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New Jersey Law Journal

Pacing Yourself in Today's Real Estate Market: "Hurry Up and Close" vs. "Wait and See"

Real estate acquisitions and sales are on the fast-track, while commercial lease transactions are slower to rebound and take longer to negotiate and finalize. This article explores the factors behind these differing tempos, and how real estate lawyers can manage all aspects of their practice in the current environment.
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Law Journal Announces Diverse Attorneys of the Year

The Law Journal is pleased to announce the 2021 Diverse Attorneys of the Year.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

A selection of current Intellectual Property articles: march-in rights and COVID-19 vaccine production; trade secret litigation in federal court; a look at utility model patents; and recent cases regarding patent assignment.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

The Shifting Landscape of Patent Assignments

Within the last year, there have been several cases impacting assignment rights that practitioners need to be aware of. In light of these cases, parties to a patent transaction should carefully negotiate terms addressing potential subsequent validity challenges by an assignor.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Let's Not Forget Utility Model Patents

Utility model patents are a little-known and seldom-used tool that is perfect for extending intellectual property protection abroad. With low cost, a fast grant and reduced inventiveness requirement, they can often fill the void between product release and grant of invention patents. But be aware that there are many local nuances.
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

U.S. Supreme Court Limits Scope of Employee-Employer Liability Under the CFAA

The Supreme Court's recent decision in 'Van Buren v. United States,' resolved a circuit split regarding the scope of liability under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act for the access and use of sensitive company information. Although the decision concerned the CFAA, it will have broad implications for trade secret litigation in federal court.
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Compulsory Licensing and March-in Rights in COVID-19 Vaccine Production

March-in rights are a measure intended to protect against nonuse or unreasonable use of federally funded inventions. The federal agency under whose funding agreement the subject invention was made has the right to require the granting of a license to a responsible applicant.
9 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

The New Jersey Legal Awards 2021 Honorees

Q&As with each honoree are available here.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

How Karen Thompson 'Makes People Happily Uncomfortable'

"I want to make sure that the ACLU has a big footing in communities and into issues, and that we're really working side by side with the folks for whom civil liberties are most often denied," Karen Thompson, senior staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey, said. "I want to be the person that makes people happily uncomfortable."
9 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Nandini Nair 'Did Not Waver' in Her Duty to Clients During COVID-19

"The No. 1 thing I did that differentiated me from a lot of other lawyers in my practice area is, I was here. I did not waver from being the office," Nair, co-chairwoman of Greenspoon Marder's immigration practice, said. "I have a lot of clients who said to me they were unable to communicate with their attorneys … because no one was in the office."
7 minute read

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