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The Battle Rages On: A Report from the Front Line of the Patentable Subject Matter War Image

The Battle Rages On: A Report from the Front Line of the Patentable Subject Matter War

Robert R. Sachs

In July 2012, the Federal Circuit issued two decisions regarding patentable subject matter for computer-implemented business methods, <i>CLS Bank Int'l v. Alice Corp.</i> and <i>Bancorp Services v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada</i>, that vividly demonstrate the conflicting approaches various members of the court apply to this question.

<b><i>Case Study:</i></b> Online Practical Guidance Resource Gives Business Lawyer a Competitive Edge Image

<b><i>Case Study:</i></b> Online Practical Guidance Resource Gives Business Lawyer a Competitive Edge

Vivian M. Williams

Over the course of recent years, the Internet has made more and more information on best practices, model documents and legal forms available to lawyers. Yet, the challenge has been sorting out the "best in class" advice and up-to-date documents from myriad sources on the Web in a quick and efficient manner.

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Case Briefs

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Highlights of the latest insurance cases from around the country.

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First Circuit Raises Troubling Questions Image

First Circuit Raises Troubling Questions

David A. Grossbaum, Charles M. Tatelbaum & Matthew R. Watson

The recently published First Circuit opinion in <i>Rosciti v. Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania</i>, presents an increasingly common interplay between two somewhat different and often conflicting areas of law &mdash; insurance coverage and bankruptcy.

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Verdicts

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Analysis of a recent key decision.

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Drug & Device News

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

A look at recent items of interest to you and your practice.

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Med Mal News

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Two items of interest.

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Reducing Med-Mal Litigation Image

Reducing Med-Mal Litigation

Linda S. Crawford

A look at legal reforms that are and are not reducing med-mal lawsuits.

Features

The IP Exclusion: The Elephant in the Room Image

The IP Exclusion: The Elephant in the Room

Martin Myers

So-called Intellectual Property exclusions in commercial general liability ("GL") insurance policies have received relatively little attention from the courts. However, the ubiquity of new advertising technologies, recent appellate decisions confirming GL "personal and advertising injury" coverage for patent claims, and new claims that policyholders are facing for alleged electronic invasions of privacy may well turn the IP exclusion into the proverbial "elephant in the room.

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Overcoming Barriers to Technology-Assisted Review

Shelley Podolny

Recent matters have pushed the topic of technology assisted review (TAR) into the judicial limelight, generating much discussion ' and confusion ' in the legal community.

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