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Launching Today: A Gen AI, No-Code Virtual Assistant Builder for Law Firm KM and Innovation Teams

Law Sites

Debuting today is a new product, KLapper, that is a DIY legal virtual assistant builder, powered by generative AI, and designed specifically for law firm knowledge management and innovation teams. Developed by KLoBot Inc.

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SimpleLegal’s Vendor Collaboration: A leap forward for efficient teamwork

Simple Legal

The efficiency and security of collaboration between in-house legal teams and their outside counsel can significantly influence the quality of service and outcomes. Recognizing this pivotal relationship, SimpleLegal is thrilled to announce an innovative leap forward: the introduction of vendor collaboration, set to greatly improve the way in-house legal teams and their outside counsel collaborate.

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No for Now: 5 Smart Steps for Pressing Pause

Attorney at Work

Julie Bee | Five steps you can take to slow down, recenter — and get back to focusing on what you and your firm do best. Bonus: 26 ways to say no in almost any situation. The post No for Now: 5 Smart Steps for Pressing Pause appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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What Should Be Included in an Intake Form?

Lawmatics

A legal client intake form is a crucial document used by law firms to gather essential information about a client and their legal matter. Legal client intake automation, including the use of an intake process template, streamlines the intake process so legal teams can prioritize casework. By establishing a clear and consistent process for client intake, you can save time, eliminate pesky errors and keep everyone in your practice on the same page.

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Visibility Into the Strategy & Supporting Documents of Major US Law Firms

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.

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Guest Post: My Thoughts One Week After Selling My Legaltech Company to Bloomberg

Law Sites

Four years. No institutional capital. An incredible co-founder. Tenacious execution. Lucky timing. And a belief that what we were doing was important. Simply put, it was as rollercoaster.

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FTC Sets Meeting to Vote on Final Noncompete Rule

IP Watchdog

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan announced yesterday that there will be a Special Open Commission Meeting held on April 23 to vote on whether to issue a final version of the January 2023 proposed rule that would ban employers from using noncompete clauses for their employees. “The proposed final rule being considered would generally prevent most employers from using noncompete clauses,” said the Open Commission Meeting's event description.

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What are the Steps in the Intake Process?

Lawmatics

Client intake is extremely important for law firms, as it establishes the attorney-client relationship and converts a prospect into a paying client. Although law firms traditionally completed intake manually, legal client intake automation and the use of intake process templates can dramatically streamline the process by engaging and retaining new clients faster than ever before.

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ClaimScore, Startup Using AI To Target Fraud In Class Action Claims, Raises $3.15M In Oversubscribed Round

Law Sites

ClaimScore, a startup that uses artificial intelligence to help detect fraudulent claims in class action lawsuits, has closed a $3.15 million seed funding round led by ROC Venture Group, a private investment firm based in Naples, Fla.

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Thaler, Copyright Office Fight Over Human-Authorship Requirement for AI-Created Artwork Continues

IP Watchdog

On April 10, Dr. Stephen Thaler filed a reply brief at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, continuing the artificial intelligence (AI) technologist’s legal challenge to the U.S. Copyright Office’s refusal to register copyright to an artwork generated by Thaler’s Creativity Machine. The reply brief argues that there is no human authorship requirement under the U.S.

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Brilliant File Management on the Remarkable 2

Attorney at Work

Analog Attorney | File management on the Remarkable 2 can be intuitive and fast, if you set it up at the beginning. The post Brilliant File Management on the Remarkable 2 appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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Stay On Top of Newly Filed State & Federal Litigation: Curated Just for You!

With Daily Filings Report by Trellis you will receive an email and csv file daily with all new cases filed in the jurisdictions you're tracking. Each new case will include all case metadata like judge, parties, counsel, practice area, and even direct links to the full docket and complaint. Trellis Daily Filings Reports provide direct access to newly filed state and federal litigation curated just for you.

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MY POLICY ABOUT CONFIDENTIALITY CLAUSES IN SETTLEMENTS

Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

It was my policy over my 50 years of representing plaintiffs to refuse to agree to any form of confidentiality as an imposed requirement of settlement by a defendant. My policy was that clients were free to keep the information personally confidential and from media or public disclosure if they wanted to do so, but the defendant could not require it as a condition of settlement.

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Thomson Reuters Launches Developer Portal Giving Access to Over 100 APIs for Legal, Tax, Risk and Fraud

Law Sites

Thomson Reuters has launched a global Developer Portal giving access to over 100 APIs, providing tax, legal, risk and fraud professionals with tools to more easily integrate their workflows with the company’s technology, data, content and insights.

