Law Sites

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

I was deeply saddened to learn this week of the death of Lew Rose , a visionary in the early days of the internet who was one of the very first lawyers to create a website and who went on to an illustrious career in advertising and consumer law, capped by his six-year tenure as managing partner of the law firm Kelley Drye. I once wrote a post about the first law firm to launch a website — a distinction I gave to Venable , which debuted its site in 1994.

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Attorney at Work

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Sally Schmidt | The service you provide is every bit as important as the services you provide. The post Walking in Your Client’s Shoes appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms & Lawyers.

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Discovery Advocate

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Key Takeaway: Under New York law, the attorney-client privilege applies to advice from counsel regarding general legal subjects, even when unsolicited and there is no anticipated litigation or pending action. Litigators across the country are accustomed to addressing attorney-client communications in review protocols as only those communications that seek and provide legal advice from counsel.

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Lawmatics

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Legal billing software is a type of legal software designed specifically for law firms and legal professionals to manage and automate the process of billing clients for legal services. Legal billing software for small firms streamlines the billing workflow, making it easier, more efficient, and accurate. Why is legal billing important? Legal billing is important for several reasons, including revenue generation, client expectations, financial management, compliance, and more.

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Speaker: Allison Mears, Adela Wekselblatt, and George Socha

Artificial intelligence is reshaping the legal industry, and paralegals are at the forefront of this transformation. As AI becomes more integrated into legal workflows, paralegals can streamline their daily tasks, enhance efficiency, and add greater value to their firms and organizations. But what exactly does AI mean for paralegals today—and how can you leverage it to your advantage?

Law Sites

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Live today at 3 p.m. E.T., the Legaltech Week panel is back, with a special guest sitting in. We will share our impressions of last week’s ABA Techshow, and also discuss stories this week of new legal shenanigans involving ChatGPT, AI surveillance, how to write good search prompts, a company’s attempt to dissociate its chatbot, and more.

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Attorney at Work

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Jamie Spannhake | 5 tips to help you manage the stress of practicing law so you can enjoy work — and life — more. The post Top 5 Time Management Tips for Lawyers appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms & Lawyers.

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

For the entire history of human civilization, the ability to put words together intelligently, whether spoken or written, has indicated an underlying level of understanding and a general level of intelligence of the speaker or writer. The development of Generative AI may be a major milestone in the creation of artificial intelligence, but it also represents the decoupling of language from intelligence.

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DAPHNE ALABAMA CRIMINAL DEFENSE BLOG

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

You’ve likely seen people being put through the roadside field sobriety tests on TV or in real life. The tests generally appear straightforward. However, when it’s you who’s been stopped, this process can inspire anxiety that can make them extremely challenging, compounded by passing cars, bright lights, and intimidating police officers. Some of these tests, which are separate from the breath test used to measure blood alcohol content (BAC), assess motor skills and balance that typically suffer

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Attorney at Work

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Get to the Point! | Avoid costly litigation with better drafting. Put the modifier first! The post The $4.85 Million Comma appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms & Lawyers.

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

On February 20, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an order list that denied petitions for writ of certiorari filed in at least five intellectual property cases. While none of these cases induced large numbers of amici to ask the Court to grant cert, they do represent several current issues in IP law that remain unaddressed. From the use of joinder to evade time-bar limits in patent validity proceedings to the service of process required for a grant of preliminary injunction, the Court’s cert denials

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Speaker: Andrew Klein

Are there mysteries lurking in your family tree? 🕵 No, not a long-lost half-brother - I'm talking about a patent family tree! IP paralegals need fast and easy ways to verify and report on essential data about foreign equivalents of US assets. Join us to master the global scope of key assets to support prosecution, portfolio management, litigation, licensing, competitive monitoring and more!

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

In the latest episode of “The Geek in Review” podcast, co-hosts Greg Lambert and Marlene Gebauer continue their series of interviews from this year’s LegalWeek conference by engaging with Joshua Lenon from Clio. As Clio’s Lawyer in Residence, Lenon delves into the insights derived from the company’s Legal Trends Report , emphasizing the data-driven analysis of law firm practices and trends.

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Madison Injury Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Insurance coverage is mandatory for motorists in nearly every state. The average person expects minimal challenges when pursuing an insurance claim after a car crash. However, many people make mistakes when trying to negotiate with insurance providers and might end up without the compensation they need after a lengthy negotiation process. There are certain mistakes that are more common than others, and those preparing to handle an insurance matter could protect themselves by learning from other

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Attorney at Work

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Ruth Carter | If you limit your inputs, your stress will reduce. Here are tips and tricks to simplify your to-dos to work more efficiently and have a calmer mind. The post Limit Your Inputs to Improve Your Output: Calming the Frazzled Mind appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms & Lawyers.

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

This week in Other Barks & Bites: Intel and Microsoft announce a custom chip deal worth up to $15 billion; the Justice Department announces its first Chief AI Officer; and an appeals court overturns a $1 billion ruling for copyright infringement against Cox Communications.

