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USPTO Issues Examination Guide on Trademark Applications for Cannabis and Cannabis-Related Goods and Services

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 06.11.19

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Buying Peace: The Importance of Releasing FCA Liability When Resolving Criminal Allegations of Fraud Against the Government

The facts before the Third Circuit in the recently decided case of Patel v. United States illustrate how parties can put themselves in a bind if they make factual admissions when resolving a criminal case involving fraud on the government while not simultaneously resolving the government’s civil claims under the False Claims Act (FCA) for the same underlying conduct....