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Entrepreneurial Trends in University Tech Transfer

Devin S. Morgan

Research universities have long engaged in technology transfer ' most since the 1980s or earlier. Academic researchers are a source of significant innovation. Universities have the right (and in some cases the obligation) to patent and exploit such inventions, and patenting university technology is well accepted by most universities and their stakeholders. The recipe was supposed to be simple: patent a handful of inventions from university labs, license them for a comfortable royalty, and sit back and enjoy the revenue.

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IRS Tweaks Rules for Patent Donations

Brenda Sandburg

Companies are set to lose millions of dollars in tax write-offs from donating their patents to universities and nonprofit groups.

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Poppy Seed or Onion?

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Unusual case: Is a bagel a weapon?

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Disparate Impact and Disparate Treatment Analysis

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The United States Supreme Court rebuked a Ninth Circuit panel for misapplying disparate impact analysis in the context of a disparate treatment case when the lower court ruled that a recovered drug addict could not be denied reemployment under the terms of the employer's no-rehire rule. In doing so, the Supreme Court determined that, in fact, a no-rehire rule is a "quintessential legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason for refusing an employee who was terminated because of misconduct."

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Extensive Amendments to Federal Rules Governing Class Actions

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Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure was recently amended extensively to add two new sections governing the appointment of class counsel and the payment of attorney fee awards.

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What Were They Thinking ... ?

Alfred G. Feliu

Editor-in-Chief Alfred G. Feliu shakes his head in disbelief.

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Forfeiture Provision of Voluntary Stock Not Illegal

Rene Kathawala

New York's highest court has issued an important decision interpreting Section 193 of the New York Labor Law, which prohibits employers from making deductions from an employee's wages except in limited circumstances.

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John Gaal's Ethics Corner

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Your ethics questions answered by the expert.

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Decisions of Interest

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Recent rulings of importance to your practice.

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Alleged Employee Wrongdoing

Merrick T. Rossein

On Dec. 4, 2003, President Bush signed into the law the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 (FACT), Pub. L. No. 108-159, 117 Stat. 1952 (2003), amending 15 U.S.C. &sect; 1681a, <i>et. seq.</i>, and reauthorizing and amending the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).

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