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Scalia is Everywhere -- Even as a bobblehead
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is everywhere these days -- speaking on C-SPAN, flying off to conferences, and, coming soon, appearing as his very own bobblehead doll. The Scalia doll is the latest in a series of highly prized, limited-edition dolls created by Green Bag, the irreverent law review published at George Mason University School of Law.NFL Tackles Problem of Counterfeit Sites and Products
The whistle blows and the National Football League's legal team takes the field to defend against a vicious onslaught of rogue websites selling counterfeit NFL jerseys and other products.Peer-Reviewed Patent Applications: A Quixotic Undertaking?
In its efforts to improve on what some have criticized as a "broken system," the Patent and Trademark Office will introduce the "Peer to Patent Project," a pilot peer review program for patent applications, from May 2007 to May 2008. Attorney Paul S. Hunter of Foley & Lardner believes that, while the idea of using the power of the Internet to solve resource problems at the PTO is interesting, it is quixotic to think that volunteer peers can provide a uniform and consistent review of all patent applications.Dispute Between Netflix and Blockbuster Signals E-Patent Trend
The patent dispute between online DVD rental rivals Netflix and Blockbuster not only pits two big-name competitors against each other, but it also highlights the ongoing debate over Internet business-method patents. Even with the higher scrutiny at the patent office and the potential public relations fracas that a company may face when such patents are enforced, some experts predict a wave of e-patent litigation in the coming years. Netflix's case may be just the beginning.In Saying No to Apple on Injunction, Koh Sets Higher Bar
Apple lawyer Harold McElhinny had argued that, without a ban on Samsung sales, jury's $1 billion patent verdict was a "slap on the wrist."A Hot Niche in Law: Scientists Move to Courtroom for Patent Work
These days, more and more scientists are trading long days of crunching data for the rush of high-stakes litigation. It's one of the hottest niches in law: the lawyer-scientist who understands technology and can explain it to a jury. Law professors say they're seeing more students with strong science backgrounds make the leap to law, where recruiters are snapping them up. "Every year I see more and more people coming into law school with technical backgrounds," said one professor. "Who's left in the lab?"Battle Building Over Net 'Tollgate'
The telecommunications reform act pending before the Senate is likely to create a litigation frenzy. "Internet neutrality" advocates want to keep the telecom industry from creating "tollgates," in the form of a tiered payment system. The debate left the blogosphere and hit the mainstream when AT&T Chairman Edward Whitacre Jr. threw down the gauntlet, saying that content providers like Google were "nuts" for thinking they could use "my pipes" -- AT&T's cable and broadband networks -- without paying extra.Judge Spurns SEC-Citigroup Deal as Contrary to Interest in Truth
Judge Jed S. Rakoff said Citigroup created a billion-dollar fund "that allowed it to dump some dubious assets on misinformed investors" but would have been allowed to settle the case with no admission of wrongdoing, despite "an overriding public interest in knowing the truth."Trending Stories
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