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The expectations of today's clients cannot be met by the trappings of traditional law practices. With the way clients now expect and demand that their lawyers engage with them, using project management is a perfect way to support the process.

For legal professionals, the only real choice remains Apple's iPad. The wide selection of legal-specific apps for the iPad cannot be matched by competing Android tablets. Whether intended or not, Apple is winning that market. However, with success comes responsibility, and when it comes to lawyers, accountability, security and saving time is extremely important when serving clients. Here are my "best-practice" recommendations and tips to make the most effective and safest use of iPads for lawyers.

In a case that could have important ramifications for trademark owners, as well as owners of other intellectual property and infringing defendants, the U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 7, 2012, heard oral argument in Already LLC v. Nike, Inc. The case revolves around under what circumstances a covenant not to sue can defeat jurisdiction.

To many e-discovery professionals, the debate over cloud versus appliance is akin to those over Mac versus PC or Coke versus Pepsi. Each side has its diehard advocates, whose loyalties are often grounded more on habit than on facts.

Highlights of the latest franchising news from around the country.

Highlights of the latest franchising cases from around the country.

As the Internet matures, so does the nature of intellectual property legal services required by Internet users. Initially, IP legal services were primarily in demand to facilitate Internet startups. Today, requests for enforcement of Internet IP rights appears to be overtaking calls for legal services related to licensing Internet IP.

Creating a brand name that is trademark-worthy and can be defended in the market requires a thoughtful strategy. The standards of the USPTO for trademark registration are nuanced, and the wrong choice of words can make it challenging to obtain a defensible registered mark.