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    Patent Attorney Wins Historic National Women's Air Race Classic  Jul 2, 2009
    CHICAGO, July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Kelly Burris, a patent attorney and a partner at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the U.S., and co-pilot Erin Recke of Atlanta, Georgia, are the first place winners in the 2009 Air Race Classic, an all-female aviation race that dates back to 1929 and the era of famed woman pilot Amelia Earhart. The race route, which started in Denver, Colorado and ended in Atlantic, Iowa, covered approximately 2,400 miles and was... (PR Newswire)

    Nevada toughens data protection law with crypto, PCI  Jun 24, 2009
    Andrew M. Baer is an attorney and founder of Baer Business Law LLC, a Philadelphia firm focused on providing clients with cost-efficient business counseling and transactional assistance, particularly in the areas of technology and intellectual property law. Baer can be contacted at andrew@baerbizlaw. (Search Security, MA)

    IBM exec picked to head patent office  Jun 19, 2009
    Early reactions support President Barack Obama's choice of David Kappos, the assistant general counsel for intellectual property law at IBM Corp., as the new head of the U.S. patent office. Kappos would take the post at a time when a three-year drive for patent reform is currently being hotly debated and the patent office is swamped by a of applications. (EETimes)

    Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione Ranks Among the Top IP Law Firms in Illinois and U.S. According to Chambers 2009  Jun 17, 2009
    CHICAGO, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- For the seventh consecutive year, Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione shares the top tier among intellectual property law practices in Illinois, according to the 2009 Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business. Nationally, Brinks shares the fourth tier with only one other IP boutique and eight general practice firms with IP departments for top IP firms in the U.S. Chambers has singled out only 36 firms in the IP category of all IP boutiques and general practice... (PR Newswire)

    Christopher K. Albert joins Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds  Jun 16, 2009
    The intellectual property law firm of Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds announces that Christopher K. Albert has joined the firm as an associate. He practices in the areas of biotechnology, chemistry, clean energy and pharmaceuticals. (Somerville Journal, MA)

    Supreme Court Grants Certiorari Petition in Bilski v. Doll  Jun 2, 2009
    CHICAGO, June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the United States is pleased that the Supreme Court has granted the certiorari petition in Bilski v. Doll. In March 2009, on behalf of its client Accenture and Pitney Bowes, Brinks filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court, supporting the granting of a petition for certiorari. (PR Newswire)

    Obama Administration Sides With Technology Over Hollywood In Cablevision Case  May 30, 2009
    It's no secret that those of us who have been in favor of pushing back against the worst abuses of intellectual property law have been disappointed by the Obama administration -- which brought in a number of entertainment industry lawyers and seemed to side with IP holders over the public at almost every turn. until now. (Multichannel News)

    Profile: Sonia Sotomayor  May 27, 2009
    In 1984, she left to enter private practice at the firm of Pavia & Harcourt, where she specialised in intellectual property law. After seven years in the private sector, Ms Sotomayor was nominated to sit on the US District Court for the Southern District of New York by Republican President George H W Bush, becoming the youngest judge on the court, and the first Hispanic federal judge in the state. (BBC News -- Americas)

    Lockheed Wins $37 Million in IP Suit Against Contractor  May 27, 2009
    "It was a really significant victory for the firm and the client in an unaddressed area of intellectual property law," said and a member of Lockheed's legal team. "Trade secrets protection for information that is disclosed to the U.S. government really hasn't been addressed in many issues. It's pretty groundbreaking," she said. (Law.com)

    Two Denver law firms win patent work from NIH  May 23, 2009
    The team of 16 lawyers from the two boutique law practices are among six intellectual property law firms nationwide selected through competitive bidding by the NIH. The law firms collectively are expected to manage about $195 million worth of legal work on biotech patents for NIH.. This article is for Paid Subscribers ONLY.. (Denver Business Journal, CO)

