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Reining in the Inequitable Conduct Defense Image

Reining in the Inequitable Conduct Defense

Darren Donnelly & Betsy White

Responding to views from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and elsewhere about the unintended consequences of the current inequitable conduct doctrine, a divided <i>en banc</i> Federal Circuit decision issued on May 25, 2011 adjusted the standard of the materiality element to make this defense harder to establish.

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Real Property Law

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A look at recent key rulings of importance to you and your practice.

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Landlord & Tenant

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Recent interesting decisions.

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Development

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In-depth analysis of several important decisions.

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Cooperatives & Condominiums

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Two key cases of note.

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Yellowstone Injunctions Are Applicable to Residential Leases

Jack Malley

In the Second Department, tenants who miss the deadline for the application of Yellowstone injunction are now out of luck ' Article 63 is no longer a viable option.

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Decisions of Interest

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Rulings of importance are reviewed.

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NJ & CT News

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News from neighboring states.

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Obtaining Evidence from Social Networking Sites

Janice G. Inman

If an attorney (or his or her agent) uses trickery to gain access to data that the owner allows only certain people to see, the ethical line will be crossed. Ultimately, if an attorney suspects that private data could be useful to the litigation of a family issue, court intervention should be sought.

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Creating a Catalyst For Change

Lisa Girmscheid

Like many other companies, Rockwell Automation wanted to become more cost-efficient, have the capability to perform benchmarking, make the best staffing decisions and serve our business proactively by providing legal advice that helps lower and manage the company's risks. However, our inability to monitor and report on our outside counsel spending was holding us back from meeting these goals.

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