Law Sites
MAY 1, 2024
It has been a whirlwind year for the Open AI-backed, generative AI legal tech startup Harvey, which went from a $5 million seed round in November 2022 to a $21 million Series A in April 2023 to an $80 million Series B in December 2023 at a valuation of $715 million.
Attorney at Work
APRIL 29, 2024
John Scott | Whether or not the client sees billable hours on an invoice, all service-based businesses need to track the time of employees who do client-facing work. The post Time Tracking for Lawyers: Why Every Firm Needs to Track Time to Stay Profitable appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
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Lawmatics
MAY 2, 2024
Legal client intake software is a type of technology specifically designed to streamline the process of collecting information from clients or potential clients in the legal industry. Legal client intake automation is typically used by law firms, legal departments, or legal service providers to efficiently gather relevant details about a case or legal matter during the initial consultation or intake process.
Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips
MAY 3, 2024
Dr. Ken Broda-Bahm writes a blog Your Trial Message which is directed to the defense bar. However, his insights are often accurate and helpful to understand. His focus recently has been on the concept of using the “Reptile” approach by plaintiff lawyers. In his April 9 th post recently, he wrote: “The Reptile approach to courtroom persuasion aims to sell plaintiffs’ cases by invoking absolute duties for protection wrapped around a fear appeal that resonates with the jurors.
Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor
Get ready to uncover what attorneys really need from you when it comes to trial prep in this new webinar! Attorney and law professor, Joe Stephens, J.D., will share proven techniques for anticipating attorney needs, organizing critical documents, and transforming complex information into compelling case presentations. Key Learning Objectives: Organization That Makes Sense 🎯 Learn how to structure and organize case materials in ways that align with how attorneys actually work and think.
Law Sites
MAY 1, 2024
A new award announced today is intended to recognize and celebrate the visionary contributions shaping the future of knowledge management and innovation in the legal profession. Called the LexPrize Innovation Award, it will be presented at the Knowledge Management & Innovation for Legal (KM&I) conference taking place in New York City in October.
Attorney at Work
MAY 1, 2024
Choose from this buffet of essential lawyer skills to plan your ascent to the heights of the legal profession. The post Essential Lawyer Skills for a Successful Law Practice appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
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IP Watchdog
APRIL 29, 2024
GlaxoSmithKline filed a four-count civil action for patent infringement in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware late last week seeking damages for Pfizer and BioNTech’s infringing manufacture, use, sale and marketing of both the original “monovalent” and “bivalent” Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccines. The COVID-19 vaccine was quickly rolled out compared to other vaccines in the past and many pharmaceutical companies benefited financially.
Law Sites
APRIL 29, 2024
Courtroom Insight today launched Matter Connector, a product that delivers normalized docket data from multiple sources to the knowledge management platform Litera Foundation and to other law firm systems. Matter Connector enables law firms to centralize docket data from major providers, such as LexisNexis, Lex Machina and vLex Docket Alarm, through one unified connector.
Attorney at Work
APRIL 30, 2024
Wendy Merrill | It’s lonely at the top — an inconvenient reality most managing partners feel but don’t want to admit. The post The Managing Partner’s Dilemma (And How to Remedy It) appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
Primafact
MAY 2, 2024
In document-heavy litigation files, relevant details are typically spread across many pages of documentary evidence. Identifying key details is a core aspect of documentary review – but even more important is being able to put this analysis together into a chronology that tells a story about your case. Primafact 6’s reporting capabilities go beyond simple “highlight and sticky note” markups and even traditional memos – at the touch of a button, Primafact distills your case annotations into diges
Advertiser: Trellis
Law Firm Intelligence by Trellis aggregates state trial court data across the Trellis platform enabling users to: look up a particular metric related to a specific law firm (such as, how many cases a law firm had or has against another law firm), and see the actual dockets and documents supporting the metric. Trellis data is maximized in a revolutionary and unique way to provide users an exclusive look into a law firm litigating in state trial courts.