    Hopkinton studetns win big at state and international science fairs  May 23, 2009
    John Hinkel, a Hopkinton High School student, received a 3rd award as well as two special awards (one from the American Intellectual Property Law Association and one from the Patent and Trademark Office Society). Loading commenting interface. (Hopkinton Town Crier, MA)

    Federal Circuit Establishes Rule for 'Product-by-Process' Claims  May 20, 2009
    Said Molino: "It's our opinion this decision will have a major impact in the pharmaceutical, chemical and biotech fields." They note that this case had been listed as one of the by partner Hal Wegner, the former director of the Intellectual Property Law Program at George Washington University Law School. Two other generic drugmakers whose claims were consolidated into this case also shared in the victory. (Law.com)

    Law firm extends lease at Sears Tower  May 6, 2009
    (Crains) has retained a longtime tenant, as intellectual property law firm Marshall Gerstein LLP signed a 10-year lease extension. Rendering of what the view will look like for Skydeck visitors on glass cubes that will extend from the building on the 103rd floor. (Crain's Chicago Business)

    Cabernet or riesling?  Apr 28, 2009
    The Montana Standard. The Montana Standard. (Montana Standard, MT)

    Townsend & Townsend cuts 61 people  Apr 10, 2009
    Intellectual property law firm cut its workforce by 16 attorneys and 45 staffers, the first layoffs in the firm s 149-year history. The cuts equal to about 10 percent of the firm s staff and 7 percent of lawyers were prompted by the economic downturn, the firm said. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)

    Patent Reform Effort: Big Outfits Vs. Small  Apr 3, 2009
    But patent applications cost money, so the backlog is easing in this economy, says Dave Hill, a partner in Washington, D.C.-based intellectual property law firm Finnegan. Congress doesn't really want to debate patent reform, but instead wants the major stakeholders to compromise, Hill says. (Investors Business Daily)

    Index: Patents up in Albany  Apr 3, 2009
    The index is compiled by the Albany intellectual property law firm LLC.. Reader Comments. (Albany Business Review, NY)

    Technology companies seeking overhaul of U.S. patent laws  Mar 26, 2009
    These court rulings, little noticed outside the world of intellectual property law, have made it less likely that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will issue a patent when the idea it covers is only an obvious improvement on existing techniques or technologies ... "Has there been significant patent reform in the past five years? Yes," said John Whealan, former deputy general counsel at the Patent and Trademark Office, who teaches intellectual property law at George Washington University Law... (International Herald Tribune -- Business)

    ADL Experts Train Bay Area Educators to Identify & Respond to Cyberbullying  Mar 24, 2009
    Colette Vogele practices intellectual property law specializing in technology and new media. She represents a range of business, non-profits and individual clients addressing copyright, trademark, privacy, reputation, and security issues. (PR Newswire)

    Court Finds No Malpractice in Case Where Client Was Hit With $20 Million in Punitives  Mar 21, 2009
    As a result, the appeals court affirmed a lower court's grant of summary judgment to the 350-attorney intellectual property law firm. The three-judge panel's decision stems from an underlying patent infringement and fraud lawsuit against involving the company's manufacture of orthopedic devices. (Law.com)

    Clients and Attorneys Benefit From Advanced Patent Monitoring Capabilities  Mar 13, 2009
    "Our firm is pleased to offer our clients a new service which will monitor granted patents, pending patent applications and pending reexamination proceedings in the USPTO PAIR system," said James L. Katz, a shareholder and chair of the Docket Oversight Committee at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the United States. "In contrast to other systems available at a cost of up to $16 per month per application serial number, the Brinks system, offered... (PR Newswire)

    > Age in a changing work place  Mar 9, 2009
    Heather Meeker, co-managing shareholder of Greenberg Traurig LLP and an international expert in intellectual property law, says that at age 49, she can take the economic downturn in stride because she s been through a few. The Yale Law School graduate hopes her younger colleagues will come to understand the financial realities of running a law firm. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)

    Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione Wins MCCA's 2009 Thomas L. Sager Diversity Award  Mar 5, 2009
    Brinks, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the United States, has had a long-standing commitment to diversity. "This award is the result of an ongoing team effort at Brinks and we are proud to receive it," said Cynthia Homan, diversity shareholder at the firm. (PR Newswire)

    American Environmental Energy, Inc. (AEEI) Announces the Appointment of Steven Byle to Its Board of Directors Effective March 3, 2009  Mar 5, 2009
    He holds a J.D. degree in law from the University of Texas School of Law with Honors, specializing in Intellectual Property Law, and a B.S. degree in engineering from the University of Michigan, School of Engineering with Highest Honors. Mr. Byle has a track record in domestic and international business and is presently the Vice President of Technology for Dockwise, an energy services and transportation company in the offshore oil market with annual revenues of nearly US $500 million. (Primezone Releases)

    Clear Lanes Used 250,000 Times at Washington, DC Airports  Mar 5, 2009
    Patrick J. Coyne, a partner with Washington, D.C.-based intellectual property law firm, Finnegan, says: "The Clear card has been an incredible time-saver. Several of the airports that I use regularly, such as Dulles and Denver, are typically very congested, particularly at certain hours of the day. I first saw the system at Denver and waited several months before I signed up; now I wish I had signed up sooner. The Clear card saves me critical time getting through security. It has been very... (PR Newswire)

    Boom times turn bleak for Boston lawyers  Mar 2, 2009
    Indeed, Luke Silva, 30, who passed the bar last year and finished an internship in January, quickly landed a job at Lowrie Lando & Anastasi, a Cambridge intellectual property law firm that is continuing to expand. "I feel very fortunate," Silva said. (Boston Globe)

    Delta faces Wi-Fi service lawsuit  Feb 19, 2009
    Ambit Corp., represented by intellectual property law firm Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds, filed the suit in U.S. District Court in Boston. Ambit was founded by a former Boston Scientific Corp. executive and a patent attorney. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    Brookline attorney named firm shareholder  Feb 16, 2009
    Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C., the largest law firm in New England devoted exclusively to intellectual property law, has named Michael N. Rader of Brookline a shareholder. Rader represents a variety of companies in patent litigation around the country, in industries ranging from sporting goods to medical devices, coffee brewing equipment, and digital camera technology. (Brookline TAB, MA)

    Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione Wins on Behalf of City of Chicago's Graffiti Blasters in Trademark Infringement Case  Feb 12, 2009
    CHICAGO, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the United States, today announced that Judge Milton I. Shadur of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has ruled in favor of its client, the City of Chicago, in a trademark infringement case, Rudolfo Garcia v. City of Chicago, involving the City's well-known Graffiti Blasters program. The Court granted the City's motion for summary judgment on laches... (PR Newswire)

    Kelly Kordzik: Principal, Fish & Richardson PC  Feb 11, 2009
    A principal in the Austin office of intellectual property law firm since 2006, he is a leader in nanotechnology, the science of manipulating matter at the molecular or atomic level. The nanometer smaller than one-hundred-thousandth the diameter of a human hair has far-reaching applications in many industries, from biotechnology to aerospace. (Austin Business Journal, TX)

    Inventors Hall honors chip technology  Feb 11, 2009
    The Akron, Ohio-based Inventors Hall was founded in Washington by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the National Council of Intellectual Property Law Associations. It has inducted members since 1973 and will have honored 404 inventors with its new class, which includes 10 living and five deceased inventors. (NJ.com -- News)

    State AG Attacks Business Method at Center of Key Patent Case  Apr 1, 2008
    The American Intellectual Property Law Association has filed a brief supporting Hanson's position. But some parts of the new economy are wary of patent lawyers bearing gifts. (Law.com)

    5 biotech hot spots  Mar 29, 2008
    Other local assets include a wealth of attorneys that specialize in intellectual property law and the Council for Entrepreneurial Development, a nonprofit that works with life science and tech entrepreneurs to help turn ideas into products, then a company. Its 17th will be held this May. (CNN -- Money / Technology)

