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CAFC Reverses PTAB Patentability Finding in Campbell Soup Dispenser Case

IP Watchdog

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit yesterday reversed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB's) finding that Campbell Soup Company, Campbell Sales Company, and Trinity Manufacturing, LLC did not demonstrate the claimed designs of Gamon, Inc.’s s design patents would have been obvious over the prior art.

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4 Strategies for Preventing and Handling Frivolous Lawsuits

Lawmatics

Consider these examples: A person sues a manufacturer claiming that their product caused improbable injuries or damage. Ultimately, not only did he lose the case but a judge ruled that his litigation tactics were “beyond aggressiveness and crossed the boundary into abusiveness.” In other words, they can be a royal pain in the ….

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TOOLMARK EVIDENCE: CAN’T LIVE WITH IT, CAN’T…

Temple University Beasley School of Law - Advocacy

” As otherwise described, “[t]his theory states that, whenever two objects come into contact, an exchange of materials occurs between them.” Through litigation spearheaded by the Innocence Project, a new trial was recently ordered. And beliefs should not be the basis for a criminal prosecution.

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Strobel v. Johnson & Johnson: Got a Hearsay Problem? Don't Give Up.

Evidence at Trial

But with hearsay having so many exceptions, the most obvious objection may not be the most effective. But Strobel is important reading because it illustrates that even when Sanchez applies ( i.e. , a hearsay objection is sustained), you need to have a "Plan B" in mind. A sustained objection isn’t necessarily a dead end.

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Proportionality is like The Force

Joshua Gilliland

There are those who fear eDiscovery, thus feel the new Rule 26 empowers them to object to every request for production on the grounds the request is not proportional to the merits of the case. The new Rules are designed to bring balance to litigation, not leave it in tatters. Such thinking leads to the Dark Side. Siriano, at *16.

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Thomas Suh and Ken Block on How LegalMation is Revolutionizing Litigation Efficiency (TGIR Ep. 222)

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

The company provides AI-powered tools to help litigators automate repetitive tasks and work more efficiently. Suh provides background on founding LegalMation about seven years ago to help streamline the “scut work” litigation associates spend time on. Let’s jump into this week’s episode with a couple of great guests from LegalMation.

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Lawyer vs. AI or Lawyers + AI: Embracing the Future of Legal Practice with BriefPoint.ai’s Nathan Walter and Bridget Albiero (TGIR Ep. 202)

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

With the goals of automating the litigation process from response to appeal, Walter and Albeiro are focused on removing the mundane tasks, such as typing, from the process and allowing the attorneys to focus more on their legal experience and expertise over the grunt work that takes up too much of their time already.