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Decisions of Interest
May 01, 2003
Recent rulings of importance to your practice.
Real Property Law
May 01, 2003
Recent rulings of importance to your practice.
The Hottest Dish in Real Estate
May 01, 2003
Television has changed the American city from top to bottom. In the days of Lucy and Ricky, antennas covered apartment rooftops. Then came the cable lines buried under the streets or snaking along utility poles. Now, a device once identified with the countryside is showing up in urban landscapes: the satellite dish."
Development
May 01, 2003
The latest rulings of importance to you and your practice.
Cooperatives & Condominiums
May 01, 2003
The latest rulings of importance to you and your practice.
Landlord & Tenant
May 01, 2003
The most recent rulings of importance to your practice.
Index
May 01, 2003
A complete listing of key cases appearing in this issue.
IP News
May 01, 2003
Highlights of the latest intellectual property cases and news from around the country.
The Reverse Doctrine of Equivalents Part 1 of 2
May 01, 2003
The ability of patents to encourage innovation by granting exclusive rights is well-recognized. However, patents can serve an antithetical role as well by, in certain circumstances, deterring, rather than encouraging, innovation.
Enforcing Reverse Engineering Prohibitions in Shrink- and Click-wrap Licenses: A Report on Bowers v. Baystate Technologies, Inc.
May 01, 2003
The practice of "reverse engineering," whereby one company obtains the product of a competitor and works backwards "to divine the process which aided in its development or manufacture," has long been accepted as a legitimate (and sometimes wholly necessary) practice in the computer software marketplace. <i>Kewanee Oil Co. v Bicron Corp.</i>, 416 U.S. 470, 476 (1974).

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