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  • July 23, 2003 | Legal Times

    Gathering Storm

    "If you're a business and you haven't yet been sued under this law, don't worry, you will be."That's the dire prediction from Competitive Enterprise Institute President Fred Smith abou

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  • April 6, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

    In Wake of Circuit's Ruling, Whistleblower Suits Surge

    A recent federal appellate decision has unleashed a wave of whistleblower suits accusing companies of falsely labeling their products as covered by patents. In December, a U.S. Court of Appe

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  • July 1, 2008 |

    THE REEXAMINATION GAMBLE

    Requesting a reexamination of a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office?questioning whether a patent should have been granted in the first place?was until recently an arcane administrative p

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  • October 7, 2009 | National Law Journal

    Star Turn for Some Hollywood Newcomers

    When Summit Entertainment LLC needed an attorney to help promote its new vampire movie, "The Twilight Saga: New Moon," general counsel David Friedman turned to someone he knew well: an ol

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  • March 16, 2009 | The Recorder

    On the Move

    San Francisco Martin Quinn has been elected president of the Academy of Court Appointed Special Masters, and Fern Smith has b

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  • July 30, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Lobbying Spikes for Companies Under Fire

    Trouble on Capitol Hill means a sharp jump in lobbying bills. Eight companies and trade associations under hard scrutiny from Congress, including BP PLC and Toyota Motor Corp., spent $9.8 m

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  • September 9, 2002 |

    Rockwell's Power Portfolio

    James O'Shaughnessy, chief IP counsel of Milwaukee's Rockwell Automation Inc., understands that there is both a hard and soft side to managing intellectual property. The hard side -- filing pa

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  • October 3, 2012 | Legaltech News

    HBR Consulting Survey Shows Law Department Spending Is Up

    Editor's note: This story has been updated to include additional news. Law departments appear to be opening up their wallets, both for inside and outside legal help, as they a

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  • November 28, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Deep Counsel Roster Helped MLB Reach Peace With Players

    It turns out that labor peace in a major U.S. professional sports league can be achieved without lockouts or litigation. Major League Baseball, once known for its fierce collective bargainin

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  • January 13, 2003 | The Recorder

    The High Costs of Health Care

    As anyone who pays for health insurance knows - and anyone who can't afford it knows even better - the health care system in America faces economic crisis. The cost of employer-provided insur

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