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Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor

Ready to cut through the AI hype and learn exactly how to use these tools in your legal work? Join this webinar to get practical guidance from attorney and AI legal expert, Joe Stephens, who understands what really matters for legal professionals! What You'll Learn: Evaluate AI Tools Like a Pro 🔍 Learn which tools are worth your time and how to spot potential security and ethics risks before they become problems.

MyCase

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Effective communication is a crucial legal skill that drives success. Without it, client satisfaction suffers, putting your firm’s reputation at stake. Fortunately, the right technology can make it easy for law firms to uphold the highest standards for client interactions. To that end, MyCase has partnered with VXT, a leading cloud-based phone system, to offer time-saving solutions that optimize lawyer-client communications and deliver exceptional client service.

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Legally Speaking

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

In this episode of The Legally Speaking Podcast, we sit down with Shaun Jardine, a visionary in the legal field with a career spanning over three decades. From his early days specialising in litigation to becoming a pioneering mediator, Shaun has witnessed and influenced significant changes in the legal landscape.

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The Cloud Court Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

As a lawyer leading an AI company, I was reminded of this aphorism as I contemplated the use of generative AI tools vs. nongenerative AI tools in the realm of testimony. Cloud Court has been using AI to help clients create and understand testimony for years. And when it comes to testimonial applications, we’ve tended to favor non-generative AI over generative AI tools, despite having both capabilities.

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

As artificial intelligence (AI) systems become increasingly sophisticated and play a greater role in our society, questions surrounding patentability and inventorship have come to the forefront of intellectual property discourse. This is particularly so in the wake of Thaler v. Vidal, 43 F. 4th 1207, 1213 (Fed. Cir. 2022), cert denied, 143 S. Ct. 1783 (2023), in which the Federal Circuit held that “only a natural person can be an inventor, so AI cannot be.

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Advertiser: Trellis

Trellis AI leverages the largest repository of state trial court data to help litigators evaluate cases, automate brief drafting, suggest winning strategies, and more. Key components: Draft Arguments — Uses similar/successful motions in the Trellis database to generate arguments/citations for your motions seeking dismissal, summary judgment, etc. Case Assessment — Predict the likely outcomes of a case at any stage to help you decide to accept it, guide motion practice, make settlement offers, an

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

In the latest episode of “The Geek in Review,” Marlene Gebauer hosts a fascinating conversation with Sonja Ebron and Debra Slone , the dynamic couple behind Courtroom5 , a pioneering startup in the Justice Tech space aimed at empowering pro se litigants. As part of the “Love & Legal Tech” series we discuss the personal and professional relationship that propels Courtroom5 forward, providing valuable insights into the intersection of love, partnership, and innovation in the legal tech industr

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

On February 22, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) released the 2024 International IP Index, which provides an annual snapshot of the impact of legal developments in intellectual property (IP) on the innovation ecosystem in dozens of nations across the world. While this 12th version of the GIPC’s index noted some positive developments in national IP frameworks, stagnation among the recurring leaders of the IP Index is a major concern given growing efforts by go

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

It was an average week all around with 31 new patent filings at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) – all inter partes reviews (IPRs) – and 67 new filings in district court. The bulk of this week’s new PTAB filings (a total of 19) were petitions challenging patents owned and asserted by Entropic Communications LLC [associated with SoftBank Group Corp.

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Oral arguments took place today in Warner Chappell Music v. Nealy, a case that asks whether a copyright plaintiff can recover damages for acts that allegedly occurred more than three years before the filing of a lawsuit. The Justices repeatedly asked the parties involved whether they should dismiss the case as having been improvidently granted (DIG) in order to first grant and decide another pending case that directly addresses a technically peripheral, but seemingly crucial, question at issue i

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Speaker: Andrew Klein

Patent due diligence processes take too long. The information you need is publicly available but accessing it is often tedious & inefficient, requiring you to wade through dozens of PTO websites or for-free tools to gather what you need. Plus, it frequently occurs late in the game, leaving professionals under pressure, sifting through chaotic 100-page PDFs, and frustrated with poorly formatted information & patent numbers.

IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

On February 5, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) held its en banc oral argument to reconsider the obviousness test for design patents. Overall, the many judges’ questions indicated a hesitancy to change the current law, as they expressed concern with positions advanced by the patent challenger. Listening to the argument, it became instantly clear that the designer’s voice was missing from the arguments of both parties.

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

On February 16, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a pair of precedential rulings in Promptu Systems Corp. v. Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, vacating a final judgment of infringement after reversing part of the district court’s claim construction rulings. The entire U.S. patent community, however, should take notice of the Federal Circuit’s sua sponte order informing future litigants that evading briefing limits by incorporating much larger documents by reference will l

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Unified Patents is again growing its legal department, and seeks to add an experienced, registered patent attorney. Applicants should have at least 5 years of law firm or other relevant experience before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), in particular working on ex parte reexamination proceedings, post-grant petitions (IPR, PGR, and CBM), or other administrative drafting and litigation experience.

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) today that would allow practitioners who are not registered with the USPTO patent bar to act as lead counsel in proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). The Office has decided to propose that practitioners must still be represented by a registered practitioner, but to allow parties to “designate a non-registered practitioner as lead counsel and the registered practitioner as back-up cou

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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.

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