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Federal Circuit Refuses to Review the PTAB's Decision to Institute IPR Image

Federal Circuit Refuses to Review the PTAB's Decision to Institute IPR

Daniel Melman

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 Image

Focus on Flo & Eddie's New York Litigation Seeking Public Performance Rights in Pre-1972 Recordings

Robert W. Clarida & Robert J. Bernstein

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

Rafael Castillo-Triana & Ulises Quezada

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

Rudy Kim & Michelle Yang

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

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

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 Image

Approaching Payment Processors To Fight Counterfeiters Online

Joshua Kaufman

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>

Larry E. Coben, Sol H. Weiss & James R. Ronca

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 Image

<b><i>Sales Speak:</i></b> 'Speed-Reading' Your Clients

Victoria Arnold

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

Jodi Misher Peikin & Peter Janowski

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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Loss for QVC on Internet Crawling Case Image

Loss for QVC on Internet Crawling Case

Saranac Hale Spencer

In an opinion that has defined a section of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), a law that has been clouded by decades of amendments, a federal judge in Philadelphia has ruled in favor of an Internet startup company and against retail giant QVC.

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