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Some Old Lessons For New Enterprises
June 28, 2006
e-Commerce firms have aggressively marketed themselves as the new kids on the block. They eagerly discard old ways of doing business, confident that their way of doing business ' online ' is better. It's an e-commerce article of faith that everyone can work more efficiently if he or she would only eliminate outdated practices that don't take advantage of the conveniences available online.<br>But maybe some supposedly 'old' laws and ways of doing business have survived ' for decades and centuries ' for reasons other than that the Internet had not yet been invented. Sometimes, the tried and true is sufficient for what's needed. The old way may work more reliably, and perhaps even better than, the new path offered by e-commerce.
eBay Inc., et al. v. MercExchange LLC
June 28, 2006
The Supreme Court's May 15 decision in eBay Inc., et al. v. MercExchange LLC (eBay) is already a landmark in patent law. The unanimous Court rejected the general rule, previously applied by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, that a permanent injunction will issue against patent infringement absent exceptional circumstances. Instead, the Supreme Court held that, consistent with the 'long tradition of equity practice,' a patent holder must satisfy a four-prong test.
U.S. Trade Rep. Announces Appointment of Chief Counsel for China Trade Enforcement
June 26, 2006
Following a meeting with House Majority Whip Roy Blunt, U.S. Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab announced the appointment of Claire E. Reade to serve as Chief Counsel for China Trade Enforcement.
Despite Stricter Rules in Europe, U.S. Companies More Advanced in Protecting Data
June 15, 2006
A new study comparing European and U.S. corporate privacy practices reveals that while European companies impose tighter restrictions on the sharing of sensitive personal data, U.S. companies overall provide a higher level of privacy.
Internet Privacy: Do You Know Who's Collecting Information About You?
June 15, 2006
While savvy users of the Internet may be aware of the multitude of ways that personal information can be monitored and collected on the Web, most users are likely oblivious to the information trail they leave behind. How many readers of this publication, a population plainly concerned with privacy issues, have read the privacy policies of their favorite Web sites? If you have not, you may be surprised to learn about the amount of information collected by even the most popular and mainstream sites. For example, when a user requests and views a Web page from Yahoo!, that request is logged on Yahoo!'s servers with information including the IP address of the computer that requested the page. Even if information is not purposely collected, just about everything a person does on the Web is stored somewhere for at least some period of time.
China's Great Leap In-House
June 12, 2006
These days China is full of Silicon Valley wannabes, but Alibaba.com, headquartered in Hangzhou, is way ahead of the pack. In a headline-grabbing deal last August, the company acquired Yahoo Inc.'s China business (it now operates the Yahoo brand in China), plus a $1 billion investment from the venerable Internet company. Now a $4 billion privately held concern, Alibaba.com is best known for its business auction site (www.alibaba.com, which the company claims is the leading Web site for business-to-business trade in the world) and Taobao.com (www.taobao.com), a consumer auction site that's giving eBay.com a run for its money in China. (Alibaba.com is in English, Taobao.com is in Chinese.)
First Global IP Forum in China Sparks Interest
June 06, 2006
Just days before the U.S. government declared China one of 2005's worst infringers of intellectual property, two Needle &amp; Rosenberg attorneys traveled to Beijing for what they say is the country's first-ever international intellectual property rights conference.
<b>Book Review:</b> Keys to Being Professionally Successful: Two 'Short and Sweet' Reads Unlock the Secrets!
May 31, 2006
Just recently, two great 'little' books were sent to me that I believe bear reviewing. The first is <i>The Essential Little Book of Great Lawyering</i>, by James A. Durham, currently the Chief Marketing Officer at Ropes &amp; Gray in Boston. The second is <i>Business Competency for Lawyers</i>, by our Board member, Edward Poll, Principal of The LawBiz Management Company in Venice, CA.
<b>Practice Building Skills:</b> I Need to Grow My Client Base: What Now?
May 31, 2006
Our experience working with attorneys and law firms tells us that the pressure to develop new business is on the rise. It is no longer good enough to be an excellent attorney; you are now expected to develop new business as well. Many attorneys that we coach want to develop more business; they are just not sure how to do it, or where they will find the extra time.<br>We've found that skilled and well-networked attorneys can utilize several methods to grow their business without taking much time away from billing clients. Some of the methods may initially be a challenge, but if you can move out of your comfort zone and learn some of these new techniques, you will have increased success in developing business.
<b>Media & Communication Corner: </b>Inside <i>Crain's Chicago Business</i>
May 31, 2006
This month, Jaffe's insiders look into Crain's Chicago Business. This business magazine, with a circulation of over 50,000 readers and over 125,000 registered users, has served as a source of local business news and information to Chicago's most influential business and legal executives for more than a quarter century. Crain's Chicago has sister publications in Cleveland, Detroit, New York and Mexico. Each of the Crain's business publications operates distinctly in the sphere of its home city, yet they share a similar look and interest.

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