Law Firms Adopt a Legal Operations Perspective
March 01, 2020
Law firms are clearly in important player in the legal services value stream; as the legal operations movement continues to take hold in corporate client organizations, in-house teams are looking to outside law firms to join them in their efforts to reduce operating costs, improve staffing, take greater advantage of technology, and improve project management processes.
IP News
March 01, 2020
Northern District of Texas: Even Post-Berkheimer, Patent Claims Continue to be Ineligible for Patenting as a Matter of Law When They Are Not Drawn to Particular Technical Solutions or Advances Described in the Specification
Federal Circuit: The PTAB Cannot Institute Inter Partes Review on Obviousness Grounds Not Included in the IPR Petition, But Can Consider Evidence of "General Knowledge" in the Art
SEC Proposes Changes to Accredited Investor Definition
March 01, 2020
The definition of "accredited investor" uses income and net worth thresholds to identify natural persons as accredited investors.
Legal Tech: E-Discovery and Seizure Orders Under the Defend Trade Secrets Act
March 01, 2020
Congress passed the Defend Trade Secrets with much fanfare, touting its potential to curtail both domestic and cross-border theft of American ingenuity and technology. The DTSA offers a unique and powerful remedy to aggrieved parties in their efforts to curb trade secret misappropriation: ex parte seizure of property containing trade secrets. This article provides a brief overview of DTSA seizure orders and discusses e-discovery considerations in connection with those orders.
'Vanicorn' Lawsuit Filed over Pixar, Disney Film
March 01, 2020
A unicorn-loving tattoo artist alleges that Pixar and Disney have tricked her into letting them use her "Vanicorn" in the upcoming film Onward. Her suit accuses the companies of copyright infringement, and violations of state and federal laws protecting artwork.
Case Notes
March 01, 2020
Exculpatory Clause Bars Tenant's Claim for Lost Profits Resulting from Landlord's Negligence
Co-ops and Condominiums
March 01, 2020
Technical Defects Do Not Invalidate Amendments to Condominium Declaration
Lateral Hiring: 7 Reasons Why Law Firms Fail
March 01, 2020
Firms routinely report that hiring lateral partners is a difficult process with a low success rate. Why do they struggle with lateral hiring? More importantly, what can they do to improve their results?
Recent Developments in Third Circuit Bankruptcy Law
March 01, 2020
Bankruptcy and corporate restructurings continue to be active despite generally strong U.S. financial markets and broader macroeconomic conditions. Here is a brief overview of three recent and noteworthy bankruptcy decisions within the Third Circuit.
Hybrid Legal Document Review: Where Human and Artificial Intelligence Meet
February 01, 2020
AI is in many ways still in its infancy, and it's important to realize that platforms utilizing this technology are heavily dependent on constant human interaction and training.
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