decjan2013
In the vocabulary of intellectual property practice, a non-practicing entity (NPE) is a company whose business model consists of acquiring and enforcing patents through […]
Bilateral arbitration clauses (clauses that require arbitration and waive class proceedings), which have become common in standard consumer and employment contracts, have been targeted […]
The franchise community was shaken following a series of court decisions that relabeled franchisees as employees of the franchisor. Jani-King and Coverall North America, […]
The author identifies several trends in litigation that should be of concern to executives. First on his list is false advertising claims. These include […]
As companies realize the extent of their own copyrighted works, they also find they are prolific users of the copyrighted content of others. Most […]
Commissioner of Competition v CCS Corporation, decided in May 2012, was only the sixth litigated merger in Canada’s history. In bringing – and winning […]
The emergence of cloud computing over the past several years has triggered new information security concerns. Despite the fact that more service providers are […]
As employees promote themselves as well as their companies on social networking platforms, some questions inevitably arise. If an employee and the employer share […]
Prior to the Supreme Court’s decision in MedImmune v. Genentech, courts used a “reasonable apprehension of suit” test developed by the Federal Circuit to determine […]
A common misperception is that if we could figure out the right e-discovery technology, a lot of money could be saved. The reality, the […]