Patent procurement at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is affected by the type of examiner. We gathered data from the LexisNexis PatentAdvisor patent prosecution analytics database for each year from 2009 to 2019, for examiners in each of eight nondesign Tech Centers Continue Reading
Shaking up the Fundamental Laws of US Internet
A recent executive order threatening to end certain protections for social media platforms has received a lot of attention, but there are other internet-related developments that the general public may have missed. The movement to shake up the fundamental laws of the internet predates the current Continue Reading
Supply Chain Resiliency Post-COVID-19
The COVID-19 outbreak and its effect around the world has required businesses, nations, logisticians, and other stakeholders to develop more nimble supply chain strategies based on lessons learned throughout the pandemic. Ronald Leibman of McCarter and Melissa Ouari of Marks Paneth co-authored an Continue Reading
INSIGHT: Proving the Presence of COVID-19 Is a Path to Insurance Coverage
Many insurance policies expressly grant business interruption coverage, but a key to coverage is often found in extensions that require there be “actual not suspected presence of communicable disease.” Attorneys from McCarter & English LLP examine how businesses can prove their case. The Continue Reading
Walking Through the Shadows of Bankruptcy: Financing Equipment in Times of Distress
Many equipment lessees have been hit hard by the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Inez Markovich and Howard Brod Brownstein outline the rights and remedies of equipment finance lessors and lenders when their customers face temporary distress or a Chapter 11 filing. Equipment Continue Reading
How USPTO Examiner Type Affects Patents: Part 2
Patent procurement at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is affected by the type of examiner. We gathered data from the LexisNexis PatentAdvisor database for each year from 2009 to 2019, for examiners in each of eight nondesign Tech Centers at the USPTO from the Continue Reading
The Path to Successful Utilization of Alternative Payment Models
Kay Klele authored an article for the American Bar Association: Health Lawyer. Continue Reading
The COVID-19 Crisis Is Likely to Increase Worker Activism and Union Organizing: What Employers Need to Know
After decades of steady decline in union activity, the number and magnitude of strikes in the United States increased sharply in both 2018 and 2019, rising to their highest levels since the early 1980s. Relatively successful job actions by teachers across the country and by workers at General Continue Reading
Court Opinion Finds COVID-19 Qualifies as a Natural Disaster
A Pennsylvania Supreme Court Decision may help policyholders seeking claims coverage for COVID-19 losses. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently issued an opinion that provides helpful language that policyholders and their counsel will likely cite in support of arguments for insurance Continue Reading
How USPTO Examiner Type Affects Patents: Part 1
Patent procurement at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is affected by the type of examiner. We gathered data from the LexisNexis PatentAdvisor database for each year from 2009 to 2019, for examiners in each of eight nondesign Tech Centers at the USPTO. Examiners are categorized into Continue Reading