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Webinar on Commercial Item Final Rule and Guidebook

Client Alert | 1 min read | 03.02.18

On January 31, 2018 the Department of Defense issued its final rule and Guidebook on Commercial Item acquisition. This final rule is DoD's response to Congressional pressure to reduce barriers to entry for non-traditional contractors and streamline DoD's commercial item acquisition process. The new rule answers some questions, but it appears to retain certain unnecessary burdens that may discourage commercial contracting. On March 21 (11:00 am Eastern), Crowell & Moring partner Nicole Owren-Wiest will be presenting during a webinar hosted by Bill Walter of DHG. The program will examine this rule and the new definitions, requirements, and clauses that merit close scrutiny from any contractor supplying commercial goods and services to DoD. For more information about this free webinar hosted by DHG, and to register, please click here.

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Client Alert | 6 min read | 11.25.25

Brussels Court Clarifies the EU’s SPC Manufacturing Waiver Regulation Rules

On November 13, 2025, the president of the French-speaking Brussels Enterprise Court ruled in the long-running battle between Sandoz and Regeneron about the correct interpretation of the EU’s Supplementary Protection Certificate (SPC) Manufacturing Waiver Regulation regarding exports to a non-EU market. The Brussels Court dismissed Regeneron’s claim that Sandoz had provided a defective notification and agreed with Sandoz’s interpretation of the Regulation....