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March 21, 2007 | Law.com

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.
5 minute read
April 18, 2006 | Law.com

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.
4 minute read
December 18, 2012 | The Recorder

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."
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August 25, 2000 | Law.com

A U.K. Dot-Com Road Map

Silicon Valley's Internet boom began with the initial public offering of Netscape Communications in 1995. For the U.K., it was the IPO just 14 months ago for Internet service provider Freeserve. Since then, the British e-commerce market has taken off, with software and hardware entrepreneurs springing up around the U.K.'s tech centers. Following close behind are U.K. and U.S. firms.
5 minute read
May 23, 2007 | Law.com

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?"
6 minute read
September 06, 2006 | Law.com

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.
9 minute read
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November 29, 2011 | New York Law Journal

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."
5 minute read
September 29, 2005 | Law.com

Direct Infringement Standard Expanded in Web Coupon Case

Stephen M. Kramarsky, a member of Dewey Pegno & Kramarsky, analyzes Applied Interact's hold on Web coupons based on 1993 patents which, while intended for coupons linked to radio or TV broadcasts, have been interpreted to patent all electronic delivery of coupons. In the most recent case over these patents in the Southern District of New York, Applied Interact was handed a major victory that greatly expanded the reach of direct infringement.
11 minute read
April 10, 2006 | Daily Report Online

For companies in denial, some analysts are enablers

By Bruce Meyerson, Associated Press columnistThe first quarter is over, new accounting rules are now law and hundreds of companies still want investors to pretend there's no cost for paying employees with stock options. What's worse, many stock analysts keep playing along despite their duty to better inform investors.
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