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International Restrictions on Releasing Personal Information

M. James Daley & Laura Clark Fey

The dilemma confronted by corporate counsel involved in foreign litigation is whether to disclose personal information located in foreign countries with laws that severely restrict the processing and transfer of personal data and risk being punished there with civil and/or criminal penalties; or to filter out the personal data and risk being sanctioned in the U.S. for incomplete responses to e-discovery requests.

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Quarterly State Compliance Review

Sandra Feldman

This edition of the Quarterly State Compliance Review looks at some legislation of interest to corporate lawyers that went into effect from Aug. 1 through Oct. 1, including amendments to Delaware's corporation and LLC laws. It also looks at two recent decisions of interest from the Delaware Chancery Court.

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Expungement of Criminal Records in Federal Courts

Steven F. Reich

This article examines the little-known and infrequently granted remedy of expungement in federal courts.

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Are You Thinking About China?

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If you have been thinking about entering the China market to diversify your revenue stream, here are some legal issues to consider.

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New 'Dualing' Amendments to Dealer-Protection Laws Pass Legislatures

Rick J. Gibson, Jeffrey J. Jones, J. Todd Kennard & Douglas M. Mansfield

Many auto dealer contracts prohibit "dualing," that is, operating competing linemakes out of the same facility. Under new legislation passed in some states, automobile manufacturers could be forced to allow dualing, notwithstanding any terms to the contrary in written agreements and trademark laws.

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News Briefs

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Highlights of the latest franchising news from around the country.

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The Peer Review Pilot Program at the USPTO

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The USPTO established the Peer Review Pilot Program (the "Pilot") to test whether "the organized collection and submission of documents together with comments by the public will produce better examination results by presenting prior art known by the public to the Examiner early in the prosecution." The USPTO is expected to publish a comprehensive report outlining the results and next steps.

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IP Litigation: What Is It Good For?

Stanley P. Jaskiewicz

As obvious as this distaste for lawsuits may be to anyone who has ever been deposed, it nonetheless is often critical for businesses, and particularly technology firms, not only to be prepared to go (metaphorically) to war in the battlefield of the courtroom, but to actually take that step.

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Performing a Litigation Audit on Your Lease Agreements

Michael Eidel

This article discusses the applicable general principles and drafting considerations for some of the most frequently litigated boilerplate provisions: choice-of-law, forum selection, venue, jury trial waiver and attorney's fees.

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