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IP Boutiques: Reports of Their Death Greatly Exaggerated
Publication Date: 2008-08-05
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October 31, 2005 | Law.com

Corporate America Lawyers Up

Business is booming for the white-collar criminal defense bar. Corporate officials -- both the legitimately worried as well as the unnecessarily paranoid -- see themselves as possible criminal targets and are lawyering up. What's spurring this significant ramp-up in corporate defense work? A major shift in the federal government's approach to corporate crime, says one white-collar criminal defense lawyer.
6 minute read
March 12, 2001 | Law.com

... And Then There Are Wins Without Trial

For litigators who defend, winning summary judgment is about as good as it gets. To many, it's even more satisfying than a favorable jury verdict because it avoids the expense and uncertainty of a trial. Though summary judgments are cause for celebration -- particularly because they are seldom reversed on appeal -- they often require as much work as taking a case to a jury.
6 minute read
January 20, 2003 | Texas Lawyer

Ban on Gays in the Military Threatens Security

At a turning point in history, when our fearless leaders exhort us to pull together to battle terrorism, evidently gays need not apply to serve their country in the military, not even as much-needed interpreters and translators.
5 minute read
February 03, 2003 | Texas Lawyer

Protecting Marks Abroad Gets Easier

International protection of trademarks by U.S. owners is about to get a lot easier. On Nov. 2, 2002, President George W. Bush signed the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorizations Act, making the United States a member of the Madrid Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks. This means less hassle and less money expended by U.S.-based companies and individuals wanting to protect their marks abroad.
5 minute read
September 12, 2000 | Law.com

Judge Backs Nader's Parody of MasterCard Ad

Presidential candidate Ralph Nader can continue to criticize the fund-raising tactics of the major political parties by parodying MasterCard's "Priceless" ad campaign. A federal judge in New York refused to grant a restraining order and found no infringement on MasterCard's trademark. Nader's attorney said the candidate's right of free expression "trumps the rights of corporations not to be made fun of."
4 minute read
March 25, 2005 | Law.com

Justice Deferred: DOJ Gets Companies to Turn Snitch

Increasingly, aggressive federal prosecutors are willing to put criminal charges they have filed against corporations on hold in exchange for cooperation in their investigations. Formally endorsed by then-Deputy Attorney General Larry Thompson, deferred prosecution agreements allow the government to take action against a corporate entity without driving the company out of business altogether. But does the uptick in such agreements signal that the government has gone soft on corporate crime?
9 minute read
September 27, 2000 | Law.com

The Hard Drive's Tale

While computer evidence has been introduced for years in civil cases such as trade secret disputes, it's only recently come into its own in criminal trials. A new computer forensics laboratory, the second of its type in the nation, opens this week in Dallas. Drug trafficking, illegal immigration and even murder cases have all had computers admitted into evidence recently in Texas.
7 minute read
July 20, 2004 | Law.com

Patent Success

IP specialist Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear has been on a high-profile winning streak, scoring four big victories in four months. But aside from a few champagne toasts in the conference room, the firm has taken the victories in stride, chalking them up as proof that the 42-year-old firm deserves its reputation as one of the nation's top IP shops. Don Martens, a founding partner, also credits a distinctive culture in which the firm operates as a family.
7 minute read
November 01, 2007 | Law.com

Judge Puts New Patent Rules on Hold

A Virginia patent case has stopped controversial new rules for patent cases from taking effect today � to the joy of Silicon Valley patent prosecutors.
4 minute read

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