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January 22, 2004 |

Game Show

A recent conference in New York -- "State of Play: Law, Games and Virtual Worlds" -- looked rather like a cocktail party of the world's trendiest geeks: video game players, designers and executives, plus law students, professors and even a smattering of practicing lawyers. The 220 participants gathered to discuss the lofty issues of video games and their fast-growing role in the legal sphere.
3 minute read
March 19, 2013 |

Supreme Court Strengthens First-Sale Doctrine in 6-3 Vote

Libraries, museums, retailers and others who buy copyrighted goods made abroad can resell them without violating federal copyright law, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday.
3 minute read
April 19, 2005 |

'Patent Trolls,' Be Warned

Rodger A. Sadler and Robert A. Cote, a scrappy pair of IP litigators at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, have declared war on "patent trolls" -- shell companies formed to press infringement claims in the cause of their sole assets, questionable patents often bought from desperate entrepreneurs. Honing what they call the "bloody-nose approach," Sadler says they work hard to prepare a case for trial, "thereby kicking some ass" and "sending a message to other trolls out there: We're not to be messed with."
6 minute read
November 27, 2006 |

Being legal doesn't make it right

THE PUBLISHER of O.J. Simpson's impending new book, curiously titled "If I Did It," has given up trying to counter the firestorm of criticism that erupted over its its announcement that it would give voice to Simpson's hypothetical confession. On Nov. 20, Rupert Murdoch announced that he and his minions had, indeed, made a mistake in agreeing to publish Simpson's new book and broadcast an associated television interview.
8 minute read
October 04, 2007 |

Patent Attorneys Bemoan Recent Federal Court Rulings

The latest decision on patent law from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that limited business-methods patents was seen as the most minor of what some intellectual property attorneys call attacks on the nation's patent system.
5 minute read
April 01, 2008 |

Brain Candy

Sometimes, you just need a break.
5 minute read
February 01, 2008 |

Is Yahoo Running Out of Time?

Yahoo may be running out of time, and investor patience, to boost the company. Though the struggling Internet giant reported better than expected fourth-quarter earnings, it also announced it would cut 1,000 jobs. Some analysts say the company is increasingly vulnerable to a takeover.
4 minute read
January 25, 2011 |

Hewlett-Packard Replaces a Third of Its Board

The tech giant's move to oust a third of its board is the latest milestone in a marathon management makeover.• ALSO SEE: HP to Probe Hurd's Departure (Again) • How to Keep Employees From Handing Over Secrets • How HP's GC Handled CEO's Sex Scandal Nightmare
6 minute read
December 27, 2011 |

Stolen credit cards go for $3.50 online

In mid-September, a European hacker nicknamed Poxxie broke into the computer network of a U.S. company and, he said, grabbed 1,400 credit card numbers, the account holders' names and addresses, and the security code that comes with each card.With little trouble, he sold the numbers for $3.50 each on his own site, called CVV2s.
13 minute read
October 06, 2005 |

One Lawyer's Amazonian Adventure

Patent attorneys are used to going up against big companies for infringement, but for Pillsbury partner James Gatto, the battle is getting personal. That's because the attorney is fighting Amazon.com for infringement on his personal patent, an almost unheard of situation in the IP legal community. The case has already caused a bit of havoc for Gatto's old firms, including Baker Botts, Hunton & Williams and Mintz Levin, which have all been subpoenaed by Amazon's Kirkland & Ellis lawyers.
9 minute read

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