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August 2012

August Market Reports for Seattle Commercial Real Estate (post 2)

by gavin.n.johnson on August 31, 2012

The following article was written by two real estate investment brokers at Kidder Matthews. Jason Rosauer and Rob Anderson (collectively Team Rosauer) lead an investment brokerage team that specializes in property sales of office, industrial, and retail buildings, as well as land development sites throughout the West Coast. They also publish monthly market reports that detail the commercial real estate market in the greater Seattle area. The report offers an inside look at the current real estate trends around Seattle’s neighborhoods and projections for future trends. We’ve broken up the Team… Read the rest

August Market Reports for Seattle Commercial Real Estate (post 1)

by gavin.n.johnson on August 29, 2012

The following article was written by two real estate investment brokers at Kidder Matthews. Jason Rosauer and Rob Anderson (collectively Team Rosauer) lead an investment brokerage team that specializes in property sales of office, industrial, and retail buildings, as well as land development sites throughout the West Coast. They also publish monthly market reports that detail the commercial real estate market in the greater Seattle area. The report offers an inside look at the current real estate trends around Seattle’s neighborhoods and projections for future trends. We’ve broken up the Team Rosauer August Market Report into three posts, the first of… Read the rest

SEC Issues Title II JOBS Act Proposed Rule

by Kyle Hulten on August 29, 2012

The SEC just finished its open meeting to consider a proposed rule, which the Commission passed with a 4-1 vote. To be clear, the SEC only approved proposing the rule. Here are the main takeaways from the proposal:

The current 506 exemption will remain in place, and 506(c) will provide for the new rule, which lifts the ban on general solicitation.
The SEC is proposing a flexible “facts and circumstances” test to determine whether offerors took reasonable steps to verify the accredited status of an investor.
Form D will be amended to include a check box for 506(c)

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iVLG News Roundup Week 34: Securities Regulation; Mergers & Acquisitions; Intellectual Property; etc.

by Kyle Hulten on August 28, 2012

Securities Laws

SEC Pushes Back Proposed JOBS Act Rules, Again
Last week we wrote about how the SEC was opting to issue proposed rules for Title II of the JOBS Act at its August 22nd meeting, rather than implementing interim rules, as had been anticipated. But on August 21st, just a day before the proposed rules were set to be unveiled, the SEC issued a notice that the rules would not be proposed until August 29th. We’ll update update… Read the rest

Apple Rewarded Handsomely As Jury Finds Samsung Guilty of Infringement

by gavin.n.johnson on August 25, 2012

It took less than three days of deliberation, approximately 22 hours, 109 pages of jury instructions, and a verdict form with nearly 700 individual questions for the jury to find Samsung guilty of infringing a number of Apple’s patents. As a result, Apple was awarded $1.05 billion in damages—nearly half of the $2.5 billion Apple requested—which is one of the largest intellectual property awards ever. Furthermore, there is speculation that Apple’s victory will provide the mobile (and computer) giant ample ammunition to launch… Read the rest

How Can A Simple Noncompete Agreement Benefit Your Business?

by gavin.n.johnson on August 24, 2012

Two of the most valuable aspects of your business are the goodwill and the intellectual property. A noncompete agreement can be instrumental in protecting these aspects of your business from a range of problems with departing employees, including the spread of trade secrets and other confidential information to competitors. Today’s post will discuss the legal requirements you should keep in mind in order for your noncompete to be enforceable, and some of the potential benefits of using… Read the rest

Understanding Contract Terms (post 1): Goodwill

by gavin.n.johnson on August 23, 2012

In a new series on the iVLG blog, we’ll take common terms you see in various contracts and break them down so you can understand what exactly the term means, and its role in your contract. In today’s post, we’ll look into the definition of goodwill.

Webster’s Dictionary defines goodwill (in terms of business) as:

(1) the favor or advantage that a business has acquired especially through its brands and its good reputation (2) : the value of projected earnings increases of a business especially as part of its purchase price (3) : the excess of the purchase price of a company over its… Read the rest

SEC Hands Out Hefty Reward to Whistle-Blower

by gavin.n.johnson on August 22, 2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission reported Tuesday that it handed out the first reward to a whistle-blower who helped federal securities regulators shut down an investment fraud. Under the SEC’s new whistle-blower reward program, the commission cannot disclose any information about the firm involved, including the information that the whistle-blower provided, but it did disclose that the case has led to more than $1 million in sanctions.

The new reward program was created as a part of the Dodd-Frank overhaul of… Read the rest

iVLG Blog News Roundup Week 33: Securities Laws; Insider Trading; Mergers & Acquisitions; etc.

by Kyle Hulten on August 20, 2012

Securities Law

SEC Further Delays Ruling on Title II of JOBS Act
The SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro has informed members of Congress that the SEC will delay implementing rules that would give effect to Title II of the JOBS Act, which will remove the general solicitiation ban of securities offered under Rule 506. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the coming changes to Rule 506, which were thought to be taking effect as early as August 22nd, will not take effect until this fall at… Read the rest

Apple-Samsung Trial Goes to Jury; See Each Side’s Proposed Verdict Form

by gavin.n.johnson on August 20, 2012

The highly-publicized patent battle between Apple and Samsung will be handed over to the nine person jury this week. This case involves a complicated battle over intellectual property, including several patents held by both Samsung and Apple. So, what is required of the jurors?

One of the Wall Street Journal blogs, Digits, published an article with the proposed verdict forms from both Apple and Samsung. You can see Apple’s verdict form here, and Samsung’s verdict form here.… Read the rest