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The U.S. District Court in NJ Enhances Its Stature As a Venue for Patent Litigation
The U.S. District Court in New Jersey has enacted its new Local Patent Rules (L.Civ.R. 9.3, eff. Jan. 1, 2009). These new comprehensive and self-executing rules have encouraged numerous articles and “blawgs” recommending that litigants keep an eye on New Jersey to see whether these procedures shorten the delays associated with litigation of patent cases, thereby making New Jersey the next favored jurisdiction or IP “rocket docket.” See, e.g., “Will NJ Be the Next 'Rocket Docket?” A. Johnson, Law360, March 11, 2009, http://ip.law360.com/print_article/86081; “Texas IP Rocket Docket Headed for a Burnout?” T. Baldas, The National Law Journal, Dec. 28, 2004. They speculate that New Jersey might even take the honor once held by the Eastern District of Virginia and now held by the Eastern District of Texas. The early numbers do not suggest that patent infringement complaints are piling up in New Jersey's federal vicinages in Camden, Trenton, and Newark. Nevertheless, there are good reasons to go to the Garden State with patent litigation.
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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.
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Summary Judgment Denied Defendant in Declaratory Action by Producer of To Kill a Mockingbird Broadway Play Seeking Amateur Theatrical Rights
Risks of “Baseball Arbitration” in Resolving Real Estate Disputes
“Baseball arbitration” refers to the process used in Major League Baseball in which if an eligible player's representative and the club ownership cannot reach a compensation agreement through negotiation, each party enters a final submission and during a formal hearing each side — player and management — presents its case and then the designated panel of arbitrators chooses one of the salary bids with no other result being allowed. This method has become increasingly popular even beyond the sport of baseball.
One Overlooked Element of Executive Safety: Data Privacy
Executives have access to some of the company's most sensitive information, and they're increasingly being targeted by hackers looking to steal company secrets or to perpetrate cybercrimes.
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?