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He Ate a Whole Cake

The 10b-5 Daily

The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a decision in Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. v. Moab Partners, L.P. holding that the failure to disclose information required by Item 303 of Regulation S-K can support a Rule 10b-5(b) claim only if the omission renders affirmative statements misleading. It is a unanimous decision authored by Justice Sotomayor. Item 303 of Regulation S-K requires companies to describe “known trends or uncertainties” that may have a material impact on the company̵

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The Latest in Law Firm Ownership

Attorney at Work

Roy Ginsburg | Nonlawyer ownership of law firms provides a “new, fertile hunting ground” for private equity, but is it improving access to justice? The post The Latest in Law Firm Ownership appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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Newman’s Counsel Says Supreme Court’s Agreement with Her Dissent Proves Mental Fitness

IP Watchdog

The U.S. Supreme Court today reversed an en banc decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) in which Judge Pauline Newman dissented, a development Newman’s lawyers say belies CAFC Chief Judge Moore’s opinion that Newman is mentally unfit to serve on the court. The en banc decision was an appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in which Judges Newman and Reyna each separately dissented.

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Two Launches Today from vLex: A Gen AI Document Analyzer for Litigation and Transactions, and A Co-Development Lab to Help Customers Adapt AI

Law Sites

The global legal research company vLex today announced the launch of Vincent AI Document Analyze, a new tool in its suite of generative AI features that enables legal professionals to analyze litigation and transactional documents and surface legal and factual information that they can use in preparing a response.

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Assessing The Worth Of Qualifications

Legally Speaking

By Malcom Trotter, global education and training professional There is evidence that university graduates earn more than non-graduates, with the most recent official statistics showing that in the UK, on average, graduates earn £11,500 per year more than non-graduates. But that doesn’t mean graduates are guaranteed higher paid positions.

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Art of Steering the Ship: The Essential Management Toolkit for Practice Group Leaders

Attorney at Work

Yuliya LaRoe | Practice group leaders fulfill four roles within a law firm. Here's an overview of the leadership and business skills needed to succeed. The post Art of Steering the Ship: The Essential Management Toolkit for Practice Group Leaders appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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USPTO Publishes Long-Awaited Proposed Rule on PTAB Changes

IP Watchdog

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that will be officially published in the Federal Register tomorrow and that addresses a subset of issues from the controversial April 2023 Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM). USPTO Director Kathi Vidal received criticism following the ANPRM, most notably from Congress.

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On LawNext: All About KL3M, The First LLM Built From Scratch for Legal, with 273 Ventures’ Jillian Bommarito

Law Sites

With so much focus on the use of large language models in law practice, the Kelvin Large Language Model – or KL3M (pronounced CLEM) for short – stands out as distinct for two reasons. For one, it is the first LLM built entirely from scratch specifically for the legal market.

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Understanding legal malpractice

Newport Beach California Business Litigation Law B

Legal malpractice refers to the negligence or misconduct of a legal professional while representing a client. This negligence can harm the client’s case or rights. Understanding this type of professional malpractice is important to protect oneself when seeking legal assistance. Duty of care When you hire an attorney, they owe you a duty of care; this duty means they must provide competent and diligent representation in your legal matters.

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Slow Motion Video: New Jersey Speaks

Temple University Beasley School of Law - Advocacy

Slow the video down It moves too fast But watch out it makes intent really last Feelin’ groovy (with apologies to Simon and Garfunkle) The proliferation of video evidence- body cameras, store security footage, ring cameras, and the ubiquitous hand-held cellphone – can’t be questioned. The use of video ranges from the high-profile cases, all too often involving police violence on civilians, to drunk driving and shoplifting cases.

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Federal Circuit Says District Court Erred in Assessing Inequitable Conduct in Toddler Dining Mat Patent Case

IP Watchdog

In a precedential decision issued Friday by Judge Leonard Stark, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) affirmed a district court’s judgment that Luv n’ care, Ltd. and Nouri E. Hakim (LNC) succeeded in proving Lindsey Laurain and Eazy-PZ, LLC (EZPZ) were barred from relief due to unclean hands but vacated the court’s judgment for EZPZ of no inequitable conduct.

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Of All This Year’s Webby Awards Honorees, Just One Is A Legal Tech Company – You Can Vote for It By April 18

Law Sites

Every year, the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences (IADAS) hands out its Webby Awards, which honor excellence on the internet and recognize influential creators and brands.

