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Sun Microsystems Shines On Select Law Firms
Five years ago, Sun Microsystems Inc. worked with about 400 different outside law firms. Now the company's general counsel is trying to bring some sanity to the inside-outside bond.
PTO Handling Record Number of Patent Filings
U.S. patent examiners were hit with an onslaught of a quarter million patent applications last year. The agency is expanding, but critics say the mountain of new filings pose problems that go beyond processing speed.
Associates React to Jones Day and Weil Gotshal Salary Raises
Jones Day and Weil, Gotshal & Manges have joined the list of law firms paying California first-year associates $160,000 rather than the $145,000 embraced by most homegrown firms. And now California's associate messageboards are crammed with anonymous young lawyers carping about their firms' failure to match the higher New York scale. But many associates accept the idea that New York and California are distinct markets -- and some would like to keep it that way.
EU Court Orders Microsoft to Divulge Trade Secrets
A Wednesday ruling by a European Union court thwarts Microsoft's attempt to delay, pending appeal, implementation of the EU's landmark antitrust decision in March. The decision demanded the software giant release trade secrets to competitors and offer Windows operating system software stripped of its Media Player. The company has already paid a record $666 million fine. Microsoft said it hopes to reopen settlement talks. The appeals process could take up to five years.Silicon Valley Sees Hot Day in the In-House Market
GC Donald Rosenberg's sudden exit from Apple shook Silicon Valley Friday -- as did the news that his high-profile replacement is Oracle Corp.'s Daniel Cooperman. Rosenberg, who joined Apple last fall as the company grappled with stock option backdating trouble, will stay in California at San Diego-based Qualcomm Inc., a company with its own share of legal troubles, including a wide array of litigation against rival Broadcom. Meanwhile, Oracle promoted one of its own, Dorian Daley, to fill Cooperman's spot.Cisco Systems Says Fees Don't Compute
In an effort to pare down legal bills, Silicon Valley giant Cisco Systems Inc. is seeking to replace hourly billing rates from outside counsel with more creative -- and cheaper -- fee arrangements. The days of "blank checks are over," said Robert Barr, Cisco's vice president of intellectual property and worldwide patent counsel. Barr said Cisco would like to see fixed fees for a case and, where appropriate, variable incentive-based fees, such as $2 million if a firm loses a case and $4 million if it wins.Trending Stories
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