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01 July 2013
Brand Licensing in the U.S. – Advice for Chinese Brands
Source: World Trademark Review
17 May 2013
Interdisciplinary Teams: Why It Is in Your Interest to Have Collaboration Between Legal, IT, and Records Management
Source: Kilpatrick Townsend
17 May 2013
Get Ready For Stricter RMP Enforcement
Source: Law360
14 May 2013
Past Its Prime: Weedo V. Stone-E-Brick
Source: Law360
14 May 2013
DACA Creates Trap for the Unwary
Source: Kilpatrick Townsend
14 May 2013
Should the Pattern Be the “Brand”?: A Potential Revenue-Generating Bonanza
Source: Stout Risius Ross Journal
13 May 2013
How Ethics Rules Can Be Used to Address Trademark Bullying
Source: INTA Trademark Reporter
10 May 2013
Prank as Parody? Enforcement of Trademark Rights Against ‘Identity Correction’ Imposters
Source: Intellectual Property Litigation - American Bar Association
10 May 2013
Fluid Marks 2.0: Protecting a Dynamic Brand
Source: Managing IP Magazine
06 May 2013
The Role of the Board of Directors in Strategic Planning
Source: Transactions Magazine
01 May 2013
Consumer-Driven Regulation for Cyber Risks and Data Breaches
Source: Institute for Healthcare Consumerism
30 April 2013
Trade Secrets in the "Social" World
Source: Today's General Counsel
11 April 2013
Litigation Readiness: Best Practices for Managing eDiscovery
Source: Kilpatrick Townsend
04 April 2013
Proposed Fla. Legislation Limits Policyholder Rights
Source: Law360
29 March 2013
Sinkhole Insurance On Solid Ground — For Now
Source: Law360
29 March 2013
Social Franchising: Beyond Traditional Commerce
Source: New York Law Journal
20 March 2013
Holding Company Liquidity Concerns Will Trigger M&A
Source: American Banker
18 March 2013
Gay Right to Terminate Under the 1976 Copyright Act
Source: Cardozo Arts and Entertainment Law Journal, 31 Cardozo Arts & Ent. L.J. 275 (2013)
15 March 2013
Trademarks That Make Health and Nutrition Claims Under U.S. and EU Food-Labeling Regulations (Co-Author)
Source: INTA Bulletin, Vol. 68, No. 6
12 March 2013
What 'Monty Python' Tells You About NJ's Insurance Law
Source: Law360
08 March 2013
Risky Business: The Board's Role in Approving Loans
Source: Carolina Banker
05 March 2013
A Look at Franchise Regulations From Ground Level to 30,000 Feet
Source: Franchise Law Journal
01 March 2013
In re Cozumel Caribe SA de CV: Special Servicer's Quintana Rue a Comity of Errors
Source: ABI Secured Credit Committee Newsletter, Vol. 10, No. 2
01 March 2013
Expert Q&A On Trademark Bullying
Source: Practical Law Company
12 February 2013
Outlining the Board’s Responsibility in Lending
Source: Bank Director
04 February 2013
TTAB Considers Likelihood of Confusion Between Colour Marks
Source: World Trademark Review Daily
01 February 2013
N.C. Attorneys Beware (or Be Aware)
Source: Environmental News
01 February 2013
A Word From the President…
Source: Association for Corporate Growth Atlanta, Supplement in the Atlanta Business Chronicle
01 February 2013
Diamonds Are Forever — Are False Advertising Claims?
Source: Law360
24 January 2013
Guarantee To Do What? Ambiguity in Engineering Performance Agreements
Source: Kilpatrick Townsend
21 January 2013
New CPSC Product-Testing Rules Take Effect February 8
Source: AAEI Alert newsletter (American Association of Exporters and Importers)
20 January 2013
That’s My Joke . . . Art . . . Trick! How the Internal Norms of IP Communities are Ineffective Against Extra-Community Misappropriation
Source: Virginia Sports and Entertainment Law Journal, 12 Va. Sports & Ent. L.J. 63 (2012)
18 January 2013
Technology creates headaches, opportunities
Source: Atlanta Business Chronicle
15 January 2013
Avoiding an ‘Accidental’ Franchise in US Trademark Licensing
Source: INTA Bulletin
15 January 2013
Unlicensed California Contractor Forced To Return Payments For Work Performed on Tribal Land
Source: Kilpatrick Townsend
15 January 2013
Danger: Hiring Decisions Based on Social Media
Source: San Francisco Daily Journal
15 January 2013
The Hidden Risks Behind Facebook's Login Tools
Source: Law360
11 January 2013
FOIA and Open Records Requests – Friends or Foes?
