Contributors

May 18, 2015 | Law.com

The feature film 'Woman in Gold' provides an opportunity to explore the some of the complexities of pursuing restitution claims for art looted by the Nazis--and the moral imperative of ensuring that the claims are resolved in victims' favor, writes Nicholas M. O'Donnell.

By Nicholas M. O'Donnell, Contributor

5 minute read

May 15, 2015 | Law.com

Intellectual property law is keeping pace with rapid developments in science and technology, from biosimilars to 3D printing. In this special report, leading IP practitioners offer litigation strategies, address the shifting boundaries of patent law and discuss a U.S. Supreme Court that isn't shying away from key intellectual property issues.

By ALM Contributors

2 minute read

August 26, 2013 | Daily Report Online

Nominated by our readers, handpicked by our staff, meet 40 young Georgia lawyers we predict you'll hear more about.

By Daily Report staff and contributors

1 minute read

May 09, 2012 | Daily Business Review

Among the topics discussed in this special report are why inventors should file patent applications, protecting your trademarks and making sure to read the fine print when dealing with free web sites.

By Contributors

1 minute read

May 24, 2011 | Daily Business Review

There's a strong wind blowing against class action lawsuits these days, and the turbine-force source is the U.S. Supreme Court.

By John Pacenti and contributors

1 minute read

June 08, 1999 | Law.com

Descendants of vodka-makers to the Russian czars failed to persuade a federal judge in Delaware that Diageo Plc, the world's biggest maker of alcoholic drinks, misappropriated the Smirnoff name for one of the U.S.'s most popular brands of vodka. U.S. District Judge Gregory Sleet in Wilmington ruled that Moscow-based Joint Stock Society isn't selling vodka in the U.S., hasn't shown any inclination to jump into the vodka market and doesn't hold a valid U.S. trademark.

By DLW Contributor

3 minute read

June 08, 1999 | Law.com

Green is the color Playtex Products Inc. executives are seeing now that a federal judge in Delaware has ruled the company's sweet-smelling, colorized sunblocks don't infringe on rival Schering-Plough's patented suntan lotions. U.S. District Judge Roderick McKelvie concluded May 17 that Schering's patent on the formula for colored sunblocks that vanish when they are applied to the skin isn't valid because the concept isn't new or novel.

By DLW Contributor

3 minute read

May 18, 1999 | Law.com

U.S. District Chief Judge Joseph Farnan Jr.'s decision to invalidate a patent on a long-lasting narcotic may ultimately cost drugmaker Purdue Frederick Co. as much as $600 million in worldwide sales, experts say. In a decision released May 7, Farnan in Wilmington concluded Purdue Frederick's patent on treating pain with a slow-release oral dose does not meet legal requirements in its written description to be valid.

By DLW contributor

2 minute read

May 25, 1999 | Law.com

Medical device maker C.R. Bard Inc. has sued rival U.S. Surgical Corp. in Delaware for allegedly infringing a patented method for repairing hernias with a special fabric. Bard contends in a suit filed May 7 in U.S. District Court that U.S. Surgical is selling a "SurgiPro HerniaMate Plug" that uses technology protected by a 1994 patent that was assigned to Bard. The Bard device consists of a mesh material that can be implanted in the abdomen so that tissue grows through it and closes the muscle wall defect.

By Contributor

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