Issue: January 2009
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Features
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Second Life’s Real-World Effect on the Future of Intellectual Property Litigation
By Mitra Eskandari-Azari of Alston & Bird
Leon Stambler Stumbled But Has Not Given Up: A Brief Overview of Leon Stambler’s Patent Enforcement Battles
By Michael D. Bednarek & James V. Fazio, III
Is Plausible Enough After Brand v. Miller?
By Charles L. Gholz & Stephen J. Joncus
Patent Reform Legislation: Good News for Drug Discovery?
By Herb Hart
Managing The Conflict Between U.S. Discovery And The European Privacy Directive In U.S. Litigation
By John Kinton of DLA Piper US LLP
The New Landscape of Patentable Subject Matter Under 35 U.S.C. § 101 – Applying an Industrial Age Test to Information Age Innovations
By Stephen Korniczky, Amy Simpson & Ryan Hawkins of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker's Intellectual Property Practice
One Year Later: The Impact of Seagate
By Tom Leach of Merchant & Gould
Creative, Pre-Markman ADR Approach Offers Reliable Outcomes in Post-Bilski Patent World
By William F. McDonald
When a Duck is Not Just a Duck - First Circuit Addresses Public Perception’s Affect on a Term or Phrase In Trademark Infringement Matter
By Alan E. McKenna & William J. Rocha
Will the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences Rely Upon Dictionary Definitions Newly Cited in Appeal Briefs? Answer: It Depends
By Richard Neifeld, Neifeld IP Law, PC
Collaboration Promotes Patent Quality
By Manny W. Schecter
The Patent Scorecard™ 2008 – Chemicals
By Tammy D’Amato & Scott Oldach
RFC Express: Recently Filed Patent Cases
Departments
From The Editor
TechnoBytes™
Moving Up & Moving On
Invention Analysis & Claiming:
Claim Diversity and Enforced-Format Claiming
By Ronald Slusky
Litigator's Corner:
When Should You "Beat Up" Your Client?
Originally published in April, 2007
By Joseph N. Hosteny
Client Development Tools:
A New Year Resolution: Time to Plan Your Client Development
By Nancy Roberts Linder
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