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Law Firm Debt: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Attorney at Work

Before determining whether debt is good or bad, we need to distinguish between two kinds of law firm debt: a line of credit and term debt. The post Law Firm Debt: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms & Lawyers.

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LKQ En Banc Argument Suggests CAFC Could Soften Test for Design Patent Obviousness

IP Watchdog

An en banc panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) today heard arguments from LKQ Corporation, the U.S. government and GM Global Technology Operations in a case that could change the test for assessing design patent obviousness. The judges seemed interested in tweaking the existing “Rosen-Durling” test but struggled with getting the parties to clearly articulate a replacement approach wouldn’t be potentially just as bad.

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Public Comments Reveal Widespread Unity in Opposition to NIST’s March-In Rights Framework

IP Watchdog

February 6 is the final day of the 60-day public comment period set by the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) request for information on its draft interagency framework for exercising march-in rights under the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980. While lauded by drug pricing advocates, almost every other sector of the American economy has come out in opposition to the draft framework.