IP Watchdog
MAY 2, 2024
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently released new guidance for practitioners using artificial intelligence (AI)-based tools. The guidance primarily serves as a reminder of longstanding requirements and best practices for patent and trademark practitioners. For example, patent practitioners have a duty of candor and good faith to the USPTO and a duty of confidentiality to their clients.
MyCase
MAY 2, 2024
Over the past decade, artificial intelligence (AI) has become a transformative force in the legal industry. From the initial adoption of digital workflows in SaaS platforms to the cutting-edge capabilities of generative AI, legal AI is evolving at an unprecedented pace. This evolution is reshaping the fundamentals of how legal professionals operate, and knowing how to leverage these tools is critical to navigating the future.
Joseph, Hollander & Craft
MAY 1, 2024
WICHITA, Kan. – Joseph, Hollander & Craft criminal defense attorney Jess Hoeme will be appearing in an episode of A&E’s “ Accused: Guilty or Innocent? ” featuring his work obtaining an order of immunity from prosecution for Kansas mother, Ashley Pearson. (The episode airs live on Thursday, May 2, 2024, and will be available for streaming the following day.
Steno
MAY 1, 2024
As we all know, litigation is expensive—and it can cost more than money. The strain on cash flow can limit your options, reduce the amount of new business you take on and—most importantly—impact strategy on your current cases.
Speaker: Kaitlyn "The Persnickety Paralegal" Story
Deposition preparation is a critical aspect of a paralegal's role, requiring meticulous attention to detail and proactive management of the case timeline. In this session, participants will explore how effective deposition preparation not only contributes to the success of the legal team but also helps maintain a balanced workflow, minimizing last-minute crises.
IP Watchdog
MAY 3, 2024
This week in Other Barks & Bites: the Department of Commerce releases a plan to increase women’s employment in the semiconductor sector in order to meet CHIPS goals; the FTC adds 300 drugs to the FDA’s Orange Book of junk patent listings; and eight major U.S. newspapers sue OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement related to ChatGPT.
MyCase
APRIL 30, 2024
AI is early in its lifecycle, but the technology is already a powerful resource for legal professionals. ChatGPT and related AI tools can write, edit, and research—three tasks that weigh heavily on the daily agendas for paralegals and legal assistants. If ChatGPT can handle those duties, law firm administrators will likely ask their support team members to take on higher-level responsibilities.
Joseph, Hollander & Craft
MAY 1, 2024
FEATURE ARTICLE: Interviewing Prospective Clients Author: Dr. Michael H. Hoeflich This article is featured in Volume 5, Number 4 of the Legal Ethics and Malpractice Reporter. Last month, the ABA Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility published Formal Opinion 510 , which supplements Formal Opinion 492. Both opinions clarify points about Rule 1.18 , which provides rules for dealing with potential conflicts that may arise when interviewing prospective clients—rules that differ signi
Your Trial Message
APRIL 30, 2024
By Dr. Ken Broda-Bahm: Last week, the U.S.
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IP Watchdog
MAY 2, 2024
On May 1, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a precedential decision in Intellectual Tech LLC v. Zebra Technologies Corp. reversing a Western District of Texas ruling that dismissed patent infringement claims for lack of constitutional standing. In so doing, the Federal Circuit found that Article III standing was not extinguished by the plaintiff’s default on a patent security agreement that granted a secured third party the right to assign the patents at issue in the appea
MyCase
APRIL 29, 2024
For centuries, lawyers have been trusted advisors in navigating the legal system. However, with the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), a question looms: Will AI replace lawyers? The short answer is no, but writing off AI altogether would be a disservice to your firm and clients. AI is changing how legal professionals operate, and there’s good reason to leverage its potential.
