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Supreme Court Draws Crucial Distinction In Landmark Patent Exhaustion Decision Image

Supreme Court Draws Crucial Distinction In Landmark Patent Exhaustion Decision

Robin L. McGrath

The Supreme Court's decision in <i>Impression Products v. Lexmark</i> is the latest Supreme Court ruling to eviscerate years-long, patentee-friendly Federal Circuit precedent.

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Do Your Employment Practices Violate Antitrust Law?

Robert G. Brody & Alexander Friedman

This article provides critical background on DOJ policy and practice, and highlights some of the steps corporate counsel can take during leniency or plea negotiations to secure non-prosecution protection for the company's employees as part of any antitrust corporate disposition.

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Preet Bharara Highlighted Insurance Fraud

Evan H. Krinick

Over nearly eight years as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Preet Bharara became recognized as a powerful prosecutor in many areas, including government corruption and white-collar crime. Another subject for which he certainly deserves mention is his strong record helping to fight insurance fraud in New York.

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In the Courts

Monique Agnes O. Ladeji

Recently, the Ninth Circuit set aside the convictions of Walter Liew, a Chinese-American engineer, for witness tampering and making false statements to the court. Here's an in-depth look at the case.

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Transactions Triggering the 35 USC §102 On-Sale Bar

Pinar Bailey

Despite leaving unresolved the ambiguity about the effect of secret sales under §102, the <i>Helsinn</i> ruling offers clues to practitioners seeking to avoid the on-sale bar.

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POCs and the FDCPA: A License to File Image

POCs and the FDCPA: A License to File

Chris Hawkins & Karlene Archer

Buyers and servicers of "stale," or time-barred, debt have been watching the bankruptcy and appellate courts closely of late, as court after court has ruled on whether a key component of their recovery strategy -- seeking payment related to such time-barred debts by filing proofs of claim in bankruptcy --€” violates the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA).

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Case Notes

Mark Hamblett

The latest test of whether part of the Civil Rights Act can be read to bar workplace discrimination because of sexual orientation proved complicated on Jan. 20 a the Second Circuit. Here's a look at the case.

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Cayman Court Facilitates Chapter 11 Restructuring of Parent Company Image

Cayman Court Facilitates Chapter 11 Restructuring of Parent Company

Tony Heaver-Wren, Jeremy Snead & Dave Bulley

the authors were heavily involved in the cross-border restructuring of CHC Group Ltd. (CHC Parent). CHC Parent was the ultimate holding company of the CHC Group (the Group), being one of the world's largest commercial helicopter services providers, primarily engaged in servicing the offshore oil and gas industry. This article provides a narrative about the case.

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Real Property Law

ljnstaff

In-depth analysis of several key rulings.

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<i><b>Legal Tech</b></i><br> Five Ways Legal and Compliance Teams Can Benefit from Office 365 Migration Image

<i><b>Legal Tech</b></i><br> Five Ways Legal and Compliance Teams Can Benefit from Office 365 Migration

Jake Frazier & Chris Zohlen

Legal and compliance groups have a lot to gain from features within Office 365, and equal or greater risk if the process is not conducted in the context of strong legal and regulatory guidelines.

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