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Inc.
December 2004
Mark Obbie |
Learn To Love Your Lawyer When it comes to attorneys, even the smartest business owners screw up. It doesn't have to be that way -- if you follow a plan for managing your lawyer.   |
Knowledge@Wharton
Richard Shell |
It's About Time: Corporate Responsibility Law Finally Makes Lawyers More Accountable Although the reputations of CEOs, accountants, bankers, analysts, and even consultants have suffered during the recent spate of corporate scandals, lawyers so far have escaped blame, let alone indictment. But that may change, as it should. |
Bank Director
3rd Quarter 2010
William M. Aukamp |
Should Your Bank Have a Lawyer on Staff? Understanding the roles of the counsel and the compliance officer can ensure your bank has all bases covered. |
Registered Rep.
June 1, 2005 |
The Cost of Compliance Q: My current firm recently hired a non-licensed wholesaler to begin marketing our mutual fund family. What liability do I have, given that the wholesaler is not licensed? |
CFO
October 1, 2003
Craig Schneider |
The Attorney's Dilemma Will the SEC's new and proposed rules to turn lawyers into whistle-blowers strain relations between finance executives and corporate counsel? |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Nov/Dec 2011
Thomas E. Gibbs |
Avoidance Behavior Learn to resolve disputes before they occur. Mediation, arbitration, and other forms of alternative dispute resolution have become a favorable choice in today's commercial real estate market. |
Bank Technology News
April 2006
Glen Fest |
Patently Unaware Bankers breathing easier because their Blackberry still work have no cause for relief over patent disputes in their industry. Intellectual property litigation is a booming business against financial institutions. |
IEEE Spectrum
August 2005
Ben Klemens |
New Legal Code Copyrights should replace software patents. |
Entrepreneur
June 2007 |
In the Know Find out all you can about patents, trademarks and copyrights now - your business will thank you later. |
Entrepreneur
April 2005
Jane Easter Bahls |
Fee-dom of Choice Do you know your legal service billing alternatives? |
Financial Planning
March 1, 2012
Martin Shenkman |
Planning for Lawyers Lawyers make great referral sources for planners. But dealing with them as clients is anything but simple. |
The Motley Fool
April 26, 2005
Dave Mock |
The Lowdown on Patent Shakedowns The business of extorting license fees for patents can be very lucrative -- and damaging. It is important for investors to understand how the companies they own utilize and protect their inventions -- and what approach management has taken to deal with intellectual property disputes. |
HBS Working Knowledge
December 20, 2004
Ann Cullen |
The U.S. Patent Game: How to Change It Innovators and society are paying too high a price in the current patent system, says Adam B. Jaffe and Harvard Business School's Josh Lerner in their new book, 'Innovation and Its Discontents: How Our Broken Patent System is Endangering Innovation and Progress,' excerpted here. |
Bank Technology News
January 2004
Karen Krebsbach |
Bight Ideas Financial services firms are deluging the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office with applications, which soared 15-fold between 1995 and 2002. Patent attorney Dale Lazar urges banks to get in line: converting valuable ideas into assets can pay off big time. |
Salon.com
August 27, 1999
Mark Gimein |
Jay Walker's patent mania Is the Priceline.com founder a genuine inventor -- or an intellectual-property parasite? |
AskMen.com
Michael Estrin |
How To: Sue Sometimes you just have to go to court. Here are some tips to help you navigate the difficult waters of litigation. |
BusinessWeek
January 8, 2007
Michael Orey |
How Business Trounced The Trial Lawyers By focusing on litigation reform at the state level, business has won key battles. Suddenly, it's a tough time to be a plantiffs' attorney. |
The Motley Fool
April 10, 2006
Rich Duprey |
Merck Splits the Difference The pharmaceutical wins one, loses one in New Jersey Vioxx trials. Investors should expect to see more losses. |
Inc.
October 2004
Norm Brodsky |
Street Smarts: Presumed Guilty Let your lawyers stick to lawyering. The business decisions should remain in your hands. |
Inc.
May 1, 2003
Robert X. Cringely |
Don't Get Brobecked In tough times, managing your lawyer is key. |
IndustryWeek
December 1, 2007
Jill Jusko |
Trying Times for IP Protection Intellectual property disputes appear on the upswing as other litigation declines. |
InternetNews
May 3, 2010 |
Novell, Red Hat Win Victory in Patent Fight Rival open source vendors prevail in joint defense against infringement charges brought by firm trying to assert rights to invention covered under 1991 patent. |
InternetNews
April 16, 2004
Susan Kuchinskas |
No Obvious Solutions for IT Patent Reform Lack of time and funds plus unclear standards plague the process, said attendees of a UC Berkeley conference. |
Reason
January 2003
Walter K. Olson |
Courting Stupidity Why smart lawyers pick dumb jurors. |
Entrepreneur
October 2004
Jane Easter Bahls |
Law Talent Lawyers have more to offer than just legal advice--they can also bring important skills to your business. One is a tendency to see the big picture. |
Registered Rep.
