• October 31, 2007 | The Recorder

    You Get What You Ask For

    Most general counsel in the Fortune 500 go for the gold when it comes to their compensation. White men, however, are going beyond the gold and grabbing the platinum. Do women and minorit

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  • August 6, 2010 | The Recorder

    On the Move

    san francisco Michelle Leetham has joined Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart/strong

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  • November 16, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Federal Circuit: Delay Voids Patent Only if Prejudice Results

    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled that an applicant's lengthy delay in prosecuting a patent makes it unenforceable only if there is prejudice to other parties. The

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  • September 25, 2006 | Alm

    N.Y. Judge Rebuffs Motion To Dismiss Deceptive Ad Claims

    Fast-food giant McDonald's will have to continue defending a lawsuit claiming it engaged in deceptive advertising about the nutritional benefits of its products.Southern District of Ne

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  • July 17, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

    3rd Circuit Says Cold Sore Remedy Made False Claims

    In a court battle between the makers of competing cold-sore remedies, a federal appeals court has upheld an injunction that prohibits the manufacturer of Releev from selling its product with p

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  • May 15, 2006 | The Recorder

    On the Move

    SAN FRANCISCOJames Chadwick has joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton as a partner in the business trial and entertainment, media and communications pract

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  • June 20, 2011 | National Law Journal

    MOVERS

    LATERALS Debevoise & Plimpton (New York): Ethan James joins the firm's insurance industry practice as partner in the New York off

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  • October 13, 2003 | Ip Magazine

    Federal Circuit

    SPOTLIGHT: SCHERING CORP. V. GENEVA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.Applying the doctrine of inherency, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that prior art on

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  • December 27, 2010 | Daily Business Review

    Billing rates climb, but at a fraction of increase during boom years

    Billing rates continued to climb in 2010 — but by only a fraction of the rate they grew during the boom years of the mid-2000s. The average firmwide billing rate &

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  • December 3, 2004 | Alm

    Trademark Lawsuits: The Price of Online Griping

    Scores of disgruntled customers who criticize businesses on Internet "gripe sites" are finding themselves entangled in costly court battles with companies charging trademark infringement.

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