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The Legal Intelligencer

Law Firms Must Be Proactive to Prevent Cyberattacks

In the past few years, major law firms, including Cravath Swaine & Moore and Weil Gotshal & Manges, were victims of cyberattacks. In addition, more than 11.5 million files from Mossack Fonseca, the world's fourth largest offshore law firm, were stolen because the firm failed to take the necessary steps to protect its confidential data, including updating the security of its web servers.
9 minute read

International Edition

How Lawyers Used CFIUS Review to Defeat Broadcom's Takeover of Qualcomm

The White House blocked Broadcom's $117 billion bid to take over Qualcomm by issuing an executive order in March, citing national security concerns. Could it be the "poison pill" of the future?
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Blockchain Technology—Patent Eligible Subject Matter or Just a Business Model?

Bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin have become household terms. Bitcoin's unprecedented run to $20,000 (and back down again), along with similarly impressive gains by other cryptocurrency, has created a horde of so called crypto-millionaires.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

IP Protection and the Cannabis Industry: Strategies and Trends

Protection of intellectual property is a key element in any company's efforts to secure a competitive advantage.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Arc and Art of Protecting Fictional Characters

Intellectual property law protecting fictional—or literary—characters has evolved to recognize that it is often the protagonist or antagonist within a creative work that leave the longest-lasting impression on the audience.
9 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Cultivating Confidential Information in a Viral World

Social media may sprout business opportunity, but it also compounds existing challenges to predictably protecting critical, secret business information.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Crucial Tips for Using IP Watching and Enforcement to Protect Your Business

Intellectual property rights in trademarks, copyrights, domain names and website content are among a company's most significant assets and account for key elements of a business' core operations and consumer brand recognition.
10 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Patentability of Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology

Decentralized data structure management technology (DDSM), such as blockchain and distributed ledger technology, is grabbing ever-increasing attention as a result of its potential to revolutionize the way we conduct business, run our governments and go about daily life.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

International Trade Commission Drops US Steel's Antitrust Claims Against Chinese Steelmakers

United States Steel cannot bring antitrust claims against 40 Chinese steel manufacturers over alleged price-fixing, the U.S. International Trade Commission has ruled in a decision that refines exactly what type of injuries private companies must have suffered to make antitrust claims.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

DOJ's First Witness in AT&T Antitrust Trial Warns of 'Horribly Ugly' Deal if Merger Allowed

Justice Department lawyers say they're seeking to prove that AT&T's proposed merger with Time Warner will stifle competition.
7 minute read

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