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April 01, 2014 | Inside Counsel

While the Nelson opinion is no more, at the time it provided a frightening lesson in how easily a seemingly compliant telephone system could be still construed as falling within the scope of an automated telephone dialing system.

By Ana Tagvoryan, Joshua Briones, Harrison Brown

3 minute read

April 01, 2014 | Inside Counsel

A thorough inventorship inquiry before the patent application is filed can save time and money down the road, and also help ensure that any patent that that issues from the patent application is enforceable.

By Eric M. Brusca

10 minute read

April 01, 2014 | Inside Counsel

With in-house teams becoming more familiar with legal outsourcing and more discerning about the services they require, quality is increasingly the key differentiator when selecting an outsourcing partner.

By Tyler Marion

10 minute read

March 31, 2014 | Inside Counsel

On March 31, the Supreme Court of the United States will hear arguments in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank, a case that will, at the very least, clear up case law from the federal circuit and could conceivably upend the software industry as we know it.

By Rich Steeves

3 minute read

March 31, 2014 | Inside Counsel

The private investment group offers funding to companies pursuing legitimate legal claims in exchange for a portion of a positive award or settlement. Strongs appointment will become effective May 1.

By Chris DiMarco

3 minute read

March 31, 2014 | Inside Counsel

Compliance officer positions should not be a dead end for women in their path to career advancement

By Ed Silverstein

7 minute read

March 31, 2014 | Inside Counsel

Though last year was strong, there are some questions about 2014 in the biotech sector.

By Ed Silverstein

4 minute read

March 31, 2014 | Inside Counsel

While women still are underrepresented at the top levels of most law firms and many corporate legal divisions, there are many women applicants in the pipeline who will meet the qualifications for vacancies.

By Ed Silverstein

6 minute read

March 31, 2014 | Inside Counsel

The likely crash of a Malaysia Airlines plane highlights the 45-day rule, which bans early contact between attorneys and victims families.

By Ed Silverstein

5 minute read

March 31, 2014 | Inside Counsel

Once enacted, implementing regulations should follow shortly, and the entire subject should be clarified for foreign copyright owners under the countrys 2012 Foreign Investment Law.

By Eric Rose, U Naing Lin Zaw

5 minute read