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Can We Talk?

Glenn M. Strapp & Jeffrey S. Whittle

A newly expanded Patent Office program makes it easier to talk to the examiner prior to initial examination. The heart of the program is an "Examiner Interview" that takes place before the examiner issues a first official action, which allows the examiner and patent applicant to discuss the application, identify allowable patent claims, and shave months or years off of the time from filing of an application to receipt of an issued patent.

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.XXX General Availability Period: A Green Light to Block Red Light Domain Names

Erin S. Hennessy & Jennifer R. Ashton

Now is the time for trademark, domain name and brand owners to purchase .XXX domains to pro-actively race to stake a claim in their brand ' if only as a defensive measure to prevent other domain owners from registering/using their name in a .XXX context. In the event that yours wasn't the first hand to pull the trigger in the .XXX domain name shoot 'em up, what are the ramifications of having your mark incorporated into an active .XXX domain?

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Movers & Shakers

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Who's doing what; who's going where.

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News Briefs

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Highlights of the latest franchising news from around the country.

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Court Watch

Charles G. Miller & Darryl A. Hart

Highlights of the latest franchising cases from around the country.

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Living in the Shadow of National Survival Game

George J. Eydt

On Nov. 14, 1988, the Honorable Gerald E. Delaney of the N.Y. Supreme Court, Westchester County, released a decision that limited the utility of the New York Franchise Law's isolated sales exemption. His decision in <i>The National Survival Game of New York, Inc. v. NSG of LI Corp.</i>, remains the law in New York. But did Justice Delaney get it right?

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Finding Bright Spots in Franchising

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

As we begin 2012, <i>FBLA</i> asked leaders in franchise law to comment about the bright spots in franchising today.

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How to Recognize and Remedy an Unauthorized Financing Statement

Scott E. Reynolds

Recently, individuals including prison inmates and members of antigovernment groups &mdash; some considered "domestic terrorists" by the Federal Bureau of Investigation &mdash; have been utilizing the relaxed filing requirements of the Uniform Commercial Code, Article 9, to file and record false UCC-1 financing statements against individuals, companies and law enforcement officials.

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Lease Accounting Project Update

Bill Bosco

The previously stated goal of the FASB/IASB Boards was to release a new exposure draft by year-end 2011 followed by a 120-day comment period.

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Leasing Growth Stalls in Latin America

By Rafael Castillo-Triana

After six years of outstanding growth in Latin America's equipment leasing and finance industry, the most recent data from the region come as a bit of a surprise. The annual Alta LAR 100 report by The Alta Group Latin American Region reveals a 6% decrease in Latin American leasing portfolios in 2010, as measured in U.S. dollars.

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