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Co-ops and Condominiums
Sponsor Liable for Fraudulent Conveyance to Related Entities President of Unincorporated Condominium Association Not Entitled to Indemnification Legal Malpractice Claim Dismissed Use of Commercial Unit Did Not Violate Zoning Regulations or Condominium Bylaws
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Development
Village Lacked Power to Obligate Village Board to Enact Zoning Amendments Landowner Entitled to Certificate Confirming Pre-Existing Nonconforming Use Neighbor's Challenge to Approval of A Building Permit Dismissed As Untimely
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Business Development: When the Road Is Bending
2020 and 2021 have not just been bends in your business development road — it has been more like the road has been placed on top of a roller coaster where you cannot see what the next curve holds.
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A Unique Solution to COVID-19-Related Delays At the U.S. International Trade Commission
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ITC was forced to suspend in-person hearings and halt its fast-paced schedules while it explored existing technological resources and reliable and secure options available for video conferencing that would protect parties' confidential business information (CBI).
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Litigation Over Tom Clancy Works Involves Fundamental, But Complex Copyright Elements
Current copyright litigation in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland involving Clancy's widow Alexandra and his former wife Wanda King is complex, but involves fundamental issues of copyright ownership.
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Patent Litigation Growth In 2020 Points to Sustained Activity In 2021
Despite the recession — or partly as a result of it — 2020 was also a year of growth for patent litigation in the United States. This article provides a look back at patent litigation filing statistics in recent years across district courts in the United States, with an eye toward current trends that in all likelihood will continue deep into 2021.
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'Stranger Things' Copyright Claim Survives Motion to Dismiss
In response to a copyright claim in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California that the Netflix series Stranger Things infringed on Irish Rover Entertainment's unpublished screenplays, Netflix and the other defendants filed a Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss, arguing that the works were not substantially similar as a matter of law.
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Licensing Audits from Licensees' Perspective
The audit clause is a necessary means for the licensor to protect its interests and to guard against unscrupulous licensees. But it is a mistake to think that the clause is there solely to prevent malfeasance.
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New COVID Relief Bill Brings Changes to Trademark and Copyright Practice
The new, more than 5,000-page spending bill, which includes the latest COVID-19 relief, had a few surprises under its cover. Two of those surprises focus directly on intellectual property and amount to sea changes in the trademark and copyright infringement realms.
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Copyright and Internet Content
Online publication impacts the duration of copyright protection among other purposes, including optimizing creative and ownership rights and the availability of statutory damages and attorney fees. Thus, it is important to determine when Internet distribution constitutes publication.
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