total Recall" of Medical Products? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/26/2010
FDA's Regulation of Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs) - Changes on Horizon? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/24/2010
The FDA Transparency Initiative: Another One Way Street? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/19/2010
CFTC Finds Two Monthly Mid-C Electricity Contracts Are SPDCs Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 7/17/2010
Pennsylvania Legislature Expresses Intention to Enact a Natural Gas Severance Tax Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 7/15/2010
Elimination of Customs Duties Possible for Over 700 Additional Pharmaceutical Products and Chemical Intermediates Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/14/2010
EPA Proposes 'Veto' of Section 404 Permit for Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Project in West Virginia Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/9/2010
US Patent Office Expands Green Technology Accelerated Examination Program - More categories of invention are now eligible for expedited processing Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/2/2010
The 50% Tax Credit / Cash Grant for Life Sciences Companies Troutman Sanders LLP 7/1/2010
Qualifying Barriers Lower for "Green Technology" Patent Applications Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 6/16/2010
Phase II of the FDA’s Transparency Initiative: The Transparency Task Force Releases Draft Recommendations on FDA’s Public Disclosure Policies Foley Hoag LLP 6/11/2010
New U.S. Law Establishes Long Awaited Abbreviated Approval Pathway for Biosimilars Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. 4/12/2010
Personalized Medicine and Patentability: Important Considerations After Healthcare Reform Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. 3/24/2010
State Legislatures Continue Their Attack on Banning the Use of Bisphenol A (BPA) in Baby Bottles and Containers Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP 3/23/2010
Gene Patents Under Attack Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. 3/22/2010
Soaring Patent Activity in Biofuel Technology Part II 1/27/2010
Soaring Patent Activity in Biofuel Technology Part I 1/27/2010
Generic Substitution and Biopharmaceuticals: Where Are All the Follow-on Biologics? And, How Much Money Will They Save? Carpenter Law Firm PC 1/1/2010
Preparing for Pandemic Flu Ryley Carlock & Applewhite, A Professional Corporation 12/31/2009
Medical Facilities Turn to Alternative Waste Disposal Options Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 12/18/2009
H1N1 - Is Your Business Ready? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 11/10/2009
The Arrival of H1N1 Influenza: Legal Considerations and Practical Suggestions for Employers Davis Wright Tremaine LLP 11/1/2009
OTC Drug and Dietary Supplement Labeling: Adverse Event Reporting Information Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 9/30/2009
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