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PLI Treatises Updated in November 2014

In November 2014, PLI updated the following Treatises:

Also in November 2014, PLI published the following new Treatise edition:

If you are on standing order for any of these titles, the releases have already been shipped. If you would like to place an order, please email PLI Library Help Desk or call 877-900-5291.

PLI Course Handbooks Published in November 2014

Listed below are the PLI Course Handbooks published in November 2014:

Accounting:

Antitrust:

Communications/Telecommunications Law:

Corporate & Securities:

Health Care:

Intellectual Property:

Litigation:

Pro Bono:

Real Estate:

Updates to Pharmaceutical and Biotech Patent Law

pharma & biotechLooking for authoritative resources on Intellectual Property law?  You can find acclaimed, expert-authored sources on PLI Discover PLUS, which provides you with the most up-to-date content such as the recently supplemented Treatise Pharmaceutical and Biotech Patent Law.  This title offers legal, scientific, and technical information to help clients obtain, defend and challenge the validity of patents.

 

Updated information on:

Patentable subject matter – find updated details on the Supreme Court’s decision to revisit the question of patentable subject matter in Alice Corp. Pty. V. CLS Bank International. Questions on whether or not the Court decided that the laws of nature and abstract ideas are basic tools of scientific and technological work? Go to Section 3.8 to find the answers.

Indefiniteness – in Nautilus, Inc. v. Biosig Instruments, Inc. (2014), the Supreme Court adopted “reasonable certainty” standard for measuring indefiniteness. Read up on the standard in Section 5:7.2[B].

New chemical entity exclusivity-novel combinations – read up on how the FDA reversed its previous position and has proposed that fixed-combination drugs should be eligible for new chemical entity (NCE) exclusivity if any of the active ingredients in the combination had not been previously approved. Find the details on the FDA’s new policy in Section 8:3.2[B][2].

PLI Discover PLUS 2014 Third Quarter Coverage List

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The Practising Law Institute 2014 Discover PLUS Third Quarter coverage list is out! Our coverage list is a reference guide for librarians, attorneys, researchers, and other PLI Discover PLUS subscribers. Inside the catalog is a listing of the books, forms, and transcripts that were added to Discover PLUS between July 1st and September 30th.

PLI Discover PLUS continues to grow: new books are published; Treatises are updated; Forms are added; and new programs generate our Course Handbooks and Transcripts.  Check out the new titles – which include 97 Archived Course Handbooks – as we continue to develop our archival collection back to 2004!

 

PLI Discover PLUS – Sample Search Anti-Money Laundering

PLI Discover PLUS allows you to easily locate the documents you are looking for through its clean and user-friendly interface.  Here’s a quick research topic video which illustrates how to search for documents on anti-money laundering and counterterrorism financing, specific to compliance.  Make sure to check out the rest of our videos on the PLI Librarian YouTube channel!

We will continue to add instructional videos to this channel, so stay tuned for more! And if you have any suggestions on search tips videos you would like to see, please contact the PLI Library Help Desk .

New Discover PLUS Research Topic Guide – Public Performance Rights

We created this Research Topic Guide for those researchers interested in learning more about a current legal issue such as Public Performance Rights, from leading practitioners and experts.

Discover PLUS is a great place to begin your research because all of PLI’s publications are secondary sources that contain expert analyses of topics such as the Supreme Court’s recent ruling against Aereo (an online streaming video service), and how this may effect future public performance rights cases.

You can view this Research Topic Guide here, and check out our other Research Topic  Guides under the Training Center tab.

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New Book! International Tax Controversies: A Practical Guide

PractisInternatl Tax Controing Law Institute (PLI) has announced the release of their newest Treatise title, International Tax Controversies: A Practical Guide.

The new International Tax Controversies: A Practical Guide, authored by a team of experts from Steptoe & Johnson LLP, provides a detailed roadmap for resolving cross-border tax issues.

The new book is organized into three parts: “International Tax Audits and Appeals,” “Government-to-Government Cooperation” and “Litigating International Tax Cases.”

In Part 1, “International Tax Audits and Appeals,” the authors – Philip R. West, J. Walker Johnson, Michael Durst and Amanda Varma – offer clear guidance on handling international examinations, IRS appeals and special appeals procedures. They walk readers through pre-audit planning, including document retention and spoliation. They shed light on transfer pricing issues, as well as concerns regarding attorney-client privilege and other protections in the cross-border context. Additionally, the authors highlight special document issues in international examinations, including information document requests (IDRs) and administrative summonses.

In Part 2, “Government-to-Government Cooperation,” the authors outline and explain mutual agreement procedures (MAPs), which provide taxpayers the opportunity to ask the “competent authorities” of countries taking conflicting positions to reach an agreement that will protect them from double taxation. Additionally, the authors analyze advance pricing agreements (APAs), providing detailed guidance on the process by which taxpayers may obtain an APA.

In Part 3, “Litigating International Tax Cases,” the authors outline post-appeals litigation options. Entire chapters are also dedicated to discovery in international tax cases and trial and appellate practice.

International Tax Controversies: A Practical Guide is a much-needed guide providing skillful guidance to resolving U.S. international tax controversies.

If you’d like to order International Tax Controversies: A Practical Guide, please email the PLI Library Help Desk or call 877-900-5291.

PLI Course Handbooks Published in October 2014

Listed below are the PLI Course Handbooks published in October 2014:

Corporate & Securities

Employment

Estates & Trusts

Intellectual Property

Litigation

Real Estate

PLI Treatises Updated in October 2014

In October 2014, PLI updated the following Treatises:

Also in October 2014, PLI published the following new Treatise title:

If you are on standing order for any of these titles, the releases have already been shipped. If you would like to place an order, please email PLI Library Help Desk or call 877-900-5291.