Peter Brown

October 18, 2002 | Law.com

It is important for companies to periodically take inventory of intellectual property to be protected within the organization. The following checklist provides guidance on identifying IP and taking the necessary steps to ensure protection.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

5 minute read

November 23, 2007 | New Jersey Law Journal

This article discusses hard drive imaging and some of the federal rules used in seeking this in discovery, as well as the process generally used in federal courts to obtain such information.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

8 minute read

September 14, 2005 | Law.com

In light of the Federal Circuit's AT&T v. Microsoft decision, attorneys Richard Raysman and Peter Brown discuss infringement under �271(f) of the patent law as well as how the decision changes the legal landscape with respect to the export of computer software. The ruling is important to counsel responsible for assessing possible patent infringement, as well as software companies that increasingly rely on outsourcing to distribute software in foreign markets.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

12 minute read

May 10, 2011 | New York Law Journal

Richard Raysman, a partner at Holland & Knight, and Peter Brown, a partner at Baker & Hostetler, write that in helping to fashion a reasonable royalty, experts generally examine past licenses that are commensurate with what an alleged infringer has misappropriated. The question of which past licenses are comparable is often a point of contention, and a Federal Circuit decision from last year on the admissibility of settlement licenses has reverberated through the lower courts.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

11 minute read

May 13, 2008 | New York Law Journal

Richard Raysman, a partner at Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner, and Peter Brown, a partner at Baker & Hostetler, write that the Supreme Court's decision in Hall Street obviously reminded counsel to pay attention to provisions that address the scope of judicial review of awards when drafting instruments that provide for arbitration governed by the FAA. What remains uncertain, however, is whether there are any methods for review beyond those provided for in the relevant sections of the FAA. Can parties contract around the decision by explicitly providing that arbitration will be governed under state law?

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

11 minute read

August 12, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act encourages health care providers to adopt electronic medical records with billions of dollars allocated toward the digitalization of health care. This begins the era of electronic medical records, say attorneys Richard Raysman and Peter Brown.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

12 minute read

November 08, 2005 | New York Law Journal

Richard Raysman and Peter Brown, partners at Brown Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner, in response to the pending lawsuits against the Google Library Project, discuss whether a search engine is liable for copyright infringement when its search results show only a small piece of text of copyrighted work without the permission of the content owner or whether the digitized library falls within the boundaries of fair use on the Internet.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

13 minute read

June 08, 2010 | New York Law Journal

In their Privacy Concerns column, Richard Raysman, a partner at Holland & Knight, and Peter Brown, a partner at Baker & Hostetler, write that in recent years, the ease with which companies can collect and combine online information from consumers has raised questions and concerns about consumer privacy.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

12 minute read

April 14, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

Companies enter into outsourcing agreements for many reasons, but from a business point of view, once the agreement is signed, the two companies become intertwined. As the companies evolve, events such as mergers or management turnover can create a negative spiral that may end in an outsourcing failure or even litigation. But companies that see trouble brewing in an outsourcing relationship can avoid a business divorce by maintaining a positive tone and using structured negotiations.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

7 minute read

September 14, 2005 | Legaltech News

In light of the Federal Circuit's AT&T v. Microsoft decision, attorneys Richard Raysman and Peter Brown discuss infringement under �271(f) of the patent law as well as how the decision changes the legal landscape with respect to the export of computer software. The ruling is important to counsel responsible for assessing possible patent infringement, as well as software companies that increasingly rely on outsourcing to distribute software in foreign markets.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

12 minute read