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In-House Patent Lessons From Smartphone Battles
Recent smartphone disputes have sometimes involved patents that are essential for compliance with applicable electronics standards. Decisions in such cases may offer in-house counsel at high-tech companies some valuable guidance.
Linux Works for Law Firm Offstage
While you may not run Linux on your desktop, devices like ReadyNAS+, a network-attached storage server, almost guarantee it will run somewhere in your practice. Tech consultant Loren Jones describes a low-cost, fault-tolerant and secure way to add huge amounts of storage to your network.Microsoft Rivals File Broad EU Antitrust Complaint
The European Committee for Interoperable Systems, which includes IBM, Oracle and Sun Microsystems, Wednesday filed a complaint with the European Commission, alleging Microsoft's business practices threaten to deny real choice among competing software products. Strong antitrust law enforcement seems to the only way to stop "the sustained anticompetitive behavior of Microsoft," according to ECIS chairman Simon Awde. Microsoft said the companies were responding to innovation with litigation.
Ask the Marketers: How Vendors Can Avoid Rookie PR Mistakes
Ask the Marketers: Christy Burke, Jobst Elster, Amy Juers & Cathy Kenton offer advice to legal tech vendors on getting news coverage.
Product of the Week: Adobe LeanPrint
The Product of the Week is gleaned from industry trade news, events, and press releases received by Law Technology News. This week, a managed print system, Adobe LeanPrint, for small to midsize law firms.
Thomson Elite Pushes Practice Management Product on .NET
Thomson Elite calls its new large-firm accounting and practice management software, Elite 3E, the first system of its kind to run on the Microsoft .NET platform, which can provide secure data hosting and enable customization of software modules -- allowing, theoretically, for optimal collaboration and workflow oversight. The system is meant to streamline business operations and cut costs. But some law firm sources question how easy and cost-effective it will be for existing Elite users to upgrade to 3E.
Is Your Company Tweeting Its Way Into Trouble?
With the growth of social media for marketing and business purposes, managing discovery risk is critical, note Judah Lifschitz and Laura Fraher of Shapiro, Lifschitz & Schram.Judge Rules PIP Online Processor Flouted Dispute-Resolution Patent
National Arbitration Forum, a company that processes personal injury protection claims, infringed on a patent for computerized dispute resolution, a federal judge in New Jersey has held. U.S. District Judge Mary Cooper granted summary judgment to plaintiff Cybersettle.
Latham and Finnegan Win Sanctions for Clients in Nasty Patent Fight
Latham & Watkins and Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner were recently able to convince a Northern District of California judge to award heavy sanctions, including more than $339,000 in costs, to their clients, Monolithic Power Systems and ASUSTek Computer, on the grounds that an adversary, O2 Micro International, had engaged in vexatious litigation and misconduct.Trending Stories
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