Alan Cohen

November 01, 2007 | Legaltech News

Protocols are important, but overly Draconian policies will alienate your users.

By Alan Cohen

7 minute read

October 15, 2004 | Law.com

Ralph Nader and the adult Web site priceless420.com don't seem to have much in common. One appeals to disaffected Democrats -- the other to those who like to spank disaffected Democrats. Yet both the presidential candidate and the Web site have run afoul of MasterCard by spoofing its "Priceless" ad spots. Distinguishing between trademark misuses needing a tough response or a softer touch has been a collaborative effort between MasterCard's in-house and outside lawyers since the '70s.

By Alan Cohen

10 minute read

February 01, 2006 | Law.com

Working from home is easy�except when your WiFi network tanks. Some quick and easy fixes.

By Alan Cohen

6 minute read

September 01, 2008 | Corporate Counsel

The PTO has expanded its peer review program. Could it become a new paradigm for all U.S. patent examination?

By Alan Cohen

5 minute read

May 11, 2006 | Law.com

Dennis Crouch's IP blog, Patently-O, has won him thousands of fans, a book deal and speaking engagements galore -- but few may realize he's a third-year associate. Crouch spends about an hour a day blogging about patent law, on top of his day job at Chicago's McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff. But the firm cuts him some slack for last year billing about 1,900 hours -- slightly under the firm's average -- because the blog has also landed McDonnell Boehnen new clients.

By Alan Cohen

5 minute read

April 01, 2011 | Legaltech News

Like many netbooks, Toshiba's mini notebook is excellent, but doesn't match the iPad.

By Alan Cohen

7 minute read

September 01, 2008 | The American Lawyer

Trendy technologies are making laptop purchases tougher than ever. Some are great investments, while others aren't yet worth the price.

By Alan Cohen

10 minute read

November 04, 2010 | Legaltech News

Not every technology has paid off as hoped in this year's Am Law Tech Survey. Case in point: cloud computing. Eighty percent of respondents use these services, which run remotely on a vendor's infrastructure, but few use them for critical tasks. And only 29 percent say the cloud lowers costs.

By Alan Cohen

11 minute read