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?
Last month's article discussed the First Department's reasoning in the appeal of Wechsler v. Wechsler, 866 NYS2d 120 (1st Dept. 2008). Herein, we take an in-depth look at the decision itself.
A collection of the most important news you need to know.
In the movies, it seems that monsters are always up to no good ' making mayhem or setting fires. But in a federal court in Philadelphia recently, a couple dozen movie monsters made some important new law and set a few significant precedents in the area of copyrights and trademarks that may help to define the doctrine of fair use for years to come.
Recently, physicians and other health care providers have been inundated with information regarding electronic medical records ("EMR"). However, it is believed that the vast majority of health care transactions are still taking place on paper.
Lawyers who specialize in divorce and custody disputes say they have witnessed a flood of activity in family courts in recent months due to the state of the economy.
