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Intellectual Property: Currency of the New Economy
As Peter Drucker predicted, so has it come to pass; the new economy companies that proliferate in the United States and across the Group of 8 ('G8') countries are predominantly fueled by human capital, and enterprises participating in advanced economies are service-based and knowledge-driven.
The knowledge resident in our people that manifests itself in codified (patents, trademarks, and copyrights) and non-codified (know-how, trade secrets) intellectual capital is the single most significant source of value in the new economy. When codified, intellectual capital is transformed into intellectual property ('IP'), which conveys an ownership right in inventions that quite often serve as the foundation upon which entire businesses are built.
Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.
Blockchain Domains: New Developments for Brand Owners
Blockchain domain names offer decentralized alternatives to traditional DNS-based domain names, promising enhanced security, privacy and censorship resistance. However, these benefits come with significant challenges, particularly for brand owners seeking to protect their trademarks in these new digital spaces.