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KEYWORDS

March 03, 2004

Restriction practice (ie, the restriction of a patent application to prosecution of a single claimed invention per filing fee) has been around since the mid-1800s. In recent years, hyperproliferation of restriction requirements, especially in the biotechnology, chemical and software arts, has occurred. It has not been uncommon for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) to assert that a patent application contains 10, 20, even 100 distinct inventions.

Designing a Medical Device Surveillance Network

March 03, 2004

In last month's newsletter, we looked at some helpful Web sites for those who need to track the efficacy and safety of medical devices. Following are more useful Web sites for these purposes.

Case Briefs

March 03, 2004

Recent rulings of importance to you and your practice.

Index

March 03, 2004

A complete listing of everything contained in this issue.

Development

March 03, 2004

Recent cases of interest to you and your practice.

Cooperative & Condominiums

March 03, 2004

The latest cases of importance to your practice.

Landlord & Tenant

March 03, 2004

Recent rulings of importance to you and your practice.

Real Property Law

March 03, 2004

Recent rulings of importance to you and your practice.

Successor Liability of UCC Foreclosure Sale Purchasers

March 03, 2004

As a result of non-eviction co-op conversion plans, many rent-stabilized tenants live in co-operative apartment units. Suppose the apartment's owner overcharges the tenant. May the tenant recover the overcharge from a successor owner who purchased the co-operative unit at a UCC foreclosure sale? That issue, faced by a New York court in <i>Muscat v. Gray</i> (<i>infra</i> page 3 ), raises questions both of statutory construction and public policy.

Free Speech Rights Vs. Deadbeat Dad

March 03, 2004

A woman who was charged with second-degree aggravated harassment and second-degree harassment, violations of Penal Law '' 240.30(1) and 240.26(3) respectively, for allegedly posting handwritten fliers denigrating her former boyfriend and accusing him of failing to live up to his child-support obligations was exonerated by the court in February.

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