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March 22, 1999 | Law.com

PTO's Due Deference

For most of the 20th century, a decision by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to reject a patent application would not be reversed by the courts unless it was found to be "clearly erroneous." Apparently, that's too exacting a standard for the PTO. On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in Dickinson v. Zurko over the PTO's claim that the agency is due more deference from the Federal U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Litigator of the Week: Orin Snyder of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Publication Date: 2012-10-25
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If you ignore all the sideshows--the zombie protestors and the mid-trial melodrama--the story of how Cablevision won a $700 million settlement from Dish Network is pretty simple. Cablevision interpreted a contract with Dish one way. Dish interpreted it another way. Snyder made sure Dish's interpretation looked like the tougher sell.

April 01, 1999 | Law.com

Accord Nearing on Patent Bill

A bitter feud over patent reform legislation appears to have been put to rest, paving the way for passage of a final bill this congressional session. Rep. Howard Coble, R-N.C., chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, is negotiating the terms of a new bill with two California Republican Reps. -- the primary opponents of a measure introduced last year.
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April 19, 2010 | The American Lawyer

The Efficiency equation

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Tablet Takedown: Apple-Samsung Patent Battle Heads to Trial
Publication Date: 2012-07-29
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Starting Monday, a team of high-profile litigators led by Quinn Emanuel's Charles Verhoeven will defend Samsung against Apple's claims that its rival "slavishly" copied features of the iPad and iPhone.

August 30, 1999 | Law.com

Into Thin Air

Move over Los Angeles, here comes Silicon Valley. While Southern California law firms used to take the lead in setting associate salaries statewide, their northern counterparts are now setting the pace, according to a survey of 30 firms conducted by Cal Law, the online service affiliated with California Law Week .
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June 21, 1999 | Law.com

Searching for a Holy Legal Grail in Israel

Where high-tech communities flourish, law firms follow. And that means U.S. lawyers are on their way to Israel, which now ranks as the second fastest-growing high-tech region in the world.Texas. So far, however, U.S. law firms eager to exploit Israel's high-tech explosion have been held at bay by restrictive regulations governing the practice of law there. Yet that's now beginning to change.
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October 31, 2000 | Law.com

Napster Still Not Out of the Woods

Bertelsmann's decision to work with Napster is good news for the wildly popular but besieged music-sharing service. Still, its supporters might think twice before breaking out the champagne. Napster still faces the very real possibility that it will be shut down by a three-judge panel of San Francisco's 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
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June 21, 1999 | Law.com

Arbitration is No Simple Matter

The arbitration clause in Rafael Crespo's employment contract was just that--a clause, short and sweet. And that was its undoing. Mr. Crespo was a building supervisor until the building owners fired him in 1995. He wanted to sue them, but his bosses insisted that he was barred by a clause his union had negotiated saying that all differences over the application or performance of any part of the contract must go to binding arbitration. His attorneys responded that the simple reference to all differences
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January 24, 2005 | Law.com

A Capital Idea

Pillsbury Winthrop is poised to make its most ambitious attempt yet to crack the D.C. market by swallowing Shaw Pittman, a move that could instantly transform the firm into a top-tier Washington player. Shaw Pittman has had its problems lately, but it boasts a prized outsourcing practice -- and a prime location. As consultant Ward Bower says, "to be credible as a national firm, you need to be credible in three places -- New York, Washington and California." But first the firms have to strike a deal.
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