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Expansion of Right of Publicity Continues To Create Tensions with First Amendment
Entertainment Law & Finance
Broadly defined, the right of publicity is a person’s right to control the commercial use of his or her identity. It has been over half a century since the term "right of publicity" was first coined. Since that time, courts have been struggling to define the scope of the right of publicity protection, and to resolve the inherent conflicts between the right of publicity and the freedom of expression embodied in the First Amendment.

Negotiating Cloud Computing Agreements
Internet Law & Strategy
Cloud computing has been characterized as a paradigm-shifting phenomenon that will change how we purchase IT resources. Though given different names, cloud computing has been around for some time, and the legal lessons learned from experience with traditional software licensing and outsourcing agreements can and should be applied to cloud agreements, but there are new issues which will need new solutions.

MA Recognizes Medical Monitoring Based on Exposure to Cigarette Smoke
LJN's Product Liability Law & Strategy
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ("SJC") has recognized a cause of action for the projected costs of medical monitoring when a product has not caused any actual disease or illness but solely subclinical physiological changes associated with an increased risk of disease. The decision will have broad implications for product manufacturers and sellers.

The Timing and Substance of M&A Disclosures
The Corporate Counselor
Two recent decisions provide useful guidance concerning both the timing and substance of disclosures in the context of M&A activity.

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Trademark Dilution: When ‘Minimally Similar’ May Be Similar Enough
In Starbucks Corp. v. Wolfe’s Borough Coffee, Inc., the Second Circuit rejected the district court’s determination — based on pre-TDRA case law — that trademark owners must show "substantial similarity" between the trademarks at issue in order to prevail on a dilution by blurring claim under the TDRA. Citing the language of the TDRA, the appellate court found that the new statute required only "similarity," and that even "minimal similarity" could, in the proper case, suffice to support a claim.

The Uncertainty of Patent Pleadings After Iqbal
The Supreme Court’s recent Twombly and Iqbal decisions have placed in question the validity of Form 18 by reinterpreting the mandated minimal pleading standards required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 8. An additional question has arisen as to whether the protection afforded by Form 18 is equally applicable to claims of indirect infringement or infringement under the doctrine of equivalents.

Limited Pre-trial Discovery in Europe: Use Strategic Patent Prosecution to Reduce the Impact
This article explores what patent strategies should be implemented to enable infringement litigation in jurisdictions without discovery.

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