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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.
Judge Rules Shaquille O'Neal Will Face Securities Lawsuit for Promotion, Sale of NFTs
A federal district court in Miami, FL, has ruled that former National Basketball Association star Shaquille O'Neal will have to face a lawsuit over his promotion of unregistered securities in the form of cryptocurrency tokens and that he was a "seller" of these unregistered securities.
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?
Blockchain Domains: New Developments for Brand Owners
Blockchain domain names offer decentralized alternatives to traditional DNS-based domain names, promising enhanced security, privacy and censorship resistance. However, these benefits come with significant challenges, particularly for brand owners seeking to protect their trademarks in these new digital spaces.
Removing Restrictive Covenants In New York
In Rockwell v. Despart, the New York Supreme Court, Third Department, recently revisited a recurring question: When may a landowner seek judicial removal of a covenant restricting use of her land?