Commercial Law

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

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.

Highlights of the latest franchising news from around the country.

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.

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.

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.

Everything contained in this issue, in an easy-to-use format.

With a Democratic president and a larger Democratic majority in Congress, we have already seen significant changes in tax laws and federal legislation affecting different aspects of our lives. What will these new laws mean for our divorcing clients and how should our clients change their legal strategies in anticipation of these new laws?