Joseph, Hollander & Craft
MAY 1, 2024
EDITED BY: Professor Mike Hoeflich PUBLISHED BY: Joseph, Hollander & Craft LLC April 30, 2024 READ & DOWNLOAD FULL-TEXT PDF OF LEMR Vol. 5, No. 4 FEATURE ARTICLE: Interviewing Prospective Clients Last month, the ABA Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility published Formal Opinion 510 , which supplements Formal Opinion 492. Both opinions clarify points about Rule 1.18 , which provides rules for dealing with potential conflicts that may arise when interviewing prospective c
IP Watchdog
MAY 1, 2024
The United States Patent and Trademark (USPTO) today announced a “National Strategy for Inclusive Innovation” in advance of a World IP Day event being held on Capitol Hill. The Strategy was developed with support from the Council for Inclusive Innovation (CI2) and, according to a USPTO press release, “aims to lift communities, grow the economy, create quality jobs, and address global challenges by increasing participation in STEM, inventorship and innovation among youth and those from historica
IP Watchdog
MAY 2, 2024
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a precedential decision today vacating and remanding with instructions to dismiss as moot a district court final judgment that granted enhanced damages for willful infringement to Packet Intelligence LLC. The appeal was brought by NetScout Systems, Inc. against Packet and relates to a co-pending case in which the CAFC today affirmed several decisions of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) holding all challenged claims of four o
IP Watchdog
MAY 2, 2024
Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) sent a letter yesterday to President Joe Biden again condemning the Administration’s December 2023 proposal to allow agencies to consider pricing in deciding whether and when to “march in” on patent rights. Under the proposed framework, which sources have told IPWatchdog is close to being finalized, an agency may consider “[a]t what price and on what terms has the product utilizing the subject invention been sold or offered for sale in the U.S.” and whether “the contra
IP Watchdog
APRIL 30, 2024
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Intellectual Property met today to hear from six witnesses about a recently-proposed bill to curb unauthorized uses via artificial intelligence (AI) of an individual’s voice and likeness. The “Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act of 2023” (NO FAKES Act) was introduced in October 2023 by Senator and Chair of the IP Subcommittee Chris Coons (D-DE) and Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Thom T
IP Watchdog
APRIL 30, 2024
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) today issued a precedential trademark decision affirming a Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) ruling that sustained Framboise Holdings, Inc.’s opposition and refused registration of Jalmar Araujo’s mark #TODECACHO. Framboise alleged ownership of the pictured design mark (left) based on prior use of the mark in the United States in connection with hair products, including shampoo, conditioner, hair mask treatments, hair cream, curly ha
IP Watchdog
APRIL 29, 2024
When the Center for Strategic and International Studies recently hosted a forum on IP, innovation, national security and geopolitical competition, there was an active discussion about the role of IP – intellectual property - in achieving those other outcomes. An interesting debate emerged over the words that describe those IP functions, suggesting that policy can be ill-served by some habitually used, but perhaps not descriptively accurate, vocabulary.
IP Watchdog
MAY 3, 2024
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) reversed a district court’s decision in Snaprays (dba SnapPower), v. Light Defense Group (LDG) on May 2, finding that Lighting Defense Group (LDG) purposefully directed extra-judicial patent enforcement activities at SnapPower in Utah. The opinion was authored by CAFC Chief Judge Moore.
IP Watchdog
APRIL 28, 2024
A recent Post Grant Review (PGR) petition raises several interesting questions, including whether the crossing of two varieties of corn previously crossed and already owned by the patent owner results in a non-obvious claimed invention. See Inari Agriculture, Inc. v. Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., PGR2024-00025. But as interesting as that obviousness question may be, and how easy it seems it is to get a utility plant patent issued, the question of greater concern for the system relates to
IP Watchdog
APRIL 30, 2024
Epstein Becker & Green is seeking an intellectual property associate to join its Health Care & Life Sciences practice in our Columbus, OH, Nashville, TN, Pittsburgh PA, Portland, OR, or Princeton, NJ, office. This is a full-time, permanent position. Candidates should have a minimum of three years of experience in patent prosecution within the life sciences industry and a familiarity with technology transactions such as collaborations, licensing, outsourcing, and joint venture agreement
IP Watchdog
APRIL 30, 2024
President Biden issued an executive order (EO) on artificial intelligence on October 30, 2023, announcing a series of agency directives for managing risks related to the use of AI technologies. Now, the Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced several new actions aimed at implementing that order. On Monday, April 29, the DOC said the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released four draft publications on improving safety and security of AI technologies and also launched
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