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How Facebook's Lawyers Price Their Services [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 3/7/2013

March 7 (Bloomberg Law) -- Silicon Valley's Fenwick & West -- which incorporated Apple and took Facebook public -- recently hired a new kind of staff position: a product manager charged with helping clients understand the...more

Favorite Law Blogs and Most Useful Posts for Lawyers from 2012

by Cogent Legal on 12/19/2012

I’d like to share with you some personal recommendations of blogs that made the ABA Journal’s 2012 list of top 100 law blogs, or “blawgs.” I’m also including some blogs recommended by my colleague, patent attorney Michael...more

Beyond the Cloud: How to BYOD, Step 1

by Ingram Yuzek Gainen Carroll & Bertolotti, LLP on 10/10/2012

Moving data to the cloud has been the critical data security challenge confronting organizations in the past few years. With the cloud transition well underway, the spotlight has turned to securing end-user devices like...more

IP Attorneys: A Guide to Effective, Engaging Graphics for Patent Litigation

by Cogent Legal on 9/19/2012

Apple’s recent victory over Samsung in their patent infringement case had to be one of the most closely watched intellectual property cases ever, and trial graphics played a decisive role in shaping juror and public opinion....more

Why You Should Join the Growing Number of Attorneys Using iPads

by Cogent Legal on 7/30/2012

I found the comprehensive study released by the ABA on attorneys’ use of technology very interesting. Kevin O’Keefe summarized the study done by Jeff Richardson as follows: In 2012, 33% of all attorneys report using a tablet...more

Extreme Magical Thinking: TEchnology Won't Take You Off the Hook

by Pamela Woldow on 1/30/2012

I have been encountering a lot of magical thinking recently when talking with law firm partners about Legal Project Management. One partner, hoping that the IT and KM folks can simply buy a tech solution so that he could...more

FROM EUROPE: the surge in litigation/compliance review, and outsourced legal work

by Gregory P. Bufithis, Esq. on 5/10/2011

6 May 2011 – I settled in Brussels about seven years ago (I hold several nationalities and am fluent in several languages) after a career in the U.S. in intellectual property law (with which I am still deeply involved) and a...more

Best iPhone Android & Blackberry Apps for Lawyers

by Christopher Hopkins on 3/11/2011

Handout of top ten lists for best smartphone apps on iPhone/iPad, Android, and Blackberry platforms. From a March 2011 seminar hosted by the Palm Beach County Bar Association....more

Discovering ESI- Self-Reliance and Rule 26

by Daniel Kegan on 11/4/2010

ESI—Electronically Stored Information. FRCivP now requires an early conference among attorneys to discuss and plan discovery, including ESI. The Internet and ESI makes discovery easier, but also increases the volume...more

Copyright Law Overview for the Entrepreneur

by Frank Natoli on 8/9/2010

This concise overview guide offers a convenient primer on US copyright law for small business entrepreneurs and artists. . . ...more

Cyprus Intellectual Property Information Paper

by Cyprus Law Firm Anastasios Antoniou LLC on 12/20/2009

Information Paper on Cypurs Intellectual Property Law, Trademarks, Patents, Copyright. Authored by Anastasios Antoniou LLC, a Cyprus law firm with Cyprus lawyers advising on all aspects of Cyprus law, EU law and International...more

Everything's Negotiable: How Corporations Can Drastically Reduce Their IP Legal Costs without Sacrificing IP Quality

by Jackie Hutter, IP Strategist on 6/26/2009

For most corporate buyers of IP legal services the ability to obtain substantive cost reduction has been somewhat limited due to the lack of transparent information available about legal fees. IP law firms have benefited...more

Patent Owners Can Improve Monetization Efforts When Attorneys Act as "Technology Scouts"

by Jackie Hutter, IP Strategist on 6/19/2009

Relatively few patents end up being valuable for a client. This typically occurs because the business needs of the client changed during the time the patent application was pending. Historically, such non-aligned patent...more

