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Four Del. Firms Raise First-Year Salaries to $145K
Slightly less than one year after the last associate pay hike in Delaware, four Wilmington firms have raised their salaries again. Morris Nichols, Young Conaway and Richards Layton first-year associates went from $135,000 to $145,000, and at Potter Anderson, all associates received a $10,000 increase. "Wilmington is not New York; nonetheless, we do want to remain competitive" with such recent pay increases in New York as Simpson Thacher's boost to $160,000, says Greg Williams, president of Richards Layton.Wait for Ruling Irks British Firm
British company AllVoice Computing has been waiting nearly a year for a ruling on its request for a preliminary injunction, after a judge predicted a "relatively" prompt decision. The company was seeking an injunction in federal court in Boston against Massachusetts firm Dragon Systems Inc., which AllVoice accused of infringing on a patent. Now AllVoice is appealing to the British Parliament.The Patent Office: Getting Wiki With It
In August, when the Patent and Trademark Office said that it had removed Wikipedia from its list of acceptable research sources, the surprise was not that the Web site had been banished, but that examiners had been using it at all. To its fans, Wikipedia is remarkable: a gigantic, up-to-the-minute encyclopedia to which any user can contribute. To its detractors, it's a mish-mash of misinformation. Meanwhile, the PTO has not banned other Web sites where content is easily modified -- and not always accurate.Brobeck Slims Staff as Merger Talk Continues
San Francisco's Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison has axed office administrators in Austin, Texas, and Irvine, Calif.; a third administrator in the Dallas office has voluntarily resigned. The departures come as the firm continues merger discussions with Philadelphia's Morgan, Lewis & Bockius. More staff cuts are possible, and another wave of partner defections may be in the offing in the coming weeks.Key Developments in the Substantive Law in 2008
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