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The Clock is Ticking: How to Miss Fewer Court Deadlines

Attorney at Work

Managing an increasing volume of cases and court deadlines– sometimes in multiple jurisdictions – is one of the biggest time management challenges for law firms. . A Tennessee lawyer was suspended and put on probation after failing to file a personal injury case. The firm had filed a voluntary dismissal back in 2014.

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Hyatt back to the Supreme Court: Special APA Procedures for the Patent Office?

Patently O

” The PTO created a Hyatt Unit of examiners who repeatedly referred to Hyatt as a “submariner” and tracked Hyatt applications using software they called the “submarine detector.” The reviewing court shall—. (1) 1) compel agency action unlawfully withheld or unreasonably delayed; and. (2)

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Paralegal Communication Skills

Paralegal Bootcamp

A paralegal’s day is filled with drafting motions, writing summaries, discussing the project status with an attorney, corresponding by email, telephone calls to clients and vendors, taking notes, or writing memos – the list is endless. Or call attention to the topics by using bullet points or a numbered list. Avoiding snap judgments.

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The Sleekcraft Factors and “Reverse Confusion” Trademark Infringement

The IP Law Blog

The senior mark holder brings a trademark infringement case alleging “reverse confusion” among its potential customers. It has marketed its software under the name “SmartSync” since 2004 and obtained a trademark for SmartSync in 2007. After some discovery, Dropbox moved for summary judgment. Dropbox, Inc.

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Copyrightability of Software: The Next Big Case

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The next big software copyright case is before the Federal Circuit in the form of SAS Institute, Inc. In Google , the Supreme Court found fair-use but did not decide the issue of copyrightability. That issue is front-and-center in this case. Copyright Alliance: Software is protectable by copyright. copyright law.”

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Caddo v. Siemens: Microsoft Settlement Covers Downstream Use and No Jurisdiction Over Foreign Parent

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Caddo had previously sued Microsoft and reached a 2017 settlement agreement that covered third-party products using Microsoft technology, including.NET software that Siemens had relied upon. As such, the district court awarded summary judgment of no infringement based upon the license. The case arose in N.D.

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Tattoo Artist Copyright Win Will Create Uncertainty Over Celebrities with Tattoos

The IP Law Blog

A jury in the District Court for the Southern District of Illinois in the case of Alexander v. Take-Two Interactive Software found that the depiction of tattoos on wrestler Randy Orton in a video game published by Take Two Interactive infringed the tattoo artist’s copyright in the tattoos.