• June 26, 2006 | The Recorder

    Yahoo Builds New IP Licensing Model

    When Joseph Siino came on board as Yahoo Inc.'s first vice president of intellectual property, the company needed to come up with a unique approach to managing its intellectual property assets.

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  • November 4, 2009 | National Law Journal

    DOJ Settles Former Drug Enforcement Agent's Suit for $3 Million

    The federal government has agreed to settle for $3 million a long-running suit in federal district court in Washington that alleged a former CIA officer and a State Department official unlawfully e

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  • April 27, 2000 | Alm

    The Razor's Edge

    Michael Simon is the Internet era's version of the Man to See. Job-seekers and rainmakers take note: He'll tell you what he wants. You say you want his job? Where were you five years ago?Dot-com

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  • February 2, 2007 | The Recorder

    Tech Companies Buzz With IP Privilege Debate

    Silicon Valley tech companies routinely receive letters telling them they might be infringing on someone else's patents. Quantum Corp. in San Jose, Calif., is no exception."When you're a

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  • July 11, 2005 | The American Lawyer

    Pay Dirt

    This past spring, just before a National Association for Law Placement conference in Boston, the local associate grapevine started buzzing with news of a pay hike at several law firms with a large

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  • January 20, 2006 | The Recorder

    A Father's Plea for Mercy

    To paraphrase an old saying, hell hath no fury like a father who believes his son has been wronged.On Thursday, Frank Lindh, father of John Walker Lindh � the so-called "American Talib

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  • February 16, 2000 | National Law Journal

    Terminator Gene Reappears

    The Terminator is back. This terminator has nothing to do with Arnold Schwarzenegger. Instead, it refers to a patented agricultural technology that has been characterized -- and vilified --

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  • June 16, 2006 | The Recorder

    Microsoft Wins Patent Case With eBay Ruling

    Microsoft Corp. appears to be the first company to benefit from the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision to end the long-standing presumption in patent cases that an injunction should be issue

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  • May 31, 2005 | The Recorder

    Cooperating With The SEC -- Part 2

    My previous column discussed the costs and benefits to public companies when it comes to cooperating with investigations conducted by the Securities and Exchange Commission. To quickly review,

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  • November 1, 2004 |

    Burns Doane Swecker & Mathis, LLP

    www.burnsdoane.comE-mail: [email protected] Redwood Shores office:

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