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IP News

Howard J. Shire & Wyatt Delfino

Federal Circuit Applies <i>Alice</i> to Invalidate Online Transaction Patent <br>Federal Circuit Finds 'Unobtrusive' and 'Does Not Distract' Indefinite<br>Federal Circuit: In Hatch-Waxman, Infringement Based Only on Final ANDA Product

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In the Spotlight: Dealing with Stub Rent After <i>In re Oreck</i>

John B. Spitzer

A bankruptcy judge recently held that lessors of a debtor's corporate headquarters were not entitled to administrative expense priority under 11 U.S.C. ' 365(d)(3) for 25 days of unpaid "stub rent" for the period between the Chapter 11 petition and the first post-petition rent payment. A look at <I> In re Oreck</I>/

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Immigration Compliance

Irina B. Plumlee

With the dire and obvious need for immigration reform and the equally obvious slow move toward adopting a comprehensive solution, some companies fatigued by the debate and hopeful for the slow enforcement choose to put immigration compliance on the back burner. Bad idea.

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Quarterly State Compliance Review

Sandra Feldman

This edition of the Quarterly State Compliance Review looks at some legislation of interest to corporate lawyers that went into effect between Aug. 1 and Oct. 1, including amendments to Delaware's corporation and LLC laws.

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UK Serious Fraud Office Annual Report

Andre Bywater & Jonathan Armstrong

As readers might be aware, a few years ago the UK introduced a new legal regime to tackle corruption under the UK Bribery Act 2010, with some describing it as the toughest anti-corruption legislation in the world. Here are some results of the Act.

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The Brave New World of Internet Copyright Trolls

Jonathan Bick

Copyright trolls are in the business of acquiring the right to bring lawsuits against alleged infringers and threatening to file copyright infringement claims in order to induce rapid settlements against large groups of defendants.

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Using Social Media Content to Defend Employment-Related Lawsuits

Jessica Neufeld & David S. Weber

It is no surprise that social media would contain information relevant to litigation. It is therefore important that attorneys be able to recognize when and how social media content may provide valuable evidence in a case.

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Shopping Center Leases

Martin J. Doyle & Igor Pleskov

Unconventional shopping center tenants, such as urgent care clinics, are becoming more common. Here's how to achieve leases with maximum comfort for landlords and tenants alike.

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ESI Technologies

Michael Conner & Jeffrey Teso

As many of us were settling on technology platforms and forming case strategies and protocols utilizing ECA software, predictive coding (PC) and technology assisted review (TAR) software entered the market. Both technologies used on their own can provide great benefit, however the advantages of creating an ESI strategy that includes the use of each has numerous benefits that should not be overlooked.

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Google Accounts to Kids May Harm Their Privacy

Bradley S. Shear

Recently, multiple media outlets reported that Google plans to offer accounts for their wide array of services to children under 13 years of age. While the details regarding this alleged plan have not been publicized, it has already created a lot of concern with multiple privacy advocates.

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