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Protecting Plant-Related Inventions
The increasing economic importance of plant-related innovations has spawned a myriad of mechanisms for protecting them, including utility patents, Plant Patent Act patents, plant variety protection and trade secret protection. Each of these mechanisms carries its own costs and benefits, and each has had a tremendous impact on the applied agricultural and agricultural biotechnology industries. This paper examines the pro's and con's of all the available options.Thomas Recalls His Ga. Job Search Woes
Jonathan [email protected] on the stage with Justice Clarence Thomas at Saturday's University of Georgia law school graduation were two class officers, one of whom is headed to work at King Spalding, the other to Alston Bird.Their success at landing jobs at big Atlanta firms contrasted notably with the introspective story Thomas told of his 1974 graduation from Yale Law School.The novelty of IP litigation being "hot" wore off long ago, but never did the practice dominate headlines quite as much as in 2012.
IBM Gets the Big Blues Over Age Discrimination Suit
Does the pension plan at IBM treat its older workers fairly? IBM says yes, because it's contributing the same percentage of pay to the plan for every employee, regardless of age. But older workers who have sued the company say no, because they're receiving lower benefits than younger employees. Now IBM is asking a circuit court to decide the question. Says one observer, "There's no question that if IBM loses on appeal, every company with a cash balance plan would become a target for a suit."Cite as: Birmingham v. Mizuno USA, Inc., 5:09-CV-0566 (GTS/GHL), NYLJ 1202489123509, at *1 (NDNY, Decided March 31, 2011)District Judge Glenn T. Suddabyp c
Cite as: Dorsett v. County of Nassau, CV 10-1258 (ADS) (AKT), NYLJ 1202478457277, at *1 (EDNY, Decided January 14, 2011)Magistrate Judge A. Kathleen Tomlinson/
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