Source: Kilpatrick Townsend
08 January 2013
11 Data Security Tips for Healthcare Organizations in 2013
Source: The Sacramento Bee
02 January 2013
“To the Extent” A Party Must Indemnify Another Party To A Construction Contract
Source: Kilpatrick Townsend
01 January 2013
Ennoblement Due to Biofilms: Indicator for Potential Corrosion and Source of Electrical Energy
Source: Recent Patents on Materials Science, Volume 6, Issue 1
01 January 2013
What's the Point with Pinterest?
Source: ABA's IP Litigation Newsletter
01 January 2013
Mobile application developers: a target of regulators
Source: E-Commerce Law & Policy, Vol. 15, Issue 1
01 January 2013
Expert Q&A on Insurance Coverage for Catastrophic Losses
Source: Practical Law
31 December 2012
The Geographical Limitations on the Practice of Law
Source: New York Law Journal
18 December 2012
Mapping Inhibitor Binding Modes on an Active Cysteine Protease via Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Source: Biochemistry 2012 51 (50), 10087-10098
14 December 2012
Highlights of the New Highway Bill – Map-21
Source: Kilpatrick Townsend
12 December 2012
Can You Lien that Lease, or Is It a Usufruct?
Source: Kilpatrick Townsend
11 December 2012
D&O Coverage for Government Investigations: Creating Reality from Myth?
Source: The Seminar Group
11 December 2012
The AMA's Position on Medical Method Patents is Detrimental to Both Physicians and Patients
Source: Physicians News Digest
05 December 2012
Consumer Energy Report Columns
Source: Consumer Energy Report
04 December 2012
Vicarious Liability: A Continuing Enigma
Source: Law Journal Newsletter’s Franchising Business & Law Alert
03 December 2012
EEOC Lawsuit Is a Claim Under an Employment Practices Liability Policy
Source: Coverage
03 December 2012
Improving Appeal Conferences At The USPTO
Source: Law360
01 December 2012
Chinese Brand Owners Seeking to Expand in the United States
Source: Law & Life
01 December 2012
Carbon tax: It's not coming soon
Source: Christian Science Monitor
01 December 2012
Examining the Enforceability of Subordination Agreements in Bankruptcy: Do Senior Creditors Really Get What They Bargained For?
Source: 21 Norton Journal of Bankruptcy Law & Practice 6 Art. 3
01 December 2012
American Electric Power v. Connecticut: Disaster Averted by Displacing the Federal Common Law of Nuisance
Source: Georgia Law Review
19 November 2012
The RCE Cliff
Source: PatentlyO
16 November 2012
Contractor’s Licenses: Not Just for States
Source: Kilpatrick Townsend
13 November 2012
Tips For Quality Control In Technology-Assisted Review
Source: Law 360
12 November 2012
Obama reelection: a future for wind power
Source: Christian Science Monitor
05 November 2012
First Circuit Adopts Progressive Encroachment Doctrine
Source: World Trademark Review Daily
04 November 2012
South Carolina data breach serves as wake-up call to public entities
Source: Business Insurance
01 November 2012
Patent Pools and Not-so-standard Standards
Source: ACC Docket
01 November 2012
Restaurant Pricing Litigation Clarifies Definition of a 'Self-Inflicted' Injury for Franchisees
Source: Law Journal Newsletters, Franchising Business & Law Alert, Volume 19, Number 2
01 November 2012
The Devil Is in the Details: Key Issues Bearing on the Scope of an Insurer’s Duty to Defend
Source: New Appleman on Insurance: Current Critical Issues in Insurance Law
01 November 2012
Copyright and Right of Publicity Risks When Using Social Media
Source: ACC Docket
29 October 2012
Bidding on Government Projects: Actual Employees Not Necessarily Required
Source: Kilpatrick Townsend
28 October 2012
Why Saudi Arabia is taking a shine to solar
