IP News
August 01, 2016
A Patent on the Method of Filtering Internet Content Survives '101 Challenge <br>Public Interest Factor Does Not Bar a Permanent Injunction Against a Direct Competitor<br>Patent Owner Does Not Have to Prove Non-Obviousness In IPR Proceedings
Class Certification Denied in Facebook Privacy Suit
August 01, 2016
A federal judge in San Jose has denied class certification in a long-running case claiming that Facebook Inc. disclosed users' personally identifiable information to advertisers when they clicked on some Facebook ads.
Raising Capital
August 01, 2016
Given the vast competition for early stage venture capital and the increased scrutiny being applied by investors to valuations and business plans, it is more important than ever to approach capital raising thoughtfully. Here are four considerations for increasing your chance of success.
Why Are You Still Using Wordpress?
August 01, 2016
Clients go online when they look for a lawyer, and if you are showing consumers a run-of-the-mill website, you will get predictably bad results.
The User-Friendly Proxy Statement
August 01, 2016
Attention, public companies: While your proxy statement is likely your most read disclosure document, its readership is spotty. Your retail owners and employees likely focus on some of the compensation information, but little else. Here's how to fix the problem.
The Internet Is Not a Consequence-Free Zone
August 01, 2016
The ability to create, share, and misappropriate content ' all in an instant ' on social media has radically increased the number of unwitting copyright owners and infringers. Those who publish their musings, photographs, videos via Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or YouTube, for example, do not necessarily know that their content may be protected by copyright law. By the same token, those who make use of others' content typically give little thought to whether their actions constitute copyright infringement.
Enforceability of Mandatory Arbitration in Online Contracts
August 01, 2016
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued a proposed rule that would limit the use of mandatory arbitration in certain consumer finance contracts, including online agreements. This article focuses on the differing results reached in recent cases involving defendants' motions to compel arbitration.
Five Steps to a Successful Social Media Strategy
August 01, 2016
Have you heard? Social media is mainstream ' 70% of the U.S.are using social media and more than 50% of them are over the age of 35 (that's right ' it's not just millennials). But did you know that in-house counsel are active social media participants? In fact, their usage is growing and today nearly two-thirds of general counsel (GCs) are engaging at least weekly in social media for professional reasons.
The Maturation of Competitive Intelligence in Law Firms
August 01, 2016
Advances in technology have given clients more information about the cost of legal services and where else that client might go looking for them, leading to increased demand for discounts and other alternative fee arrangements at a time when in-house legal departments are under rising pressure to cut costs. Here's how to use competitive intelligence.
Media & Communications: Learning from Politicians
August 01, 2016
For those of us in the communications industry, it has been mind-blowing to see how far Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have gotten with all of the baggage they've brought along, outrageous statements they've made, and un-presidential things they've done. What can law firms learn from this?
