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The 'Unfinished Business' of Failed Law Firms

Robert W. Dremluk & Ryan Pinkston

Recently, two New York federal district courts reached conflicting decisions in the Coudert Brothers LLP and Thelen LLP bankruptcy cases with respect to a law firm's purported ownership interest in future profits from its former clients' matters pending on the date of the law firm's dissolution, or "unfinished business.

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Traditional Cost Recovery

Robert Mattern

The firestorm of publicity regarding clients pushing back and refusing to pay for certain fees, and especially soft costs, begs the question: Is the traditional cost recovery model dying or perhaps already dead? The answer is no.

Fourteen Profitability Techniques Other Than More Hours and Higher Rates

Joel A. Rose

This article describes 14 approaches to enhancing profitability other than working more hours and charging higher hourly rates.

IP News

Jeffrey S. Ginsberg & Joseph Mercadante

Highlights of the latest intellectual property news from around the country.

Policing Trademark Rights and the Problem Posed By Bullying

Carl A. Schaffer

Overly aggressive enforcement of trademark rights by high-profile brand owners can lead to consumer backlash when such enforcement is perceived as "trademark bullying" of the "little guy." Such enforcement efforts have grown increasingly hazardous during the era of Internet blogging and social networking.

Seventh Circuit Protects Trademark Licensees in Bankruptcy Court

Judith L. Grubner

The Seventh Circuit has now adopted the conflicting view that ' 365(n) of the Bankruptcy Code does not affect trademark licenses in one way or another and that <i>Lubrizol Enterprises, Inc. v. Richmond Metal Finishers, Inc.</i> was incorrectly decided.

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Your Genes Are Not Patent Eligible, But Your 'Isolated' Genes Are

Veronica Mu'oz

In a closely followed case involving the patentability of DNA sequences of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, which account for most forms of inherited breast and ovarian cancer, the Federal Circuit largely followed its prior 2011 ruling and again held that isolated DNA sequences are patent-eligible subject matter.

<b><i>Online Exclusive:</i></b> Google Opts to Make a Deal in AdWords Spat with Rosetta Stone

Jan Wolfe

Google Inc. has given up the fight in a closely-watched case accusing the company of infringing trademarks and facilitating the sale of counterfeit goods.

November Issue Delayed

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Dear Readers:<p>Due to the power outage caused by Hurricane Sandy, publication of <i>The Intellectual Property Strategist</i> was delayed. LJN regrets any inconvenience this may have caused.

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An Analysis of Proposed Federal Cybersecurity Legislation

Todd Taylor

Michael Chertoff, the former head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), recently remarked that "cyber threats represent one of the most seriously disruptive challenges to national security since the onset of the nuclear age 60 years ago."

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