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Other Barks & Bites for Friday, April 19: European Court Rejects Pablo Escobar Trademark; Federal Agencies Launch Anti-Competitive Healthcare Practices Portal; and Reddit Cracks Down on Copyright Infringement

IP Watchdog

This week in Other Barks & Bites: HP sues a Chinese competitor for infringing on cloud computing patents; three federal agencies launch portal to report anti-competitive practices in the healthcare sector; and a European court rejects Pablo Escobar’s family to register the drug lord’s name as a trademark.

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Stay on Top of Hot Topics in Patent Damages Litigation

IP Watchdog

In patent litigation, damages issues are sometimes treated as an afterthought when compared to the issues of infringement and invalidity. However, achieving a client’s goals requires an attorney to place damages at the center of the litigation strategy from the very beginning. Damages, quite simply, can make or break a case. And it is a quickly evolving field, rife with inconsistent judicial decisions, vague standards, and new techniques for measuring damages.

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Patent Filings Roundup: Slow Week in PTAB and District Court, Ideahub Subsidiary Challenges Instituted; Patent Armory Continues the Offensive

IP Watchdog

It was a slow week for new patent filings at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and in the district courts. This week saw only 18 new filings at the PTAB—one of which was a Post Grant Review, while the remaining were inter partes reviews (IPRs). Texas Instruments, Inc. continued challenging Greenthread LLC patents, filing four IPRs against four patents (bringing the total number of IPRs Texas Instruments has filed up to seven).

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USPTO Proposes Making Director Review Process Official

IP Watchdog

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced today that it will be publishing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) tomorrow aimed at formalizing the rules governing Director Review of Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decisions under the America Invents Act (AIA). In July 2021, the USPTO announced that it would be implementing an interim rule at the agency in response to the U.S.

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Thoughts on the USPTO’s NPRM: Not Bad But the Big Challenges Remain

IP Watchdog

Times are changing at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)! Not only are there rumors that the Senate IP Subcommittee may be a matter of several weeks away from marking up the PREVAIL Act and voting it out of committee, but the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has finally issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) relating to several changes to the Code of Federal Regulations as they pertain to patent challenges at the PTAB.

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Timberland Loses Fourth Circuit Bid to Protect Trade Dress for Iconic Boots

IP Watchdog

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Monday rejected Timberland’s bid to protect its popular boot design. The court explained that the district court did not err in finding that the company failed to prove the design had acquired distinctive meaning. according to Monday’s ruling, the boot’s design lacks “a distinctive meaning” that identifies them as Timberlands.

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SCOTUS Won’t Review District Courts’ Authority to Award Sanctions

IP Watchdog

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied a petition that challenged the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit’s decision that found a district court had authority to impose $36 million in sanctions for abusive litigation practices in a trademark case. The underlying case relates to AECOM Energy & Construction, Inc.’s (AECOM) suit against Gary Topolewski, who owned a clothing business called Metal Jeans, Inc., for infringing use of trademarks associated with AECOM's predecessor, Morriso

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Thomson Reuters Lays Out Plan To Provide CoCounsel AI Assistant Across Every Professional Vertical It Serves

Law Sites

Thomson Reuters, continuing to build on its acquisition last June of Casetext and its CoCounsel generative AI legal assistant for a whopping $650 million cash, today disclosed plans to deploy CoCounsel as a single and continuous AI assistant across its entire portfolio of products spanning every professional its serves in legal, tax, risk and fraud, […]

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On Today’s Legaltech Week: Special Guest Jake Heller, Casetext CoFounder, Joins to Discuss the Latest CoCounsel News

Law Sites

Live today on Legaltech Week, the panel will be joined by special guest Jake Heller, cofounder of Casetext and now head of product, CoCounsel, at Thomson Reuters, to discuss the news announced earlier this week that Thomson Reuters will deploy the CoCounsel AI assistant as a single app across its entire portfolio of products spanning […]

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Commerce Department Opens $54 Million Funding Opportunity to Small Business R&D in Semiconductor Metrology

IP Watchdog

On April 16, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced that the Biden Administration had issued a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) earmarking $54 million in funds available under the CHIPS and Science Act to fund advances in measurement technologies critical to semiconductor production. These funds, administered via grant through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, are expected to improve U.S. leadership in computer chip manufacturing by mitigating production defects and i