March 3, 2003
David A. Gaffen |
In Florida Arbitration, Out-of-State Lawyers Must Pass Florida Bar Wall Street just developed a headache the size of Florida. Basically, any firm that uses out-of-state lawyers (from the home office, for example) to represent the firm in Florida-based cases will now have to use Florida-licensed lawyers. |
BusinessWeek
June 22, 2011
Greg Stohr |
Wal-Mart Case: Another Loss for Trial Lawyers The Supreme Court's ruling is the latest in a series of decisions that make it clear the justices aim to curb mass litigation. |
IEEE Spectrum
February 2006
Lee A. Hollaar |
Patents 2.0 There are big problems with patents, especially software patents. A new type of patent is needed -- Congress should create a new, limited protection that protects against knockoffs without overreaching. |
InternetNews
November 24, 2004
Jim Wagner |
Nick Godici, Commissioner for Patents, USPTO The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office has been taking a lot of heat in recent years over software patents. Sitting at the center of the firestorm, and the patent process, is Nick Godici, the agency's Commissioner for Patents. |
IndustryWeek
October 1, 2007
Jill Jusko |
Patent Protection Your valuable intellectual property requires keen oversight. To help keep it safe, consider these actions. |
BusinessWeek
December 13, 2004
Mike France |
A Compelling Case For Lawyer-CEOs In litigious times, more companies are seeking legal talent at the helm. But don't look for the JD degree to replace the MBA as the credential of choice anytime soon. |
Knowledge@Wharton
January 29, 2003 |
Lawyers and Accountants Can Expect Curbs and Compromises in New SEC Rules Recent rules adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to curb the kind of legal and accounting shenanigans that toppled companies like Enron and Arthur Andersen are not as strong as the SEC first indicated they might be. But do they still have enough teeth to work? |
BusinessWeek
March 31, 2011
David Voreacos et al. |
Johnson & Johnson's Quality Catastrophe After 50-plus product recalls in 15 months, the $60 billion company is fighting to clear its once-trusted name. |
IEEE Spectrum
November 2007
William Sweet |
Keeping Score in the IP Game Quantity and concentration of patents strengthen the case for legislative reform. |
Reason
June 2004
Jarett Decker |
Criminal Representation U.S. courts may find the ban on "expert advice and assistance" as applied to defense lawyers too much to stomach. |
Information Today
February 3, 2011 |
LexisNexis Introduces LexisNexis Litigation Profile Suite This is a dynamic set of capabilities that quickly reveals facts related to a case as well as information on key players involved to help legal professionals sharpen their litigation strategies, manage client expectations, and drive better outcomes for their cases. |
InternetNews
April 26, 2005
Roy Mark |
Tech Wants Patent 'Trolls' Tamed Intel's top patent attorney urged a Senate panel Monday to crack down on "trolls" who manipulate the patent system for large profits. |
AskMen.com
October 15, 2000
Luis Rodrigues |
Divorce Planning: Limit The Financial Sting It is never easy for a man to deal with a failed marriage. It is a time where emotions run very high while important financial decisions need to be made: a lethal combination... |
Information Today
September 6, 2012
Paula J. Hane |
Apple-Samsung Case Highlights America's Troubled Patent System The jury finding in this case has triggered an onslaught of commentary and has also brought up many questions about the nature of the U.S. patent system. The comments have ranged from "software patents are evil" to the U.S. has a "broken patent system." |
InternetNews
May 13, 2009
Kenneth Corbin |
For IT Firms, Patent Reform Is All About Money As battle for patent reform continues on the Hill, tech companies are embroiled in an increasing number of intellectual property disputes, with damages awards all over the map. |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2007
Suhas Sreedhar |
Peer Review Starts for Software Patent Applications Hoping to curtail the orgy of tech-industry litigation, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recently launched an Internet-based peer-review program whereby anyone can help to evaluate a number of software patent applications voluntarily submitted for public evaluation. |
The Motley Fool
June 22, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Stent Wars: Jury Strikes Back A jury finds that Boston Scientific has violated J&J's stent patents, but the battle is only beginning. Meanwhile, Boston Scientific continues to have market-share leadership in drug-coated stents and makes quite a bit of money from it. |
