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April 17, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
Patents and Trade Secrets: A Dual Strategy for Protecting InnovationsBy adopting some best practices, each innovation can be catalogued and protected as a bundle of trade secrets and patents based on what rights each protects, how rights are preserved and enforced, and how assets are monetized.
By Lennie A. Bersh and Kristopher D. Reichlen
9 minute read
April 17, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer
'Best Interest of the Child' Standard Can Disadvantage Parents and Caregivers With DisabilitiesThe challenge in representing a custody litigant with disabilities lies in understanding and countering what many think they know when they see a person with disabilities caring for a child.
By Todd W. Nothstein
7 minute read
April 14, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer
Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission Adopts Specific Definitions of Protected ClassesThe amendments will create new Pennsylvania Code Sections at 16 Pa. Code §§ 41.201–41.207, and would expand the terms "sex," "religious creed" and "race" for purposes of the Pennsylvania Humans Relations Act (PHRA) and the Pennsylvania Fair Educational Opportunities Act (PFEOA).
By Patricia Collins
5 minute read
April 14, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer
Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional ResponsibilityI received a letter from the Office of Disciplinary Counsel that also has a one-page statement "Your Pennsylvania Bar License is at risk." Is this something new?
By Samuel C. Stretton
12 minute read
April 14, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
The Attack on Noncompetes in New Jersey and FederallyRecent proposed revisions both in New Jersey and federally may significantly limit or preclude noncompete agreements all together, thus changing the landscape of how employers protect themselves.
By Kory Ann Ferro
7 minute read
April 13, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer
Bankruptcy Court Rules Limited Partnership Agreement Is Not an Executory ContractCertain types of agreements, such as real estate leases, clearly are executory contracts subject to assumption or rejection in bankruptcy cases. But what about the partnership agreement itself, or an option to purchase, or a right of first refusal contained in a partnership agreement?
By Andrew C. Kassner and Joseph N. Argentina Jr.
9 minute read
April 10, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
Decision Lowers Standard for Enforceability of Arb Clauses in Commercial ContractsAlthough prior unpublished decisions have reached similar conclusions, the County of Passaic case resulted in the first published Appellate Division decision containing a rule pronouncement regarding the enforceability of arbitration provisions in the commercial context.
By Charles Dennen and Christopher Terlingo
8 minute read
April 10, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
Harmless Error: The Harm ContinuesTo be clear, misapplication of harmless error, untethered to its historic roots, constitutes a major injustice in criminal law.
By Harvey Weissbard
8 minute read
April 07, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
Licensing Internet Artificial IntelligenceThe primary issue associated with securing a licensor's consent for internet AI intellectual property is that normally the licensor is a computer program, hence not a legal person.
By Jonathan Bick
6 minute read
April 07, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
Democracy and the Authority of Israel's Supreme CourtSince 1948, the Israeli Supreme Court has copied its sister in Washington and protected Israeli society from the tyranny of the majority.
By Michael D. Schottland
2 minute read