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The full case caption appears at the end of this opinion. LUCERO, Circuit Judge. Appellants' predecessors in interest borrowed money from two banks to finance a golf course
Firms Faced Economic Challenges In 2003
In the world of law firm management, 2003 presented many of the same challenges that have haunted law firms since the stock market plummeted three years ago. There were some layoffs and downsizing, while salaries were relatively stagnant and merger activity was largely tepid at many firms. But those negative factors appeared less pronounced as the economy crept slightly upward.Booming IP Practice Has Big Firms Seeking Merger with Longtime Boutiques
Last month Ronald Panitch finally relented -- deciding to merge his IP firm with national giant Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld. That decision has people in the legal community talking about whether the union is a sign of things to come for IP boutiques as big firms continue to try and muscle in on their once exclusive turf. Philadelphia's leading IP boutiques say they have been flooded with merger offers from big firms in the past year.Decided and Entered: December 1, 2005 97985 ________________________________ In the Matter of THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, by ELIOT SPITZER, as Attorney
The Plague of Inequitable Conduct
The early Supreme Court cases demonstrate that but for the patentee's or its representative's inequitable conduct, such as securing false testimony and suppressing evidence to conceal invaliding art, ghostwriting and relying upon the publication to secure and enforce a patent, and leveraging perjury to one's advantage, the USPTO would not have issued these patents and the courts would not have enforced them.The full case caption appears at the end of this opinion. OPINION WILKINSON, Chief Judge: This antitrust case stems from a protracted dispute over Baltimore Scrap Corp.'
'Say-on-Pay' Two Years Later, Still a High-Profile Issue
How did the 2012 shareholder vote on executive compensation (say-on-pay vote) measure up to the 2011 season, and what issues should companies consider with next year's proxy season?The full case caption appears at the end of this opinion. MURPHY, Circuit Judge. I. INTRODUCTION In 1997, Injection Research Specialists, Inc. and Pacer Industries, Inc.
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