Attorney at Work
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Roy Ginsburg | If you want your best clients to stay when your baby boomer lawyers leave, succession planning is the most effective insurance policy. The post Removing Succession Planning Obstacles appeared first on Attorney at Work.
Simple Legal
DECEMBER 7, 2022
According to Onit’s Enterprise Legal Reputation Report , 73% of in-house legal respondents say they have “positive relationships” with their non-legal peers. However, just 60% of those non-legal employees return the sentiment. This disconnect may seem small, but it can have significant consequences: 65% of non-legal employees admit to bypassing legal’s policies and processes to get their work done.
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IP Watchdog
DECEMBER 7, 2022
As the Senate Judiciary Committee gears up for an Executive Business Meeting Thursday where members will in part consider S.2774, the Pride in Patent Ownership Act, co-sponsored by Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT), a number of patent advocacy organizations have sent a joint letter to the committee asking it to oppose the bill. The Pride in Patent Ownership Act (PPOA) is seemingly intended to ensure that the public has access to information about the true owner of a patent.
My Shingle
DECEMBER 9, 2022
Today, I celebrate 20 years of blogging at MyShingle. I’ll have much more to say, share and show next week; today’s post is simply a placeholder to mark this extraordinary event. For past anniversary posts, check out last year’s post here from our Nineteenth Anniversary. The post Happy 20 Years to MyShingle! appeared first on My Shingle.
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Attorney at Work
DECEMBER 9, 2022
We've said it before: A fountain pen is a perfect gift. Here are seven great ones. The post Analog Attorney Gifts for Attorneys Who Analog appeared first on Attorney at Work.
InHouseBlog
DECEMBER 4, 2022
Like it or not, being a company watchdog is increasingly part of the day to day responsibilities of many in-house counsel. The stakes are high, and have gotten even higher, with companies operating in increasingly regulated environments. Even where companies do not have multiple regulatory authorities overseeing their activities, companies can knowingly or unknowingly be operating in contravention of the myriad of rules and regulations that exist at all levels of government.
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MyCase
DECEMBER 6, 2022
Lawyers do a lot to protect their clients’ rights and information, from conducting conflict checks to locking filing cabinets. But as attorneys increasingly store files online and collaborate remotely, they face more challenges in protecting sensitive data against digital threats. . Below, we’ll examine what modern-day lawyers need to know about law firm cybersecurity risks and policies.
Attorney at Work
DECEMBER 8, 2022
Teddy Snyder | If you hate parties on principle, it’s time for an attitude adjustment. On to maneuvering the shoals of in-person events. The post Navigating the Professional Holiday Party appeared first on Attorney at Work.
Attorney at Work
DECEMBER 5, 2022
Wendy Merrill | If you haven't recently reviewed and documented expectations of associates, partners or staff, it is time to do so. The post Top Three Talent Investments Firms Need to Make for a Successful 2023 appeared first on Attorney at Work.
Attorney at Work
DECEMBER 6, 2022
Annette Choti | Your About Me webpage is a client’s first introduction to who you are and how you can help them. The post Why Your ‘About Me’ Page Matters More Than Any Other Page appeared first on Attorney at Work.
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IP Watchdog
DECEMBER 7, 2022
The European Union Unified Patent Court (UPC) announced this week that the court’s Sunrise Period will be delayed by two months. The Sunrise Period has a new planned opening date of March 1, 2023, with the entry into force of the UPC Agreement (UPCA) pushed to June 1, 2023. In an official announcement, Klaus Grabinski, President of the UPC Court of Appeal, and Johannes Karcher, Acting Chairman of the Administrative Committee, said, “the additional time is intended to allow future users to prepar
IP Watchdog
DECEMBER 3, 2022
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit earlier this week ruled in favor of Viacom in a trademark fight over the media conglomerate’s Floribama Shore reality television show. MGFB, the company that filed the appeal, owns the “FLORA-BAMA” trademark and owns and operates the Flora-Bama Lounge on the border of Florida and Alabama. The company filed a cease-and-desist letter in 2017 when Viacom first aired Floribama Shore in 2017.
IP Watchdog
DECEMBER 6, 2022
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) this morning announced support for delaying the deadline to decide whether to extend a waiver of intellectual property rights under the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) to diagnostics and therapeutics. The USTR also said it has asked the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) “to launch an investigation into COVID-19 diagnostics and therapeutics and provide information on market dy
IP Watchdog
DECEMBER 5, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court today denied certiorari in Centripetal Networks v. Cisco Systems, Inc., a case that asked the Court to consider the question “[w]hether placing stock in a blind trust satisfies [28 U.S.C.] §455(f) and, if not, whether…[it] constitutes harmless error under Liljeberg v. Health Services Acquisition Corp., 486 U.S. 847 (1988).” James Edwards, a consultant to Centripetal and to amici Eagle Forum ELDF and Committee for Justice, as well as head of amicus, Conservatives for Proper
IP Watchdog
DECEMBER 8, 2022
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) today issued a precedential decision partially reversing and partially affirming a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decision that had found Google failed to prove certain claims of Hammond Development International’s U.S. Patent No. 10,270,816 unpatentable. Hammond’s patent covers “a communication system that allows a communication device to remotely execute one or more applications.”.
IP Watchdog
DECEMBER 9, 2022
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) yesterday denied a petition for writ of mandamus asking the Delaware district court to vacate an order to produce certain documents to ensure compliance with Chief Judge Connolly’s standing orders on initial disclosures in patent litigation cases. Nimitz Technologies LLC petitioned the CAFC asking it to vacate a November 10, 2022, order by the Delaware court demanding Nimitz produce documents including communications between Nimitz owner,
IP Watchdog
DECEMBER 9, 2022
This week in Other Barks & Bites: the Office of the United States Trade Representative says it supports delaying a decision to extend the waiver of IP rights under the TRIPS Agreement to diagnostics and therapeutics and orders an investigation be conducted on the matter by the U.S. International Trade Commission; Ericsson and Apple Settle all patent litigation; the U.S.
IP Watchdog
DECEMBER 5, 2022
This week in Washington IP news and events, the House Judiciary Committee convenes a hearing Wednesday afternoon to mark up a new copyright bill that would require AM/FM radio stations to pay copyright royalties to music creators. Over in the Senate, the Agriculture Committee explores the research and innovation programs that could be funded through the next iteration of the Farm Bill that will pass Congress next year.
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