    Trademarks and bankruptcyLocal resident wins first prize in essay contest  Mar 29, 2008
    Although ASCAP is better known for its fight against illegal digital music downloading, it turns out the society also sponsors an annual essay contest on intellectual property law. The annual contest is open to second and third-year law school students whose schools participate in the competition. (Hoboken Reporter, NJ)

    Former US attorney joins Cooley Godward Kronish  Mar 18, 2008
    Cook, who graduated from Suffolk University Law School and the University of Houston, succeeds Julia Huston, a partner at the Boston intellectual property law firm Bromberg & Sunstein. (Sacha Pfeiffer). (Boston Globe)

    Copyright Infringement: Australian Government Reviews Exceptions for Reproducing Photos & Films  Mar 17, 2008
    Specializing in small business and intellectual property law. Free consultations. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)

    Roundtable focuses on patent law changes afoot  Mar 16, 2008
    As changes to patent laws percolate in Washington, attorneys at reviewed pharmaceutical and software companies' conflicting views Thursday and offered advice to businesses navigating the realm of intellectual property law. About 40 attorneys and businesspeople attended a roundtable discussion at the law firm's Tampa office. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)

    ASU Board OKs new mascot; ceremony slated for Thursday (13)  Mar 15, 2008
    This would make our choice unique, and much easier to protect under intellectual property law, Dr. Potts told the Board. The red wolf is a noble species that once inhabited Arkansas. (Paragould Daily Press, AR)

    Unique Locks On Microchips Could Reduce Hardware Piracy  Mar 9, 2008
    "They were designed in the United States and usually manufactured overseas, where intellectual property law is more lax. Someone copies the blueprints or manufactures the chips without authorization.". A cutting-edge fabrication facility costs between 3 billion and 4 billion to build in the United States. (Science Daily)

    Microsoft Challenges Avistar Patents  Feb 26, 2008
    Among many executive assignments, Paul has served as Apple Computer Inc.'s Associate General Counsel for Patent and Trademark and Acting General Counsel, and in prior work, as IBM's Senior Corporate Counsel for Intellectual Property Law during a thirty-year career at IBM. "Avistar's patent portfolio has been challenged previously in two significant litigations without effect," stated Paul Carmichael. "We fully believe that this action on Microsoft's part is motivated by its recognition of the... (PR Newswire)

    Meredith Martin Addy Named One of Top 10 Illinois 'Super Lawyers' for 2008  Feb 20, 2008
    CHICAGO, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Brinks Hofer Gilson , one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the United States, is pleased to announce that Meredith Martin Addy has been named one of the Top 10 Illinois Super Lawyers across all practice areas by Law ics magazine. Intellectual property law, specifically patent law, traditionally has been dominated by men ... Ms. Addy is chair of the Amicus Committee of the American Intellectual Property Law Association and is a former member of... (PR Newswire)

    National Inventors Hall of Fame Announces 2008 Inductees  Feb 14, 2008
    Founded in 1973 by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the National Council of Intellectual Property Law Association, the Hall's permanent home is Akron, Ohio, where the inventors in the Hall are honored and from where it administers its national programs, including the Camp Invention(R) and Club Invention(R) programs, Invent Now(R) initiatives, and the Collegiate Inventors Competition(R). Note: For more information, including image access, visit the National Inventors Hall of Fame web site... (PR Newswire)

    Dateline Pittsburgh  Jan 28, 2008
    The Pittsburgh Intellectual Property Law Association named officers. President: James G. Porcelli, patent attorney, The Webb Law Firm; vice president: Carol Marmo, member, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott; secretary/treasurer: Alan G. Towner, partner and member, intellectual property practice group, Pietragallo Bosick & Gordon. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    Pictures Of Teen Water Polo Players Found On Gay Porn Sites  Jan 21, 2008
    Peter Yu, director of Drake University's Intellectual Property Law Center, said photos taken at public events like high school sports competitions are generally protected by the Constitution. "This is why we have to enact some stricter laws to protect our kids," said Assemblyman Cameron Smyth, R-Santa Clarita, in an interview with the Register. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)

