Affidavits

The Second Circuit On Appointed Counsel And The Perils Of Hiring A Lawyer For A Federal Criminal Case

by Matthew G. Kaiser | The Kaiser Law Firm PLLC on 5/16/2013

Most people who are accused of a crime in federal court are unable to pay for a lawyer and have one appointed for them....more

IP Update, Vol. 16, No. 4, April 2013

by Babak Akhlaghi, Sarah Bro, Kenneth Cheney, Bernard Codd, Paul Devinsky, Roozbeh Gorgin, Charles Hawkins, Donna M. Haynes, Sungyong “David” In, John Low, Amol Parikh, Vinu Raj, more +Michael Sardina, Sarika Singh, Joseph Speyer, Rose S. Whelan, Han (Jason) Yu | McDermott Will & Emery on 4/30/2013

Obviousness-Type Double Patenting May Exist When There Is Neither Common Ownership nor Common Inventorship - Addressing an obviousness-type double patenting rejection, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit...more

The Fourth Circuit Holds That A Plea Based On Law Enforcement Fraud Is Invalid, Even If The Person Is Guilty

by Matthew G. Kaiser | The Kaiser Law Firm PLLC on 4/29/2013

October 29, 2007 started bad for Cortez Fisher. He walked out of his house and the Baltimore police approached him (he lived in Baltimore). They asked to talk to him. He said no. He tried to drive away, but backed into...more

Illinois Supreme Court Issues New Rules Affecting Mortgage Foreclosures

by Mark Birnbaum, David Gold, Bates McIntyre Larson | Perkins Coie on 4/25/2013

The Illinois Supreme Court has issued new court rules that become effective on May 1, 2013, modifying the evidentiary requirements for obtaining foreclosure judgments, among other things. The rules are the result of the work...more

Illinois Supreme Court Issues New Procedural Rules for Foreclosures

by William Dorsey, Timothy Patenode | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 3/1/2013

On February 22, 2013, the Illinois Supreme Court adopted a set of new procedural rules that will impact both residential and commercial foreclosures in Illinois. The new rules are scheduled to go into effect as early as March...more

Final Rules for Implementing the First-Inventor-to-File Provisions of the America Invents Act

by John Covert, J.T. Haran | Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 2/20/2013

The transition to the first-inventor-to-file (FITF) system occurs on March 16, 2013. To prepare for implementing the change to the FITF system, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), on February 14, 2013,...more

Court Confirms No Need For Defendants To Lead Evidence In Motion For Leave Under Part XXIII.1 Of The Ontario Securities Act

by Michael Beeforth | Dentons on 1/23/2013

In the recent decision of Dugai, Murphy v. Manulife Financial Corporation (2013 ONSC 327), the Divisional Court confirmed the principle that defendants have no obligation to lead evidence on a motion for leave to assert a...more

Use of Affidavits & Sworn Testimony in “Deferred Action” Requests

by Ronald Shapiro on 12/24/2012

On June 15, 2012, President Barack Obama announced the launch of the “deferred action” program to suspend immigration enforcement actions against qualifying individuals who came to this country as children....more

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