Intellectual Property Law

Cautionary Letter on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) from US Senators Leahy and Specter to US Trade Representative (USTR)
"... we urge you not to rush into a new, broad Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement that may have significant impact on intellectual property protection at home and abroad..."

Is the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement Unconstitutional
Harvard?s Jack Goldsmith and Lawrence Lessig have an interesting op-ed in today?s Washington Post arguing that it woudl be constitutionally dubious for President Obama to adopt the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) as an executive agreement...

U.S., Participants Finalize Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement Text
"Participants in the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) negotiations announced today that they have finalized the text of the Agreement, after...

Draft Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) Finally Revealed
After 2 years of secret negotiations and numerous complaints about the lack of transparency in the treaty drafting process, on 21 April 2010 the US Trade Representative Office (USTR) finally released a draft of the proposed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)...

Draft Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) Officially Released
Negotiators for Australia, Canada, the European Union countries, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland and the United States finally released a consolidated draft text of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) (dated April 2010) to the public yesterday after...

US Proposes 'Pirate Bay Killer' Trade Agreement
If adopted, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) treaty would impose a strong, top-down enforcement regime imposing new cooperation requirements upon ISPs, including perfunctory disclosure of customer information, as well as measures restricting the use of online privacy tools...

Prenuptial Agreements
Make an Airtight Prenuptial Agreement

Trade Secrets
Former execs are hit with doctrine of inevitable disclosure.

Uniform Pre-marital Agreement Act
Standard Prenuptial Law

Dumb New York Laws
Stupid Laws in the Empire State

NCAA Sued for Conspiracy and Anti-competitive Practices Related to Athletic Scholarships
NCAA Sued for Conspiracy and Anti-competitive Practices Related to Athletic Scholarships

Trade Secrets
Razorsight agreed to pay $4.5 million settlement in infringement lawsuit.

Sea Star Agrees $18.5M Settlement in Anti-trust Class Action
Sea Star Agrees $18.5M Settlement in Anti-trust Class Action

New York, NY and the NYPD
alleging false arrest for violating an unconstitutional anti-loitering law.

Pesticides
Long-Term Exposure Linked to Diabetes

Long-Term Insurance Suit
Settled for $15 Million