America Invents Act reviews at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board can be a powerful tool for companies looking to take down a patent. But the board has shown little patience for missteps and blown deadlines. Here, experts share tips on how to manage cases and avoid blunders that can sink a Continue Reading
4 Tips for Eliminating Gender Bias from Job Ads
Although most employers strive to create an objective hiring process and attract a diverse workforce, they often fall into the trap of crafting job advertisements that inadvertently contain language that may encourage just one gender to apply. Christopher Mayer of McCarter & English LLP said Continue Reading
Scuba Firm Settles U.S. Fraud Claims
A Virginia Beach company that supplies advanced equipment for the U.S. military’s search-and-rescue operations has agreed to pay $16 million to settle allegations that it fraudulently obtained government contracts and engaged in illegal bid-rigging schemes, the Justice Department announced Continue Reading
3 Must-Knows for Provisional Patent Applications
Provisional patent applications have taken on increased significance in recent years and can be a savvy business move and help inventors stake a claim to an invention, but if not done right, provisionals can leave applicants with no protections or, worse yet, undermine their patents down the road. Continue Reading
Outside the Box: Wyley Proctor Says Domestic Violence Pro Bono Work Helps Victims, Lawyers
IP and restraining orders, those seem like two very different areas of law. How does one translate to the other? IP litigation, I find it to be extremely intellectual. Restraining orders and family law are much more human. There’s much more emotion involved, usually. The stakes are usually Continue Reading
Roche May Test Liberal NJ Expert Standard In Accutane Battle
Commenting on the recent decision by the New Jersey Appellate Division to revive more than 2,000 cases alleging Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.’s acne medication Accutane caused patients to develop Crohn's disease, Mr. Fanning noted with respect to the dubious expert testimony in the matter, “this is an Continue Reading
Top Gov’t Contracts Cases of 2017: Midyear Report
A host of decisions trying to interpret a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling, alongside key developments on the implied duty of good faith, the allowability of claimed costs and contractor liability, headline important litigation developments for government contractors so far in 2017. “The idea Continue Reading
Top Gov’t Contracts Policies of 2017: Midyear Report
2017 introduced several major policy changes that will affect federal contractors’ operations for years to come, from the implementation of a stringent new defense cybersecurity rule and the repeal of a deeply unpopular rule on labor violations to provisions of a sprawling Pentagon budget bill that Continue Reading
Hackers Beware: Courts in NJ Extend Jurisdiction
In two unrelated decisions issued Wednesday, New Jersey courts have asserted jurisdiction over accused hackers who have no connection to the state, but allegedly sought to inflict harm on Garden State residents. Published decisions focusing on jurisdiction in hacking cases are a welcome sight for Continue Reading
Mass. High Court Ruling May Swell Insureds’ Litigation Costs
The Massachusetts high court's ruling Thursday that an insurer's duty to defend doesn't include an obligation to prosecute a client's counterclaims could increase litigation costs for policyholders by forcing them to hire separate attorneys to manage a case's defensive and offensive strategies, Continue Reading