Are you a tech savvy lawyer? In order to answer “yes” you have to check out this site that directs you to the departments that will accept service of process for many websites. I recently wrote about this at www.jonpgroth.com.
For example, how would you know that Facebook has an email just for subpoenas (subpoena@facebook.com)? [...]
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled yesterday that fraud on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) requires proof of actual intent to deceive, which may not be inferred merely because a trademark applicant made a misstatement that it should have known was false. The court held that “a trademark is [...]
I have heard many unemployed workers who are in protected classes under discrimination law (e.g. workers with disabilities, workers over 40 years old) express frustration that employers will not hire them for jobs they are qualified for, and the workers feel this is for discriminatory reasons based on their protected class (e.g. hiring employer does [...]
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review the en banc decision of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in In re Bilski (545 F.3d 943). In that decision, the Federal Circuit rejected its previous “useful, concrete and tangible result” test for patentable subject matter articulated in State Street (149 F.3d 1368). Finding [...]
I think you’ll get some valuable knowledge out of reading Medical Legal Art’s blog. Last month’s topic was “Soft Tissue Injuries.”
I think it is safe to say that most people involved in car accidents suffer from these injuries. Many times they go away in a matter of weeks or months. Other times it takes a [...]
Authors and publishers now have until September 4, 2009 to decide whether to stay in or opt out of the class action lawsuit settlement involving Google’s Book Search service. The previous deadline had been May 5.
CNET NEWS reports that Judge Denny Chin of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued [...]
I’m following up on a post from my personal blog from last week. I wrote about the UW Law School’s publication entitled, Civil Justice in Wisconsin, a Fact Book. Other bloggers have also commented on the the Fact Book.
I wanted to direct everyone to a few interesting things in this Fact Book. Page 31 asks “Is [...]
Situation Management Systems, Inc. v. ASP Consulting LLC was decided by the First Circuit Court of Appeals on March 19, 2009. The decision has implications far beyond the dispute of the parties; it affects the copyright expectations of the more than $100 billion management training industry in the United States. Bottom line: this decision supports [...]
Most businesses are formed as corporations or LLCs. This is done to provide liability protection to the owner of the business from the risks, debts and obligations of the business. Absent special circumstances (for example, “piercing the corporate veil” or personal guaranties of debts) creditors cannot look past the corporate entity to recover unpaid obligations. [...]
If you counsel a book author, book publisher or any other person who owns a copyright in a “Book” or an “Insert,” a class action settlement regarding Google’s practice of scanning and displaying in-copyright works might affect your client’s rights.
If you haven’t heard about the Google Book Settlement, visit the settlement website and get up to speed. Do [...]
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