Attorney at Work

JANUARY 16, 2023

Brokers are the ideal referral partners for real estate attorneys. Now’s the time to nurture your relationships so you stay top of mind. Real estate attorneys, brokers and title agents are emerging from a roller coaster period that saw home sales skyrocketing throughout 2020 and 2021 before a sharp decline in 2022. While we ease […]. The post 5 Ways Real Estate Attorneys Can Get More Business This Year appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 19, 2023

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today jointly held an all-day listening session featuring speakers from patient advocacy and industry groups, academia, and brand and generic pharmaceutical companies who weighed in on the relationship between patents and affordable access to medicines. The session was announced via a Federal Register Notice and request for comments on the subject, published on November 7, 2022, stemming from a joint July 202

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My Shingle

JANUARY 19, 2023

What if you could create a marketing tool in under seven hours that could generate seven figures in revenue? As I discovered accidentally in my own law practice, the e-book is one of the least expensive and most effective marketing tool out there. This humble ebook that I created back in 2010 has since generated… The post Say Hello to the 7-figure ebook + ChatGPT. appeared first on My Shingle.

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Hanzo Blog

JANUARY 17, 2023

It’s that time of year again when people are pulling out their crystal balls and doing their best to predict the future of what we’ll see in the ediscovery industry in 2023. I mean who doesn’t want to know what to look out for down the road? So in that spirit, here are some things Hanzo has been paying attention to as we move into a new year.

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 19, 2023

Jamie Spannhake | When we set a “goal” to experience joy, we may end up having one of our best years yet — personally, financially and professionally. The post 10 Ways to Experience Joy for a Successful 2023 appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 19, 2023

According to new research released by Corsearch, a significant number of websites engaging in piracy and counterfeiting use Cloudflare’s Content Delivery Network (CDN) services. Cloudflare was detected as providing services to websites that infringed trademarks and copyright six times more than the next service provider. 49% of the websites Corsearch flagged for content piracy used Cloudflare in addition to 23.5% of websites flagged for offering counterfeit goods.

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Legally Speaking

JANUARY 15, 2023

The legal field is a complex and constantly evolving arena and as such, it is prone to a variety of issues. Addressing these problems will require a concerted effort from legal professionals, policymakers and society as a whole to ensure that the system is fair, just and accessible. Just as how Suzi Hixon founded the impressive Legally Blissed , which creates content and resources for women in the legal profession.

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 17, 2023

Nothing But the Ruth | You worked your butt off and the client refuses to pay. Should you hire a collections attorney? The post Going After Non-Paying Clients: Q&A With a Collections Attorney appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 16, 2023

Last week, artificial intelligence (AI) systems developer Dr. Stephen Thaler filed a motion for summary judgment in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in a lawsuit over copyright eligibility for artwork created by AI systems. Thaler’s motion for summary judgment argues that AI-generated works are copyrightable under U.S. federal law and that the copyright should vest in Thaler under common law property principles and the work made for hire doctrine.

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InHouseBlog

JANUARY 18, 2023

Landed an in-house counsel job that requires reviewing incoming contracts? A significant number of in-house counsel jobs involve contracting skills , and in many cases you are reviewing contracts developed by your counterparty rather than your own organization’s library of templates. Don’t fret, this is all part of the job and Contract Nerds can help you turn around a redline faster than you think.

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 20, 2023

Annette Choti | LinkedIn has emerged as the most trusted networking platform for doing business. Focus your efforts on these steps for using it to get more clients. The post Five Tips for Effectively Using LinkedIn to Attract New Clients appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 14, 2023

Get to the Point! | When you want to vary your vocabulary to hold the reader’s interest, the thesaurus is where to turn. The post A Thesaurus Is More Than a Word Processing Feature appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 18, 2023

Engagement in proactive IP litigation by global companies is the bedrock of trademark enforcement, and Adidas is no stranger to this strategy. Since 2008, this athleisure accessories manufacturer has consistently protected its intellectual property by signing over 200 settlement agreements and fighting more than 90 court battles. Most recently, on January 12, 2023, Adidas’s efforts to sue Thom Browne Inc., a Zegna subsidiary, for trademark infringement of its ‘three-stripes logo’ was foiled.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 17, 2023

