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D.C. Firms View China With Caution
Dozens of U.S. firms have swept into the Chinese market in recent years -- 39 of the largest 250 U.S. firms have offices in Shanghai, Beijing or Hong Kong. But Washington, D.C., firms have been late to the game, with some justification. Most of the law firm money to be made stems from burgeoning corporate activity -- foreign investment, IPOs and mergers and acquisitions -- which is largely the province of big firms in New York and L.A. Still, China won't be ignored -- there's just too much money at stake.A federal judge in San Francisco rejected Apple's motion to disqualify counsel for patent plaintiff FlatWorld Interactives, resolving a messy conflict fight that centered on a former partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius. Now Apple's defense team is bulking up for the brawl ahead.
California Law Firms Want Bite of the Big Apple
IN THE race to expand in the New York market, the largest California law firms all share certain advantages over firms from elsewhere. Their large and wealthy home market supports highly sophisticated and specialized practices and billing rates just shy of those in Manhattan. Their location on the West Coast gives them an international profile firms in the South and Midwest lack.New York City Is Crucial to Growth StrategiesCorporate Disputes Dominate Docket
The new U.S. Supreme Court term will see patent, financial oversight appeals, and deal with the possible departure of Justice John Paul Stevens.Perseverance Gets Genentech Back to Agensys' Table
In 2002 Alan Mendelson, of Latham & Watkins, ensured that Agensys Inc. had enough property and cash to put together a private placement that brought in $42 million. And Agensys' IP portfolio was strong enough to attract biotech giant Genentech Inc.'s attention. Two years before the funding came in, Agensys had signed a $30 million licensing deal with Genentech. Agensys' future looked bright -- but then the Genentech deal tanked.It will be interesting to see how a court interprets certain provisions in Hurd's HP employment agreement that resemble non-compete agreements. California law generally prohibits non-compete agreements, and the California Supreme Court upheld that law in 2008.
Paul Allen's patent infringement suit was trimmed on Thursday by a federal judge in Seattle, who dismissed claims over two patents against AOL, Apple, Google, and Yahoo. However, the Microsoft co-founder is still pursuing claims that two other patents held by his non-practicing entity, Interval Licensing, have been infringed by 11 major tech companies.
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