Of the many skills that GCs need to possess, effective communication across departments ranks quite high. In fact, according to some, a general counsel will stand out if he or she can communicate
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In a preemptive move, a woman who claims to own a vial of lunar dust is suing NASA in federal court to prevent them from seizing it. Ars Technica reports on this unusual
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Last month, the Federal Circuit affirmed the Delaware district court’s 2017 decision in Endo Pharms. Sols., Inc. v. Custopharm that patents for Aveed®, a testosterone replacement therapy, were not obvious and, therefore, inherent
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New matter management and e-billing systems, legal operations and data analytics positions and more — legal departments have invested heavily in their in-house operations in order to keep up with the changing industry.
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Back in June, when a European Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs passed a controversial copyright law, sending it for a full-parliament vote in July, critics were sounding the alarm that it would drive
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In June, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the plaintiff in South Dakota v. Wayfair, clearly overturning the 1992 Quill v. North Dakota decision, and firmly eliminating the physical presence test for
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Although the debate continues on Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, the interest in and application of blockchain technology — an essential component of cryptocurrency architecture — is growing. In July, the U.S. Patent and
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When a computer scientist named Jarek Duda contacted Ars Technica claiming that Google was attempting to patent a technique he put into the public domain, the publication investigated it and found the company’s
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The U.S. Supreme Court recently refused to hear two appeals to Major League Baseball’s antitrust exemption, which has been intact since the early 20th century. Why was it deemed exempt in the first
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The pressure on firms continues to increase, applied by clients, other businesses and prospective talent. Revenue growth is dragging while cyber threats are speeding up. Firms can no longer simply rely on cutting administrative
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