Learn More About Spectrum Policy and the Incentive Auction

American Conference Institute is pleased to bring you its second annual FCC Boot Camp in June in San Francisco. In response to the Federal Communications Commission’s first ever Incentive Auction designed to meet the demand for spectrum from wireless providers, this event will help those participating in the forward and reverse auctions understand what happens during each round of the bidding…

BIS, European Commission, ANSSI Join Global Encryption, Cloud & Cybersecurity Controls

Senior officials from the U.S. Department of Commerce, European Commission and French Network and Information Security Agency (ANSSI) will be addressing industry at American Conference Institute’s 6th Forum on Global Encryption, Cloud & Cybersecurity Controls, scheduled for March 30-31, 2016 in San Francisco. The esteemed 2016 keynote faculty includes: •Kevin Wolf, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for…

Supreme Court’s ‘Montanile’ Decision Makes Waves

By  John Manganaro, Published on PLANADVISERdash on January 21, 2016 The U.S. Supreme Court case Montanile v. Board of Trustees of the National Elevator Industry Health Benefit Plan did not gain much attention before reaching the top federal court, but now that the case has been decided, ERISA attorneys are warning of significant potential impacts. [Read More] Related Event…

Join Complimentary Webinar: SCOTUS Update: Impact of Halo and Stryker on Enhanced Patent Damages Assessments, Thu, Feb 4, 2016 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST

In October, the Supreme Court consolidated and granted cert in two enhanced fee award patent cases: Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Pulse Electronics, Inc., S.Ct. No. 14-1513 and Stryker Corp. v. Zimmer, Inc., No. 14-1520. The Court will focus on the whether the Federal Circuit’s stringent test limited damages is appropriate. This 60 minute webinar will…

Wassenaar Arrangement could get a redo over cyber

By Aisha Chowdry, Published on FCW on January 13th, 2015 Federal officials and industry experts who testified before a joint hearing of two House subcommittees on Jan. 12 agreed with lawmakers that the government should re-evaluate its support for an international arrangement that imposes export controls on intrusion and surveillance technologies among participating countries. [Read…