Source: Christian Science Monitor
26 October 2012
Attempts to Avoid Arbitration by Casting Claims in Tort May Only Prolong Inevitable Arbitration
Source: Kilpatrick Townsend
24 October 2012
How to Fast-Track Your Patent Portfolio
Source: Executive Counsel
22 October 2012
Overcoming Functionality Refusals
Source: The Recorder
19 October 2012
GAO Denies Protest Finding Mere Presence Of Risk In A Solicitation Does Not Make It Improper
Source: Kilpatrick Townsend
17 October 2012
Federal Government’s New Requirement To Accelerate Payment To Subcontractors
Source: Kilpatrick Townsend
11 October 2012
California’s Mechanics Liens and Stop Notices Statues Have Been Revamped
Source: Kilpatrick Townsend
09 October 2012
Mechanics Liens — The Law of Strict Conformity and Drastic Consequences
Source: Kilpatrick Townsend
05 October 2012
Franchisee Questionnaires v. Tests: New Approach to Continuing Problem
Source: New York Law Journal
04 October 2012
International Trademark Protection
Source: Practical Law Company
04 October 2012
Third Party Emails Are Enough Notice Of A Differing Site Condition
Source: Kilpatrick Townsend
01 October 2012
A trade secret model for genomic biobanking
Source: Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics
01 October 2012
The Second Circuit Speaks on Color Marks and the Aesthetic Functionality Doctrine
Source: Intellectual Property Strategist
01 October 2012
Class Actions Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act
Source: Safe Hiring Manual
01 October 2012
Trademark Counterfeiting: A New Danger that Lurks for Holdover Franchisees
Source: The Franchise Lawyer
01 October 2012
Bids Will Be Deemed Nonresponsive If They Deviate From The RFP, Even If The Deviation Is An Enhancement
Source: Kilpatrick Townsend
01 October 2012
When A Low Bid Becomes A False Claim Act Violation
Source: Kilpatrick Townsend
30 September 2012
Is Copyright’s Transformative-Use Doctrine a Square Peg in the Round Hole of Right-of-Publicity Cases?
Source: IP Litigator
30 September 2012
Crowdsourcing: Understanding the Risks
Source: NYSBA Inside Newsletter
27 September 2012
Attorneys Beware: RCRA Is Rapidly Becoming a Powerful Tool for Vapor Intrusion Litigation
Source: BNA Daily Environment Report
27 September 2012
Practical Advice on the Importance of Incorporating the AAA Rules in Your Construction Contracts
Source: Kilpatrick Townsend
26 September 2012
Alabama Federal Court Reaffirms Hall Street’s Limited Bases For Vacating An Arbitration Award
Source: Kilpatrick Townsend
25 September 2012
Case Study: WEC Carolina Energy V. Miller
Source: Law 360
21 September 2012
Mandatory Fees on Health Plan Insurers and Plan Sponsors to Fund Research
Source: Employee Relations Law Journal
07 September 2012
The Journey Never Ends
Source: Fulton County Daily Report
01 September 2012
Protecting Collegiate Color Schemes: How Recent Developments in Trademark Law Enable Institutions to Further Preserve and Strengthen Their Brand Identities
Source: Virginia Sports and Entertainment Law Journal, Volume 12, Issue 1
01 September 2012
Presumed Sapient: A Proposed Test for the Constitutional Personhood and Patentability of Human-Animal Chimeras and Hybrids
Source: 46 U.S.F.L. Rev. 1075
01 September 2012
So What'cha Want? The Need for Clarity in Copyright Infringement Cases Based on Digital Sampling
Source: Bright Ideas
01 September 2012
Registered Victory
Source: Intellectual Property Magazine
30 August 2012
The JOBS Act: What to Expect from the Not-So-Private Private Placement
Source: VCExperts
17 August 2012
The New, Nongovernmental Face of Food Regulators
Source: Law 360

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