LJN Newsletters

  • Increased Scrutiny of Pharmaceutical Company Clinical Trials: The Defense Perspective

    In recent large-scale pharmaceutical litigation, plaintiffs' counsel have concentrated significant resources seeking the details of how individual patients in pre- and post-marketing company clinical trials were assessed, characterized, and reported to the Food and Drug Administration ('FDA'). The reason is clear: They are seeking to develop (in the author's opinion unfairly) a story that the pharmaceutical company hid risks and overstated benefits. The efficacy and safety data generated by industry-sponsored studies, and the manner in which the data are analyzed and reported, have therefore become the focus of large-scale pharmaceutical litigation.

    August 01, 2006Jeffrey Horowitz

  • Real Property Law

    Analysis of recent cases.

    August 01, 2006ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • Landlord & Tenant

    In-depth analysis of a recent ruling.

    August 01, 2006ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • Development

    Recent cases of interest.

    August 01, 2006ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • Licensing Title Agents

    Whatever happened to the title agents licensing bill? At one point, it 'had to happen.' Innumerable meetings were held. Forests were felled to provide the paper to print and distribute various drafts of proposed bills. Lincolnesque letters and articles were written and published. E-mails clogged up thousands of mailboxes. And now silence. There may very well be a bill on the Governor's desk in the near future. This article represents an attempt to explain why the agent-licensing bill is not there yet. The opinions expressed are the author's own, have no official sanctions and do not advocate any particular version of the bill.

    August 01, 2006Marvin N. Bagwell

  • IP News

    Highlights of the latest intellectual property news from around the country.

    August 01, 2006Compiled by Eric Agovino

  • Use It or Lose It: Can Residual Goodwill Avert Abandonment?

    The notorious legal battle over the right to use the MUSTANG RANCH trademark for legal brothel services illustrates the 'use it or lose it' adage as applied to trademark rights and the difficulty of establishing an excuse for nonuse. Burgess v. Gilman, 78 U.S.P.Q.2d 1773 (D. Nev. 2006). Because U.S. law does not permit the warehousing of trademarks, the owner of a trademark typically must use the mark in commerce or lose the ability to prevent others from using it. For this reason, '8 of the Lanham Act requires trademark owners to file a declaration of use between the fifth and sixth year after registration and with renewals. 15 U.S.C. '1058.

    August 01, 2006Judith L. Grubner and Katrina G. Hull

  • Index

    All the cases contained in this issue.

    August 01, 2006ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |