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Make Global Filings Easier By Using Country Templates
It is important for a patent attorney to be able to quickly and effectively advise a client who is filing a large number of international patent applications as to where such patent applications should be filed. One tool that can be useful in such situations is a 'country template.'
A country template, in its simplest form, is a default list of countries that is designed to meet a business need for a particular product line. This list becomes the starting point for the final selection of countries for every patent application that the client will file for that product line. The template is not fixed; additional countries can be added or deleted for any particular patent application. However, the overall process of selecting the countries is substantially simplified because the country template inherently contains the assumption that the patent application will be filed in a subset of all the countries of the world.
Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.
Protecting Innovation in the Cyber World from Patent Trolls
With trillions of dollars to keep watch over, the last thing we need is the distraction of costly litigation brought on by patent assertion entities (PAEs or "patent trolls"), companies that don't make any products but instead seek royalties by asserting their patents against those who do make products.