Patent Owners Can Improve Monetization Efforts When Attorneys Act as "Technology Scouts"

by Jackie Hutter, IP Strategist on 6/19/2009

Relatively few patents end up being valuable for a client. This typically occurs because the business needs of the client changed during the time the patent application was pending. Historically, such non-aligned patent...more

Innovations in Corporate IP Management: Methodologies to Reduce Outside IP Counsel Costs

by Jackie Hutter, IP Strategist on 5/27/2009

Corporate intellectual property ("IP") legal managers are under intense pressure to keep outside counsel legal budgets under control, at the same time IP is experiencing increasing importance as a corporate asset. ...more

The "Dirty Little Secret of Patents" is that Most are Worthless to Their Owners. Here is Why.

by Jackie Hutter, IP Strategist on 4/20/2009

Notwithstanding the vast corporate and entrepreneurial resources expended each year to file, prosecute, manage and maintain patents, a significant majority end up having little or no business value to their owners. Whether or...more

Confessions of a Reluctant Convert to Electronic Patent File Management Systems & Why I Am Now a True Believer

by Jackie Hutter, IP Strategist on 3/3/2009

For many years, vendors of office automation systems expended considerable effort trying to convince corporate and law firm patent attorneys to adopt paperless file management systems by touting the time and money savings...more

Court Orders OCR for Scanned Paper Documents

by Joshua Gilliland on 2/23/2009

A Texas ordered the parties to produce their paper documents as TIFFs with OCR. Excellent opinion that highlighted the benefits of searching OCR and the ability to cut down costs/review time. ...more

Chief IP Counsel: Stop Trying to Change How Your Lawyers Bill You and Focus on the Model They Use to Provide Your Legal Services

by Jackie Hutter, IP Strategist on 2/14/2009

Today, much effort is being expended in obtaining reduction in the cost of obtaining IP legal services. Fundamentally, all current efforts work within the existing law firm model. As such, a limit exists in the level of...more

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How Facebook's Lawyers Price Their Services [Video]

Favorite Law Blogs and Most Useful Posts for Lawyers from 2012

Beyond the Cloud: How to BYOD, Step 1

IP Attorneys: A Guide to Effective, Engaging Graphics for Patent Litigation

Why You Should Join the Growing Number of Attorneys Using iPads

Extreme Magical Thinking: TEchnology Won't Take You Off the Hook

FROM EUROPE: the surge in litigation/compliance review, and outsourced legal work

Best iPhone Android & Blackberry Apps for Lawyers

Discovering ESI- Self-Reliance and Rule 26

Copyright Law Overview for the Entrepreneur

Cyprus Intellectual Property Information Paper

Everything's Negotiable: How Corporations Can Drastically Reduce Their IP Legal Costs without Sacrificing IP Quality

Patent Owners Can Improve Monetization Efforts When Attorneys Act as "Technology Scouts"

Patent Owners Can Improve Monetization Efforts When Attorneys Act as "Technology Scouts"

Innovations in Corporate IP Management: Methodologies to Reduce Outside IP Counsel Costs

The "Dirty Little Secret of Patents" is that Most are Worthless to Their Owners. Here is Why.

Confessions of a Reluctant Convert to Electronic Patent File Management Systems & Why I Am Now a True Believer

Court Orders OCR for Scanned Paper Documents

Chief IP Counsel: Stop Trying to Change How Your Lawyers Bill You and Focus on the Model They Use to Provide Your Legal Services

Avoiding Sanctions in Ediscovery

What I Learned from Billboards

Confessions of a "Recovering Patent Attorney" or Why I Have Joined the Growing Ranks of IP Strategists

Alternative Billing Ideas: One Company's Part Time Solution to the High Cost of Hiring Strategic IP Counsel

Patent Monetization Can be a New Source of Revenue for Your Clients: Make Sure You Know the Critical Steps for Success

Search, Knowledge Management & the Practice of Law

How Facebook's Lawyers Price Their Services [Video]

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