Child Custody Jurisdiction in a Global Society
April 29, 2010
This article addresses problems that commonly occur in international custody disputes when one of the parents and the children are in, or return to, the U.S., there is no custody order in place, and the other parent removes the children to a foreign country.
Case Briefs
April 29, 2010
Highlights of the latest insurance news from around the country.
Insurance Coverage For Patent Infringement Claims
April 29, 2010
Courts across the country, and particularly in California, have long been reluctant to construe standard commercial general liability insurance policies to provide coverage for patent infringement lawsuits. However, the Ninth Circuit's recent decision in <i>Hyundai Motor v. Nat. Union Fire Ins.</i>, suggests that, at least when the patented invention is itself a method of advertising, an insurer will owe a duty to defend a patent infringement lawsuit under the "advertising injury" provisions of many standard CGL policies.
IP News
April 29, 2010
Highlights of the latest intellectual property news from around the country.
False Patent Marking Cases Become the New Craze
April 29, 2010
Since Jan. 1, 2010, over 130 cases have been filed that accuse defendants of false patent marking. This recent tidal wave of false marking litigation contrasts with the relative calm of the past in which only approximately 40 false patent marking cases total were filed from 2000'2009. What caused the underwater earthquake? The decision of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in <i>Forest Group, Inc. v. Bon Tool Co.</i>
Career Journal: Time to Go Out on a Limb
April 29, 2010
It's time that legal marketing executives take a risk and launch a creative media campaign that reshapes the industry's image and increases the unaided brand recognition of their firm over the virtual stealth existence of their competitors.
Myriad: How Did Public Policy Weigh In?
April 29, 2010
In Association for Molecular Pathology v. USPTO, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York invalidated patents related to isolated BRCA1 and BRCA2 breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility genes. The surprising aspect of the decision was the reason for invalidity ' the district court held that the isolated genes did not constitute patentable subject matter under 35 U.S.C. ' 101.