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How the New Patent Act Will Affect the Way Counsel Practice and Advise Their Clients Image

How the New Patent Act Will Affect the Way Counsel Practice and Advise Their Clients

Larry. A. Roberts

The America Invents Act, passed by Congress on Sept. 9, 2011, and signed into law on Sept. 16, 2011, imposes sweeping changes to U.S. patent law. This article focuses on how the new patent laws will require patent practitioners to change the way they practice and advise their clients.

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Myriad Genetics

Darren Donnelly

On July 29, 2011, the Federal Circuit handed down its decision in <i>Ass'n for Molecular Pathology et al. v. U.S.P.T.O.</i>, (often referred to as the "<i>Myriad Genetics</i> gene patent" case). The divided panel's three opinions reveal areas of broad agreement and notable disagreement about patent eligibility under 35 U.S.C. ' 101 of several categories of patent claims of interest to life sciences industries.

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Supreme Court: 'Willful Blindness' Supports a Judgment of Induced Infringement Image

Supreme Court: 'Willful Blindness' Supports a Judgment of Induced Infringement

John M. Cone

In <i>Global-Tech Appliances, Inc. v. SEB S.A.</i>, the Supreme Court held that "willful blindness" may satisfy the knowledge element required for a finding of induced infringement. In so doing, the Court rejected the prior "deliberate indifference" standard articulated by the Federal Circuit.

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Youth Protection and Social Media: Don't Talk ' Or Else! Image

Youth Protection and Social Media: Don't Talk ' Or Else!

Stanley P. Jaskiewicz

If you are confused about how to create a social media policy, for communication that involves any group that requires some protection, you are not alone.

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Internet Service Providers Found Immune over Posted Comments in NY

Shari Claire Lewis

The NY court's decision will be cited in CDA cases across the country and is likely to limit, but not eliminate, future litigation against ISPs, as future cases are likely to focus on the extent to which an ISP can be considered a "content provider.

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CRM Success: Small Steps Now, Big Payoff Later

Victoria Gregory & Mark Peterson

Client relationship management (CRM) has an uneven record of success in the legal field. In the past, many CRM systems served as glorified contact databases that were rarely updated and even less frequently used for any meaningful purpose. As newer solutions have emerged, legal CRM has begun its slow rise to what it is today within many firms ' a key technological element of a client-centered operational strategy.

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e-Discovery Technology for the $100,000 (or Less) Case Image

e-Discovery Technology for the $100,000 (or Less) Case

Doug Austin

One of the main trends mentioned by many at LegalTech NY was e-discovery technology solutions for smaller cases. Historically, e-discovery technology tools have been geared toward the largest of cases from a document and data volume standpoint. Cases with smaller volumes (and often, less dollars at stake), however, have the same needs for efficiencies in the e-discovery process. Fortunately, there are several solutions that benefit these smaller cases.

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<b><i>Online Exclusive</b></i>Second Circuit Shelves Freelancers' Pact With Publishers and Databases Image

<b><i>Online Exclusive</b></i>Second Circuit Shelves Freelancers' Pact With Publishers and Databases

Brendan Pierson

A federal appellate court has thrown out a class action settlement between freelance writers and online publishers and databases that archived the writers' work without pay, saying that the pact approved by the lower court did not represent the interests of all class members.

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<B><I>BREAKING NEWS:</b></i> <b>HP Acquires Autonomy for $10B Image

<B><I>BREAKING NEWS:</b></i> <b>HP Acquires Autonomy for $10B

Evan Koblentz

Hewlett-Packard made its most aggressive move yet to transform itself into a modern business provider by acquiring e-discovery and document management giant Autonomy for $10.3 billion.

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Keyword Advertising and Trademark Infringement Update

Richard Raysman & Peter Brown

This article reviews keyword advertising generally and discusses recent developments in keyword litigation.

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