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B'atrice Martinet
After a long gestation, the EU trademark package entered force on March 23, 2016. It's intended to streamline the trademark application process and will be the largest reform to EU trademark law in 20 years. Here's a summary of the major revisions the entertainment industry should be aware for dealing with any trademark issues in Europe.
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Jen Cornell
A recent federal lawsuit could change the way employers need to structure their employment policies and procedures as they impact transgender employers under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Columns & Departments
Who's doing what; who's going where.
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David H. Freeman
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Jonathan Friedland
There has been a great deal of media attention the past several years about the JOBS Act. It has various components that do various things. The aspect of the JOBS Act that has the potential to touch the largest number of Americans is Title III (Crowdfunding).
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William C. Cobb
There have been four waves of change over the last 50 years. We are now entering the fifth wave and this one will be a tsunami. The lawyers who do not recognize the trends will not be able to enter a new era and survive. The fifth wave will turn partnership leverage, compensation systems and the business model upside down. There is not much time to make the incremental changes that will support sustained profitability in law firms.
Columns & Departments
Howard J. Shire
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Daniel Shea
Federal Circuit Holds Two of Apple's Five Asserted Patents Invalid, Three More Not Infringed
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Beth S. Rose
As mobile medical apps become central to medical care, litigation is inevitable. A threshold issue in such litigation is likely to be whether or not a mobile app is, in the first instance, subject to FDA regulation.
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Judith L. Grubner
Twenty-three professional football players brought a class action lawsuit against the NFL, claiming that films produced by NFL Films violated their state rights of publicity and constituted false endorsement under '43(a) of the Lanham Act. Twenty of those players settled with the NFL. However, the other three players elected to pursue their suit.
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Carol Morganstern
A powerful business plan can change your life, especially if you are in a moment of transition with your practice. Any lawyer who wants to have his or her own clients ' or more of their own clients ' should outline their plan to obtain that goal. Arguably, the most critical juncture is when you are looking at other firms in hopes of making a lateral move, but there are no bad times to put together an action plan for expanding your practice.
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Terry Mazura
It's understood that the "discovery wars" have long been far more than litigation maneuvering by both sides in a case. Even without intention, the volume and complexity of electronically stored information pertinent to litigation results in cost burdens that affect substantive decisions in a case.
