Patents
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Intellectual Property, Patents, Trials
Managing The Unmanageable Patent Case (Part 2)
Large patent cases present both an opportunity and a challenge for everyone involved -- including the courts. -
Intellectual Property, Patents, Trials
Managing The Unmanageable Patent Case (Part 1)
From a court’s perspective, settlement is as good a case management tool as it gets. - Sponsored
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
Technology
Supreme Court Has Another Chance To Help Take Down The Patent Trolls
Are the days of patent trolls numbered?
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Intellectual Property, Women's Issues
America's First Woman Patent Attorney
Do you know this bit of history about women in IP law? -
Intellectual Property, Patents, Trials
Preserving A Chance To Win
Proper preservation practice is an important component of a winning patent litigation approach. -
Intellectual Property, Patents, Technology
Patents For Legal Services Technology Rose 484% In 2016
A new report from Thomson Reuters documents the boom in patents relating to legal technology. -
Airplanes / Aviation, Boutique Law Firms
International Firm Buys $3 Million Jet As Cost-Saving Measure
These lawyers are leavin' on a jet plane... -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.08.17
* While the convict at the center of a UN bribery scheme was no doubt pleased to avoid jail time, he was ordered to get all his private massages with bedroom door open in view of assigned guards to ensure Chinese language messages aren’t being passed secretly. That’s not a happy ending at all. [Law360]
* It’s not exactly news that an ethics expert thinks Trump should be impeached. But this time the expert has fun visual aides for everyone whose attention span has been battered by cable news. [Facebook]
* Reminder that “Breaking Bad” shouldn’t be a blueprint for your legal career. [WTOL]
* Miami may no longer be a sanctuary city, but others aren’t giving up so easily. When someone brings a dubiously constitutional threat, you bring a lawsuit. That’s the Chicago way. [Courthouse News Service]
* So-called judge has some problems with the way the administration talks about jurists. [Law.com]
* Fried Frank gets malpractice claim kicked to the curb. [Texas Lawyer]
* You can’t patent podcasts. Phew. That’s one fewer category of trolls Thinking Like A Lawyer has to deal with. [The Recorder]
* UC Hastings has a new academic dean. [UC Hastings]
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
Patents
Kim Kardashian Facing $100 Million Lawsuit Over The LuMee Smartphone Case Design
That's a lot of selfie money. -
Health Care / Medicine, Intellectual Property
The Fight To Claim A Cure
When the underlying technology is so potentially valuable, companies will go to war on multiple fronts. -
Patents, Technology
Could You Design A Worse Patent Reform Bill Than The STRONGER Patent Act By Senator Coons? Don't Think So
Monopoly patent rights are not the same as traditional property rights. -
Intellectual Property, Technology
TurboPatent Introduces Two AI-Powered Tools For Patent Lawyers
This news follows the company'slaunch earlier this year of SmartShell. -
Technology
White House Plan To Reduce Drug Prices... Is To EXTEND Patents?
Basic economics is not the Trump administration's strong suit.
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
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Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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Intellectual Property, Litigators, Patents
3 Questions For A Patent Case Winner
IP columnist Gaston Kroub interviews a prevailing party in a patent dispute. -
Intellectual Property, Patents, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Supreme Court, Patent Saviors?
The Supreme Court just agreed to decide a profoundly important question in patent law right now. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.07.17
* Is there a constitutional right to follow President Donald Trump on Twitter? Columbia University’s Knight First Amendment Institute apparently thinks so, and lawyers from the free-speech center have demanded that Trump’s unblock critics from his @realDonaldTrump account. Good luck! [WSJ Law Blog]
* Following an investigation conducted by Perkins Coie, Uber fired more than 20 employees thanks to complaints of sexual harassment, bullying, and discrimination. Perkins Coie’s probe is separate from that of former Attorney General Eric Holder, who is now employed at Covington & Burling. [ABC News]
* Per sources inside the Trump administration, the president is expected to nominate Cheryl Stanton, a former Ogletree Deakins partner, to head the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division. Stanton shares a former boss with Labor Secretary Alex Acosta: Justice Samuel Alito. [Big Law Business]
* Michelle Lee, the director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, has resigned. During her time at the USPTO, Lee was known for her efforts to crack down on patent trolls, which ultimately led to a decrease in their vexatious litigation. The Trump administration has not yet put forth a nominee. [Reuters]
* The American Bar Association has granted provisional accreditation to the University of North Texas Dallas College of Law. Last summer, the ABA refused to grant even provisional accreditation to the school because there was concern about future graduates’ ability to pass the bar exam. Congrats… [ABA Journal]
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Drugs, Health Care / Medicine, Intellectual Property, Patents
The Cost Of A Cure: Patent Rights And Drug Prices
U.S. patients pay much higher prices for drugs than patients overseas, effectively subsidizing patients worldwide. -
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 05.30.17
* Harvard law students go all out in everything they do — and lying is no exception. [New Yorker]
* If you’re looking to purchase ancillary legal services (e.g., business or litigation support), check out the Buying Legal Guide, just launched today by the Buying Legal Council and Legal.io. [Buying Legal Guide]
* Joshua Matz explains how and when the Supreme Court might review the Trump travel ban (aka “Muslim ban”). [Take Care via How Appealing]
* Speaking of the courts, here’s Professor Carl Tobias’s advice to President Donald Trump on how to fill those 100+ vacancies in the federal judiciary. [Washington and Lee Law Review Online]
* Why is flying such a miserable experience? Blame not just the lawyers but also the index funds, as Matt Levine explains. [Bloomberg View]
* A prominent professor sues Columbia Law School, alleging age discrimination. [TaxProf Blog]
* Professor Eugene Volokh explains the First Amendment to government officials: “no, the government may not deny permits for speech because it views the speech as promoting ‘bigotry or hatred.'” [Volokh Conspiracy / Washington Post]
* Additional thoughts on what TC Heartland means for venue in patent cases, from IP columnist Gaston Kroub. [On the Docket / George Washington Law Review]
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Intellectual Property, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
3 Things To Watch For Post-TC Heartland
The Supreme Court has spoken, and change is coming to patent law yet again.