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Justice's Secret Weapon Against Microsoft
While the Department of Justice was reeling from a June 1998 ruling that seemed to doom its claim that Microsoft violated antitrust laws, David B. Fein got to work. Hired by Joel Klein, DOJ's antitrust chief, with less fan fare than David Boies, the in court star for the government, Fein's investigative work and preparation of witnesses may have turned the tide against Microsoft.
House Version of Patent Reform Differs from Senate's Over Fee Diversion
The recent passage of patent reform bills by the House and Senate has raised expectations for enactment a new law this year, but there's lingering controversy about whether the patent office can keep all its fees and about provisions allowing for new patent challenges. The differences between the bills must be reconciled before becoming law.Court Reviews Patentable Subject Matter In Biosciences
Since the Supreme Court's 1980 decision in Diamond v. Chakrabarty (447 U.S. 303), the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has expanded the types of patentable subject matter to include biological materials such as nucleic acids and proteins, as well as methods of using these materials.Norwalk Company Ordered To Pay $40 Million
State of Iowa v. Vertrue Incorporated: A Connecticut-based marketing company must pay more than $40 million in restitution and penalties for allegedly duping hundreds of thousands of Iowa residents into signing up for buying club memberships they mostly did not want or use, the Iowa Supreme Court recently ruled.
House version of patent reform differs from Senate's over fee diversion
The recent passage of patent reform bills by the House and Senate has raised expectations for enactment a new law this year, but there's lingering controversy about whether the patent office can keep all its fees and about provisions allowing for new patent challenges.
State Ruling Preserves Rights of Adopted Out Girl to Estate
A Chinese girl adopted by a wealthy Westchester man who later died remains entitled to a share of his will and a trust established despite the fact that she was adopted out to another family eight years after his death, a Brooklyn appellate court has ruled.Conference Focuses On Legal Problems Of Veterans
Much has changed since the 1960s, when battle-weary veterans returned home from Vietnam to be called "baby killers" or worse. Today, with one in 10 veterans who saw combat Iraq or Afghanistan facing mental health problems such as post-traumatic stress disorder, there is a growing focus on providing treatment and counseling for the emotional and physical trauma of war.Trending Stories
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