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Jeffrey S. Ginsberg

SCOTUS Confirms that Secret Sales Continue to Qualify as Prior Art Under the AIA<br>New York District Judge Extends Estoppel Under §315(e) to Grounds Not Raised in Petition for <i>Inter Partes</i> Review

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The USPTO Brings New Guidance to the Section 101 Quandary

Susan M. Gerber & A. Patricia Campbell

<b><i>Part Two of a Two-Part Article</b></i><p>USPTO Attempts to Provide Greater Clarity for Patent-Eligible Subject Matter

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Howard Shire & Christine Weller

Kapoor v. National Rifle Association of America

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First Department Construes Open Space Requirement

Stewart E. Sterk

In Peyton v. New York City Board of Standards and Appeals, the First Department faced a difficult question: when a zoning lot includes more than one building, can open space accessible to residents of one building, but not to residents of the other buildings, count as open space within the meaning of the New York City Zoning Resolution?

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Tenant's Contractor Has Lien Against Landlord's Interest<br>Stipulation of Settlement Between Landlord and Tenant Did Not Release Guarantor<br>Landlord Bound By Rent Mistakenly Set By Temporary Receiver

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Lot Owner Lacks Standing to Compel Payment of Assessments<br>No Foreclosure Jurisdiction Over Deceased Owners<br>Questions of Fact Preclude Summary Judgment on Claims of Easement By Necessity and Prescription

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Zoning Board Bound By Prior Determination<br>Planning Board Had Rational Basis to Require Church to Record an Easement<br>Special Permit Denial Overturned<br>Restrictive Zoning Ordinance Sustained Against Multiple Challenges

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Perfecting Film Financiers' Liens in Copyrights

Bruce Goldner

The law on how to perfect a lien in a copyright application is foggy at best. This article sketches out pitfalls of the current process for perfecting a lien on a copyright application, and potential steps that a financier may take to help perfect and protect a film investment.

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Decision of Note: 6th Cir. Says No 'Magic Words' to 'Elect' Copyright Statutory Damages

Stan Soocher

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit decided that §504 of the U.S. Copyright Act doesn't require any “magic words incantation” for a copyright infringement plaintiff to choose a statutory damages award, that “[t]he word 'elect' does not by itself require formal procedures.”

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No Secondary Liability Seen Yet, By Band's Reps, for Sexual Assault

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A federal judge in Camden, NJ decided that a Christian rock band's management, talent agent and lead singer weren't vicariously liable for the sexual assault of a teenage fan committed by a member of the band.

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