National/Federal 6 Million Democratic Donors Gave $1 Billion in 2019 Through ActBlue, Officials Say Washington Post – Michelle Ye Hee Lee | Published: 1/9/2020 Democratic small-dollar donors gave $1 billion through the online fundraising platform ActBlue in 2019, highlighting the explosion of online giving on the left heading into the presidential election year. [read post]

: (IP finance), Technical assistance a key point of discussion at TRIPS Council: (Intellectual Property Watch), WIPO turmoil as new DG’s future comes under threat: (IAM), WIPO to host inter-regional forum to explore strategies to enhance development and service-orientation of IP offices: (WIPO), Controversy over lack of transparency and overreaching enforcement provisions in ACTA: (Spicy IP), (Spicy IP)   Global - Trade Marks / Domain Names / Brands World anti-counterfeiting day:… [read post]

Last month, a US District Judge in Seattle ruled that FPCPA action by student loan debtors in Washington against TSI over false affidavits filed in collection actions after CFPB-TSI consent order may proceed in part; some specific claims, however, were found time-barred under FDCPA's one-years statute of limitations. [read post]

The Interplay between the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause and the Fifth Amendment’s Takings Clause: Is the Supreme Court’s Test for “Public Use” Merely Rational Basis? [read post]