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September 19, 2008

Claims - Data Privacy, Infringement and Errors & Omissions Coverage

October IP Section Luncheon Insurance Coverage for IP and Technology Claims - Data Privacy, Infringement and Errors & Omissions Coverage October 10, 2008, 11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. Denver ChopHouse, Large Banquet Room Presented by: Mary E. McCutcheon James Morando Dennis M. Cusack As companies' exposure to intellectual property claims has evolved, so too has the landscape of insurance coverage...

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November 15, 2006

More On Metadata

The IP Blawg reported last June on an ethics case out of New York where lawyers were held to have a reasonable duty of care to prevent the transmission of metadata – hidden electronic data that is generated in the course of creating and editing a document – that might disclose a client confidence. Now comes Formal Opinion 06-442 from...

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October 17, 2006

Corporations Look To Outside Counsel To Handle IP Problems

According to a recent study of senior in-house counsel in 311 American corporations and another 111 around the world, intellectual property issues are among their top legal worries. IP and patent issues were among the main five concerns of 24% of the counsel responding to the survey, almost double the 13% reported last year. This was true in many sectors...

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October 13, 2006

Google Print Library Project Continues

We’ve posted from time to time on the dispute between various publishers, authors and Google over Google’s ambitious Print Library project. After Google initially suspended the scanning of materials to give publishers an opportunity to opt-out, the project resumed last November, and Google just announced that the University of Wisconsin-Madison was joining the program. UW’s extensive library holdings exceed more...

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September 28, 2006

New Rules For eDiscovery

Only two months and a few days until the e-discovery amendments (the "Amendments") to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure take effect. For those not aware, on December 1, 2006 the Federal Rules will be amended to address a variety of topics related to the discovery of electronically stored information. Among other things, the amendments will provide guidance and clarification...

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August 15, 2006

"Anonymous Internet Mischief" at the ABA Meeting

After taking some time off around the American Bar Association's annual meeting in Hawaii, the IP Blawg is back! While it can be difficult to concentrate on CLE courses and committee meetings with the lure of the beach in the background, the IP Blawg is proud to say it was in attendance when the Intellectual Property Litigation Committee held its...

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June 23, 2006

Congress Considers Clampdown On Online Gambling

As we have previously reported, there are differing views over whether the federal Wire Act of 1961 bars internet gambling, sometimes leading to tension between federal officials and state governments interested in permitting and regulating such conduct. Well, in recent weeks, the House Judiciary Committee has taken new steps to clarify the issue, approving a bill that would explicitly expand...

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June 22, 2006

FBM & Stanford University Host IP Event

UNDERSTANDING THE SUPREME COURT’S RECENT PATENT DECISIONS How Those Decisions May Impact Technology Companies Co-hosted by Farella Braun + Martel LLP Stanford Law School's Program in Law, Science & Technology In the last two or three years, the U.S. Supreme Court has taken an unprecedented interest in patent cases. This year alone it is expected to issue four decisions that...

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March 10, 2006

The IP Blawg Goes to UC Berkeley’s Stem Cell Initiative Conference

As our loyal readers know, the IP Blawg is keenly interested in the progress of California’s Institute for Regenerative Medicine (“CIRM””). While the trial court considering the validity of Proposition 71 received closing arguments this week, a diverse group gathered at Berkeley’s Boalt Hall School of Law last week for a conference on California’s Stem Cell Initiative to learn about...

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February 27, 2006

Is Your Website Disability Accessible?

In a potentially ground-breaking case regarding the obligations of on-line businesses to make their sites accessible to persons with disabilities, the National Federation of the Blind filed a class action in state court in Alameda County, California, against Target Corporation on February 7, 2006. The suit, National Federation of the Blind v. Target Corporation, Alameda Superior Court Case No. RC06254127,...

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