Intellectual property rights (IPR) owners whose products or services have gained any level of success in the marketplace have likely experienced counterfeit/fake versions of their products or services. As a result, a legion of lawyers, private investigators and other representatives of owners have fanned out to all parts of the world to combat counterfeits. In …
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Moving Matters Forward in a Meaningful Way
When I visit law firms and talk with lawyers, I hear a lot about how they are struggling with transformation – on pricing, collaborating with clients, budgeting and managing work. Often, the client collaboration piece is especially tough. A seemingly straightforward question from a client, “Where are we on this matter?” can derail an attorney’s …
- June 7, 2019
- Jeff McCoy
A New Edition for a New Court: Supreme Court and Appellate Advocacy, Third Edition
What is needed to argue a case to the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court (and other appellate courts) has changed along with the changing jurists and the laws they interpret. Author David C. Frederick saw a need for addressing those changes, and the third edition of Supreme Court and Appellate Advocacy was created. David …
- June 6, 2019
- Jeff McCoy
Reuters Reporters Freed After 500+ Days in Myanmar Jail
Read the coverage and view the impactful slideshow from Reuters highlighting the release of Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo. Additional coverage includes: Reuters TV Key Facts Journalist Reactions And the story that led to their being arrested
- May 7, 2019
- Jeff McCoy
Are You Equipped to Answer?
What is the most difficult question asked of a lawyer? Might it be, “Where are we on this matter?” And it doesn’t matter if the question comes from the firm’s partner or the client. It’s not as if you don’t know, but pulling together the insights from the team, how much budget has been …
- May 2, 2019
- Jeff McCoy
Can Your Legal Workflow Benefit From Innovation?
How many different technology systems does your firm use? Five? Ten? More? One AmLaw 200 firm conducted a recent audit and discovered more than 200 distinct systems in use. This could be easy to dismiss this as the inevitable result of the complex work law firms perform. The legal workflow landscape is often comprised of …
- April 23, 2019
- Jeff McCoy
Complete Solution: Beyond Legal Project Management
As the legal industry evolves, few things are certain. The “2019 Report on the State of the Legal Market” said that traditional law firm models have “broken apart” from new competition resulting in “unprecedented levels” of client and talent poaching. The report urges law firms to “jettison some long-held assumptions and … imagine a new …
- April 10, 2019
- Jeff McCoy
Fighting Counterfeit and Pirated Goods Now A US Federal Law Enforcement Priority
The White House issued a memorandum on April 3, 2019, noting that the consuming public is being subjected to the dangers posed by counterfeit and pirated goods that are imported and placed in the stream of commerce. The memorandum focuses on the role of online third-party marketplaces and third-party intermediaries that facilitate the trade in …
- April 5, 2019
- Jeff McCoy
Intellectual Property in Trade Agreements and Responsibility
The Trade Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing on March 26, 2019, on the topic of Trade and Labor. In his opening remarks, the Subcommittee chairman, Rep. Earl Blumenauer noted, “our serial failure to adequately enforce trade agreements.” Although intellectual property rights (IPR) was not the focal point of the …
- March 29, 2019
- Jeff McCoy
Need to Fight Back: Trade in Counterfeit and Pirated Goods Grows
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) issued jointly their updated study “Trends in Trade in Counterfeit and Pirated Goods” on March 18. The 2019 study updates a similar study issued in 2016. Neither study examines the trade in counterfeit and pirated goods where the infringing …
- March 19, 2019
- Jeff McCoy