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Full Disclosure Necessary for Patent Applicants

J. Ryan Gilfoil

On Sept. 26, 2014, the Federal Circuit issued its opinion in <i>American Calcar, Inc. v. American Honda Motor Co.</i> Judges Prost and Wallach affirmed the decision of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California that three American Calcar patents were unenforceable due to inequitable conduct. Judge Newman filed a strongly worded dissent.

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Do We Need #consent?

Jesse M. Brody & Suemyra A. Shah

Marketers have found that authentic and meaningful engagement with consumers on Twitter can have a lasting impact.

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Global Corruption Enforcement

Kirk Ogrosky & Jeffrey Hessekiel

This article discusses the benefits of embedding compliance doctrine within operations, and how businesses could market integrity and compliance to gain a competitive advantage.

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States Keep Changing the Marijuana Laws

John D. Shyer & Rifka M. Singer

Despite legalization in several states, marijuana use remains illegal for both medical and recreational purposes under federal law, and many companies continue to maintain "zero tolerance" policies with respect to employee marijuana use.

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Don't Be Afraid of Cybersecurity Information Sharing

Kimberly Peretti & Lou Dennig

Recent government action has shown that the White House and Congress are keenly aware of the potential data security benefits of robust information sharing between and among the private sector and the government. In recent years, information sharing bills have been introduced regularly in both the Senate and the House in an effort to encourage the flow of cyberthreat data between the private sector and the government.

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Extraterritoriality and Whistleblower Retaliation

R. Scott Oswald & Tom Harrington

Though whistleblower protection statutes take many forms, the frameworks for determining liability are really quite similar. However, can overseas whistleblowers avail themselves of United States whistleblower protection laws?

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When Information Governance and Data Privacy Collide

Laura Kibbe & Tara Lawler

The so-called "Big Data" problem has caused many organizations to breathe new life into their record-retention programs. As a result, more multinational corporations are moving to the cloud as a cost-savings mechanism for everything from e-mail to database storage and document creation. This all sounds like a great first step. But what happens when what makes the most business sense might actually be putting the company at risk?

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Ellington Heirs Lose Bid to Change Foreign Royalties Calculations

Joel Stashenko

The New York Court of Appeals, the highest court in the state, decided that a copyright renewal that Duke Ellington signed in 1961 didn't unfairly deprive his heirs of a portion of foreign royalties on the music giant's works, such as "Mood Indigo" and "Sophisticated Lady."

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Practice Tip: Calculating Structured Judgments

Lawrence Goldhirsch

After a verdict, both parties usually submit a proposed judgment to the court with an economist's report. The court then decides the amount of the judgment to be docketed. But before the momentum of the trial reaches that stage, the plaintiff's attorney should undertake his/her own calculations. This article uses New York's structured judgment statute as an example.

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What 's New in The Law

Robert W. Ihne

In-depth analysis of recent rulings as they affect equipment leasing.

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