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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Lawmakers Shelve Digital Afterlife Bill Image

<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Lawmakers Shelve Digital Afterlife Bill

Cheryl Miller

A California Senate committee last month shelved for the year tech-backed legislation aimed at setting rules for how and when a deceased person's online records, e-mails and social media postings can be disclosed.

<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Conn. Tech Company Accuses Facebook of Patent Infringement Image

<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Conn. Tech Company Accuses Facebook of Patent Infringement

Megan Spicer

A small technology company in Simsbury, CT, is taking on one of the largest technology companies in the world. ConnectQuest filed a federal lawsuit Sept. 17 claiming that Facebook has infringed upon ConnectQuest's patent for a new technology it developed, known as the "close proximity notification system.

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Med Mal News

ljnstaff & Law Journal Newsletters

Discussion of two recent rulings.

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Equipment Finance Industry Compensation Continues to Rise Image

Equipment Finance Industry Compensation Continues to Rise

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Compensation in the equipment finance industry increased in 2014, representing the fifth consecutive year that the industry has seen a year-over-year increase in overall compensation.

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'Happy Birthday' Case Built on Prof.'s Article Image

'Happy Birthday' Case Built on Prof.'s Article

Ross Todd

A federal judge in Los Angeles ruled that Warner/Chappell Music does not hold a copyright to the song's lyrics, upending an 80-year licensing campaign that generated an estimated $2 million per year.

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How to Defend Rule 30(b)(6) Product Liability Depositions Successfully Image

How to Defend Rule 30(b)(6) Product Liability Depositions Successfully

Eric L. Probst

Federal Rule 30(b)(6) requires a corporation to designate a witness in response to a deposition notice that describes with "reasonable particularity" the topics upon which the witness will testify. The potential trial implications of a corporate witness' testimony require counsel to understand his client's product, carefully examine the deposition notice topics, help to identify the proper corporate designee(s) to testify, and thoroughly prepare the designee to testify on the notice topics, among others.

<i>En Banc</i> Federal Circuit Revives Section 337 Induced Infringement Image

<i>En Banc</i> Federal Circuit Revives Section 337 Induced Infringement

Corinna Alanis

The Federal Circuit, in <i>Suprema, Inc. v. Int'l Trade Comm'n,</i>, overturned a 2013 divided panel decision and held that a Section 337 violation based on induced infringement is viable where the underlying direct infringement occurs after importation.

Too Much <i>Fluor?</i> California Supreme Court Overturns <i>Henkel</i> Image

Too Much <i>Fluor?</i> California Supreme Court Overturns <i>Henkel</i>

Chet Kronenberg, Tyler Bernstein & Benjamin Harris

The California Supreme Court recently reversed course and overturned one of its earlier decisions, rejecting consent-to-assignment clauses as a bar to coverage where the loss at issue pre-dates the assignment.

NLRB General Counsel Shines Guideline Light on Employer Work Rules Image

NLRB General Counsel Shines Guideline Light on Employer Work Rules

Thomas G. Servodidio & Adam Keating

The NLRB general counsel recently issued a 30-page memorandum setting forth guidance on employers' internal personnel policies to ensure compliance with the National Labor Relations Act. The report is relevant to nearly all private employers, regardless of whether they have union-represented 'employees. We conclude our discussion of the report herein.

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Overcoming Challenges In Transferring Technology In Academia and Beyond Image

Overcoming Challenges In Transferring Technology In Academia and Beyond

Randi Isaacs, Stacy Fredrich & Alyssa Walker

University technology transfer offices (TTOs) bridge the gap between innovation and commercialization by identifying ways to protect university-generated innovations from unauthorized exploitation, by obtaining the appropriate protection for such innovations, and by facilitating commercialization of these innovations. For-profit companies worldwide engage in a similar process; however, universities face unique challenges in these efforts.

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