On April 11, 2024, a jury convicted Northern Kentucky Center for Pain Clinic owner Dr. Timothy Ehn (who was not a medical doctor) and medical director, Dr. William Lawrence Seifert, for their roles in a scheme that defrauded Medicare, Medicaid
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New Rules Relating to Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records
On April 16, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized a rule modifying the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Patient Records (the Final Rule) codified at 42 C.F.R. Part 2 (Part 2). Part 2 regulations…
Addiction Treatment Schemes Target Homeless and Native Americans Forcing Systemic Changes
In 2023, Arizona uncovered one of the largest behavioral health fraud schemes in the United States. The scheme targeted homeless individuals and/or Native Americans for fraudulent substance use treatment. Organizers of the scheme bribed victims by providing them housing in…
Addiction Treatment Schemes Target Homeless and Native Americans Forcing Systemic Changes
In 2023, Arizona uncovered one of the largest behavioral health fraud schemes in the United States. The scheme targeted homeless individuals and/or Native Americans for fraudulent substance use treatment. Organizers of the scheme bribed victims by providing them housing in…
RECAP – 17th Annual USPTO Design Day
Quarles & Brady Partner and editor-in-chief of the firm’s Protecting the Product design rights blog, James Aquilina, Partner Michael Piery, Associate Rachel Ackerman, and patent professionals Harrison Powell and Audrey Jacobson attended the 17th Annual USPTO Design Day on May…
HHS’ Long-Awaited 340B Alternative Dispute Resolution Rule Is Finalized
In a move long anticipated by 340B Program participants, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently published its finalized 340B Administrative Dispute Resolution (ADR) rule, establishing formal processes for resolving certain types of disputes between 340B covered entities and…
USPTO Request for Public Comments Regarding the WIPO Design Law Treaty
Over the past two decades, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has been working on a Design Law Treaty focused on aligning examination and procedural guidelines associated with what have historically been referred to as “industrial designs.” One main goal…
Protecting the Product: Beauty Products
The beauty industry is ever changing, and makeup trends and viral product releases can drastically increase a company’s profits. However, without proper legal protection, competitors can quickly replicate a product, eating into those profits.
In this post, we will address…
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN – 17th Annual USPTO Design Day on May 9, 2024
A Rare Hole-in-One for Copyright Protection?
A new bipartisan bill relating to copyright protection may be a hole-in-one for golf course architects and owners.…