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<b>BREAKING NEWS:</b> Patent Rules Put on Hold by VA Judge Image

<b>BREAKING NEWS:</b> Patent Rules Put on Hold by VA Judge

Zusha Elinson

Patent lawyers started breathing again on Oct. 31, as the specter of new patent rules was chased away ' at least for a little while ' by a Virginia court. U.S. District Judge James Cacheris granted pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline's motion for a preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office from implementing rules set to go into effect on Nov. 1.

<b>BREAKING NEWS:</b> Patent Rules Put on Hold by VA Judge Image

<b>BREAKING NEWS:</b> Patent Rules Put on Hold by VA Judge

Zusha Elinson

Patent lawyers started breathing again on Oct. 31, as the specter of new patent rules was chased away ' at least for a little while ' by a Virginia court. U.S. District Judge James Cacheris granted pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline's motion for a preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office from implementing rules set to go into effect on Nov. 1.

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The leadership aspects of cross-selling.

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THE LIST: The MLF 50

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The Third Annual MLF 50: The Top 50 Law Firms in Marketing and Communications

Elizabeth Anne 'Betiayn' Tursi

The long-awaited listing is here: Find out which firms made it on our vaunted Top 50 list -- and why.

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