Intellectual Property Law

President Bush Signs New IP Enforcement Bill Into Law
By Catherine Saez President Bush on Monday signed into law a bill strengthening civil and criminal laws against counterfeiting and piracy, boosting resources for enforcement and prosecution, and changing coordination of IP enforcement issues within the Executive Branch...

President Bush Signs Housing Tax Relief Bill
President Bush today signed the housing stimulus bill (H.R. 3221, The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008). The House had approved the bill 272-152 and the Senate 72-13. There are four main tax cuts in the $15...

War Spending Bill
From the Associated Press via Yahoo! News: "Bush signs $162 billion war spending bill," by Ben Feller-- President Bush on Monday signed legislation to pay for the war operations in Iraq and Afghanistan for the rest of his presidency and...

Bush Signs Broad Housing Relief Bill
President Bush has signed into law a sweeping housing rescue bill, a package that promises help for homeowners facing foreclosure, and provides temporary assistance to struggling mortgage finance companies Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae...

Bush Signs Law Creating 'Copyright Czar'
PRO-IP Acts makes cabinet-level piracy position on par with the US drug czar. President Bush signed the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act (PRO-IP Act) into law yesterday which increases penalties for intellectual-property infringement and provides the Justice Department with more resources to coordinate federal and state efforts against counterfeiting and piracy...

President Bush Signs Financial Bailout/Tax Extenders Bill
President Bush this afternoon signed H.R. 1424, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act. See the signing statement.

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
TEA-21 - Plus Law 105-178

Federal Transportation Equity Act of 2005
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users

Phone Bill Reduction
Qwest agrees to $16 million settlement in overcharging lawsuit.

Bush Administration
class action settlement ensures Medicaid beneficiaries can continue to purchase prescription drugs at minimum cost when they become eligible for Medicare.

Inmate Medical Negligence
Olmsted County awards former inmate $337,000 settlement after failing to get him to a hospital after showing signs of a heart attack.