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Should Your Gen Z Attorney Be Your Hot Seat Operator?

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Gen Z attorneys are often extremely valuable, hard-working additions to your trial team. We are sure many of our clients would agree, as we worked alongside quite a few truly impressive young trial attorneys....more

Proskauer - Blockchain and the Law

Illinois Embraces Smart Contracts with New Blockchain Legislation

As we highlighted in our recent Practical Law Practice Note, Smart Contracts: Best Practices, various state lawmakers are paving the way for widespread use of blockchains and smart contracts in commerce. For example, on...more

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog

The Algorithm Did It: The Evolving Legal Landscape of the Internet’s Favorite Tool

In a time where “fake news” is common parlance and tensions rise in response to the smallest media slight, is it time for algorithms to take the place of humans in moderating news? This New York Times article seems to think...more

LawVision

Perspectives from Chinese Law Firm Leaders Part II: Thinking about Traditional Concerns in Non-Traditional Ways

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While co-hosting two Chinese law firm leader roundtables recently in Beijing and Shanghai, I asked the admittedly passé question, “What keeps you up at night?” I don’t typically ask these kinds of questions, but I was...more

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3D Printing Quarterly Report - Q3 2017

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Twenty-five percent of world trade could be wiped out by 2060 as result of 3D printing technology: ING - According to estimates provided by a report from ING, progress in 3D printing technology will see one-quarter of...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Recognition of Smart Contracts - Legal developments encourage the use of smart contracts in the United States

This spring, Arizona became one of the first states in the U.S. to enact a law explicitly granting smart contracts the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as their standard contract counterparts. “Smart contracts”...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

When Will Blockchain Really Matter?

Early indicators in 2017 suggest that blockchain technology is further along than anticipated and the potential implications of its development should not be ignored. However, caution should be exercised due to imprecise...more

Hogan Lovells

Regulate Frankenstein: the European Parliament calls for new rules for robots

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When a parliamentary report cites Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein in its recitals and proposes new regulation for robots with artificial intelligence (“AI”), one cannot be sure whether the 19th or the 21st century has inspired...more

Hogan Lovells

Beijing IP Court grants record patent damages & reimbursement of lawyers’ fees

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The Beijing IP Court recently made headlines by granting a record amount of damages for patent infringement -no less than RMB 49 million (USD7.15m)-, one of the highest amounts since the court was established in November...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

No Harm, But Foul? FTC Sues Internet of Things Maker D-Link for Security “Vulnerabilities” Despite No Allegations of Breach

Shortly after the new year, the Federal Trade Commission filed suit in the Northern District of California against D-Link Corporation, a Taiwan-based maker of wireless routers, Internet Protocol (IP) cameras, and software...more

LawVision

Who Will Be Income Partners in the Future?

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In July, I wrote a blog entitled Who Will Be the Owners of Law Firms in the Future. My goal at that time was to start to share my prognostications on where the business of law is going and what the law firm of the future will...more

Proskauer - New Media & Technology

Website Design Implicated in Two Rulings on Enforceability of Online Terms – Highlights the Importance of Legal Review of Design...

This past summer, we wrote about two instances in which courts refused to enforce website terms presented in browsewrap agreements. As we noted, clickthrough agreements are generally more likely to be found to be enforced. ...more

Carlton Fields

Ready for Your Close-up? Five Tips for Using Videoconferencing Technology at Trial

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From a technological standpoint, it is now relatively simple to present live video and audio testimony during a court proceeding of a witness located anywhere in the world. There are many advantages to presenting testimony in...more

K&L Gates LLP

Practical Implications from the Federal Circuit’s Rare en Banc Reversal in Apple v. Samsung

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In a precedential opinion issued en banc on Friday, October 7, 2016, the Federal Circuit overturned a panel decision, affirming and reinstating the district court’s judgment and the jury’s verdict. The majority opinion...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Clinton vs. Trump: How the U.S. Presidential Election Could Impact IP Law

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A great deal has been made of the distinct policy differences between Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican Nominee Donald Trump in such areas as immigration, national defense, crime and taxation. But...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Two Years After Alice: A Survey of the Impact of a "Minor Case" (Part 2)

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AliceStorm at the USPTO - While AliceStorm's effect is most visible in the courts, because of their public nature, the real impact is largely unseen: it is the widespread rejection of patent applications by the USPTO. ...more

Cooley LLP

Blog: Why Entrepreneurs Should Care About the FCC

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You’re an entrepreneur developing cutting edge technology, so why should you care about the Federal Communications Commission? If you think the FCC only regulates broadcasters and old-time telephone and cable companies, the...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Drafting Intellectual Property Agreements: Best Practices From a Litigator’s Perspective

As intellectual property licensing continues to grow more prevalent, legal practitioners and business personnel are being asked to craft and negotiate agreements that can significantly impact a business’s ability to compete...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - JOBS Act

NVCA reports VC-Backed IPO Activity Increase in Q2

A press release by the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) and Thomson Reuters reports a significant jump in the number of VC-backed IPOs during the second quarter of 2015. The release notes a 59 percent increase by...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Bitcoin Basics for Corporate Counsel

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Bitcoin, the online “cryptocurrency,” is not just for anti-government doomsday fanatics and drug dealers. Seen everywhere from SEC filings, to state legislature hearings, to an episode of The Good Wife, it is both an...more

Goodwin

Practice Makes Perfect

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Amber Dolman and Robert Bishop came to Goodwin Procter in much the same way: Both started at the firm right out of law school, after having worked there as summer associates. While Bishop began in the REIT practice, he soon...more

McManis Faulkner

Wearable Technology: A Perfect Fit For Litigation

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It should come as no surprise that wearable technology and fitness trackers, such as Google Glass, the Jawbone UP, and the Narrative Clip are saturating the consumer market, and as a result, consumers are increasingly...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Lawyers and Social Media: Ethical Considerations, Problems and Pitfalls

Social media provides an extraordinary means not only to communicate and share information, but also to obtain information that may lead to incriminating, exculpatory and impeachment evidence for use in discovery and at...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

U.S. Courts’ Evolving Approaches to Social Media E-Discovery

Courts across the United States have now made clear that discovery of social media is fair game. At the same time, courts have consistently found that litigants will not be permitted to engage in social media fishing...more

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