As the global push for more vaccinations moves forward, countries and the pharmaceutical industry have been grappling with the idea of a patent waiver on currently manufactured vaccines. Proponents argue that this would cut the costs of vaccinating large populations and enable a more efficient vaccination process, while opponents believe that waivers violate their intellectual property rights and demotivate pharmaceutical firms to pursue new vaccines.

itthavong & Steiner, P.C. , has filed a request for investigation against Apple Inc. ( i.e. , “Apple”) for its unlawful and unauthorized importation of Apple Watches including glass infringing the IONEX trademark owned by Saxon Glass Technologies, Inc. ( i.e. , “Saxon”). The lawsuit was filed at the U.S. International Trade Commission.

In 2000, Nucor Steel headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina was required to pay a $9 million civil penalty to settle allegations that it violated federal environmental laws including the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act, and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, a hazardous waste statute.

Environmental violations are the result of inspections or the aftermath of a toxic release to the air; water or soil. Depending on the circumstances; the citing agency and the time length of the release of environmental violations penalties can range from simply corrective action to millions of dollars in fines and corrective action.

The great California gold rush began on January 24, 1848, when James W. Marshall discovered a gold nugget in the American River while constructing a sawmill for John Sutter, a Sacramento agriculturalist. The large influx of “’49ers,” as the gold prospectors were known, caused California’s population to increase dramatically. There is a new gold rush. Rather than picks and shovels, this new generation of prospecting is called “urban mining’ and uses shredders; separators and conveyor belts.

Ditthavong & Steiner, P.C., files class action lawsuit against the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its secret administration of the Sensitive Application Warning System (SAWS) program. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.