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In re Swanson: Reaffirming a Substantially Old Question

Bryan Gallo

<b>In re Swanson</b> will likely have the effect of encouraging even more third-party ex parte re-examination requests, while only discouraging an applicant's incentive to perform a patent search to provide the best art to the PTO.

Veoh: Increased Protection for Service Providers, Or a Trapdoor?

Steven R. Masur & David J. Mazur

The August 2008 ruling in <i>Io Group, Inc. v. Veoh Networks, Inc.</i>, has been widely heralded as a win for online service providers in the legal maelstrom surrounding social media.

Gripe Sites: Sue or Stew

William G. Pecau

Gripe sites are Web sites whose purpose is to complain, criticize, and revile businesses or other institutions. So, what to do.

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Movers & Shakers

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

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

Rapid IP Strategy Development

H. Jackson Knight

The time it takes to develop a good IP strategy depends on the complexity of the situation or issue. We can't make IP strategy development immediate and still be useful, but we can make it more efficient, especially when pulling together a team to develop the strategy. So here are some tips that can help shorten the time it takes to develop a good strategy.

Patent Litigation in the ITC

Mark J. Abate & Charles Sanders

Patent owners whose IP rights are being infringed by imported goods have a choice of filing a patent infringement complaint in a district court or an unfair trade practice complaint, pursuant to '337 of the Tariff Act, with the U.S. International Trade Commission ("ITC"). There are several advantages in litigating patent disputes in the ITC.

Patent Damages Analysis

Paul A. Ragusa & Jeremy Merling

The determination of damages for patent infringement by way of a reasonable royalty is no simple matter, typically requiring sophisticated expert opinion testimony.

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Separation and General Releases

Anne Ciesla Bancroft

This article highlights key issues to consider when preparing employee separation agreements.

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The Golden Rule of Biological Inventions And the Written Description Requirement

Stefan M. Miller

In an ideal world, a business would have a patent practitioner everywhere at once: in the lab, in the office, and in the boardroom. The purpose of this article is to interpret a sphere of patent law related to the description of biological inventions in terms that are practical for researchers and business managers in the biotech industry who live in a non-ideal world.

Consider P-Cards to Directly Enhance the Bottom Line

John H. Hutchinson

In efforts to increase transparency, manage demand, and streamline back-office operations, law firms are looking at automation opportunities within the procure-to-pay cycle. A well-defined Purchasing Card ("P-Card") program is one tool available to law firms which requires little or no upfront investment, yet yields many of the controls, efficiencies, and transparencies that law firms and their clients seek.

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