Are Today's Partners The NFL Players Of the 1960s?
Despite the shakeups in the legal industry, the exiting of partners, and increased competitiveness, can we say that law firm partners are using all the tools that might make them fully developed? Or will we look back at most firms of today and conclude that the star players were like the NFL players of yesteryear?
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Federal Circuit Refuses to Review the PTAB's Decision to Institute IPR
In its first-ever ruling in an appeal from a final decision in an <i>inter partes</i> review (IPR) under the America Invents Act, the Federal Circuit affirmed the PTAB's rulemaking for conducting IPR proceedings. The Federal Circuit's decision leaves in place IPR rules that increase the likelihood of invalidating patents and solidifies IPR as an attractive alternative to district court litigation.
Focus on Flo & Eddie's New York Litigation Seeking Public Performance Rights in Pre-1972 Recordings
This article is presented as part of our ongoing coverage of the closely watched litigations involving whether there should be a public performance right in pre-Feb. 15, 1972, sound recordings.
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Leasing Opportunities in Mexico
Mexico's equipment financing market is already well-developed by regional standards, and is the second largest in Latin America. The predominant assets financed in Mexico include motor vehicles, information technology (IT) and industrial equipment.
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Castle Defense
In Part One, last month, the authors examined the Federal Circuit's <i>VirnetX</i> decision affirming lower courts' role as gatekeepers for expert testimony. The discussion continues herein.
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Eminent Domain Law
Analysis of a ruling in which it was decided that a property was properly valued In combination with neighboring parcel .
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Approaching Payment Processors To Fight Counterfeiters Online
There are lots of knock-offs of entertainment industry goods that flood the marketplace. You can find them on the street, but more and more shoppers buy them online. And the online purveyors of counterfeit goods can be particularly difficult to thwart. Cease-and-desist letters are fine,DMCA take-down letters are helpful, but if you really want to cause counterfeiters pain and stop them from infringing on intellectual property rights, you need to cut off their lifeline: cash flow.
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In Pennsylvania: Product Liability Law Post-<i>Tincher</i>
In a sweeping, detailed opinion, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court altered the landscape of Pennsylvania product liability law, reaching back in time to embrace and then update legal principles governing a consumer's burden of proof in recovering for harm caused by a defectively designed product.
<b><i>Sales Speak:</i></b> 'Speed-Reading' Your Clients
One characteristic that successful rainmakers share is their ability to quickly establish relationships and close the sale. How do they do it? They have naturally learned how to "speed-read" people. But one need not be a "natural" to be effective in this arena.
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Judicial Oversight of Corporate Deferred Prosecution Agreements
A recent decision could have the potential to alter DOJ's policy on deferred prosecution agreements; the create critical uncertainty for white-collar defense practitioners; and raise interesting questions about the role of the judiciary in corporate criminal negotiations and settlements.
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