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Are Law Firms Morphing Into Managers of Legal Providers?
Between new players looking to provide legal services and pushback from clients over paying for routine work, law firms potentially have less to do. The real battleground for firms in the near future will be over who will serve as the quarterback, or project manager, for client services.
E-Book Lawsuit Revives 'New Technology' Dispute
The question of whether licenses granted by authors in older publishing agreements can be construed to embrace e-book technology was the subject of a lawsuit for the second time in a decade.BlackBerry Faces New Patent Squeeze
After 10 years of relative obscurity, Visto Inc. hopes its name will soon be linked to the patent case that shuts down the BlackBerry e-mail service. It also wants to be known as the one company in the wireless e-mail business that's not going to be the target of patent litigation.
Vringo Scores in Google Patent Trial Over Ad Generating Process
A federal jury in Norfolk, Va., concluded Tuesday that Google and four co-defendants infringed Vringo's patents for a process of generating ads based on internet search terms, awarding a combined $30 million in damages.
Yahoo GC a Veteran by Internet Standards
Michael Callahan and several of his deputies have stuck with the Sunnyvale, Calif., search giant forever in Internet time. Callahan describes his team as having "a very deep bench" and supporting most of the business transactions that drive technology and revenue for Yahoo.
Anti-Viral: Profile of McAfee GC
General Counsel Mark Cochran of well-known anti-virus software maker McAfee created and manages a 20-person license compliance unit that generates revenues of about $35 million annually. "It's nice being known as a lawyer who is a profit center rather than a cost center," he said.
Small Nuclear Reactors May Be the Wave of the Future
Before ground is broken on the new large-scale reactors undergoing licensing at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, many are looking toward small modular reactors, which are less capital intensive and more flexible. Once they clear NRC licensing hurdles, look to SMRs as a source of energy.Trending Stories
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