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Expanding the Internet's Domain
New Internet addresses will soon be popping up with roots such as .biz or .store. Companies with famous trademarks fear it is a cybersquatter's dream come true -- many advocate excluding famous marks from new Internet addresses. But small businesses and noncommercial entities oppose the idea. One consumer group has asked the FTC to investigate whether such a restriction is an antitrust violation.Attorney Scandal Threatens Gonzales' Job
The damage is done. The Justice Department's top two officials gave misleading information to Congress under oath. The attorney general's chief of staff has resigned, and the job security of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is in serious doubt. Regardless of whether Gonzales becomes a casualty of the U.S. Attorney scandal, former DOJ officials and lawmakers agree that the White House and Justice Department must restore credibility to an office whose impartiality has been seriously undermined.As Other IP Boutiques Falter, Finnegan Moves Forward
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner stands as perhaps the healthiest IP boutique in the country -- at a time when other IP specialists have collapsed because of competitive pressure from general service firms, management woes and a turbulent economy. Finnegan's recipe for success includes high-end litigation, a deep bench of institutional clients, a clear succession plan and IP stars like partner Donald Dunner.Airlines struggle to both fly and make money
Airlines may defy the law of gravity, but they can't ignore math.When American Airlines sought bankruptcy protection last week, it marked the 189th time a U.S. airline has done so since the government deregulated the industry in 1978. Most lived to fly again, as American probably will. Some were grounded forever.Expensive labor contracts, erratic fuel prices and passengers used to cheap cross-country fares were to blame this time.Communists help GE lobby China
Every summer since 2000, General Electric Co. has worked with the world's largest communist party to pick about 25 Chinese executives for the company's leadership program in Crotonville on New York's Hudson River. The training creates potential Chinese allies for GE to help ensure its continued expansion in the world's fastest-growing major economy, company officials say.All-business class MAXjet files for bankruptcy protection, ceases operations
NEW YORK AP - MAXjet Airways ceased operations on Monday - leaving jets on tarmacs and stranding passengers on Christmas Eve - as the all-business class airline said it would file for bankruptcy protection.MAXjet cited soaring fuel prices and the deteriorating credit market for what it called a "drastic measure.E.U.'s Differing IP and Antitrust Approach
There is a growing frequency with which U.S. companies have passed muster under U.S. antitrust laws only to be challenged anew by the European Union for the same conduct and with different results. A recent case between IMS Health and NDC Health is a cautionary tale for U.S. companies seeking to protect their intellectual property rights in the European Union in the face of E.U. antitrust principles.Pan Am Alleges Sheppard Mullin Helped Ex-GC Conceal His Fraud
The re-reincarnation of the airline Pan American is suing Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton and one of the firm's D.C. attorneys for legal malpractice, alleging the firm, which represented two of the airline's subsidiaries in the past, breached a fiduciary duty by agreeing to represent Pan Am's general counsel without the company's knowledge. The case provides an interesting, though convoluted, look at what can happen if your wayward in-house counsel lawyers up with one of your outside law firms.State AI Legislation Is on the Move in 2024
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