    Twenty-One Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione Attorneys Named 2008 'Illinois Super Lawyers'  Jan 19, 2008
    Eleven Attorneys Named 'Illinois Rising Stars' CHICAGO, Jan. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Brinks Hofer Gilson , one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the United States, is pleased to announce that 21 of its attorneys have been named "Illinois Super Lawyers" for 2008 in a survey conducted by Law ics magazine. Additionally, 11 Brinks attorneys have been designated "Rising Stars" in Illinois. (PR Newswire)

    Merchant & Gould adds 5 in Denver  Jan 11, 2008
    Merchant & Gould PC, a Minneapolis-based intellectual property law firm, said Thursday it has expanded its Denver office with the addition of four attorneys and a patent agent. With the new additions, Merchant & Gould's Denver office will have 14 attorneys and a patent agent. (Denver Business Journal, CO)

    Media And Tech: A Made-For-TV Match  Jan 9, 2008
    "Our nation's leadership in innovation is being threatened by the content industry's campaign to extend intellectual property law so as to grant them the right to dictate the design of technology. The content industry's campaign is to the detriment of consumers, business and the nation's economy. It's time for them to stop.". And here's a trivia question that visitors to NBC's CES booth will see as they select programming to download at the booth's kiosks: "Question: What global business... (Forbes -- Technology)

    Results promising for computational quantum chemical methods for drug development  Dec 21, 2007
    In other words, when you have a sample of a chiral molecule, how do you distinguish between the left and right hand" This is where a technique called polarimetry comes in to play. By shooting plane-polarized light through a sample of one hand, the chiral molecule in question will rotate to a characteristic angle either clockwise or counterclockwise, and the two hands of a chiral molecule produce opposite rotations. So if we figure out the direction and rotation of the light or each hand, we... (EurekAlert!)

    People on the Move: Elias rejoins Foley & Lardner  Dec 16, 2007
    The San Diego Fish rdson P.C. lawyers are Juanita R. Brooks, commercial litigation, intellectual property law and white-collar criminal defense; John E. Gartman, intellectual property law; and Nancy Stagg, commercial litigation. Advanced Diabetes Supply has new manager. (North County Times)

    Professors Bridge Gap Between ULV Students & L.A. Entertainment Attorneys  Dec 14, 2007
    More recently, the professors called upon Phil Margo of The Tokens (known for its recording of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"), professional and personal manager Dolores Cantu (who also appeared in Saturday Night Fever) and Newport Beach-based intellectual property law attorney John Connors to talk to ULV students about the realities of a career in entertainment law. Currently, Professors Stuppler and Lipson are planning future installments of "Night at the Movies," monthly social events where ULV... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    High-tech boom returns, at least for restaurants  Dec 7, 2007
    One of the big shots dropping cash in Le's restaurant has been Michael Elmer, a partner at the intellectual property law firm Finnegan Henderson. Elmer said he has noticed business ramping up not only at Tamarine, which he said has been busy, but at some other restaurants, as well. (East Bay Business Times, CA)

    VoIP savings seen in productivity and long-distance charges  Dec 6, 2007
    The move was long overdue, according to Rod Sagarsee, CIO at the Chicago-based intellectual property law firm. In order to keep the 17-year-old PBX up and running 365 days a year, 24/7 -- a business necessity -- the firm was paying escalating costs in technician overtime, third-party service fees and parts. (SearchCIO.com)

    Cynthia A. Homan Named First Diversity Shareholder at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione  Dec 6, 2007
    CHICAGO, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Brinks Hofer Gilson , one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the United States, is pleased to announce that Cynthia A. Homan, a shareholder in the firm's appellate and litigation groups, has been named the firm's first Diversity Shareholder ... She will continue to practice law, focusing on brief writing and advising on intellectual property law issues, but will dedicate a significant portion of her time to this new responsibility ... "In creating... (PR Newswire)

