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“Registration” Means “Registration” … Or Does It?

James A. Trigg & Chris Bussert

<b><i>Supreme Court Grants Cert to Resolve Circuit Split on Registration Prerequisite for Filing Suit under Copyright Act</b></i><p>Although the term “registration” as used in the Section 411(a) of the Copyright Act does not immediately appear to be ambiguous, courts have reached differing conclusions as to its meaning.

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Lease Rejection in Shiekh Shoes

David Kupetz & Asa Hami

Store closing or liquidation sales are a routine part of Chapter 11 cases involving retail debtors. These sales are consistently authorized by bankruptcy…

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Law Firms Need Artificial Intelligence to Stay in the Game

Erin Hichman

The Legal Department Is Savvier and Has More Options In the Form of ASPs and Legal Technology. It's Time for Law Firms to Embrace Change. AI Is a Key Ingredient In Doing So.

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Case Notes

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Lease Assignee Can Make Claim that Appears to Concern Only Property's Owners

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IP News

Howard Shire & Adam Fisher

Federal Circuit Holds That Tribal Sovereign Immunity Cannot Be Asserted in IPR Proceedings<br>Citing 'Steep Burden' on Plaintiffs, Federal Circuit Denies Use of 'Entire Market Value Rule' in Cases Involving Multicomponent Products

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Media & Communications: How to Make PR Simple, Convenient and Unintimidating for Lawyers

Bethany (Early) Chieffallo

Top Tips for Public Relations Success in Law Firms

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In the Courts

Colleen Snow

Unaoil Charged with Corruption by SFO

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Due Diligence in Distressed Community Hospitals

Deborah Williamson, Mark Andrews & Richard Y. Cheng

Many community hospitals are in distress. The causes are varied but have a constant theme — the cost to adapt to a rapidly changing environment.

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Book Review: Cybersecurity Program Development for Business: The Essential Planning Guide

Adam Schlagman

While many business owners and executives understand that a data security problem/need exists, they do not have a baseline fluency in the concepts and alphabet soup that comprise the language of digital information security. To this extent, Chris Moschovitis' new book is an effective cybersecurity primer for the management community.

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Bit Parts

Stan Soocher

Cryptocollectible Concept Denied Trade Secret Protection<br>Jefferson Starship Co-Founder Loses Anti-SLAPP Motion Against Current Members of Band

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