Yours, Mine and Ours
Sometimes, the merger of two companies requires a sorting of the Cinderellas from the ugly stepsisters when it comes to pre-existing contractual relationships.
Spoilsports
Three courts in unrelated cases recently addressed the consequences of failing to preserve electronically stored information once litigation has commenced-especially when the destruction is deliberate.
St. Clair Reaches Settlement with Samsung in Patent Litigation
St. Clair Intellectual Property Consultants, Inc. announces that Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has agreed to take a license under St. Clair’s digital camera patents.
“All-Risk” is Not “All-Loss”
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals reaffirmed the principle that all-risk insurance is not a maintenance contract for a pipeline operator to reallocate the cost of doing business to its insurers.
Fee Me
Know what you're asking for when you ask to step outside the judicial system.
4 Cos. Don't Infringe SanDisk Flash Patents: ITC
An administrative law judge for the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled that flash memory products made by four companies do not infringe two patents held by SanDisk Corp.
Credit Default Swaps 101: A Primer On Legal Remedies
The extent to which CDS have contributed to the unfolding financial maelstrom will be examined in the months and years to come. But for any party to a CDS, the immediate concern is knowing what rights and liabilities exist under their agreement.
Court Upholds Settlement Agreements in Great Clips Trademark Case
The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts has upheld a settlement agreement giving the hair salon chain Great Clips, Inc. the right to use the trademark “Great Clips” in the Boston market.
Patent Reform Legislation 2009 – Back Again
It's back. For the fourth time in the last six years, a new effort at patent reform is ...
On Your Mark
After the Second Circuit's decision in Rescuecom Corp. v. Google Inc., trademark holders may finally be able to go after entities like Google for trademark infringement.
Sometimes It's Not What You Say...
...It's who says it -- at least when it comes to patent attorneys offering expert testimony in an infringement case.
Unilateral Mistake and Waiver of Claims in the Credit Default Swap Setting
From the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York comes a timely warning to credit default swap (CDS) protection buyers and sellers about the financial loss that can be sustained by a party that does not understand its precise obligations under these complex arrangements.
When is a Settlement not a Settlement?
Architectural Network, Inc. v. Gulf Bay Land Holdings II, Ltd.

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