    Morrison & Foerster Finds Conflict in SCO Patent Case  Dec 6, 2007
    While such conflicts can disrupt an ongoing case, MoFo responded in the right way, said Jeffrey Neuburger, the New York-based chairman of the technology, media and communications department at Thelen Reid Brown Raysman er who's familiar with technology and intellectual property law. "When acquiring intellectual property, if possible, you want to check to make sure that the intellectual property isn't the subject of litigation against another client," he said. (Law.com)

    Lodi High grad to make bid  Dec 6, 2007
    Huber, who lives in El Dorado Hills, is an attorney specializing in business litigation and intellectual property law. After graduating from Lodi High, she attended San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)

    Tiffany trademark suit against eBay set to open  Nov 13, 2007
    Under U.S. law it is up to the trademark's owner to establish that goods are counterfeit, said Bruce Sunstein, co-founder of Bromberg ein, a Boston-based intellectual property law firm. But in this case, the court could rule eBay was put on notice and so could be held liable for allowing the sale of counterfeit goods, he said. (Yahoo News -- Technology)

    reject Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg  Nov 13, 2007
    Married to Martin (today a well-known tax law professor at Georgetown and of counsel in the Washington, D.C., office of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver son) and new mother of Jane (today an intellectual property law professor at Columbia), she was still eager to attend Harvard, which she quickly found to be both intimidating and exciting. Her very first class, she says, included journalist Anthony Lewis, who was studying at Harvard for one year on a Nieman fellowship. (Law.com Newswire)

    Investigation into DJ piracy amid claims newcomers are stealing theshow  Nov 10, 2007
    Kim Weatherall, a senior law lecturer at the University of Queensland who specialises in intellectual property law, said the clubs and DJs risked being sued for damages by the music industry. They also risked criminal charges for copyright infringement. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Northeastern sues Google over patent  Nov 10, 2007
    In addition, said Jay Sandvos, partner at Bromberg & Sunstein, an intellectual property law firm in Boston, the Texas court tends to issue higher-than-average financial awards to victorious plaintiffs. "If you're going to take on a contingency case, you want to feel you're going to get a big payoff," said Sandvos. (Boston Globe)

    PlanetOut Inc. Announces New Board Members John Marcom Jr. and Steve Davis  Nov 8, 2007
    Prior to Corbis, Davis practiced intellectual property law with Preston Gates & Ellis in Seattle and worked at several human rights organizations. Among many other organizations, Davis formerly served on the national board of Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Meredith Martin Addy Named Chair of AIPLA's Amicus Committee  Nov 3, 2007
    CHICAGO, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Brinks Hofer Gilson , one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the United States, is pleased to announce that Meredith Martin Addy, a shareholder and chair of the firm's Appellate Group, has been appointed chair of the Amicus Committee of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA). AIPLA is a national bar association with more than 16,000 members, primarily lawyers, involved in the practice of patent, trademark, copyright and unfair... (PR Newswire)

    ADL bestows Leadership Awards  Oct 20, 2007
    Jeffrey Schwab is a senior partner in the intellectual property law firm of Abelman, Frayne b and has served on the Board of Trustees of the UJA Federation. Last year Jeff donated Torahs to two synagogues in the Afula Gilboa region in Israel to two largely Jewish Ethiopian communities. (Westport Minuteman, CT)

    Reinventing A Day at the Museum  Oct 19, 2007
    It was founded by the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the National Council of Intellectual Property Law Associations. The camps are offered on a rotating schedule in order to ensure that children can return to the program year after year and never have the same experience twice. (Suite101.com)

