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Patent Re-examination

Elizabeth Iglesias & Azar Mouzari

This article explores strategy considerations for the use of parallel patent re-examination proceedings as a tool in patent litigation.

Bribery in Today's China

Rupert Utley

The Chinese government has a labyrinth of laws, administrative directions and rules designed to thwart bribery and corruption. Such regulations have heretofore not been enforced with the appropriate rigor. Now, things are changing.

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Strategies for Allocating Long-Term Value in Fashion and Apparel License Agreements

Lois F. Herzeca

One of the most vexing economic issues in fashion and apparel licensing deals is the task of allocating the long-term value of a branded product launch.

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Government Contracts and the Cloud

Michael L. Whitener

The Obama Administration is rapidly fulfilling its pledge to leap into cloud computing with both feet. Here are the pros and cons.

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Brand Considerations When Launching Mobile Phone Apps

Bruce Goldner & Shivram K. Sankar

Prior to launching Apps on smartphone devices, it is advisable that brand owners pause — even if momentarily — to consider the new trademark and related legal issues that this new medium presents.

Male Employees' Sex Harassment Case Settles

Alyson M. Palmer

Lawyers watching a sexual harassment case that tested the limits of acceptable workplace behavior will not get to hear what the full Eleventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals thinks of the matter.

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Quarterly State Compliance Review

Sandra Feldman

A look at some legislation of interest to corporate lawyers that went into effect during the last quarter, including amendments to Delaware's corporation, LLC and LP laws. Also, three recent decisions dealing with the inspection of books and records.

The U.S. Supreme Court and Business

Anthony Michael Sabino

Nowhere does it say (that the Justices must limit their penultimate review only to matters of constitutional law. In fact, the Supreme Court gives equal weight to crucial issues that affect the conduct of business in these United States.

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  • Surveys in Patent Infringement Litigation: The Next Frontier
    Most experienced intellectual property attorneys understand the significant role surveys play in trademark infringement and other Lanham Act cases, but relatively few are likely to have considered the use of such research in patent infringement matters. That could soon change in light of the recent admission of a survey into evidence in <i>Applera Corporation, et al. v. MJ Research, Inc., et al.</i>, No. 3:98cv1201 (D. Conn. Aug. 26, 2005). The survey evidence, which showed that 96% of the defendant's customers used its products to perform a patented process, was admitted as evidence in support of a claim of inducement to infringe. The court admitted the survey into evidence over various objections by the defendant, who had argued that the inducement claim could not be proven without the survey.
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