Publications

Per the hospital inpatient final rule that was published in the Federal Register on August 17, 2018, effective January 1, 2019, hospitals must make available a list of their current standard charges via the internet in a machine readable format and must update this information at least annually, or more […]

Have you wondered how to determine whether your location is eligible for a Medicare telehealth originating site payment? If you have, the Health Resources & Services Administration (“HRSA”), which is a federal agency, has an easy, accessible method for doing just this. You simply bring up the web site and […]

On the heels of the European Union’s implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), on June 28, 2018, California enacted the most comprehensive data privacy law to date in the United States. The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (the “Act”) was quickly passed by the California legislature to […]

The Uniform Law Commission (“ULC”) held its Annual Meeting in Louisville, KY in July 2018. The ULC is the body that drafted uniform laws such as the Uniform Commercial Code (“UCC”), the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (“UETA”) and, more recently, the Uniform Regulation of Virtual Currency Businesses Act (“URVBCA”). At […]

Last month (July 2018),we discussed what type of use constitutes “use in commerce” in order for a trademark to be registrable with the Trademark Office. In addition to use in connection with a type of commerce capable of being regulated by Congress, the trademark must be in general use by […]