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May 19, 2003 | Texas Lawyer

Fahrenheit 215

Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act empowers the feds to snoop through all sorts of records, including those of bookstores and libraries.
5 minute read
March 13, 2006 | Texas Lawyer

VerdictSearch

Company that promoted surgeries awarded $987,753 against center. Chiropractor not to blame for post-operative complications. Country club not to blame for employee who molested girl. Maintenance worker retained despite known criminal record.
4 minute read
March 29, 2007 | Law.com

IP Boutiques: Keeping Up With the Joneses

The latest round of pay raises brought first-year salaries at many New York firms to a new high of $160,000. So how are intellectual property specialty firms, with more modest per-partner profits than their general practice counterparts, keeping up with the bidding war? Well, they're doing just fine, thank you very much. But pay is not the only incentive, especially for new lawyers with advanced science and engineering degrees -- IP firms are the only ones that still provide intensive training in IP law.
5 minute read
August 05, 2004 | Law.com

Just Can't Get Enough

Acacia Research Corp. owns patents covering audio- and video-on-demand technology used to stream content online -- from pornographic movies to basketball games. In fact, its sole business practice is licensing IP that it didn't invent -- buying someone else's patents and enforcing them by threatening litigation. Next on the menu: plans to acquire technology patent portfolios that extend beyond streaming content.
9 minute read
January 23, 2007 | Law.com

Andrews Kurth Negotiates Proposed Settlement With Enron, Unsecured Creditors

Houston-based Andrews Kurth has negotiated a tentative agreement to settle all claims brought against the firm by its former client Enron Corp. and the bankrupt Houston energy company's Committee of Unsecured Creditors. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Arthur J. Gonzalez of the Southern District of New York, who is presiding over Enron's Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, must approve the proposed deal before it becomes final. Under the proposed settlement terms, Andrews Kurth will pay $18.5 million in cash to Enron.
3 minute read
September 05, 2000 | Law.com

Boalt Professor Masters Possibilities in Nader Suit

When Boalt Hall School of Law professor Mark Lemley got a call from Ralph Nader, he found a cause he could support. Green Party presidential candidate Nader wasn't calling for donations to his campaign. Instead, he was seeking representation in a trademark infringement suit filed against him by MasterCard. A recent campaign ad of Nader's is a send-up of a famous MasterCard commercial.
3 minute read
November 03, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

Car Wars: Toyota Locked In Litigation Over Hybrids

The Toyota Prius is at the center of a bruising patent fight on multiple fronts, with nothing less than Toyota's ability to continue importing the iconic eco-friendly car at stake.
8 minute read
March 22, 2002 | Texas Lawyer

Operation Candyman Targets Web Porn

In the old world, that is before the letter e became a prefix for everything, it was pretty easy. There were child pornographers - the bad guys - and law enforcement - the good guys. While bad and good are still the same, going electronic has brought major changes in how such porn is produced and tracked as well as the very definition of who may be responsible for the crime. theConsider that not long ago, the only computers in the home went by names such as Commodore 64. More likely, any computer power at
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December 11, 2009 | Law.com

Townsend Chairman to Step Down

Townsend and Townsend and Crew Chairman James Gilliland Jr. will step down after nine years, according to sources familiar with the firm. He is expected to be succeeded by managing partner Maureen Sheehy, those sources said, speaking on the condition of anonymity because no announcement has been made. The intellectual property firm has faced a slowdown in litigation and patent prosecution, the firm's two main practices. Some partners in the firm are also pushing to explore merger opportunities, sources said.
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October 16, 2000 | Law.com

Frederick Jorgenson, Harris Corp.

As intellectual property and licensing counsel for the Harris Corp., Frederick Jorgenson is a familiar sight in the halls of the Eastern District of Virginia, even though he works out of Harris' Florida headquarters. Jorgenson makes sure that the rights of the $2 billion communications corporation are protected and the litigation stays on track.
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