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White House Out With Big Report On Big Data <br>Santa Clara Law to Offer Privacy Certificate
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Harlequin Authors' e-Book Royalties Suit Continues on "Unrelated Licensees" Rate Claim<br>New York Federal Court Sees No Joint Venture in Agreement Between Slip-N-Slide Records and Island Def Jam Music
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Inconsistent Testimony Made Plaintiff Not Typical off Proposed Class <br>Franchisor Sanctioned For Failing to Prepare Its Representative for Corporate Deposition<br>Federal Court Enforces Franchisee Post-Termination Obligations
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Cooperatives & Condominiums
Expert analysis of a recent key case.
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Drug & Device News
Discussion of several key news items of importance to legal practitioners.
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IP News
Federal Circuit: Only Patent Owner May Appeal a PTAB Reexamination Decision <br>Federal Circuit: Clones Not Patentable Subject Matter<br>Federal Circuit: PTO's Decision Not to Initiate <i>Inter Partes</i> Review Is Not Appealable
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At the Intersection: Law's Tectonic Shifts
Over and again in our recent consulting engagements ' particularly with large firms, where trends tend to start ' we're seeing signals that the legal profession is caught in the confluence of destructive trends:
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