    Oxford legal academic lands top uni position  Oct 17, 2007
    Dr Michael Spence, 45, an expert in intellectual property law and a University of Sydney alumnus, will take over the position from Gavin Brown when the Scottish mathematician retires after 12 years at the helm in July next year. Dr Spence's appointment continues the recent trend among NSW universities to overlook their own senior administrators - in this case the provost, Don Nutbeam - in favour of outsiders, after the American Steven Schwartz was plucked from Brunel University in Britain to... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Verizon picks new W.Va. chief  Oct 16, 2007
    Fulton has a bachelors degree in urban affairs and planning from Virginia Tech, a masters degree in urban policy analysis and management from the Milano Graduate School of Management and Urban Policy in New York and law degree in telecommunications, electronic commerce and intellectual property law from the New York Law School. He also has a professional certificate in public policy analysis and management from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- Business)

    Lawrence G. Almeda Appointed to the State Advisory Committee for the U. S. Commission on Civil Rights  Oct 10, 2007
    Oct. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Brinks Hofer Gilson , one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the U.S., is pleased to announce that Lawrence G. Almeda, a shareholder in the firm's Ann Arbor, Michigan office, has recently been appointed to the State Advisory Committee for the United States Commission on Civil Rights. He has a 2-year term and can be reappointed. (PR Newswire)

    Panel debates funding for faith-based schools  Sep 20, 2007
    She has worked in Ran inventor and has worked at law firms in intellectual property law. Ms. Khan also served as chair of the Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CAN) from 2000-2005. (Globe and Mail -- National)

    University research project in a jam  Sep 4, 2007
    Eric Lewis, a McGill University philosophy professor and another member of the research team, will look at improvisation and its implications for intellectual property law - a hot issue with the rising use of sampling in music. That topic also will be the focus of one of four policy papers. (Globe and Mail -- National)

    Mines' 'Eighth Continent Project' looks upward  Aug 29, 2007
    Eighth Continent has won support from Gov. Bill Ritter's Office of Economic Development, industry partners such as Longmont satellite imagery company Digital Globe, the investment fund International Keiretsu Forum, intellectual property law firm , and the University of Colorado Leeds School of Business Deming Center for entrepreneurship. The program connects to when Mines organized its Center for Space Resources in 1995. (Denver Business Journal, CO)

    Researchers detect low-energy neutrinos, probe energy production in sun's center  Aug 28, 2007
    The College of Science also houses programs in intellectual property law and pre-medicine. . (EurekAlert!)

    Titan Global Holdings Announces Plan to Seek Listing on NASDAQ  Aug 27, 2007
    Titan also recently retained a prominent law firm that specializes in intellectual property law to assist it in both patent and trademark registrations, as well as in brand management and protection. Given our progress on both organic and strategic levels, our Board of Directors concluded this was the right time to pursue listing on the NASDAQ, said David Marks, Chairman Titan Global Holdings, Inc. While there is no guarantee the NASDAQ will accept Titan, we are hopeful that we can satisfy its... (BusinessWire)

    U.S. court eases patent rules  Aug 22, 2007
    That's good news for those facing patent lawsuits, who now have more flexibility in seeking outside lawyers' opinions on infringement without worrying that they are waiving attorney-client privileges with their other attorneys, according to Christopher Arena, a partner at intellectual property law firm Woodcock Washburn in the U.S.. If you know your adversary's strategy and thought processes, that's a huge advantage, Mr. Arena said. (Globe and Mail)

    Law firm completes leadership transition  Aug 22, 2007
    Since starting at Vorys out of law school in 1972, he has been practicing general corporate and contract law as well as intellectual property law. The 59-year-old Gertmenian will oversee strategic development and operations of the firm, acting as its chief executive. (Columbus Business First, OH)

    Law Firms in the U.S. and Europe See Unified Communications Applications Vital to Client Service  Aug 22, 2007
    QUICK SEARCH BY ORGANIZATION. FREE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES. (Canada Newswire)

    SCO Mulls Options After Court Strikes Company's Unix Claims  Aug 19, 2007
    The unusual nature of the transfer agreement between Novell and SCO helped fuel the legal wrangling, says Tom Carey, partner in the Boston intellectual property law firm of Bromberg ein. It appears that SCO couldn't pay Novell what Novell thought the rights to Unix were worth. (Yahoo News -- Technology)

