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Features

<i>Pok'mon Go</i> Raises a Variety of Liability Issues

Robert D. Lang

Every generation has its own new fads, which can sweep across the country, if not the world, seemingly from nowhere, capturing the imagination and attention of millions. With the exception of a few fads, these activities, however brilliant or mindless, do not create legal issues and potential litigation involving those who participate. <i>Pok'mon Go</i> is one of those exceptions.

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IP News

Jeffrey S. Ginsberg & Benjamin H. Weissman

Federal Circuit: <i>Halo Electronics</i> Sent Back to District Court <br>

Columns & Departments

Cooperatives & Condominiums

ALM Staff

Discussion of five major cases.

Features

Six Keys to a Successful Law Firm Merger

J. Mark Santiago

Over the past two years, the author has been involved in three merger situations and iscurrently working on two more. He has worked closely with the managing partners and committees of these firms and has come away with the six factors that he believes determine the success or failure of law firm merger discussions.

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The False Claims Act After <i>Escobar:</i> A Three-Part Test

Stanley A. Twardy, Jr. & Elizabeth A. Latif

In a unanimous opinion in <I>Universal Health Servs. v. United States ex rel. Escobarr</I>, 195 the Supreme Court recently provided a new framework for assessing false certification liability under the False Claims Act (FCA).

Copyrightable Karaoke Tracks Not Protected By Trademark Act

Judith L. Grubner

Slep-Tone Entertainment Corporation and its successor in interest, Phoenix Entertainment Partners, filed more than 150 Lanham Act suits throughout the country. The suits alleged that defendants had committed trademark infringement by making unauthorized copies and performing commercial karaoke files containing Slep-Tone's registered trademark "Sound Choice" and graphically displayed trade dress.

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Tax Reporting Laws Raise Privacy Claim Risks for Online Companies

Marvin Kirsner & Elizabeth Rogers

States are scrambling to shore up sales tax revenues that are eroding because of e-commerce sales. A new approach to sales tax collections involves information reports on customers' online purchases. This approach may create potential legal claims against many online companies for giving too much information about customers to state tax agencies or even to the customers themselves.

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Challenges in Solar Equipment Finance

Jennifer L. Howard & Kenneth P. Weinberg

Growth in solar-generation capacity has not been evenly distributed across the country, as some states' policies and laws are solar-friendly, while those in other states pose barriers. One such barrier in many states is the lack of access to financing.

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Business Crimes Hotline

ALM Staff

Analysis of a fraud case out of Georgia.

IP Protection Issues in Brexit

Barry J. Schindler, Willie Stroever & Paul Burnett

Entertainment companies routinely enter into international transactions that involve intellectual property (IP) rights. What is the impact of the United Kingdom's vote to exit the European Union (EU) on these IP rights, specifically on patent and trademark rights.

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