LJN Newsletters

  • IP News

    Patent Co-Owners Cannot Be Involuntarily Joined as Parties
    IPR Procedural Right to Appeal Does Not Grant Art. III Standing
    Federal Circuit: Suprema v. ITC to Be Reheard En Banc by the Federal Circuit

    July 02, 2014Jeffrey S. Ginsberg and Ian Moore

  • New French Employment Legislation One Year Later

    On June 14, 2013, France enacted the so-called "Employment Securization Law." This affects the operations in France of companies whose headquarters are located in other countries, such as the United States.

    July 02, 2014John D. Shyer and Matthias Rubner

  • The Problem with Europe's 'Right to Be Forgotten'

    In Europe, search engines are classified as "data collectors" rather than news or media outlets, and the European Union's Charter of Fundamental Rights guarantees every person the right to "protection of personal data.

    July 02, 2014Ben Feuer

  • The Death Benefit Only Plan for Non-Profits

    The Death Benefit Only (DBO) Plan for Non-Profits is an arrangement in which the employer, a 501(c) non-profit organization, agrees to pay the actuarially determined cost of the current death benefit on a permanent life insurance policy to be owned by the employee or employer. The employer and employee enter into a written agreement that ordinarily requires the employer to make premium payments as long as the employee works for the employer.

    July 02, 2014Lawrence L. Bell

  • Court of Appeals Determines Standing to Challenge DEC Regulations

    The Court of Appeals recently attempted to balance two important, and often conflicting, public policy considerations underlying standing to bring an Article 78 proceeding ' namely that "courts are adjudicating actual controversies for parties that have a genuine stake in the litigation" while also ensuring that there is not an "impenetrable barrier" to the review of the administrative action.

    July 02, 2014Steven M. Silverberg and Christie Tomm Addona

  • Divided Infringement after the Supreme Court's Decision in Akamai

    In Limelight Networks, Inc. v. Akamai Techs., Inc., the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that inducement of infringement under 35 U.S.C. '271(b) requires an act of direct infringement under '271(a) ' that is, one entity must perform all steps of a claimed method.

    July 02, 2014Scott F. Llewellyn and Ryan Malloy

  • In the Courts

    Analysis of two pivotal rulings.

    July 02, 2014ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • Going Digital ' With Signatures

    When was the last time you had to sign a document or collect signatures as part of a larger business process? Or wait on someone else for a signature? Did you opt for the old-fashioned "wet signature" or the new-fashion electronic version?

    July 02, 2014John Marchioniis

  • Lawyers or Technicians: Who Make Better e-Discovery Project Managers?

    The demand for e-discovery project managers is extreme, thus the bulk of career opportunities for e-discovery professionals are in project management. But not every e-discovery project manager has the same background or is even the same type of project manager.

    July 02, 2014Jared Coseglia