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The 'Unfinished Business' of Failed Law Firms
November 14, 2012
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.
Traditional Cost Recovery
November 14, 2012
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
November 14, 2012
This article describes 14 approaches to enhancing profitability other than working more hours and charging higher hourly rates.
2013 - How Many Law Firms Will Survive?
November 14, 2012
2013 - How Many Law Firms Will Survive? Only one in eight firms have strategic plans, according to a recent ALM Intelligence survey and many don't have the skills and staff to implement them. This is a troubling if not alarming statistic for nearly three quarters of the country's law partners and management. Is it keeping them up at night? How many of those firms will survive the next five years?…
IP News
November 02, 2012
Highlights of the latest intellectual property news from around the country.
Policing Trademark Rights and the Problem Posed By Bullying
November 02, 2012
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
November 02, 2012
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.
Your Genes Are Not Patent Eligible, But Your 'Isolated' Genes Are
November 02, 2012
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
November 02, 2012
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.
DO YOU GIVE SAMPLES?
November 01, 2012
Every so often, in a particular area of a professional practice, somebody gets the bright idea to give samples ' to give a half hour of free advice as a way to entice a prospective client to ask for more. Two questions arise. Is it ethical? Is it good marketing?

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