    Media critic Solomon pushes limits of fair-use in new documentary  Aug 18, 2007
    After seeing how debate clips turned up on YouTube and blogs - and were mashed up into parodies - "the networks realized that you can either work with people or you can fight them," said Jason Schultz, an attorney specializing in intellectual property law at the Electronic Frontier Foundation in San Francisco. "This also shows the power of popular marketing on the Internet. How word-of-mouth spread online is being recognized as a legitimate marketing tool," Schultz said. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Sydney's Simpsons pirate  Aug 18, 2007
    Australian Federal Police yesterday confirmed 00004000 they raided the man's home yesterday morning "in relation to allegations of criminal breaches of intellectual property law". Officers would not confirm what was seized but it is understood computer equipment was taken away. (NEWS.com.au)

    Novell Sold Code To SCO, Retained Copyright; Game Over?  Aug 14, 2007
    "The contract said Novell is selling the code but retaining the copyright," said Tom Carey, partner in the Boston intellectual property law firm of Bromberg ein, who has poured over the documents of the agreement. "What the judge did was take a hard look at what they were thinking when they wrote such a contract," he adds. (Yahoo News -- Technology)

    Sanofi's Diet Drug, Linked to Suicides, Sold as Knockoffs in India Stores  Aug 10, 2007
    Under Indian intellectual property law, pharmaceutical companies can use a process called reverse engineering to make drugs patented before 1995. The patent on Acomplia, which regulates hunger impulses, dates to 1994. (Bloomberg)

    Indian law on generic drugs is upheld  Aug 7, 2007
    The full text of the judgment was not immediately released, but Reuters reported that the judge said the court had no jurisdiction over whether Indian patent laws complied with the World Trade Organization guidelines on intellectual property law. Today in Business. (International Herald Tribune)

    KAMENETSKY, 29, AND ZIPPIN, 31  Aug 5, 2007
    What started as a friendship blossomed into romance, and the two ultimately exchanged vows in front of 164 guests at Glen Island Harbour Club in New Rochelle, N.Y. Zippin, a dermatology resident at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, and Kamenetsky, a part-time Fordham law student and technical advisor at an intellectual property law firm in Manhattan, shared vanilla cake with chocolate filling before jetting off to Curacao for a week. ESSENTIALS. (New York Post -- Entertainment)

    IBM Summer Interns Face Fierce Competition  Aug 4, 2007
    D. now complete, he is a scientific advisor at Morgan gan, an intellectual property law firm in lower Manhattan, and owes much of his success to what he learned while working at IBM.. "I believe things have worked out as I am quite happy with my present job and believe that my experience working for IBM played a role in helping me secure my current position," said Bratland. (eWeek)

    Congress Takes On China  Jul 30, 2007
    Dozens of anti-China bills, denouncing China for alleged currency manipulation, illegal subsidizing of exports and violations of intellectual property law, have been circulating in the Senate for months ... The Senate Commerce Committee has not yet introduced a bill, but last week it held a hearing on U.S.-China trade, where labor leaders and corporate chiefs aired their grievances about China's unfair trade practices from its unwillingness to enforce a minimum wage to its negligent enforcement... (Time.com)

    Sweet victory for competition  Jul 27, 2007
    "The Supreme Court has left a door open," said Daniel Drapeau, a specialist in intellectual property law at Ogilvy Renault. Richard Levy, an intellectual property lawyer at de Grandpr. (Montreal Gazette)

    Small businesses should take care in hiring lawyers and accountants  Jul 26, 2007
    Depending on what your needs are, you might require specialized services that not every attorney or CPA has, and that means you might have to seek out someone with a specialty, such as intellectual property law or dealing with IRS audits. A general business lawyer can help form entities like an LLC (limited liability company) help in drafting leases and contracts, buying and selling a business, but if you're going to get into something more complex, you're going to want to know a little more... (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)

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