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Patent Wars Erupt Again in Tech Sector
November 4, 2013
The long-running patent war among the technology industry’s heavyweights just grew a whole lot bigger—and more controversial. After a brief hiatus for major new litigation, a joint venture owned by Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., BlackBerry Ltd., Ericsson Inc., and Sony Corp. launched a barrage of new lawsuits against a group of defendants that include Google Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., LG Electronics Inc., HTC Corp. and Huawei Technologies Co. The suits, brought by the so-called Rockstar...
November 4, 2013
The long-running patent war among the technology industry’s heavyweights just grew a whole lot bigger—and more controversial. After a brief hiatus for major new litigation, a joint venture owned by Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., BlackBerry Ltd., Ericsson Inc., and Sony Corp. launched a barrage of new lawsuits against a group of defendants that include Google Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., LG Electronics Inc., HTC Corp. and Huawei Technologies Co. The suits, brought by the so-called Rockstar...
Small Business B-2-B Arbitration Part II.B: How Arbitration Agreements Work
November 4, 2013
If you’ve followed this series from inception you already know that the decision to agree to arbitrate disputes arising out of a transaction, and if so, under what terms, can be as important as any other decision a business must make about price and performance terms. Armed with sufficient knowledge about how arbitration and arbitration-law works, business people and their lawyers can make better-informed choices about arbitration, including whether seeking advice from an attorney with arbitration...
November 4, 2013
If you’ve followed this series from inception you already know that the decision to agree to arbitrate disputes arising out of a transaction, and if so, under what terms, can be as important as any other decision a business must make about price and performance terms. Armed with sufficient knowledge about how arbitration and arbitration-law works, business people and their lawyers can make better-informed choices about arbitration, including whether seeking advice from an attorney with arbitration...
“The Pros and Cons of ADR Clauses”
November 4, 2013
Article by that title in this morning’s National Law Journal (here). Of course, with that title, it could have been book-length. ...
November 4, 2013
Article by that title in this morning’s National Law Journal (here). Of course, with that title, it could have been book-length. ...
CourtListener Adds 1.5 Million Opinions, Expands Coverage
November 3, 2013
Back in 2011, I wrote a post about the launch of CourtListener, a free website that lets you create alerts to notify you of new cases that match your search criteria. Today, the site announced that it is adding more than 1.5 million court opinions to its database, expanding its coverage to a total of 350 federal and state jurisdictions. The cases were donated to CourtListener by LawBox, the company behind the LawBox legal research app for iOS devices. Originally created by Michael Lissner...
November 3, 2013
Back in 2011, I wrote a post about the launch of CourtListener, a free website that lets you create alerts to notify you of new cases that match your search criteria. Today, the site announced that it is adding more than 1.5 million court opinions to its database, expanding its coverage to a total of 350 federal and state jurisdictions. The cases were donated to CourtListener by LawBox, the company behind the LawBox legal research app for iOS devices. Originally created by Michael Lissner...
Farewell iPhone, Hello Android
November 3, 2013
Six years isn't even a blink in geologic terms, yet it's close to an eternity in the life of a smartphone. Many lawyers who acquired their first smartphone when Apple virtually monopolized the market are now thinking about moving on to something different, something somewhat less iPhone-like. There are many reasons an attorney may want to think about switching from an iPhone to one of the many available Android alternatives. Some iPhone users feel suffocated within Apple's hermetically-sealed...
November 3, 2013
Six years isn't even a blink in geologic terms, yet it's close to an eternity in the life of a smartphone. Many lawyers who acquired their first smartphone when Apple virtually monopolized the market are now thinking about moving on to something different, something somewhat less iPhone-like. There are many reasons an attorney may want to think about switching from an iPhone to one of the many available Android alternatives. Some iPhone users feel suffocated within Apple's hermetically-sealed...
Law Firm Sued Over Claimed Use of Competitor’s Name as Google AdWords
November 3, 2013
A Florida law firm has sued a competing personal injury shop over its alleged use of the plaintiff firm's name as Google Adwords to drive search-engine traffic. Filed in Miami, the federal lawsuit brought by high-profile plaintiffs firm Steinger, Iscoe & Greene against attorney Paul K. Schrier asserts claims for unfair competition, trademark infringement and violation of the Anti-Cybersquating Consumer Protection Act, the Daily Business Review reports.
November 3, 2013
A Florida law firm has sued a competing personal injury shop over its alleged use of the plaintiff firm's name as Google Adwords to drive search-engine traffic. Filed in Miami, the federal lawsuit brought by high-profile plaintiffs firm Steinger, Iscoe & Greene against attorney Paul K. Schrier asserts claims for unfair competition, trademark infringement and violation of the Anti-Cybersquating Consumer Protection Act, the Daily Business Review reports.
The Smart Money Was Never on Goliath: Does BigLaw Have His Same Disadvantages?
November 3, 2013
I attended a program that was part of Chicago Ideas Week last week called "Lessons: The Choice Is Yours." Among the amazing...
November 3, 2013
I attended a program that was part of Chicago Ideas Week last week called "Lessons: The Choice Is Yours." Among the amazing...
Thomson Reuters Announces 3,000 Layoffs
November 3, 2013
Looks like the transformation is underway at Thomson Reuters. The company announced Tuesday that it was laying off 3,000...
November 3, 2013
Looks like the transformation is underway at Thomson Reuters. The company announced Tuesday that it was laying off 3,000...
Is Law Review Experience Valuable for Helping Law Students Prepare for Practice?
November 2, 2013
Recently, Adam Liptak wrote a piece for the New York Times, which questioned the current system of student-written law reviews. Here are a couple of excerpts for flavor: "These student editors are mostly bright and work hard, but they are young, part-time amateurs who know little about the law or about editing prose. Yet they are in charge of picking the best articles from among many hundreds of submissions written by professors with authentic expertise in fields the students may never have...
November 2, 2013
Recently, Adam Liptak wrote a piece for the New York Times, which questioned the current system of student-written law reviews. Here are a couple of excerpts for flavor: "These student editors are mostly bright and work hard, but they are young, part-time amateurs who know little about the law or about editing prose. Yet they are in charge of picking the best articles from among many hundreds of submissions written by professors with authentic expertise in fields the students may never have...
Your Mind Needs a Vacation even if Your Body Doesn’t
November 2, 2013
A vacation should be a good thing, especially if it’s a short mental vacation during a mediation or negotiation session. Vacations are a chance to break the cycle of your normal routine. It can give you the opportunity to travel to new places and experience new things. For some, they find relaxation is going to the same place, the same beach house or cabin in the woods, to get away from it all. There are many things that can go wrong to make you wish you were back in your office, sweet...
November 2, 2013
A vacation should be a good thing, especially if it’s a short mental vacation during a mediation or negotiation session. Vacations are a chance to break the cycle of your normal routine. It can give you the opportunity to travel to new places and experience new things. For some, they find relaxation is going to the same place, the same beach house or cabin in the woods, to get away from it all. There are many things that can go wrong to make you wish you were back in your office, sweet...
