Key Court Holds Trademark License Survives Bankruptcy
Brian Trust, Joel Moss and Monique Mulcare review an Eighth Circuit decision where the court found that a license agreement was part of a single integrated agreement and not executory, joining the...
View ArticleSuccession Planning: Avoiding Age Discrimination Claims
In their Employment Law column, Jeffrey S. Klein and Nicholas J. Pappas write that with 25 million Baby Boomers poised to leave the work force in the coming years, many employers are facing the need to...
View ArticleUsing General Liability Insurance Policies to Cover IP Claims
Alan S. Hock, a partner at Moritt Hock & Hamroff, writes: Under the coverage provisions in standard comprehensive general liability insurance policies, there is often coverage for what is known as...
View ArticlePatent Indefiniteness After 'Nautilus'
Ognian V. Shentov of Jones Day provides background and reports on some recent developments to help navigate the changing landscape in the law on indefiniteness.
View ArticleBeyond Patents: 3D Printing and IP
Bryan J. Vogel, of Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, writes: Changing patent laws as well as renewed interest in trade secret law benefits and rights from copyright, trade dress and design patent...
View ArticlePatent Act Fee Shifting Decisions Focus on Discretion, Deference
Robert M. Isackson and Ilene Albala of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe discuss the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in 'Octane Fitness', which has spawned some decisions that suggest that the bar to...
View ArticleModernizing New York's Uniform Commercial Code
Janet M. Nadile, Lawrence Safran, and Stanley R. Simon review the revisions to the New York Uniform Commercial Code contained in the recently passed Assembly Bill 9933, which will bring Articles 1, 7,...
View ArticleOpening Statements: A Critical Juncture
In their Medical Malpractice column, Thomas A. Moore and Matthew Gaier address the components of an effective opening for the jury, as well as the potential legal implications that may lead to the rare...
View ArticleCourt Praises Predictive Coding, But Ultimately Rejects It
In their Federal E-Discovery column, H. Christopher Boehning and Daniel J. Toal, litigation partners at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, discuss 'Progressive Casualty Ins. v. Delaney', in...
View ArticleWhen the Government Searches Your Hard Drives
In their White-Collar Crime column, Robert J. Anello and Richard F. Albert review recent decisions that provide reason for hope that, in the digital age, the courts may breathe a bit more life back...
View ArticleTinkering With the Machinery of Death
Walter P. Loughlin writes: Whether or not botched execution procedures will continue to plague the lethal injection regime, other refinements to the machinery of death are readily available to be...
View ArticleMarketplace
Growing in size and services, general service law firm Bond Schoeneck & King has relocated its New York City office a short distance to 600 Third Ave. from 330 Madison Ave. Also, Samsung...
View ArticleCourt Allows Day Care to Operate in Residential Co-op
In their Landlord-Tenant column, Warren A. Estis and Michael E. Feinstein of Rosenberg & Estis discuss the issue of allowing day care facilities to be operated in residential buildings, and write:...
View ArticleCannabis Conundrum: Medical Marijuana Law and Employers
Richard D. Winsten and Paul F. Millus discuss cases in other states relating to an employee's use of medical marijuana and an employer's rights as stated in a written drug policy, and what those cases...
View ArticleThe Governor Challenges His Opponent's Residency
In their Government and Election Law column, Jerry H. Goldfeder and Myrna Perez write that although Governor Cuomo's allegation that Zephyr Teachout has not continuously resided in New York for the...
View ArticleRealty Law Digest
Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein and an adjunct professor at St. John's University School of Law, reviews two cases: ?1414 Holdings, LLC v. BMS-PSO,? where the court held that a...
View ArticleEstablishment Clause Extended to Non-Ordained Clergy Member
Dennis J. Dozis writes: As a result of the prohibition against secular entanglement in religious beliefs, the courts of this state have undertaken the arduous task of defining the Establishment...
View ArticleNew Deals
Russian steelmaker OAO Severstal has agreed to sell its North American subsidiaries to U.S. competitors Steel Dynamics and AK Steel Holding Corp. for a combined $2.3 billion. Also, Scientific Games...
View ArticleExcited Utterances and Present Sense Impressions: Time to Reevaluate?
In his Evidence column, Michael J. Hutter writes that in a recent garden variety case in which a 911 call was admitted under the hearsay exceptions for present sense impressions and excited utterances,...
View ArticleFiguring Out Fixtures
In her Secured Transactions column, Barbara M. Goodstein, a partner at Mayer Brown, examines challenging questions that arise when assets are or become fixtures, and discusses the treatment generally...
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