This week in Washington IP news, following the federal holiday to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Congress is not in session, but there are still some interesting events to put on your calendar, including the all-day listening session on United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)-U.S. Food & Drug Administration collaboration on Thursday; a panel discussion at the American Enterprise Institute about the near-term future for financial markets; and a discussion with IP experts at

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 19, 2023

Earlier this month, patent owner and casino game innovator New Vision Gaming & Development filed a reply brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in its latest bid to challenge the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB) institution of covered business method (CBM) review proceedings brought by gambling product company SG Gaming.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 17, 2023

A recent policy change at the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) provides a lesson in how to properly draft a key requirement in a Section 337 complaint. The ITC is a popular forum for companies facing unfair competition from imported goods that infringe intellectual property rights. Companies alleging unfair competition can file a complaint asking the ITC to institute what is called a Section 337 investigation and issue exclusion orders barring entry into the United States of the offendi

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 15, 2023

January 17 marks the first day in the tenure of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) new Commissioner for Patents, Vaishali Udupa. Udupa, whose appointment was announced in December, comes to the USPTO after serving the last seven years as the head of litigation for Hewlett Packard Enterprise, where she was responsible for heading HPE’s intellectual property litigation and formulating case strategies.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 18, 2023

The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday invited the U.S. Solicitor General to provide its views on Apple’s petition asking the High Court to clarify the proper application of estoppel in inter partes review (IPR) proceedings. The case stems from a February, 2022, decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) in which the court issued a mixed precedential decision that affirmed, vacated, and remanded in part a decision by the U.S.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 14, 2023

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) earlier this week shot down a petition for writ of mandamus filed by Amazon.com, Inc. asking the court to vacate an Order by Judge Alan Albright of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas denying Amazon transfer of a case to the Northern District of California. VoIP-Pal sued Amazon in the Western District of Texas, alleging infringement of its patents through the sale of Amazon’s “’communications platform,’ including the

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 20, 2023

This week in Other Barks & Bites: The U.S. Copyright Office appoints a new Deputy Director of Policy & International Affairs; Getty Images launches a lawsuit against an AI art company; the United States Patent and Trademark Office pushes back the deadline for comments on its Draft 2022-2026 Strategic Plan; and the U.S. Solicitor General supports Jack Daniel’s in its Supreme Court trademark case.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 20, 2023

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) ruled today in a split precedential decision authored by Judge Reyna that a district court properly found Personalized Media Communications’ (PMC) patent unenforceable due to prosecution laches. Judge Stark dissented, arguing that, although he agreed PMC’s delay in prosecuting its patent was “unreasonable and inexcusable,” Apple failed to establish that it suffered prejudice during the period of delay.

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InHouseBlog

JANUARY 14, 2023

A tale often heard by transactional attorneys is that it is not difficult to alienate people using contracts. If you handle a lot of commercial contracting as part of your in-house counsel role , you undoubtedly have seen contracting processes that have grown into their own multi-headed monster. Instead of right-sizing contracts to a transaction, companies are developing and growing massive contract templates that often contain the kitchen sink (and often the entire kitchen), and then deploy the

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 17, 2023

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) today affirmed one district court decision and dismissed another as moot, finding that Riggs Technology Holdings, Inc.’s U.S. Patent No. 7,299,067 for remote education and training systems is patent ineligible as it is “plainly drawn to an abstract idea.” Judge Chen authored both opinions. Riggs sued Cengage Learning, Inc. in the U.S.

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InHouseBlog

JANUARY 18, 2023

It isn’t easy to be a good in-house lawyer, and many factors make it quite difficult. A good in-house lawyer needs skills and tools that aren’t taught at law school, aren’t part of law firm training, and in many cases must be learned independently while in-house. As James Bellerjeau points out in his article in the ACC Docket , in-house lawyers must make themselves invaluable members of their organization to succeed in the in-house world. “If you want to become a good in-

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 18, 2023

The House of Representatives’ Judiciary Committee—Subcommittee on the Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet (IP Subcommittee) writes patent law and is responsible for other patent-related initiatives. A country’s patent laws directly affect its innovation economy. In a free-market economy, patent laws can boost or destroy incentives to invent and commercialize new things.

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