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Bd. of Regents of The Univ. of Wis. v. Phoenix Int'l. Software, Inc.
October 28, 2011
By challenging the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board's decision to cancel its trademark registration for "CONDOR," the state of Wisconsin unintentionally waived its sovereign immunity and opened itself to a suit for trademark infringement by Phoenix International Software, Inc.
Seeing Red: The Reemergence of Aesthetic Functionality
October 28, 2011
Although some will see new threats to trademark owners and the licensing industry and others will see new opportunities, trademark owners using creative designs will surely take notice of two decisions this summer: <i>Fleischer Studios Inc. v. A.V.E.L.A. Inc.</i> and <i>Christian Louboutin SA v Yves Saint Laurent America, Inc.</i>
The Federal Circuit and Patent Eligibility in the Wake of Bilski v. Kappos
October 28, 2011
This article discusses Federal Circuit decisions on patent-eligibility issues following the Supreme Court's <i>Bilski v. Kappos</i> ruling.
<i><b>Case Study:</b></i> Managing e-Discovery In-House with Discovery Attender
October 28, 2011
As the person at Babst Calland responsible for the technical aspects of electronic discovery, I recognized early on that our mid-sized law firm was facing an ever-increasing amount of electronically stored information (ESI). This required us to review and improve our e-discovery tools and processes to address the challenges associated with collecting, searching and processing the growing volume of client data.
10 Questions About WestlawNext
October 28, 2011
As corporate clients continue to push back on legal costs and define client value, law firms are looking at technology to drive internal efficiencies and productivity to achieve these twin aims. Jaye Lapachet is the Manager of Library Services for the San Francisco-based law firm of Coblentz, Patch, Duffy &amp; Bass LLP. In this Q&amp;A, she discusses her application of WestSearch capabilities within WestlawNext and Folder Sharing, which she has found drive significant efficiencies and productivity.
The ESI Race Heats Up
October 28, 2011
It's probably not a stretch to say that e-mail has been the single biggest factor in the creation of the electronic discovery industry as we know it today. e-Mail has been seen as almost synonymous with e-discovery, in many ways to the detriment of other valuable forms of ESI. But, that race has tightened up.
Understanding Cross-references In Word 2010
October 28, 2011
Cross-reference is a powerful tool in guiding your reader to specific locations in a document. When using the Cross-reference feature, always keep the reader in mind and create those references to make navigating throughout the document as straightforward as possible.
November issue in PDF format
October 28, 2011
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In the Marketplace
October 28, 2011
Highlights of the latest equipment leasing news from around the country.
Lending to an LLC? Think Twice and Draft Carefully
October 28, 2011
As it stands right now, under Delaware law, present creditors of insolvent LLCs have one less avenue to be made whole.

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