Litigation

Courts are increasingly ordering counsel to identify and produce information beyond traditional e-mail and loose files. Whether its employee and payroll data related to a wage and hour dispute or trade data related to a market manipulation investigation, understanding the EDRM as it relates to increasingly larger volumes of structured data has never been a more critical e-discovery capability.

The U.S. Supreme Court, in Kimble v. Marvel, stood by its decision in Brulotte, reaffirming that post-expiration patent royalty provisions are unlawful per se and therefore unenforceable.

Federal Circuit Affirms '101 Subject Matter Invalidity of Internet-Related Software Patents Under Alice
Patent Term Adjustments Do Not Apply To Continuing Applications Based On Delays In Application Prosecution
Federal Circuit Clarifies Standard of Review and Affirms Denial of Award for '285 Exceptional Case Attorney's Fees

Patent litigation, which only a few months ago appeared to be declining, is actually rising significantly.

Michael Rhodes, the charismatic chair of Cooley's privacy and data protection practice, took the stage at an awards dinner in late April with an extra bounce in his step ' and a blunt prediction for his colleagues in the plaintiffs privacy bar.

Analysis of the e-discovery process before it begins can make a project more efficient and cost-effective, but often, lawyers and document reviewers dive right in without a plan.

Global banking institutions are increasingly pressing outside law firms to demonstrate they are employing top-tier technologies to defend against cyber hackers. In some cases, firms are being asked to fill out 60-page questionnaires detailing their cybersecurity measures in minute detail, while others must consent to on-site inspections.

In one of two recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings in cases the entertainment industry has followed, the High Court decided that the inventor of a Spider-Man web-shooting device cannot extend his reach for royalties beyond the expiration of his patent.